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Book 3. 

He with his whole Poteritie mut die, 210 Die hee or Jutice mut; unles for him Som other able, and as willing, pay The rigid atisfaction, death for death. Say, Heav’nly Powers, where hall we find uch love, Which of ye will be mortal to redeem Mans mortal crime, and jut th' unjut to ave, Dwels in all Heaven charitie o deare? He ask’d, but all the Heav’nly Quire tood mute, And ilence was in Heav’n: on mas behalf Patron or Interceor none appeerd, 220 Much les that durt upon his own head draw The deadly forfeiture, and ranom et. And now without redemption all mankind Mut have bin lot, adjudg’d to Death and Hell By doom evere, had not the Son of God, In whom the fulnes dwels of love divine, His dearet mediation thus renewd. Father, thy word is pat, man hall find grace; And hall grace not find means, that finds her way, The peediet of thy winged meengers, 230 To viit all thy creatures, and to all Comes unprevented, unimplor’d, unsought, Happie for man, o coming; he her aide Can never eek, once dead in ins and lot; Attonement for himelf or offering meet, Indebted and undon, hath none to bring: Behold mee then, mee for him, life for life I offer, on mee let thine anger fall; Account mee Man; I for his sake will leave Thy bosom, and this glorie next to thee 240 Freely put off, and for him latly die