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Rh had reerv'd the glory of that Victory: Hee in the Power of his Father coming to the place, and caning all his Legions to ands till on either ide, with his Chariot and Thunder driving in to the midt of his Enemies, purues them unable to reit toward the wall of Heaven; which opening, they leap down with horrour and confuion into the place of punihment prepar'dfor them in the Deep: Meiah returns with triumph to his Father.

Aphael at the requet of Adam relates how and wherefore this World was firt created; that God, after the expelling of Satan and his Angels out of Heaven, declat'd his pleaure to create another World and other Creatures to swell therein; ends his Son with Glory and attendance of Angels to perform the work of Creation in ix dayes: the Angels celebrate with Hymns the performance thereof, and his reacention into Heaven. Adam then inquires concerning celetial Motions, is doubtfully anwer'd, and exhorted to earch rather things more worthy of knowledg: Adam aents, and till deirous to detain Raphael, relates to him what he remember'd ince his own Creation, his placing in Paradie, his talk with God concerning olitude and fit ociety, his firt meeting and Nuptials with Eve, his dicoure with the Angel thereupon; who after admonitions repeated departs. Rh