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Rh ''chew dut and bitter ahes. The proceedings of Sin and Death; God fortels the final Victory of his Son over them, and the renewing of all things; but for the preent commands his Angels to make everal alterations in the Heavens and Elements. Adam more and more perceiving his fall'n condition heavily bewailes, rejects the condolement of Eve; he perits and at length appeaes him: Then to evade the cure likely to fall on thir Ofpring, propoes to Adam violent wayes which he approves not, but conceiving better hope, puts her in mind of the late Promie made them, that her Seed hould be reveng'd on the Serpent, and exhorts her with him to eek Peace of the offended Deity, by repentance and upplication.''

He Son of God preents to his Father the Prayers of our firt Parents now repenting, and intercedes for them: God accepts them, but declates that they mut no longer abide in Paradie; ends Michael with a Band of Cherubim to dipoes them; but firt to reveal to Adam future things: Michaels coming down. Adam hews to Eve certain ominous igns; he dicerns Michaels approach, goes out to meet him: The Angel denounces thir departure. Eve's Lamentation. Adam pleads, but ubmits: The Angel leads him up to a high Hill, ets before him in viion what all happ'n till the Flood; thence from the Flood relates, Rh