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Schisms
Now or a step just back that former fray
That ages past began 'bout Easter day
Grew up so hot brake out like burning fire
Wherein Prognostick Symptoms did aspire
Of Romes Proud Antichristian spirit in
Its Bishop Victor, like the man of Sin,
Who Excommunicated now through pride
The Asian Churches all who then denide
To change their Easter from the fourteenth day
Unto the Sabbath day before, as they
Here of the Western Churches had decreed
Hence Victor Ragde, Yet others queld his Deed.
That ages past began 'bout Easter day
Grew up so hot brake out like burning fire
Wherein Prognostick Symptoms did aspire
Of Romes Proud Antichristian spirit in
Its Bishop Victor, like the man of Sin,
Who Excommunicated now through pride
The Asian Churches all who then denide
To change their Easter from the fourteenth day
Unto the Sabbath day before, as they
Here of the Western Churches had decreed
Hence Victor Ragde, Yet others queld his Deed.
More Patience still is calld for there up springs
A rent at Rome, Novatus there begins
To tare the Church a pieces, and to binde
It up again and heale it well we finde
Did Caust much pains although at last through grace
The Rent is heald: Novatus lost his Case.
A rent at Rome, Novatus there begins
To tare the Church a pieces, and to binde
It up again and heale it well we finde
Did Caust much pains although at last through grace
The Rent is heald: Novatus lost his Case.
Another rent is made worse than the first
Stephen playes Pope at Rome, and doth disburst
Dismissive Letters of Communion
And so denies to stand in Union
With Affricans brave Churches, and with those
That with them in Rebaptization close.
Stephen playes Pope at Rome, and doth disburst
Dismissive Letters of Communion
And so denies to stand in Union
With Affricans brave Churches, and with those
That with them in Rebaptization close.
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