PARADISE LOST. BOOK VI. The ARGUMENT. Raphael continues to relate how Michael and Gabriel were fent forth to battel against Satan, and his Angels. The first Fight defcrib'd: Satan and his Powers retire under Night: He calls a Council, invents devilish Engines, which in the Second day's Fight put Michael and his Angels to fome disorder; but they at length pulling up Mountains overwhelm'd both the Force and Machines of Satan : Yet the Tumult not fo ending, God on the third day fends Meffiah his Son, for whom he had referv'd the Glory of that Victory: He in the Power of his Father coming to the place, and causing all his Legions to ftand still on either fide, with K 2 his bis Chariot and Thunder driving into the midst of his Enemies, pursues them un able to refift towards the wall of Heaven; which opening, they leap down with horrour and confusion into the place of punish ment prepar'd for them in the Deep: Meffiah returns with triumph to his Father. ALL A ILL night the dreadlefs Angel unpurfu'd Thro' Heav'ns wide Champain held his way 'till Morn, Wak'd by the circling Hours, with rofic hand Unbarr'd the gates of Light, There is a Cave Within the Mount of God, fast by his Throne, Where light and darkness in pepetual round 5 Lodge and diflodge by turns, which makes thro' Heav'n Grateful viciffitude, like Day and Night; Light iffues forth, and at the other door Obfequious Darkness enters, till her hour To veil the Heav'n, tho' darkness there might well Servant of God, well done, well haft thou fought The better fight, who Single haft maintain'd Against revolted multitudes the Cause Of Truth, in Word mightier than they in Arms; 20 25 30 Than |