Warr therefore, open or ceald, alike
My voice disswades; for what force uile
With him, or who deceive his mind, whose eye
Views all things at one view? he from heavns highth [ 190 ]
All these our motions vain, sees and derides;
Not more Almighty to resist ht
Then wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles.
Shall we then live thus vile, the race of Heavn
Thus trampld, thus expelld to suffer here [ 195 ]
s and these Torments? better these then worse
By my advice; sie iable
Subdues us, and Omnipotent Decree
The Victors will. To suffer, as to doe,
Our strength is equal, nor the Law unjust [ 200 ]
That so ordains: this was at first resolvd,
If we were wise, against so great a foe
tending, and so doubtful what might fall.
I laugh, when those who at the Spear are bold
Arous, if that fail them, shrink and fear [ 205 ]
What yet they know must follow, to endure
Exile, nominy, or bonds, or pain,
The sentence of thir querour: This is now
Our doom; which if we sustain and bear,
Our Supream Foe in time may much remit [ 210 ]
His anger, and perhaps thus farr removd
Not mind us not offending, satisfid
With what is punisht; whehese raging fires
Will sla, if his breath stir not thir flames.
Our purer essehen will overe [ 215 ]
Thir noxious vapour, or enurd not feel,
Or gd at length, and to the place d
In temper and in nature, will receive
Familiar the fierce heat, and void of pain;
This horror will grow milde, this darkness light, [ 220 ]
Besides what hope the never-ending flight
Of future dayes may bring, what ce, what ge
Worth waiting, since our present lot appeers
For happy though but ill, for ill not worst,
If we procure not to our selves more woe. [ 225 ]