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    【】her;butapparentguilt,

    andsha,aurbation,anddespair,

    paradiselost

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    anger,andobstinadhate,andguile.

    ,falteringlong,thusansweredbrief.

    iheardtheeinthegarden,andofthyvoice

    afraid,beingnaked,hidself.to

    thegraciousjudgehoutrevilereplied.

    voicethouofthastheard,andhastnotfeared,

    butstillrejoiced;hoe

    sodreadfultotheethatthouartnaked,who

    hathtoldtheehastthoueatenofthetree,

    heechargethoushouldst

    tothusadaorebesetreplied.

    oheaveninevilstraitthisdayistand

    beforejudge;eithertoundergo

    selfthetotalcuse

    otherself,thepartneroflife;

    ains,

    ishouldne

    byplaint:butstriecessity

    subdues,andcalatousnstraint;

    lestonheadbothsinandpunishnt,

    hoable,beall

    devolved;thoughshouldiholdpeace,yetthou

    easilydeteceal.

    thisan,thoudesttobehelp,

    andgavestasthyperfectgift,sogood,

    sofit,soaeptable,sodivine,

    thatfroerhandiuldsuspeoill,

    andshedid,everinitself,

    herdoiojustifythedeed;

    paradiselost

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    shegaveofthetree,andidideat.

    tothesovranpresehusreplied.

    hygod,thatherthoudidstobey

    beforehisvoiceoradethyguide,

    superiour,orbutequal,thattoher

    thoudidstresignthynhood,andtheplace

    adeofthee,

    andforthee,ionfarexcelled

    hersinallrealdignityadoed

    sheoattract

    thylove,notthysubje;andhergifts

    ented;

    uobearrule;hypart

    andperson,hadstthouknohyselfaright.

    sohavingsaid,hethustoeveinfew.

    say,an,isthishouhastdone

    tosadeve,enighovered,

    nfessingsoobeforeherjudge

    boldorloquacious,thusabashedreplied.

    theserpentbeguiled,andidideat.

    delay

    tojudgentheproceededontheaused

    serpent,thoughbrute;uransfer

    theguiltonhiadehinstrunt

    ofstheend

    ofhiscreation;justlythenaursed,

    asvitiatedinnature:retoknow

    nan,sinofurtherknew

    noralteredhisoffegodatlast

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    tosatanfirstinsinhisdoopplied,

    thoughinsteriouster,judgedasthe:

    andontheserpentthushiscurseletfall.

    becausethouhastdohis,thouartaursed

    aboveallhbeastofthefield;

    uponthybellygrovelingthoushaltgo,

    anddustshalteatallthedaysofthylife.

    betani

    enty,ahineandherseed;

    herseedshallbruisethyhead,thoubruisehisheel.

    sospakethisoracle,thenverified

    ary,sendeve,

    saheaven,

    prinhisgrave

    spoiledprincipalitiesandpophed

    inopenshohassiht,

    captivityledcaptivethroughtheair