Abel redevivus or, The dead yet speaking. The Lives and Deaths of the Moderne Divines. Written by severall able and learned Men (whose names ye shall finde in the Epistle to the Reader.) And now digested into one Volumne, for the benefit and satisfaction of all those that desire to be acquainted with the Paths of Piety and Virtve [by Thomas Fuller] |
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[Here, in this Vrne doth Martin Luther rest]
Here , in this Vrne doth Martin Luther rest,And sweetly sleep in hope to rise most blest.
By whose rare pains, firme faith and Christs free Grace,
Which formerly thick Fogs of Error base,
And Duskie Clouds of Works desert hid quite,
Were well reduced to their ancient Light.
For, when blind Superstition ruled All,
And did fair Truth, long time, suppresse and thrall;
He, by Gods Word and Spirits inspiration,
The Gospels Light re-spred, for every Nation.
And well-instructed by Pauls sacred voyce,
(Scorning Romes Cheats,) to teach pure Truth, made choyce.
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Did Gods Lamp, who heals Sin Preach and expresse:
So (O Sweet Christ) did Luther cleare thy booke,
When all the World was caught with Errors booke.
And what the difference was betwixt the Law
(Whose tables Moses brake, though God he saw
Vpon Mount-Sinai) and the Gospell sweet,
Which heales Sin-conscious hearts, which Gods wrath meet,
This difference lost to th'World he did restore,
That so Christs gifts of Grace might shine the more;
He stoutly did oppose Romes Cheats and Charmes,
And Papall rule, which wrought Gods Saints great harmes.
Exhorting all, Romes idols for to flye,
He many souls wan to true piety.
And, mauger all Romes threats and snares most slie,
Finisht in Faith, his Course most valiantly.
Dying in peace, his Soule with Christ doth rest,
Crown'd with immortall Glory, truely blest.
For which rare Doctor, let both high and low
Blesse God, that they so clear Christs truth doe know.
And pray the Lord that these his Gospels rayes
May to the World shine-forth for datelesse dayes.
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