The history of The Old Testament In verse With One Hundred and Eighty sculptures: In Two Volumes. Vol. I. From the Creation to the Revolt of the Ten Tribes from the House of David. Vol. II. From that Revolt to the End of the Prophets. Written by Samuel Wesley ... The Cuts done by J. Sturt |
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 | The history of The Old Testament In verse |  |
CCII. 2 Kings, Chap. XXI. to Ver. 16; and 2 Chron. Chap. XXXIII. to Ver. 16.
Manasseh's wicked Reign. His Captivity and Repentance. &c.
Manasseh
next his impious Reign begun,
O how unlike Good Hezekiah's Son!
Those Idol-Fanes his Father's Zeal defac'd,
And levell'd with the Ground, agen he rais'd:
Baalim he serv'd and Moloch, Names abhorr'd,
And all the glitt'ring Host of Heav'n ador'd:
Within the sacred Courts did Altars rear,
Nor ev'n the venerable Temple spare,
But horrid Forms he plac'd, and monstrous Idols there:
Demons impure he worship'd undisguis'd,
And to th'Infernal Pow'rs he sacrific'd:
In all their Superstitions deeply read,
In all the secret Language of the Dead:
By Charms he knew the servile Gods to raise
Their Planetary Hours and lucky Days:
Himself a black Familiar-Friend retain'd,
By pow'rful Words and mystic Numbers chain'd;
With Steams of human Sacrifices fed,
A Sea of Blood around the City shed:
Ev'n Canaan's Sins, when they, at Heav'ns command,
By Israel swept from their polluted Land,
When none of all their vip'rous Race were spar'd,
But vulgar Wickedness with his compar'd.
The Nation leven'd by his fatal Reign,
Incorrigibly vitious and profane,
The Prophets to Repentance call'd in vain;
In vain their Warnings dreadful Threats inforce,
No Blushes, no Compunction, no Remorse;
Till Heav'n did Assur's Arms against 'em bring,
Who to proud Babel led their captive King.
O how unlike Good Hezekiah's Son!
Those Idol-Fanes his Father's Zeal defac'd,
And levell'd with the Ground, agen he rais'd:
Baalim he serv'd and Moloch, Names abhorr'd,
And all the glitt'ring Host of Heav'n ador'd:
Within the sacred Courts did Altars rear,
Nor ev'n the venerable Temple spare,
But horrid Forms he plac'd, and monstrous Idols there:
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And to th'Infernal Pow'rs he sacrific'd:
In all their Superstitions deeply read,
In all the secret Language of the Dead:
By Charms he knew the servile Gods to raise
Their Planetary Hours and lucky Days:
Himself a black Familiar-Friend retain'd,
By pow'rful Words and mystic Numbers chain'd;
With Steams of human Sacrifices fed,
A Sea of Blood around the City shed:
Ev'n Canaan's Sins, when they, at Heav'ns command,
By Israel swept from their polluted Land,
When none of all their vip'rous Race were spar'd,
But vulgar Wickedness with his compar'd.
The Nation leven'd by his fatal Reign,
Incorrigibly vitious and profane,
The Prophets to Repentance call'd in vain;
In vain their Warnings dreadful Threats inforce,
No Blushes, no Compunction, no Remorse;
Till Heav'n did Assur's Arms against 'em bring,
Who to proud Babel led their captive King.
And now his Father's Pray'rs, (tho' long deferr'd
A gracious Answer) for Manasseh heard:
To God and to himself at length he's brought,
His Father's God with contrite Heart he sought;
Nor boundless Mercy he in vain implores,
Which to his happy Country him restores:
He own'd the Strength of his Almighty Hand,
And seated on the Throne reform'd th'Apostate Land.
A gracious Answer) for Manasseh heard:
To God and to himself at length he's brought,
His Father's God with contrite Heart he sought;
Nor boundless Mercy he in vain implores,
Which to his happy Country him restores:
He own'd the Strength of his Almighty Hand,
And seated on the Throne reform'd th'Apostate Land.
| The history of The Old Testament In verse | |