Illustrious farr and wide, but by his own
First seen, them ued joy surprizd,
When the great Ensign of Messiah blazd [ 775 ]
Aloft by Angels born, his Sign in Heavn:
Under whose duct Michael soon reducd
His Armie, circumfusd oher Wing,
Uhir Head imbodied all in one.
Before him Power Divine his repard; [ 780 ]
At his and the uprooted Hills retird
Each to his place, they heard his void went
Obsequious, Heavn his wonted face renewd,
And with fresh Flourets Hill and Valley smild.
This saw his hapless Foes but stood obdurd, [ 785 ]
And to rebellious fight rallied thir Powers
Ie, hope ceiving from despair.
In heavnly Spirits could such perverseness dwell?
But to vihe proud what Signs availe,
Or Wonders move th obdurate to relent? [ 790 ]
They hardnd more by what might most reclame,
Grieving to see his Glorie, at the sight
Took envie, and aspiring to his highth,
Stood reimbattelld fierce, by force or fraud
Weening to prosper, and at length prevaile [ 795 ]
Against God and Messiah, or to fall
In universal ruin last, and now
To final Battel drew, disdaining flight,
Or faireat; when the great Son of God
To all his Host oher hand thus spake. [ 800 ]
Stand still in bright array ye Saints, here stand
Ye Angels armd, this day from Battel rest;
Faithful hath been your warfare, and of God
Accepted, fearless in his righteous Cause,
And as ye have receivd, so have ye don [ 805 ]
Invincibly; but of this cursed crew
The punishment to other hand belongs,
Vengeance is his, or whose he sole appoints;
o this dayes work is not ordaind
Nor multitude, stand onely and behold [ 810 ]
Gods indignation on these Godless pourd
By mee, not you but mee they have despisd,
Yet envied; against mee is all thir rage,
Because the Father, t whom in Heavn supream
Kingdom and Power and Glorie appertains, [ 815 ]
Hath honourd me acc to his will.