Sons of God, indeed! whose store
Are cold and hunger, rags, and all that's poor.
SECOND SHEPHERD.
More we suffer, more our joys redouble;
For all your pleasures we'll not give a double.[87]
THIRD SHEPHERD.
In our hearts the Christ doth dwell
Who has conquered death and hell.
At these words Satan becomes confused; he calls to mind his former defeats, and knowing that the Son of God must crush him under his feet, exclaims in terror: