Jesus replied: Fear not, Albion; unless I die thou canst not live, But if I die I shall arise again and thou with Me. This is Friendship and Brotherhood, without it Man Is Not. Jesus said: Thus do Men in Eternity, One for another, to put off by forgiveness every sin. Albion replied: Cannot Man exist without mysterious Offering of Self for Another? is this Friendship and Brotherhood? Jesus said: Wouldest thou love one who never died For thee, or ever die for one who had not died for thee? And if God dieth not for Man, and giveth not Himself Eternally for Man, Man could not exist, for Man is Love As God is Love; every kindness to another is a little Death In the Divine Image, nor can Man exist but by Brotherhood. So saying, the Cloud overshadowing divided them asunder; Albion stood in terror, not for himself but for his Friend Divine, and Self was lost in the contemplation of faith And wonder at the Divine Mercy, and at Los's sublime honour." Thus Blake leads man back into his ancient simplicity and unity. Order is restored; and the four mighty ones that warred within to man's distraction, led captive by Los, are content each to perform his proper function, and so to prevent any further disturbance of the peace. That is a fine consummation, but it is not Blake's last word. Perfect man must have a perfect City to dwell in. Albion redeemed must build Jerusalem. Blake began _Milton_ with the fond contemplation of England's fields and meadows that he had loved in his youth. Calling for his weapons of war, he sang: "I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my Hand, Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant Land." That vision may seem as far off as the vision of the prophet who declared, "The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." But the world's master-spirits have never been content that a man here and there should save his soul. Plato imagined his Republic, Christ His Kingdom of God on earth, St John his Holy City, St Augustine his City of God. And Blake, whose first dreams had been in London's great city, still dreamed that man would return to his ancient simplicity, and build Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land. CHAPTER X CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER