atively}

6 They for us fight, they watch and duly ward,

ward > keep guard

7 And their bright squadrons round about us plant,
8 And all for love, and nothing for reward:
9 O why should heavenly God to men have such regard?

to > for

208.3

During the while, that _Guyon_ did abide
2 In +_Mamons_+ house, the Palmer, whom whyleare
That wanton Mayd of passage had denide,
4 By further search had passage found elsewhere,
And being on his way, approched neare,
6 Where _Guyon_ lay in traunce, when suddenly
He heard a voice, that called loud and cleare,
8 +Come hither, come hither+, {o^} come hastily;
That all the fields resounded with the ruefull cry.

2 _Mamons_ > _Mammons 1609_
8 Come hither, come hither > Come hether, Come hether _1590;_ Come
hither, hither _1609, to preserve the metre_

1 During the while that Guyon did abide
2 In Mammon's house, the palmer, whom whilere

palmer > (Guyon's mentor: see 201.7 ff.)
whilere > erewhile: lately

3 That wanton maid passage had denied,

That wanton maid > (Phaedria: see 206.19:7-9)

4 By further search had passage found elsewhere
5 And, being on his way, approached near

near > [near to the place]

6 Where Guyon lay in trance, when suddenly
7 He heard a voice that called loud and clear,
8 "Come hither, come hither, O come hastily!"
9 That all the fields resounded with the rueful cry.

That > [So that]
resounded > rang; re-echoed

208.4

The Palmer lent his eare vnto the noyce,
2 To weet, who called so importunely:
Againe he heard a more efforced voyce,
4 That bad him come in haste. He by and by
His feeble feet directed to the cry;
6 Which to that shadie delue him brought at last,
Where _Mammon_ earst did sunne his threasury:
8 There the good _Guyon_ he found slumbring fast
In senselesse dreame; which sight at first him sore aghast.

1 The palmer lent his ear to the noise,
2 To weet who called so importunely:

weet > find out
importunely > urgently, pressingly

3 Again he heard a more efforced voice,

efforced > {Uttered with effort}

4 That bade him come in haste. He by and by

by and by > straight away

5 His feeble feet directed to the cry,
6 Which to that shady delve him brought at last,

delve > pit, depression

7 Where Mammon erst did sun his treasury:

erst > recently (see 207.3 ff.)
treasury > treasure