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A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford

Taylor, Edward (1642-1729)

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A Metrical History of Christianity
  
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Wonders
  
The Eruption of the Vasuvian flames in Campania about the yeare of Christ 81.
  
The second Century of years from Christs birth.
  
Asian Saints of the Century.
  
The Affrican Saints of this time
  
Some European Saints of these dayes.
  
The Exercise of Gods Patience.
  
Hereticks or Heresies.
  
Tyrannies.
  
Persecution under Adrian
  
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The Persecution under Mark Antonine
  
The Sparkling Shine of Gods Justice
  
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The Shine of Mercy
  
The Exercise of Divine Patience.
  
Patience respecting Errours.
  
Schisms
  
Hereticks
  
Gods Patience under Tyrannicall Persecutions.
  
The Fift Persecution.
  
The Sixth Persecution.
  
The Seventh Persecution.
  
The Eight Persecution
  
The Ninth Persecution
  
Gods Justice gives its Shine.
  
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The third Century
  
The Shine of Grace.
  
The Shine of Divine Patience.
  
Patience Exercised under Carnall Christians Carriages.
  
Patience Exercised With Heresies
  
Patience Exercised by Tyrants
  
The tenth Persecution
  
African Martyres
  
The Martyres of Europe
  
English Martyres
  
Some few Omission added
  
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Patience Exercised under Arianism
  
Arian Persecution
  
The Arian Persecution by the Emperour Valens.
  
Persian Persecution.
  
The Shine of Divine Justice
  
The Shine of Justice and Mercy together in Certain other Miracles
  
The Shine of Divine Truth
  
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The Shine of Divine Grace.
  
Affrican Lights
  
Europe's Shine
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The Shine of Divine Patience intermixt here and there with some gleams of Grace.
  
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1. The Exercise of Divine Patience.
  
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2. Patience Exercised under Errours and Heresies
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3. Patience Exercised under Persecutions and Cruelties.
  
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The Shine of Divine Justice
  
400 In the Reign of Honorious Arcadius begining
  
Under Theodosius 2 in the East/Valentinianus 2 in the West begining 412/425
  
454 The reigns of Martianus in the East/ Maximus to Severus West
  
In the Reign of Leo which begun 464/ Severus and Anthemius, etc.
  
In the Reign of Zeno in the East 478, reignd 17. Rome hath lost all in Augustulus
  
The Displayes of Various Divine Properties in Miraculous Operations
  
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Affrick
  
The Glory of Divine Grace
  
ASIA's Worthies.
  
Europes Shine
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The Shine of Divine Patience
  
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2 Heresies.
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3. Superstition.
  
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Superstition about the Dead
  
Superstition about the Living.
  
Superstition about things.
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4 Schisms
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5. Persecutions.
  
The Shine of Justice
  
In Anastasius his Dayes
  
In Justine's Times which began 521
  
In Justinians Reign
  
Under Justine 2d whose reign began 566
  
Under Tyberius begining 577
  
Under Maurice beginning 584
  
The Glory of Divine Efficacy in other Miracles
  
The Glory of Divine Truth.
  
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The Glory of Divine Grace
  
The Africk Ministers
  
In the Mediterranian Ilands
  
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Northumberland Lights
  
Mercia's Lights
  
East-Angles Lights.
  
The West Angles or Gevissi's Lights
  
Other Lights in England etc.
  
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Patience exercised by Lying Wonder.
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2 Patience made shine by Errours.
  
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Heresies.
  
Superstitions.
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3 Patience Exercised under Ambition
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4 Patience Excercised under Schisms.
  
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Under Constantine, Heracles, Constance the Emperours.
  
Schisms under Justinian who began 687
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Patience Exercised by Persecution.
  
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Under Phocas, who began 604
  
Under Heraclius, begining 611.
  
Under Constantine/Heracles/Constance beginning 641/641/642
  
Under Constantine Pogonate beginning 670
  
Under Justinian 2/Leontius/Absemarus begining 687/697/699.
  
The Shine of Justice.
  
The Glory of Divine Efficiency
  
In Heraclius his reign.
  
The Glory of Divine Efficiency
  
In Heraclius his reign.
  
In Constance's, alias Constantines reign.
  
In Constantine Pogonate's Reign.
  
In Justinians Reign
  
In Leontius his Reign
  
The Glory of Divine Truth.
  
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Asia.
  
African Lights.
  
European Lights.
  
The shine of Patience
  
Pride
  
Contentions.
  
Errours
  
Lies
  
Heresies.
  
Superstitions
  
Superstitious Legends for Imagery.
  
For Saints appearing, and giving Commands. etc.
  
