《Paradise Lost Ⅲ》第3章


and silence was in heavn: on mans behalf
patron or intercessor none appeerd;
much less that durst upon his own head draw ' 220 '
the deadly forfeiture; and ransom set。
and now without redemption all mankind
must have bin lost; adjudgd to death and hell
by doom severe; had not the son of god;
in whom the fulness dwells of love divine; ' 225 '
his dearest mediation thus renewd。
father; thy word is past; man shall find grace;
and shall grace not find means; that finds her way;
the speediest of thy winged messengers;
to visit all thy creatures; and to all ' 230 '
es unprevented; unimplord; unsought;
happie for man; so ing; he her aide
can never seek; once dead in sins and lost;
attonement for himself or offering meet;
indebted and undon; hath none to bring: ' 235 '
behold mee then; mee for him; life for life
i offer; on mee let thine anger fall;
account mee man; i for his sake will leave
thy bosom; and this glorie next to thee
freely put off; and for him lastly dye ' 240 '
well pleasd; on me let death wreck all his rage;
under his gloomie power i shall not long
lie vanquisht; thou hast givn me to possess
life in my self for ever; by thee i live;
though now to death i yield; and am his due ' 245 '
all that of me can die; yet that debt paid;
thou wilt not leave me in the loathsom grave
his prey; nor suffer my unspotted soule
for ever with corruption there to dwell;
but i shall rise victorious; and subdue ' 250 '
my vanquisher; spoild of his vanted spoile;
death his deaths wound shall then receive; and stoop
inglorious; of his mortal sting disarmd。
。。
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i through the ample air in triumph high
shall lead hell captive maugre hell; and show ' 255 '
the powers of darkness bound。 thou at the sight
pleasd; out of heaven shalt look down and smile;
while by thee raisd i ruin all my foes;
death last; and with his carcass glut the grave:
then with the multitude of my redeemd ' 260 '
shall enter heaven long absent; and returne;
father; to see thy face; wherein no cloud
of anger shall remain; but peace assurd;
and reconcilement; wrauth shall be no more
thenceforth; but in thy presence joy entire。 ' 265 '
his words here ended; but his meek aspect
silent yet spake; and breathd immortal love
to mortal men; above which only shon
filial obedience: as a sacrifice
glad to be offerd; he attends the will ' 270 '
of his great father。 admiration seisd
all heavn; what this might mean; and whither tend
wondring; but soon th almighty thus replyd:
o thou in heavn and earth the only peace
found out for mankind under wrauth; o thou ' 275 '
my sole placence! well thou knowst how dear;
to me are all my works; nor man the least
though last created; that for him i spare
thee from my bosom and right hand; to save;
by loosing thee a while; the whole race lost。 ' 280 '
thou therefore whom thou only canst redeem;
thir nature also to thy nature joyn;
and be thy self man among men on earth;
made flesh; when time shall be; of virgin seed;
by wondrous birth: be thou in adams room ' 285 '
the head of all mankind; though adams son。
as in him perish all men; so in thee
as from a second root shall be restord;
as many as are restord; without thee none。
his crime makes guiltie all his sons; thy merit ' 290 '
imputed shall absolve them who renounce
thir own both righteous and unrighteous deeds;
and live in thee transplanted; and from thee
receive new life。 so man; as is most just;
shall satisfie for man; be judgd and die; ' 295 '
and dying rise; and rising with him raise
his brethren; ransomd with his own dear life。
。。
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so heavnly love shall outdoo hellish hate;
giving to death; and dying to redeeme;
so dearly to redeem what hellish hate ' 300 '
so easily destroyd; and still destroyes
in those who; when they may; accept not grace。
nor shalt thou by descending to assume
mans nature; lessn or degrade thine owne。
because thou hast; though thrond in highest bliss ' 305 '
equal to god; and equally enjoying
god…like fruition; quitted all to save
a world from utter loss; and hast been found
by merit more then birthright son of god;
found worthiest to be so by being good; ' 310 '
farr more then great or high; because in thee
love hath abounded more then glory abounds;
therefore thy humiliation shall exalt
with thee thy manhood also to this throne;
here shalt thou sit incarnate; here shalt reign ' 315 '
both god and man; son both of god and man;
anointed universal king; all power
i give thee; reign for ever; and assume
thy merits; under thee as head supream 
thrones; princedoms; powers; dominions i reduce: ' 320 '
all knees to thee shall bow; of them that bide
in heaven; or earth; or under earth in hell;
when thou attended gloriously from heavn
shalt in the sky appeer; and from thee send
the summoning arch…angels to proclaime ' 325 '
thy dread tribunal: forthwith from all windes
the living; and forthwith the cited dead
of all past ages to the general doom
shall hastn; such a peal shall rouse thir sleep。
then all thy saints assembld; thou shalt judge ' 330 '
bad men and angels; they arraignd shall sink
beneath thy sentence; hell her numbers full;
thenceforth shall be for ever shut。 mean while
the world shall burn; and from her ashes spring
new heavn and earth; wherein the just shall dwell ' 335 '
and after all thir tribulations long
see golden days; fruitful of golden deeds;
with joy and love triumphing; and fair truth。
。。
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then thou thy regal scepter shalt lay by;
for regal scepter then no more shall need; ' 340 '
god shall be all in all。 but all ye gods;
adore him; who to pass all this dies;
adore the son; and honour him as mee。
no sooner had th almighty ceast; but all
the multitude of angels with a shout ' 345 '
loud as from numbers without number; sweet
as from blest voices; uttering joy; heavn rung
with jubil
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