Yet be it less or more, or soon or slow, it shall be still in strictest measure even to that same lot, however mean or high, toward which time leads me, and the will of heaven; all is, if i have grace to use it so, as ever in my great taskmaster's eye. in this sestet from sonnet vii by john milton, the speaker puts his trust in god. in what way does this act of trust respond to his issue in the octave? his trust in god tells him that since we all will die, it doesn't matter what he's accomplished on earth. his trust in god allays his worries about his progress because he sees that he will arrive in life where he is meant to, when he is meant to. his trust in god tells him he doesn't need to strive to create a great body of work. his obedience to god will him create works in a strict and orderly manner.