The Shine of Divine Justice.
  
Divine Efficiency.
  
The Shine of Divine Truth
  
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1. GRACE.
  
Asia's Shine.
  
Africa's Lights.
  
Ilands of the Mediterranian Sea.
  
Europe's Shine.
  
GERMAN Light.
  
Frances Lights.
  
The Glory of Divine Patience.
  
1. Pride.
  
In the Reigns of the Pope Emperored Kings of France. as in the Reign of Lewis who began 815.
  
Under Charles 2d who began 841.
  
In Lewis the 3d's Reigh begining Ano. Dni. 881.
  
In Charles 3d time begining 886.
  
In Odo's Reign begining 891
  
Contentions under the Reigns of the Emperour East as Nicephorus/West a Charles Mag from 803/800
  
Under the Eastern/Western Emperour Michael 812/Charles Mag
  
Under Lewis the Pious West/Leo 5 the East 815/814
  
Under Lewis 2d/Lewis 3d West Emperour 879/881 Basilius East Emperour. 866.
  
Under Charles the bald/Odo, or Eudes West Emperour 886/891 Leo the Sixt East 886
  
Persecutions
  
Patience Exercised under Apostasy.
  
The Shire of Justice.
  
Under the Reign of Nicephorus 8/Stauratius 1/Michael 2/Leo 1/Charles the Great. 13.
  
Under the Emperours of the West. Lewis the Pious 26–813–839, East as Leo Amenius. 7. [date blotted] Michael 9—839, Theophilus. 10—840
  
In Asia.
  
In Africk.
  
Under the Emperours of the West, as Lothair. 15.—855 East, as Theophilus. 5—845, M---
  
In Europe.
  
Under the Emperours West, as Lewis Lothairs Son. 21. 87* East as Michael 3d 13—till 86* Basil 7—till 87*
  
Under the Emperours West as Charles the Bald. 2. 878/ Charles the Fat-12. 800 East as Basilius/Leo
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Under the Emperours West as Arnulph. 12 902 East as Leo. 900
  
In Europe.
  
The Glory of Divine Efficiency Miraculous.
  
In the Reign of Lewis the Godly, beginning 814
  
In Lothair Reign begining 840.
  
In Lewis the Seconds time begining 856.
  
In Charles the Bald's/Fat's time.
  
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Century the tenth.
  
The Shine of Grace.
  
The Shine of Patience.
  
Pride.
  
Popes.
  
Lusts.
  
Superstition
  
Cruelties
  
The Shine of Divine Justice.
  
In the Reigns of the Emperours West. as Lewis 3.901 to * East as Alexander to 9 ** Constantine to 9 *
  
Under Emperours of the West as Conrade. 913 to 9** Henry. 920 to 937 East as before and Romanus
  
Under the Emperours West as Otho. 1. from 938 to 9** East as
  
Under Emperours East John Zimisce after the Sons of Romanus West as Otho 2d from 974 to 983
  
Under the East Emperours as Basill. Constantine. West Otho 3. from 984 to
  
The Shine of Divine Efficiency.
  
The Shine of Divine Truth.
  
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The Shine of Divine Grace.
  
The Shine of Divine Patience.
  
Prelatick Wickedness.
  
Strang Worship
  
Apostasy.
  
Rebellion.
  
Cruelties.
  
The Shine of Divine Justice/Efficiency Under Henry 2
  
Under the Emperours West Conrade. 2. begining 10 ** East Constantine reigns 3, Romanus Arggropulus 5, Michael Paphlago. 5
  
Under the Emperours East as Michael Calaphat. And Theodora Constantin Monomach. 12./Theodora 2d and Michaeljura West as Henry3d begining 1039
  
Under the Emperour East as Isaaris [?] Comnenus 4/ Constantin Ducas 7½/Ro: Diagones 3 ⅔/Mic. Ducas 3 ½ West as Nicephorus 3/Alexius 33 Henry 4 reignd 5C/reignd total 54 ⅔
  
The Glory of Divine Truth.
  
Propetick Truth
  
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Martyres Directly for Christs Truth
  
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Here other Martyres that did Scape --- Recorded Stand as Sentenc't for Christs name.

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When Crescus Captain of the Vandalls made
France feel his heavy hand and did envade
Langress, the bishop Desiderius
From off the Wall entreated him not to crush
But spare Christs Flock and thence he did repare
Into the Temple where in earnest pray're
To Christ they tooke him and tooke off his head
Thus with his blood they dide their garments red.
Antidius the Bishop doth at Tours
Stick close to Christ while that these hellish powers
Do wound his face and loade his back with wounds
All ore and off his head tooke. Oh harsh sounds.
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