Hell heard the unsufferable noise, Hell saw Through his wild anarchy, so huge a rout Yawning receiv'd them whole, and on them clos'd; To meet him all his Saints, who silent stood With jubilee advanc'd; and as they went, On high; who into glory him receiv'd, Thus measuring things in Heaven by things on earth, What might have else to human race been hid ; Which would be all his solace and revenge, Of disobedience; firm they might have stood, THE END OF THE SIXTH BOOK. THE ARGUMENT OF THE SEVENTH BOOK RAPHAEL, at the request of Adam, relates how and wherefore this world was first created; that God, after the expelling of Satan and his Angels out of Heaven, declared his pleasure to create another world and other creatures to dwell therein; sends his Son with glory and attendance of Angels to perform the work of creation in six days: the Angels celebrate with hymns the performance thereof, and his re-ascension into Heaven. |