Paradife

BOOK II.

The ARGUMENT. ;God fitting on bi Throne[ees Satan flying

towards this World, then newly reazed 5 fhews him to the Son who[at atbis right band; foretells the fuccefs ofSatan in perverting Mankind; clears bisown Fuftice and Wildom from all im-putation, having created Man free, andable enough to have withftood bis Tempster; yet declares his purpofe of Gracetowards bim, in regard be fell wot of bisown malice, do did Satan, bur by himleduc’d. The Som of God renders praifes’20 bis Father for the manifefiation of hisgracions purpofe towards Many but God agar declares, that Grace cannot be cx-tended towards Man without the fatifJaction of divine Fuflice; Man bath