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 Yet God reſerv'd Immutability

As his own ſingle ſpecial Property,

Nor unto Men or Angels either, that

When he them made, did it communicate.

Thus many Angels they did ſoon rebel,

And from Allegiance to their Sovereign fell,

And out of Heaven were thruſt down to Hell,

And are ſhut up in Darkneſs and Deſpair,

Without all Hopes of any Mercy there:

The reſt confirm'd were by a divine Hand,

That in Perfection hence they'll ever ſtand;

They in that high and happy State above

Are now inſur'd, they'll never thence remove:

Such Honour great unto them there is giv'n,

Such grand Employment in the Court of Heav'n,

In executing God's Decrees, are hence

Greatly employed in Works of Providence,

And in his Errands, O how ſoon can they

Themſelves from Heaven unto Earth convey!

None can expreſs the great Rapidity

And Swiftneſs they from Place to Place do fly,

In executing of their Lord's Commands;

No Oppoſition e'er before them ſtands,

Thro' Bars of Iron and thro' Gates of Braſs,

As thro' the Air, with equal Eaſe they'll paſs,

In Houſe or Field, or in whatever Place,

They take no Room, nor fill up any Space.

In Works of Judgment, thus much Scripture ſays,

They're oft employ'd, yet are not ſo always;

For even in Works of Mercy they alſo

Are oft employed about the Saints below.

It was from Angels Abraham and Lot

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