 | A transcript of Edward Taylor's Metrical History of Christianity by Donald E. Stanford |  |
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Asian Saints of the Century.
Th'Apostle John doth lead the Van
With Silver hairs adorn'd, Good Man
And Crownd with Grace, from whom out ran
A glory Bright,
With Silver hairs adorn'd, Good Man
And Crownd with Grace, from whom out ran
A glory Bright,
Spreading its guilding beams all ore
The Asian Quarters further more
Sending a Shine from Shore to Shore
Of Saving Light.
The Asian Quarters further more
Sending a Shine from Shore to Shore
Of Saving Light.
Now in Jerusalem shone cleare
For after Symeon Martyr'd there
Justus did in that Church appeare
Of Whom its said
For after Symeon Martyr'd there
Justus did in that Church appeare
Of Whom its said
He was the third that did arise
To Preach the Gospell Mysteries
Which savingly before their eyes
He forth displaid.
To Preach the Gospell Mysteries
Which savingly before their eyes
He forth displaid.
Then Zachy, Toby, Benjamin,
John, Matthy, Phillip, they in bring
Senica, Justus, Levi spring
With Ephrem there,
John, Matthy, Phillip, they in bring
Senica, Justus, Levi spring
With Ephrem there,
Joseph, and Judas too who taught
The gospell truth but yet are thought
All of the Circumcision fraught
Yet godly were.
The gospell truth but yet are thought
All of the Circumcision fraught
Yet godly were.
And now Jerusalem destroyde
The Jews must there no more abide
Marke with a gentile Church their slide
Oh Shining Grace.
The Jews must there no more abide
Marke with a gentile Church their slide
Oh Shining Grace.
Now Jewish Rites do therein Cease
The Circumcision out of lease
A Gospell Gentile Church in peace
Doth there take place.
The Circumcision out of lease
A Gospell Gentile Church in peace
Doth there take place.
And after Marke there follows thus
Casianus, Publy, Maximus,
Julianus, Gajan, Symnachus,
And Cajus then,
Casianus, Publy, Maximus,
Julianus, Gajan, Symnachus,
And Cajus then,
A second Julian, Capito,
Maximus, Antoninus so,
Valens, Dolychianus, too,
Choice pious men.
Maximus, Antoninus so,
Valens, Dolychianus, too,
Choice pious men.
Then came Narcissus, Elius,
Germanio, and Gordius,
Narcissus then again and thus
Christs truth mentaine.
Germanio, and Gordius,
Narcissus then again and thus
Christs truth mentaine.
These Holy ministers of Grace
Successively all in one place
And beare the Scepter, and the Mace
Thus of Christs Name.
Successively all in one place
And beare the Scepter, and the Mace
Thus of Christs Name.
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In Antioch this Shine did rise
From Holy men of various Sise
Ignatius, as our Histories
But two or three
From Holy men of various Sise
Ignatius, as our Histories
But two or three
From Peter rose, who had Converse
With such as Learning did Rehearse
From John and others, did disperse
The Same we see
With such as Learning did Rehearse
From John and others, did disperse
The Same we see
Then rose Cornelius, Eros, thus
Then Antioch's Theophilus
Then Maximinus sin to crush,
Serapio.
Then Antioch's Theophilus
Then Maximinus sin to crush,
Serapio.
In Hierapolis likewise
When the Apostles closd their eyes
Soon Holy Papias did rise
And Grace forth show.
When the Apostles closd their eyes
Soon Holy Papias did rise
And Grace forth show.
At Smyrna rose that bright bright Star,
Old Polycarp Christs Harbinger
And Johns Choice Scholar, making war
Against all Sin.
Old Polycarp Christs Harbinger
And Johns Choice Scholar, making war
Against all Sin.
A Pious Orthodox Divine
Who in his martyring fire did shine
Like Polisht Silver at that time
Grace shone in him.
Who in his martyring fire did shine
Like Polisht Silver at that time
Grace shone in him.
In Sardis Church that glorious Light
Choice Melito shining out bright
Who an Apology did Write
To Antonine
Choice Melito shining out bright
Who an Apology did Write
To Antonine
Who persecution up araisd
Against the Lord, the Lord be praisd
For such bright Lights that out thus blaizd
That thus do shine.
Against the Lord, the Lord be praisd
For such bright Lights that out thus blaizd
That thus do shine.
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