Ulver - Plate 5-6 Lyrics
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to berestrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs theunwilling. And being restrain'd, it by degrees becomes passive, till it isonly the shadow of desire. The history of this is written in ParadiseLost,& the governor or reason is call'd Messiah. and the originalArchangel, or possessor of the command of heavenly host, is call'd theDevil or Satan, and his children are call'd Sin & Death. But in the bookof Job, Milton's Messiah is call'd Satan. For this history has beenadopted by both parties. It indeed appear'd to reason as if desire wascast out, but the Devil's account is, that the Messiah fell & formed aheaven of what He stole from the abyss. This is shewn in the gospel, whereHe prays to the Father to send the comforter, or desire, that reason mayhave ideas to build on, the Jehovah of the bible being no other than (theDevil den). he who dwells in flaming fire, know that after Christ'sdeath, he became Jehovah. But in Milton, the father is destiny, the son, aratio of the five senses,& the holy-ghost, vacuum! Note: the reasonMilton wrote in fetters when he wrote of angels & God. And at liberty whenof devils & hell, is because he was a true poet and of the Devil's partywithout knowing it.
