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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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70. On a Bishop.

The Scripture sayes, a Bishop must be blamless,
Chaste, sober, holy, (not profane, & shameless)
Not close, but free; to godly men propitious,
Apt for to teach, (not piteful and malicious.
Such men were Titus, Timothy, and Paul,
And our late Jewels, Davenant, Usher, Hall.
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Such are, (and O may they be long enjoy'd)
Laborious Reynolds, charitable Floyd:
To mild Nicholson, some wish the turn'd-out tribe
That can (they say) to Gods command subscribe:
Might be unchain'd, have freedom to dispense
The Gospel, though they miss'd preheminence,
Love best perswades, the learned have exprest,
And wise men find, the Golden mean is best.
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