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A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford

Taylor, Edward (1642-1729)

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A Metrical History of Christianity

The Eruption of the Vasuvian flames in Campania about the yeare of Christ 81.

The second Century of years from Christs birth.

Asian Saints of the Century.

The Affrican Saints of this time

Some European Saints of these dayes.

The Exercise of Gods Patience.

Hereticks or Heresies.

Persecution under Adrian

The Persecution under Mark Antonine

The Sparkling Shine of Gods Justice

The Shine of Mercy

The Exercise of Divine Patience.

Patience respecting Errours.

Gods Patience under Tyrannicall Persecutions.

The Fift Persecution.

The Sixth Persecution.

The Seventh Persecution.

The Eight Persecution

The Ninth Persecution

Gods Justice gives its Shine.

The third Century

The Shine of Grace.

The Shine of Divine Patience.

Patience Exercised under Carnall Christians Carriages.

Patience Exercised With Heresies

Patience Exercised by Tyrants

The tenth Persecution

African Martyres

The Martyres of Europe

English Martyres

Some few Omission added

Patience Exercised under Arianism

Arian Persecution

The Arian Persecution by the Emperour Valens.

Persian Persecution.

The Shine of Divine Justice

The Shine of Justice and Mercy together in Certain other Miracles

The Shine of Divine Truth

The Shine of Divine Grace.

Affrican Lights

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The Shine of Divine Patience intermixt here and there with some gleams of Grace.

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1. The Exercise of Divine Patience.

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5.

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2. Patience Exercised under Errours and Heresies

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3. Patience Exercised under Persecutions and Cruelties.

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2.

The Shine of Divine Justice

400 In the Reign of Honorious Arcadius begining

Under Theodosius 2 in the East/Valentinianus 2 in the West begining 412/425

454 The reigns of Martianus in the East/ Maximus to Severus West

In the Reign of Leo which begun 464/ Severus and Anthemius, etc.

In the Reign of Zeno in the East 478, reignd 17. Rome hath lost all in Augustulus

The Displayes of Various Divine Properties in Miraculous Operations

The Glory of Divine Grace

ASIA's Worthies.

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The Shine of Divine Patience

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3. Superstition.

Superstition about the Dead

Superstition about the Living.

Superstition about things.

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5.

5. Persecutions.

The Shine of Justice

In Anastasius his Dayes

In Justine's Times which began 521

In Justinians Reign

Under Justine 2d whose reign began 566

Under Tyberius begining 577

Under Maurice beginning 584

The Glory of Divine Efficacy in other Miracles

The Glory of Divine Truth.

The Glory of Divine Grace

The Africk Ministers

In the Mediterranian Ilands

Northumberland Lights

Mercia's Lights

East-Angles Lights.

The West Angles or Gevissi's Lights

Other Lights in England etc.

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Patience exercised by Lying Wonder.

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2 Patience made shine by Errours.

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3 Patience Exercised under Ambition

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4 Patience Excercised under Schisms.

Under Constantine, Heracles, Constance the Emperours.

Schisms under Justinian who began 687

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Patience Exercised by Persecution.

Under Phocas, who began 604

Under Heraclius, begining 611.

Under Constantine/Heracles/Constance beginning 641/641/642

Under Constantine Pogonate beginning 670

Under Justinian 2/Leontius/Absemarus begining 687/697/699.

The Shine of Justice.

The Glory of Divine Efficiency

In Heraclius his reign.

The Glory of Divine Efficiency

In Heraclius his reign.

In Constance's, alias Constantines reign.

In Constantine Pogonate's Reign.

In Justinians Reign

In Leontius his Reign

The Glory of Divine Truth.

African Lights.

European Lights.

The shine of Patience

Superstitious Legends for Imagery.

For Saints appearing, and giving Commands. etc.

The Shine of Divine Justice.

Divine Efficiency.

The Shine of Divine Truth

Africa's Lights.

Ilands of the Mediterranian Sea.

Europe's Shine.

Frances Lights.

The Glory of Divine Patience.

In the Reigns of the Pope Emperored Kings of France. as in the Reign of Lewis who began 815.

Under Charles 2d who began 841.

In Lewis the 3d's Reigh begining Ano. Dni. 881.

In Charles 3d time begining 886.

In Odo's Reign begining 891

Contentions under the Reigns of the Emperour East as Nicephorus/West a Charles Mag from 803/800

Under the Eastern/Western Emperour Michael 812/Charles Mag

Under Lewis the Pious West/Leo 5 the East 815/814

Under Lewis 2d/Lewis 3d West Emperour 879/881 Basilius East Emperour. 866.

Under Charles the bald/Odo, or Eudes West Emperour 886/891 Leo the Sixt East 886

Patience Exercised under Apostasy.

The Shire of Justice.

Under the Reign of Nicephorus 8/Stauratius 1/Michael 2/Leo 1/Charles the Great. 13.

Under the Emperours of the West. Lewis the Pious 26–813–839, East as Leo Amenius. 7. [date blotted] Michael 9—839, Theophilus. 10—840

Under the Emperours of the West, as Lothair. 15.—855 East, as Theophilus. 5—845, M---

Under the Emperours West, as Lewis Lothairs Son. 21. 87* East as Michael 3d 13—till 86* Basil 7—till 87*

Under the Emperours West as Charles the Bald. 2. 878/ Charles the Fat-12. 800 East as Basilius/Leo

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Under the Emperours West as Arnulph. 12 902 East as Leo. 900

The Glory of Divine Efficiency Miraculous.

In the Reign of Lewis the Godly, beginning 814

In Lothair Reign begining 840.

In Lewis the Seconds time begining 856.

In Charles the Bald's/Fat's time.

Century the tenth.

The Shine of Grace.

The Shine of Patience.

The Shine of Divine Justice.

In the Reigns of the Emperours West. as Lewis 3.901 to * East as Alexander to 9 ** Constantine to 9 *

Under Emperours of the West as Conrade. 913 to 9** Henry. 920 to 937 East as before and Romanus

Under the Emperours West as Otho. 1. from 938 to 9** East as

Under Emperours East John Zimisce after the Sons of Romanus West as Otho 2d from 974 to 983

Under the East Emperours as Basill. Constantine. West Otho 3. from 984 to

The Shine of Divine Efficiency.

The Shine of Divine Truth.

The Shine of Divine Grace.

The Shine of Divine Patience.

Prelatick Wickedness.

The Shine of Divine Justice/Efficiency Under Henry 2

Under the Emperours West Conrade. 2. begining 10 ** East Constantine reigns 3, Romanus Arggropulus 5, Michael Paphlago. 5

Under the Emperours East as Michael Calaphat. And Theodora Constantin Monomach. 12./Theodora 2d and Michaeljura West as Henry3d begining 1039

Under the Emperour East as Isaaris [?] Comnenus 4/ Constantin Ducas 7½/Ro: Diagones 3 ⅔/Mic. Ducas 3 ½ West as Nicephorus 3/Alexius 33 Henry 4 reignd 5C/reignd total 54 ⅔

The Glory of Divine Truth.

Propetick Truth

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Martyres Directly for Christs Truth

Here other Martyres that did Scape --- Recorded Stand as Sentenc't for Christs name.

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I come to Patience now, and take the lock
Hung on last Centuries Spindle, and the stock
The Present Century gives I'le lay thereto
To spin her twine drawn out this Century through
That we may se how fine the same will run
And how her Glory rises, being spun
Through Lying Wonders, Errours, Superstition
Contentions, Cruelties, and Romes Ambition,
And such like things, that so we may adore
The Everflowing Spring of Patience more.