Milton here is invoking a powerful celestial force; it’s important to note that he is speaking here as Milton the individual, pausing momentarily from his direct involvement in the story. This gives the reader some idea of just how strong the author’s faith is; this sentiment is very much in line with his stern yet unconventional religious beliefs. Though a Puritan, Milton was quite a nonconformist, as his opposition to the monarchy reveals. Thus, this unusual method of pausing his story to address the force in question is not surprising. The wording of this line is important: the Light he is hailing is the ‘offspring’ of Heavn’n, yet the meaning of his later words is ambiguous. Is it the Light which is first-born, or is the Light the offspring of some other entity (Jesus Christ, for example) that is in fact the first-born of Heaven?

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