For they Deaths Pangs made him the Longer Feel During two Daies while thus his Limbs they stretch'd He for His Murth'rers Pray'd or to Them Preach'd The People all Astonish'd were and mourn'd That Hee his Cross had to a Pulpit Turn'd And could not of that Doctrine think too high Which for such Hate Return'd such Charity Poor Maximiâ—a was nere Drown'd in Tears Yet whom Her Lord had murther'd Shee Interres There in a Privat Tomb His Corps did Rest Till with great Constantine the World was Blest Who to His new Imperiall Seat did Bear His Sacred Dust and gave it Buriall there On the Day of St. Thoâ—as the Apostle SIRNAMED DIDYMUS HAil Thou Great Saint whose Doubts were oâ—ce so High As Border'd Thee on Infidelity Thy Gratious Lord Recalls Thee when Astray And yeilds to Conquer them in Thy own way Hee offâ—rd by Thy sences to make known Hee was no Spirit having Flesh and Bone And But this mild Reproof Thou didst Receive Bee Thou no longer Faithless but Beleive At this Thy want of Faith Thou didst Deâ—est And that Hee was Thy Lord and God Confest Christ when His Doubts rose to a Sinfull Heighth Did make him by his Senses Climbe to Faith His Sacred Mercy which no Limits knows Blames what Hee wants and what â—ee wants bestows When God our Faith Requires yet holds not fitt Our Senses should be vs'd to Reach to it As in the Hypostatick Vnion A Virgin did Conceive and Three are One Not to beleive of Them but what wee Sâ—e Is to be Sinfull to the Last Degree But when God does a Miracle Dispense And does Subject the Prooâ— of it to Sense Hee who will not his Senses then Believe Rejects that Proof which God bids him Receive The Wedding Guests at Cana had not known The only Transubstantiation VVhich ever yet on Elements has past Had They beleev'd against their Sight and Tast. Romes Church Amazing Doctrines does Dispense First bids vs Credit then not Credit Sense Our Senses were must Trust to know the Priest Does Consecrate the Bâ—ssed Eucharist But must Renounce after the Holy Rite Our Tast Our Smell Our Feeling and our Sight Yet who can know Hee must not Sense believe If to his Senses he no Credit give Since to be taught Hee must their Verdict Slight He either must beleeve his Ear or Sight Our Blessed Lord did His Apostle win By seeing to beleeve what was not seen Hee often blam'd them that they Dsbeliev'd Those things which by their Senses they Receiv'd And that Blest Faith They did to Men Dispense Was built vpon their Senses Evidence Their Eies their Eares their Hands They did Confess Of what they taught were their sure Witnesses And on his Soul a Sin our Saint did Draw In not believing what his Brethren Saw When beyond Iordan the sad News was Spread That Lazarus of Beâ—hany was Dead And when at Mary and at Marth's Pray'r IESUS into Iudea would Repair Which since the Iews did there his Life pursue Th' Apostles were vnwilling he shoâ—ld doe Thou saidst to Them Thy Love was then so High Let vs goe also and there with him Dy. Thou who to Dy with IESUS didst not Dread Thou who saws't Laâ—arus rais'd from the Dead How couldst thou Doubt what they ten Baethren said Whose Eies the Witnesses of it wâ—re made How couldst Thou doubt His Râ—seing who had shown He was himself the Resurrection But Sin in Man Gods Image does Deface Till 't is afresh stamp'd by the hand of Grace But when from want of Faith he was Reclaimd His Falling with such Zeal his soul inflam'd That through the Eastern World he went about To Plaâ—t that Faith of which He once did Doubt VVhich shows that into Sin the best may Fall And that such Sin for greater Zeal does Call The Farthest Indians he to Christ Reclaim'd Where still St. Thomas-Christians They are nam'd More wealth He brought them by his Pious â—oyle Then Nature yeilds them from their Sea or Soyle Th' Incense of Faithfull Pray'r is of more Price Then All their shining Jewells and their Spice At Sumatra the Brachmans Fertile Ile Hee did to Christ the People Reconcile At Malipur Chief Town of Cormandell In which their Sagamo or King did dwell Neare which Fam'd Ganges in the Gulf does Fall A Church he built and on Christs Name did Call There by his Prayr's and Miracles he wrought That Savage Prince to the Blest Faith he brought The Vnconverted Brachmans quickly knew That their Feign'd God must yeild vnto the True And then their Pow'r and Riches must Decline They who Priz'd fordid wealth above Divinâ— Resolv'd to save what they did most Esteem To give Him Death who had brought Life to them An Ambush neer a Sacred Cell they Laid In which our Blest Apostle daily Pray'd While There He for his Murth'rers praying was They through his Heart their guilty Darts did Passe Then leâ—t no part of all his body whole And from his Earthly Prison â—reed his Soul Th' Adventurous Portugalls in after time That they might both to wealth and Glory Climb Planted this Region which so Distant Lyes And which the Sun first Gilds when he doâ—s Rise There as a much Esteem'd Historian Saith Thousands they Found who held the Christian Faith Taught first by Our Apostle They All Sayd And by Tradition was to them Convay'd Some Pious Prelates the whole Flock did Guide And over them an High Priest did Preside Their Churches with no Gawdy Pictures shone To them Saints Images were things vnknown No Representmâ—nt but the Cross was made Zeal was the Ornament their Churches had Beyond what 's Decâ—nt they no Rules did know Religion is a Substance not a show The Gospells first Simpliciâ—y they Priz'd Church Pageantry they hated or Despis'd Their Clergy did much of their Time afford To make the Lay Study the Sacred word Of which no part of it with them Remain'd That is in the Old Testament contain'd Th'Essentialls of Faith They all beleiv'd And in both Kinds the Eucharist Receiv'd He who was weary in the World to dwell Might when he would Retire into a Cell None thence would to the World again Repair Devotion and not Vows confin'd them there These who with the Words Sincere Milk were Nursâ— Show vs how plain Religion was at First When Sousa did in India Govern All As Vice Roy to the King of Portugall The Indians â—ound digging vp bury'd Stones A written plate of Brass and Dead mens bones At Last a Bramin then a Learned Iew The meaning of th'Engraved writing knew First it declared Gods Son St Thomas sent To teach them to believe and to Repent Next that to build a Church their Sagamo Did on Our Saint freely that Land bestow The Portugueses judging that those Stones Had been the Coffiâ— of our Martyrs bones The precious Relicks bury'd with Respect And did o're them a
the Life the Truth the Way And when the Lord of Life They Cruciâ—y'd They did not know that 't was for Them He Dy'd Mercy may Plâ—ad their Ignorance for Them But 't is Our Knowledge which may vs Condemn Instead of Praise wee load Him with Our Scorns Wound him afresh and Crown him with worse Thornes We say He is our Saviour God and King Yet trample on his Blood as a Vile Thing Iudâ—s his Cursed part wee daily Play And Him wee â—ail as Master Wee Betray The Wonders of this Day wee Heighten thus Makeing it vseless that Hee Dy'd for vs. Prodigious Day on which ev'n God did Pray To God to take the Bitter Cup away A Day in which Philosophy Descry'd That Nature or the God of Nature Dy'd A Day in which Mortallity may Cry Death Thou art Swallow'd vp in Victory O may this Day bee in All Hearts Engrav'd This Day on which GOD Dy'd and Man was Sav'd On the Day of the Resurrection of Our Blessed SAVIOUR Or Easser Day HAil Glorious Day on which th' Almighty gave To His New World the First Fruits of the Grave Hail Glorious Day in Thy Illustrious Light What Faith could scarce Bâ—lieve Appear'd to Sight Hail Thou most Glorious Day for 't was on Thee Death Lost his Sting the Grave His Victory Ere the Blest Dawn of this Day did Begin On which God Rose from Death and Man from Sin The Pious Magdalen prevents the Light Her steddy Soul Darkness nor Tombs could Fright She of that Pow'r to Guard Her could not Doubt By which Her seven Divills had been cast out Hâ—r Duâ—y's to His Corps Shee does Begin Assoon as She could Pay Them without Sin But All those Perfumes which with her Shee Beates Were not so Sweet as was Her Love and Teares Both which did Rise in Her to such an Hâ—ighth As made her Gratitude Resemble Faith David would not the Love of Man Preferr Could Hee have known the Love which shin'd in Her Argells to whom Her matchless Griefs were known To ease them From the Tomb Rell'd off the Stone But nor the Earth-quake nor that Glorious Sight Had or the Pow'r to Please Her or to Fright Nor could the Honour Shee did then Obtain Of speaking with Blest Spirits Ease Her Pain For those who IESUS seek as Mary did Can but in finding HIM be satisfy'd Who could Believe a Woâ—an would Display More Love then â—ee who on Christs Bosome Lay. Or that to Hers Blest Peters Love should Yeild On whose Confession Christ His Church did Build Yet She came Early'r to His Tombe then They And stay'd and wept after They went away Nothing could o're her Grieâ—s the Conquest win Yet Love made want of Faith in Her no Sin For when an Angells News stopt not her Tears Christ to Reward them instantly appears Soe Apt He is to bring that Soul Releif Whose Trembling Faith springs but from Love Grief Both which in her Hee did so Highly Prize As She First saw Him of All mortall Eyes And sends Her his Apostle ev'n to Those Whom He to be the Worlds Apostles Chose Never did Love and Sorrow Hers Excell And never Both were Recompens'd so well As 't was a Woman which Death first Brought In So 't was a Woman did the Glory win To tell the World with Her Obligeing Breath The Lord of Life had broke the Bonds of Death Death which till then did valiant Men perplex Now should not Fright Those of the softer Sex Myriads of which through Faith in IESU'S Name Have run to Deaths Embraces through the Flame Elijah like from Earth They did Retire And Climb'd to Heav'n in Chariots made of Fire True Grief does Cause Our Comforts not Destroy For Those who Sow in Tears shall Reap in Ioy. And when Death comes to State vs in the Face His Pow'r we Smile at by the Pow'r of Grace Christ by His Riseing has made Death to bee Only the Gate to Blest ETERNITY Such then as strive to gett Admittance there While They fâ—ar Dâ—ath to enter Heav'n They Fear Those who like Magdalen their Saviour Love Now Hee is Ris'n should seek the Things Above Since wee in Magdalen so well are taught Christ to a Soul by Love and Tears are brought Still let vs strive by Both Our Souls to bring VVhere They with Hers may Allelujabs Sing â—n the Day of the Ascenâ—ion of Our Blessed SAVIOUR HAil Thou most sad and Joyfull Day on which Earth grew more Poor that Heav'n might grow more Rich. Th'Apostles Christs Ascention did Deplore Fearing They Lost what They did but Restore No wonder it Surpriz'd the Gazers Sights To See a Cloud lâ—volue the Light of Lights To that Cloud only was the Blessiâ—g giv'n To be the Chariot which bore God to Heav'n The Truths which David Suâ—g did then Appear Darkness His Closett Clouds his Chariots were In Sacred Things How soon is Reason Lost Till'tis Enlighten'd by the Holy Ghost For They with Grief on his Ascention Look Tho then Hee in Our Right Possession took Of that Blest Kingdom where 'till that Glad time The Human Nature ne're before could Climb The Happy Cloud on which Hee Dâ—ign'd to Ride Approaching Heav'n the Gates did open wide And Allelujahs Angells did Begin Seeing the King of Glory enter In. Hells and Deaths Powr's Hee did before Defeat And Now His Crosses Triumphs are Compleat For to the Blood of it the Pow'r was giv'n To Reconcile All both iâ— Earth and Heav'n Angells are now from fâ—ar of falling Free'd Captivity by Him being Captive Led Since that Blest Harmony was heard on Earth Which Heav'n did make at His Porâ—entours Birth What Pen but one took from an Angells wing Can write the Tryumphs His Return did bring Angells Rejoyc'd who Musick are and Love That Those they guard Below shall Reign Above And shall on those Bright Thrones for ever Dwell From which by Pride some of Their Order fell While Heav'n did thus Rejoyce Men sink with Grief Two Angells therefore Fly to Their Relief Who told th' Apostles while They Gaze and Mourn That as Christ went from thence He should Return Such High Ambassadors such Charming News Banish'd their Sorrows and did Joy Infuse A Joy which tho subâ—ime was not Complâ—ate Till God indu'd them with the Paraclâ—te On the Day of Pentecosâ— commonly call'd Whitsunday HAil Welcome Day on which the World may Boast Th'Apostles first Receiv'd the Holy Ghost God Vsher'd in the Vast Gift He design'd By a most mighty and a Rushing wind To shew the Blessed Spirit does Abhorr To Rest in any Place not Cleans'd before God a Consumeing Fire Himself does Call Now in Illuminateing Fires does â—all The God of Nature Natures Laâ—s did turn And made that to Inspire which vs'd to Burn. Mans Nature
Christ carry'd to Heav'n and then Does with the Spirit of God Enlighten Men The Cloven Tongues Foreshow the Joyfull News That Gentiles must be taught as well as Iews And Tongues like as of Fire did Intimate The Cleansing Pow'r should on the Gospell waite The Gazing Multitude with Ioy Admire How Tongues on Heads should Tongues in Mouths Inspire Thus taught by God in Tongues They Criticks grew Of which the Pow'r before They nothing knew Now Ev'ry Nation which the Feast had brought Heard in their Variant Speech the Gospell taught Variety of Tongues in Elder Time Stop'd that proud Tow'r man aim'd to Heav'n should Climbe But now Variety of Tongues is giv'n As the sure means to Raiâ—e Man vp to Heav'n Those who the Church would to One Tongue Contract Against this Fruitâ—ull Miracle must Act And while They Run in such a Guâ—lâ—y way Destroy one Blessed end of this great Day How Faulty against God must Those Appear Who Darken what This Miracle made Clear And with Their Pride or Interest to Comply Would make Religion a Monopoly Yet some to mock the Miracle Designe And Drunk with Rage Ascribe it to New Wine With which when men are fill'd Experience shows It tyes mens Tongues but New Ones ne're Bestows Blest Ioels Prophecy on them did Fall Yet Inspiration Drunkeness They call No wonder when in Sin They flew so High God gave them over to Beleeve a Lye But they by whom the Miracle was Priz'd Receiv ' the Sacred Faith and were Baptiz'd When the Blest Spirit mov'd the Tongue which Taught Three thousand Soules to life one Sermon brought Above all things Gods word should be Esteem'd It made the World and then the World Redeem'd Yet the Best work does on the Gospell waite 'T is more the World to Save then to Create On the Day of St. Iohn The BAPTIST HAil Thou Bright Phospher to that Gloriouâ— Day Which from the World Sins Darkness Chas'd away Hail Sacred Voice which from Above was Sent To warn Man to Beleeve and to Repent Nevâ—r did such a Prophet Shine on Earth He his Redeemer knew before his Birth His Ioyfull Lâ—aping in his Mothers Womâ—e When His Lords Mother vnto His did Come Made it to both That he did Know appear The Vnborn SAVIOUR of the World was there Phylosophy cannot the VVayes Vnfold How Babes Vnborn did Correspondence hold None can the Hidden Cause of it Dispence But onely the SUPREAM INTELLIGENCE No VVonder since our Saint Transcended All That Christ should Him more then a Prophet Call Judge with what Knowledge God did him Adorâ—e VVho knew Wisdom it self ere He was borne Reading of Him VVonder our Soules should Seise His History is fill'd with Miracles Hee did a Sonne to Barrenness become His body was his Tongue within the Wombe In His strange Birth The Eies of Faith might See The Barren Gentile VVorld should Fruitfull bee So many did for His Baptising strive That Enons River scarce could Waters give Nevâ—r did man to such High Gâ—ory Rise This wonâ—râ—us Priest did his own God Baptise In stead of shineing Vestments He did weare A Leathâ—rn Girâ—le and a Râ—be of Haire Yâ—t His Biâ—st Ministry most Firmly Stood Its Greaâ—â—es did appear in Doeing Good 〈◊〉 and some Wild â—ony was His Fare Carthusians Meales to His Excâ—ssâ—s were This spareing Dâ—et and That humble Dress Does practâ—cally Sentenâ—e Our Excess Yet the great Orâ—ers of the Pen and Sword Did 〈◊〉 to Hâ—ar and Reverenc'd His Word No Charactâ—rs by man Erâ—ctâ—d shine With â—o much Awe in Hearts as the Divine Râ—ason payes more to Pâ—ety Alone Then to the Guarâ—s and Glittrings of a Throne VVâ—at yet of his first State Man in him beares Minds him More 's due to wâ—at he Likes then Fâ—ars But All His merit did not Guard his Life â—rom the Râ—venge of an Incestuous VVife VVho can think Crimes which Lust will not Comitt VVhen t is to Râ—ap the Guilty Fruits of it Nature Religion and All Sacred Tyes Some will while the Hot Frâ—nzy Lasts Dispise Heâ—od Sirnam'd Antipas had been Led Inflam'd by Lust his Brothers Wife to wed Our Sacred Baptist whom no Pow'r could awe Declar'd His Marriage was against the Law Th' Incestuous Queen who thought Less bright shee Shone In a Chast Bed then in a Vicious Throne Fearing the Sentence past by such a Saint Might make the Kings Soul Firm and Passion Faint Resolv'd to Act what oft the Fierce had Try'd Great Crimes by Greater must be Justify'd The time She Destin'd for this Guilty Thing Was on the Birth Day of Her Lustfull King For then to Honor it there did Resort All that were Great or Gay about the Court. When Meats Excess Join'd with the Fumes of wine Clouded that Reason Temp'rance does Refine Herodias Dâ—ughter by her Mother gain'd So well the King with Danceing Iâ—tertain'd That when His Justice to His Passion bow'd He Solemnly in the Assembly vow'd What e're She ask'd of Him should be Her Own Tho t were to half the Value of His Crown The Cruel Maid then ask'd the Baptists Head No sighs She â—tter'd and no Tears she Shed Pleas'd that Her Mothers Fury She Obey'd A sinfull Joy Her wanton Looks Display'd Herod to grant the Black Request was Loath Yet for the sake of His great Guests and Oath The Bloody Present instantly was Brought Ne're with such Worth and Guilt was Charger Fraught Yet All their Mirth the Gastly sight did Break For tho the Tongue did not the Head did speak And Cry'd to Heav'n where the great Judge does dwell Who from Their Thrones th' Incesâ—â—ous did Expell How wild is Pow'r which made a Monarch Prone To slight Gods Word to Gratisy his Own Faâ—sly He thought to a Rash Oath he ow'd More then to Justice Nay more then to God His Griev'd Disciples hearing the Sad News Did Their own Sins for their great Loss accuse Then from the Prison They the Body 〈◊〉 And a True Mourning at the Fan'rall make Yet to the Lookers on it did Appear The Mourâ—ers Happy'er then the Dancers were O who can Read this Story with Dry Eâ—â—s Or will not aâ—ter it this World Despise When such a Hâ—ad is as a Tribuâ—e paid To a Lâ—ud Oath past to a Danceing Maid Let vs since Lofâ—y Stations Crimes Inspire Early from all their Cheating Charmes Retire Whâ—n on Death Beds we Languishing shall Lye And know Eternall Joies or Paines are nigh Thâ—n wâ—â— shall Grieve tho it may be too Laâ—e How slightly wee our precious Time did Rate Many â—ave Mourn'd Their Lives They ill have spâ—nt But none of well Employing them Repâ—nt On the Day of St. Stephen the Christian Proto-Martyr HAil Thou Blest Leader of the Noblest Band Which ever Mortall did or shall Comand The Worlds great Generalls their Follow'rs Pay In Rusting metall or in Fadeing
stately Church Erect On the Day of St. Ioâ—n the Apostle HAil Great Apostle who so happy prov'd As to be call'd th' Apostle IESUS Lov'd A Name which does to thee more Glory bring Then wer 't Thou stil'd the Vniversall King Who well can think Linus and Cletus were Who next to Blessed Peter fill'd Romes Câ—air The onely Heads Christ to His Church did give While â—hou who on â—is Bosome Dwâ—llst didst Live Thou on whose Head while Thousands did Admire The Spirit did sitt in Cloven Tongues of Fire Thou whom that Spirit did Inspire to write The Loftiest Gospell which it did Indite Thou whose blest Tongue by God himself was Chose That Book to Dictate which His Word did Close Thou to whom Christ while yeilding vp the Ghost Gave Gifts the Like of which none Else could boast Hee left His Blessed Mother to Thy Care And by Adoption made Thee His Joint Heir None could whilst Thou on Earth mad'st Thy abodâ— Bee above â—hee who Brother wer 't to God Yet this great Truth must Contradicted bee Or it must Ruine Romes Supremacy Whose Sons alas with too much guilt maintain Onely Their Bishops o're Christs Church can Raigne God might to Thee so Long a Life Dispence That such Vsurping might have noe Pretence Tho Tyrants Thee to Patmos did Condemn Yet there Thou saw'st the New Ierusalem God shew'd Thee thence lest too Long Life might Cloy Those Glories which through Faith thou shouldst Enjoy Let none Admire since Christ Lov'd Thee so well That Hee so Long left Thee on Earth to Dwell For since to serve Him here Hee did Decree To do His will on Earth was Heav'n to Thee Thus Angells tho from God They take their Flight Yet finde in Their Obedience Their Delight Thou onely of Thy Blest Society Christ did permit a Naturall Death to Dye Mans Fury did the Rest to Death Decree But Age it self to God presented Thee Which proves All Those as sure to beav'n shall Climbe Who Dye in Christ as those who Dy For Him Many might else from His Blest Doctrine Fly Iâ— all who taught it had been Doom'd to Dy. Which sinfull Fear that All men might Decline God who Their Lives did shorten Lengthen'd Thine On the Day of St. Matthias THE APOSTLE VVHen Cursed Iudas the sad Breach had made By having both His Lord and Soul Betray'd Peter