 | A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford |  |
Asia's Shine.
Jerusalem thou gate of Gospell Grace
Whence first it Sprung to others, scarce doth shine
Thomas thou hast thy Bishop who did trace
Idolatry. Alas! Poor Palestine
Here, and at Bethlehem some few make wine
Whence first it Sprung to others, scarce doth shine
Thomas thou hast thy Bishop who did trace
Idolatry. Alas! Poor Palestine
Here, and at Bethlehem some few make wine
At Antioch in Syria some few
As Paul, Job and Theophilus who were
Their Preachers but of What Complection'd hew
We know not, and in Lydia's Sardis peare.
Euthymius of Image Shapen geer.
As Paul, Job and Theophilus who were
Their Preachers but of What Complection'd hew
We know not, and in Lydia's Sardis peare.
Euthymius of Image Shapen geer.
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In Lycaonia, and Phrygia
In Asia Minor Christians still are found
Bythinia: Galatia's Ancyra
Thebasas and Andraseny did sound
The Gospell trump. John Cyzicum did round.
In Asia Minor Christians still are found
Bythinia: Galatia's Ancyra
Thebasas and Andraseny did sound
The Gospell trump. John Cyzicum did round.
Christians in Cappadocia there were
Whom Machael did as naked men all Stript
Taking his Soulders thence, unto the geer
Of Slaughter for the Saracens there slipt
Here at Cesarea John the Gospell lipt.
Whom Machael did as naked men all Stript
Taking his Soulders thence, unto the geer
Of Slaughter for the Saracens there slipt
Here at Cesarea John the Gospell lipt.
Inger at Nice Was bishop who opposd
All Image worship to his dying day
Theophanes him followd who there closd
With such King Alfride sent Sigel away
Of Shirburn to St. Tom. of India.
All Image worship to his dying day
Theophanes him followd who there closd
With such King Alfride sent Sigel away
Of Shirburn to St. Tom. of India.
| A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford | |