14. Math 14. 3. 4. Levit 18. 1â— Math 14. 6. Mark 6. 21 Mark 6. 22 Mark 6. 23 Math. 14. 8. Mark 14. 9 v. 10. v. 11. Ioseph Antiq â—ib 18. C. 9. Math. 14 12 Act 6. 10. Act 7. 58 Luk 22. 43. Act 7. 55. 〈◊〉 7. 55. Philip 1. 23. Act 7. 59. Act 7. 56. 59. Act 7. 60. Act 7. 60. â—ath 10 â— Math 16. 16 17 18. v. 22. 〈◊〉 15 14. Maâ— 16. 18. Mat 16 18. Math 10 2. Math 16. 19 Math 18. 18 Math 14 28 v. 30. Ioh 18 10 v 25. Mat 26. 35. v 56. Mat 26. 34 Math 26. 75 Mark 13. 17. Luke 22. 61. Math 26. 75 Act 2. 14. 41. Act 3 2 3 7 8. Act 5. 15. Act 3. 6. 7. Act 5 9. 10. Ac 9. 39. 40 1 Cor 15. 52 Act 11. 26. See D. Carâ—s life of St Peter Sect. 9. â—â— 1. Can 6. Maâ—â— 13. 7◠〈…〉 〈…〉 Gala 1. 23. 2 Cor 12. 11 Gal 2. 11 14 2. Cor 11. 28 1. Cor 15. 10 Rom 11. 1. Iudg 20 46 47. 1 Sam 10 21 Rom 11. 13 Gen 42. 38 Ron 11 13. Rom 11. 13. 〈◊〉 9. 1. 2. Cor 6. 5. Philip 4. 11 â— Cor 12. 2. v 4. Revel 1. 1 1. Cor 12. 4. Act 24. 1. Act 24 25. 〈◊〉 25 13. 14. Act 26. 28. See D. Cave in his life of St. Paul Sect. 7. Pt. 8. Rom 6. 11. â—am 1. 12 Iâ—hn 1 40. v. 41. Geâ— 48. See D. Cave in his life of Sâ—. â—â—ter Sect. 1. Pt. 4. See D. Caves life of St Aâ—â—rew Sct. 3. Sect 4. Rom 16. 9. Dr. Cave in his life of St. Andrew â— 5. See D. Câ—aâ—s in his life of St. 〈…〉 at large â—â—h 20 25. Ioh 20. 27. v. 28. Ioh 20 27. Ioh 2. 1. v. 9. Lâ—â— 24 38 39. 2. Cor 4. 18. Luke 24. 38 39. â— Ioh 11 2 3. Ioh 11. 1. v. 7. v. 8. v. 16. v. 44. Ioh 11. 25. 26 Eusâ—â— lib. 3. C. 1. Dr. Cave in 〈◊〉 life of St. Thomas § 3. Mass Histor Indiâ— Liâ— 2. P. 85. quot by D. Cave Osâ—riâ—s â— Pet. 2. 2. See D. Cave Ioh 13 23. Eâ—seb lib. 3. C. 19. Act 2 3 â—oh 21. 24. Revel 1. 11. Câ— 22. 18. Ioh 19. 26. 27. Euseb liâ— 3 Cap 16. Revel 1. 9. Ch 21. 10. Reâ—el 14. 13 Math 2â— 15. 16. Act 1. 16. Act 1. 24. 25. 26. v. 23. v. 26. Act 2. 1. 2. 3 Ephes 2. 1 See D. Cave in the life of St. Matthias See D. Cave in the liâ—e of St. â—ark Iâ—h 6. 53. Ioh 6. 66. Euseb liâ— 2. Cap 15. See D Cave Euseâ— lib. 2. Câ—p. 16. Eâ—seâ— liâ— 2. â—ap 24. Gen 11. 4. See Euseb 2. book 17. Chap where Phiâ—os words are See D. Cave See D Cave in St Phillips life Esay 29. 14. 1 Cor 1. 27. 28 Act 14. 22 Ioh 7. 52. Ioh 1. 44. See D. Cave Ioh 1. 43. v. 45. Ioh 1. 47. v. 46. v 46. v. 47. v 49. Metaphrastes Nicephorâ—s quoted by Dr Cave See D. Cave â—alat 1. 19. Euseâ— l 2 C. 1. Nehem 11. 1 Maâ—h 4. 5. Acâ— 15. 19. 20. Act 15. 10. Act 15. 28. Ioh. 10. 1â— â— Tim 1. 11. Act 15. 2. v 4. v 23. See his Letter Recorded by Sâ—crates B. 1. C. 6. Socrat B. C. 6. Math 7. â—7 Iames 2. 18. Iames. 2. 22 v. 26. See Euseâ— B â— C. 23. Maâ—h 10. 39 〈◊〉 2 11 12 See D. Cave in his Life Luk 9 54. Mark 3. 17. Maâ—h 20. 20 21. v. 24. Luke 9. 54. 2. Cor 3 14. Luke 9. 55 56 Math 12. 50 Math 17. 1. Math 4 21 22. Luke 14. 33 Mark 5. 37 Mark 9. 2 3 4. Math 26 37 Luk 22. 44. See D. Cave in the life of St. Iames the great Sect. 7. See book of legends in the life of St. Paâ—ricke See Ioseph Antiqui B. 18. â—h 8. Ch 11. See D Cave in the 〈◊〉 oâ— St. Iames 9. 8 Act 12. 1 2. See Euseb B. 2. C. 9. Act 12. 1 2. Act 12. 23. v. 22. Pet. de Natal lib 7. C. 103. Luke 6. 13 14 See D. Cave the life of St. Bartholomew Sect 1. 