From there, Empson gives fake praise that is really an attack, saying that "Milton deserves credit for making God wicked, since the God of Christianity is 'a wicked God'." John Leonard states that "Empson never denies that Satan's plan is wicked. What he does deny is that God is innocent of its wickedness: 'Milton steadily drives home that the inmost counsel of God was the Fortunate Fall of man; however wicked Satan's plan may be, it is God's plan too [since God in Paradise Lost is depicted as being both omniscient and omnipotent].'" Leonard notes that this interpretation was challenged by Dennis Danielson in his book Milton's Good God (1982).
from there empson gives fake praise that is really an attack saying that "milton deserves credit for making god wicked since the god of christianity is 'a wicked god'" john leonard states that "empson never denies that satan's plan is wicked what he does deny is that god is innocent of its wickedness 'milton steadily drives home that the inmost counsel of god was the fortunate fall of man; however wicked satan's plan may be it is god's plan too [since god in paradise lost is depicted as being both omniscient and omnipotent]'" leonard notes that this interpretation was challenged by dennis danielson in his book milton's good god (1982)