 | A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford |  |
Contentions under the Reigns of the Emperour East as Nicephorus/West a Charles Mag from 803/800
Contentions now of Various Shapes, and Hews
Lift up their Turcky Faces[,] Coler Spews
It's Gall in Patience's Face it to defile
Which make its beauty more effulgent smile.
Lift up their Turcky Faces[,] Coler Spews
It's Gall in Patience's Face it to defile
Which make its beauty more effulgent smile.
When Irenee the Emperess did by
The second Nicene Counsill Ratify
Vile Image worship, and so squar'd with Rome
A smiling peace with East and West Church soon
Ensu'de which was but broken winded Stuff.
For Constantine by Franckford Counsill Chuff,
Finding the same by Law Divine Condemn'd
By other Godly Doctors who Contemn'd
Such Idoll Stuff, struck down Nicene Decrees
Irenee hence stroyes Constantine. Strange Fees.
Yet when Nicepherus arose he brake
Off Image Worship and Rome's pride did hate.
The second Nicene Counsill Ratify
Vile Image worship, and so squar'd with Rome
A smiling peace with East and West Church soon
Ensu'de which was but broken winded Stuff.
For Constantine by Franckford Counsill Chuff,
Finding the same by Law Divine Condemn'd
By other Godly Doctors who Contemn'd
Such Idoll Stuff, struck down Nicene Decrees
Irenee hence stroyes Constantine. Strange Fees.
Yet when Nicepherus arose he brake
Off Image Worship and Rome's pride did hate.
Plato, who saw Tarase approve the Case
Of Constantine who did 'gainst right imbrace
The Harlot Theodate, while's wife Surviv'd,
With drew Communion. Hence broiles sprung, thriv'd,
And greaten'd much. Some did for Plato stand,
Some for Tarase, whom dead they out of hand
Chase soon Nicephorus the Secretary
A Laick for their Patriarch: they vary.
Plato, and Theodore oppose the Same.
Nicephorus Calls a Synod on the flame
Who wards the Emperour for to Expell
Plato and's Party from their town and Cell.
The which he did not onely, but thereto
Doth adde this inch, did them in prison throw.
Of Constantine who did 'gainst right imbrace
The Harlot Theodate, while's wife Surviv'd,
With drew Communion. Hence broiles sprung, thriv'd,
And greaten'd much. Some did for Plato stand,
Some for Tarase, whom dead they out of hand
Chase soon Nicephorus the Secretary
A Laick for their Patriarch: they vary.
Plato, and Theodore oppose the Same.
Nicephorus Calls a Synod on the flame
Who wards the Emperour for to Expell
Plato and's Party from their town and Cell.
The which he did not onely, but thereto
Doth adde this inch, did them in prison throw.
| A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford | |