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himself, feeks revenge on Man. The Chorus prepare refiftance at his first approach. At laft, after difcourfe of enmity on either fide, he departs; whereat the Chorus fings of the battle, and victory in Heaven against him and his accomplices; as before, after the firft Act, was fung a hymn of the creation. Here again may appear Lucifer relating and infulting in what he had done to the deftruction of Man. Man next, and Eve having by this time been feduc'd by the ferpent appears confufedly cover'd with leaves. Confcience in a fhape accufes him, Juftice cites him to the place, whither Jehovah call'd for him. In the mean while the Chorus entertains the stage, and is informed by fome Angel the manner of his fall. Here the Chorus bewails Adam's fall. Adam then and Eve return, accuse one another, but efpecially Adam lays the blame to his wife, is stubborn in his offenfe. Juftice appears; reasons with him, convinces him. The Chorus admonifheth Adam, and bids him beware Lucifer's example of impenitence. The Angel is fent to banish them out of Paradife; but before caufes to pafs before his eyes in fhapes a Mafk of all the evils of this life and world. He is humbled, relents, defpairs; at laft appears Mercy, comforts him, promises the Meffiah; then calls in Faith, Hope, and Charity; inftructs him; he repents, gives God the glory, fubmits to his penalty. The Chorus briefly concludes. Compare this with the former draught.

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Scotch ftories, or rather British of the North parts.

ATHRICO flain by Natholochus, whofe daughter he had ravifht, and this Natholochus ufurping thereon the kingdom, feeks to flay the kindred of Athrico, who fcape him and confpire against him. He fends to a witch to know the event.

The witch tells the meffenger, that he is the man shall flay Natholochus: he detefts it, but in his journey home changes his mind, and performs it. Scotch Chron. English, p. 68, 69.

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DUFFE and DONWALD, frange ftory of witchcraft, and murder difcover'd and reveng❜d. Scotch Story, 149, &c.

HAIE, the Plowman, who with his two fons that were at plough running to the battel that was between the Scots and Danes in the next field, ftaid the flight of his countrymen, renew'd the battel, and caus'd the victory, &c. Scotch Story, p. 155.

KENNETH, who having privily poifon'd Malcolm Duffe, that his own fon might fucceed, is flain by Fenella. Scotch Hift. p. 157, 158, &c.

MACBETH, beginning at the arrival of Malcolm at Mackduffe. The matter of Duncan may be exprefs'd by the appearing of his ghoft.

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fon without law. Next, the embaffadors of the Moabites expoftulating about Cofbi a stranger and a noble woman flain by Phineas. It may be argued about reformation and punishment illegal, and, as it were by tumult, after all arguments driv'n home, then the word of the Lord may be brought acquitting and approving Phineas.

CHRISTUS PATIENS.

The fcene in the garden beginning from the coming thither till Judas betrays, and the officers lead him away. The reft by message and Chorus. His agony may receive noble expreffions.

The end of the First Volume.

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