2. St. Austin Dr. Cave Sect. 5. Euseâ— B. 5. C. 9. See D. Cave in his life Sect the laâ—t Math 9. 9. 1 Tim 6 6. Mar 2. 15. Luke 15. 7. â—alat 5. 1. See D. Cave in the life of S Matthew Sect. 4. Rom 2. 29. See D. Cave Colos 4 14. See D. Cave in the life of St. Luke S. 1 Act 11. 26. See Dorâ—theus See Dorotheus 2. Cor 8. 18 Colos 4. 14 Philemon 24. Colos. 2. 8 1. Tim 6. 20 1. Cor 2. 5. â— Tim. 4. 11 See D. Cave life of St Luke â— 3. Math 10. 4. Luke 6. 15. See D. Cave 〈◊〉 liâ—e St. 〈◊〉 Sect. 3 4. 91. â—s 13. Mark 16. 17. 18. 〈◊〉 8. 22. 17. Psâ—â— 8. See Dorotâ—eus 〈◊〉 Kings 21. 25. 〈◊〉 bâ— D. Cave 〈◊〉 26. 4. Act 1. 19. Matt 26. 14 15. Iohn 14. 22 Act 1. 6. Heb 10. 34. Euseb lib 2. C. â—3 lib 3. C. 22. See D. Cave in the life of St. Iuâ—e Sect 5 Aâ—â— 17. 28. Tâ—m 1. 14. Iude 1. Math 13 55 See D. Cave in the Life of St Iâ—ue S. 3. 〈◊〉 1. 12. 2. Tim 10
Peâ—tapolis and Libya saw it Shine Shine with more Rayes then Gold or Sâ—ones can give Those Dead in Sin Its Lustre did Revive The Life Monasâ—ick Divâ—rs have beleiv'd â—t's Institution from our Saint Receiv'd From the Fam'd Philo this beleif they Take Who writes that near the Meraeotick Lake Many Retir'd and there Their time did give To Pious Rites and Lives Contemplative St. Hierome and Eâ—sebius doe Declare That these Devout Recluses Christians were And Learn'd Baronius That we might Esteem The Cloister'd Life Rome Founded Ioines with Them But Those who throughly read what Philo writt Scarce can what those Collect from thence Admitt For He with the most Large Encomiums Strives To make his Readers praise their Holy Lives Who then can think he would Commâ—morate That Sect which all his Nation most did hate Hee adds that Order ancient was when Hee Compos'd his Celebrated History If so how can Those Men beeâ— Christians thought VVhose Faith was Newly then in Egypt taught All which does rather seem to make it Clâ—ar That these Strict men Jewish Esseni were Serapis Priests who Highly were Afraid Of the Vast Progress which the Gospell made Against Our Saint Their Fiercest malice bend And did Resolve his Death their Fears should End The Time they Chose their Fury to Display VVas when Their Idolls â—east and Easter Day Did happen at the selfsame Time to Light They then the Easy Multitude incite To vindicaâ—e their slighted Deiâ—y VVhose Altars they behold Contemn'd did Lye All then the Sacred Christian Church Invade So much Religion can seduce the Bad. They knew such subtilty their Hearts had fill'd The Flock would scatter were the Shepherd kiâ—ld St. Mark They bind and then with Impious Force Towards their Bucelus They take their Course Dragging his Carcasse all the way They went And from that Precipice 't was their Intent His precius Body in the Sea to fling This seem'd to Some too mercifull a Thing Him therefore in a Prison They secure That He their Torments longer might Endure But while much more acute ones They Contrive He begs of God His Murth'râ—rs to Forgive Next Day They Drag'd Him o're sharp Rocks again Vntill he owd His Rest vnto His pain The Priests enrag'd Hee did so soon Expire Condemnd His Sacred Reliques to the Fire His Converts Tears did quench the Flames at last And then His Ashes in a Tombe they plac'd This precious Dust which Egipt sert at nought From Alexandria was to Venice brought And there Interrd Their Duke did mourn in Cheif And Paid it All the Complements of Greif And as a Tombe to guard it did bestow One of the Proudest Piles the World can show Then that Illustrious Senate did Decree Saint Mark Their Tuâ—elary Saint should bâ—e On the Day of St Phillip the APOSTLE HAil Great Apostle who the First of All With Christ câ—ntinu'â— after thy blest Call Peter and Andrew tho they Iesus knew Yet some months after did their Trade pursue Amazeing were those waies the World must grant Which Christ did take the Sacred Faith to Plant Hee could have Monarks for Apostles Câ—ose Yet that High Office on mean men bestows His Wisdome the Wâ—rlds Wisâ—om does despise And by the Ignorant Co verts the Wise. To the Blest Faith Pâ—ilosophers were brought And in the nets of Fisher-men were Caught Nay makes them which more wonderfull appears By their own Deaths Convert their Murâ—herers VVho can Consider and not vpward Look That when the mighty work was vndertook Which in the World did Act such wondrous Things It 's Learning to Confute and Vanquish Kings Christ only Poor Illiterate men did send And yet by Them attain'd His Glorious End Tho they Declar'd for they abhor'd Deceit That Worldly Crosses on their faith did waite And still the greater Wonder to Infuse That Gaâ—â—ilee which People'd was by Iews And was the Province They did most Despise Saying No Prophet out of it could Rise VVas yâ—t by Christ whose VVill does All Dispose The Countrey whence He his Apostles Chose Nay Poor Bethsaida a fisher Town He with the birth of Three of them did Crown Peter and Andrew shining Lights on Earâ—h VVith Our blest Phillip there receiv'd their Birth VVere the World therefore equall in her Doom Bâ—thsâ—iâ—a shâ—uld be more priz'd then Rome The brighter Fame is to their Birth-place due That â—hree Apostles Rais'd Rome Murtherd Two Great Phillip did surpass in knowledge All Th' Illustrious Twelue whom Christ at First did Call The Law and Prophets He did early read The best of Books in which youth can be bred By those he knew the Glorious time was neere In which the Great MESSIAH should appeare VVereby as soon as Christ the words had said Of FOLLOW MEE he instantly Oâ—aid Then to Nathaniâ—l does that News Impart VVhich had with Sacred Raptures fiâ—ld his heart The Principles of Grace still Active are And in our Blessings will make others Share But yet That Isralite indeed did Choose Noâ— to give Credit to the Jâ—yfull News His Prâ—pâ—ssâ—ssiâ—n past this hasty Doome Tâ—at out of Nazareth no Good could come Yâ—t our Apostle would not angry bee But to Convince Him lids him COME and SEE There Hee in whom no Guile was soon did know The God to whom that Blessing he did Ow. The Vpper Asia as some Ancients Thought The Province is where He the Gospell taught His pious Labours there the Spirit did Blesse And to Christs Fold They brought a great Increase Hierapolis in Phrygia was the Place VVhich with His