by Scripture Lets th' Apostles See They were Impowr'd to fill the Vacancie Which to effect They Invocated Heaven And Lots did Cast the Spirit not been given Our Saint and Iusâ—us were the Blessed Pair Of which One should by Lot fill Iudas Chair Hail Glorious Saint who to the Honour got Of the Apostleship by Sacred Lot Thy Blessed self wer't both the first and Last Whom God that way in that High Office Plac'd And what the Lot Declar'd the Holy Ghost Confirm'd on the great Day of Pentecost For then the Spirit vnto Thee was given As God bestow'd it on the Blest Eleven Tho Iustus â—ist of that Supream Degree For which Hee then stood Candidate with Thee Yet to the Second Christ did Him admitt Since For the First th' Apostles Judg'd Him Fitt Hee knew their Prayr's th'vnerring Lot did guide And it was God did the great Doubt decide To which Hee did Submitt without Appeal And what it gave a Miracle did Seale By which the Churches Priesthood God made known Shall be continued by Election That Sacred Office which so Long did shine In Levi's Tribe and in High Aarons Line Now was by Gods Decree to yeild the Place To the more Glorious Ministry of Grace None therefore to th' Apostolate e're gott Of Levi's house either By Choice or Lott Christ Calling none to it of Aarons Line Declar'd Hee did that Priesthoods End Designe After Our Saint was with the Spirit Blest His Soul Allow'd his Body little Rest Through many Regions Hee the Gospell spread And Those reviv'd who in their Sins were Dead Authors in Various Narratives abound Where t was that Hee with Martyrdome was Crown'd In Ancient Martyrologies wee Read The Jews first Ston'd Him then Cutt off his Head But if Greek Offices may bee beleev'd Hee on a Cross his Martyrdome Receiv'd Hellen the mother of Great Constantine In whom Exalted Piety did Shine The Relicks of Our Saint did so Esteem That she remov'd them from Ierusalem And at new Rome much Time and Treasure spent In giving them a Second Monument From thence as Old Church Histories have said His bones to other Cityes were Convay'd And even to our Times Triers and Rome Contest in which of Them they have their Tombe Since of His Dust so much Esteem is had Much Greater to his Doctrine should bee pai'd On the Day of St Mark THE EVANGELIST HAil Great Evangelist whose Sacred Pen Inspir'd by God has taught His wayes to Men Before Hee did Receive His saveing Call Into what sad Back-slideing did Hee Fall Great Epiphanius has expresly showne Thaâ— of the Guilty number he was One Who when they Literally vnderstood They were to Eat Christs Flesh and Drink His Bâ—ood Th' Amazeâ—ng Doctrine They diâ— so Abhorr That They withdrew and walk'd with Him no more Yet the like words mistaken are bâ—come And made an Article of Faith by Rome Averroes pray'd Hâ—aring such Doctrine prest His Soul with the Philosophers might Rest. Heathens have no beleif so wild and Odd As both to Worship and to Eat their God But Peter did to Mark the Truth Dispence And shew'd the words had a Spirituall Sence His Faith thus Fix'd He ne're again did Fall But was to Peter what Luke was to Paul And after Hee His Convert was become Hee did Attend Him when He went to Rome The Earliest Writers diffâ—r where and when The World did ow the Gospell to his Pen. Which Peter did Review and then Decreed It should bee in Divine Assemblies Râ—ad Papias and Eusebius Declare 'T was writt at Rome and at His Câ—nverts Pray'r But the Veâ—etians will not this Adâ—itt They say It was at Aqâ—ilejâ— writt And that the Greek Originall's with Them VVâ—ich They of Aâ—l tâ—eir â—reasures mâ—â—t Eâ—teem Blest Peter who at Rome was in Restraint Egypt to Free Thither employ'd our Saint True Gospell Charity in this VVee see â—hile him they bâ—â—d â—ee does sett others Free Free from worse Chaines then Tyrants make vs bear 〈…〉 are than Nero's heavyer Nile to her People ne're such blessiâ—gs brought As They enjoy'd by the Blest Faith he taught Fair Alexandria was the Happy place Which with His Doctrine Hee did oftnâ—st Grace By which mâ—re Fam'd by much it did become Then for its bâ—ing Alexanders Tombe Or for those Pyramiâ—s to which were given More heighth then to that Tower which threaâ—end Heav'n Or to those mountaines which by Gyants paines Were Raisd to Scale the Skies from Phlegra 's Pâ—aines Yet Hee his Mitre did not there Confiâ—e