We look at the quasi-invocation to Book IV and compare it to Raphael's failure to have such a warning voice for Adam and Even in Books 5 ff.  What are the limits of his affability?  This is a continuation of the question: who judges? and its answer: only humans.  We broach the question then: fallen or unfallen humans? in parallel to the question: fallen or unfallen angels?

We look at the quasi-invocation to Book IV and compare it to Raphael's failure to have such a warning voice for Adam and Even in Books 5 ff. What are the limits of his affability? This is a continuation of the question: who judges? and its answer: only humans. We broach the question then: fallen or unfallen humans? in parallel to the question: fallen or unfallen angels?

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