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Rh him who next in Order and Dignity lay by him; they confer of thir mierable fall. Satan awakens all his Legions, who lay till then in the ame manner confounded; They rie, thir Numbers, array of Battel, thir chief Leaders nam'd, according to the Idols known afterwards in Canaan ''and the Countries adjoyning. To thee Satan directs his Speech, comforts them with hope yet of regaining Heaven, but tells them latly of a new World and new kind of Creature to be created, according to an ancient Propheie or report in Heaven;'' for that Angels were long before this viible Creation, was the opinion of many ancient Fathers. ''To find out the truth of this Propheie, and what to determin thereon he refers to a full Councell. What his Aociates thence attempt. Pandemonium the Palace of Satan ries, uddenly built out of the Deep: The infernal Peers there it in Counel.''

He Conultation begun, Satan debates whether another Battel be to be hazarded for the recovery of Heaven: ome advie it, other diuade: A third propoal is prefer'd, mention'd before by Satan, to earch the truth of that Propheie or Tradition in Heaven concerning another world and another kind of creature equall or not much inferiour to themelves about this time to be created: Thir doubt who hall be ent on this difficult earch: Satan thir chief undertakes alone the voyage, Rh