en God and his Son. God says he knows that man will fall, and knew even before he created them, but that he did not make them fall. He explains the basis of the elect starting on line 183. “Some I have chosen of peculiar grace Elect above the rest; so is my will:The rest shall hear me call, and oft be warnedTheir sinful state, and to appease betimesTh’ incensed Deity, while offered graceInvites; for I will clear their senses dark,What may suffice, and soften stony heartsTo pray, repent, and bring obedience due.To prayer, repentance, and obedience due, Though but endeavored with sincere intent,Mine ear shall not be slow, mine eye not shut.And I will place within them as a guideMy umpire conscience, whom if they will here,Light after light well used thy shall attain, And to the end persisting, safe arrive. (Book 3 lines 183-197.)The book continues to tell how the Son of God volunteered to be the one to become a mortal and go to earth to save the elect. In book IV Satin reaches the Garden of Eden and begins to try and temp Eve in her sleep. The good angels who saw him enter the garden caught him. He tried to play innocent, but eventually became angry and was going to fight Gabriel. Just before the fight satin saw a sigh from heaven and knew that he could not win the fight and quickly flew back to hell. In the morning when Eve woke up she remembered parts of what Satin had whispered in her ear. She told Adam what had happened and he comforted her. Shortly after this talk an angel came to warn Adam about the bad angel in the garden and that he would try and tempt them. God sent the angel so that Adam could not clam he had been surprised and unprepared for the temptation he was going to be faced with. Raphael explained to Adam Gods reasoning for allowing him to be tempted in Book V lines 524-534.God make thee perfect, not immutable;And good he made thee, but to persevereHe left it in thy power, ordained thy willBy natur...