Doctrine Hee the Last did Graceâ— Tâ—e People there which Phillip did Deplore A monstrous Serpent dayly did Adore 'T were Hard to Judge which Savager appears Either the Idoll or th' Idolaters Bâ—t Iove having assâ—m'd that Shape to wiâ— Th' Incestuous Embrace of Proâ—erpin The Daughter which to him bright Ceres bore The Phrygians therefore did that beast Adore But as it is by Metaphrastes said To Death our Phillip the Vile Monster Prayd The people seeing such a VVonder done Did from Idolatry to Iesus Run For which their Magistrates with sinfull Breath Condemn'd Our Saint to Ignominious Death VVhile all his Converts by the Tears they spilt Strove to wash off their Rulers bloody Guilt On the Day of St. Iames the Apostle Sirnamed the JUST HAil Great Apostle whom Gods Sacred Word Vouchsafes to Style the BROTHER of the LORD Christ the First Christian Mitre gave to Thee And made the Holy City Thy First See Rome does in vain for that High Title Strive Which God but to Ierusalem did give There all allow that Thy Inspir'd Decrâ—e From the Iews yoak did seâ—t the Gentiles Free Thou in that First Blest Councill didst Preside Whose Sacred Canons the whole Church did guide Tho that Fam'd Councill was in number small Yet none was e're so Oecumenicall For 't was in Fact That for which Rome does strive It was The
stately Church Erect On the Day of St. Ioâ—n the Apostle HAil Great Apostle who so happy prov'd As to be call'd th' Apostle IESUS Lov'd A Name which does to thee more Glory bring Then wer 't Thou stil'd the Vniversall King Who well can think Linus and Cletus were Who next to Blessed Peter fill'd Romes Câ—air The onely Heads Christ to His Church did give While â—hou who on â—is Bosome Dwâ—llst didst Live Thou on whose Head while Thousands did Admire The Spirit did sitt in Cloven Tongues of Fire Thou whom that Spirit did Inspire to write The Loftiest Gospell which it did Indite Thou whose blest Tongue by God himself was Chose That Book to Dictate which His Word did Close Thou to whom Christ while yeilding vp the Ghost Gave Gifts the Like of which none Else could boast Hee left His Blessed Mother to Thy Care And by Adoption made Thee His Joint Heir None could whilst Thou on Earth mad'st Thy abodâ— Bee above â—hee who Brother wer 't to God Yet this great Truth must Contradicted bee Or it must Ruine Romes Supremacy Whose Sons alas with too much guilt maintain Onely Their Bishops o're Christs Church can Raigne God might to Thee so Long a Life Dispence That such Vsurping might have noe Pretence Tho Tyrants Thee to Patmos did Condemn Yet there Thou saw'st the New Ierusalem God shew'd Thee thence lest too Long Life might Cloy Those Glories which through Faith thou shouldst Enjoy Let none Admire since Christ Lov'd Thee so well That Hee so Long left Thee on Earth to Dwell For since to serve Him here Hee did Decree To do His will on Earth was Heav'n to Thee Thus Angells tho from God They take their Flight Yet finde in Their Obedience Their Delight Thou onely of Thy Blest Society Christ did permit a Naturall Death to Dye Mans Fury did the Rest to Death Decree But Age it self to God presented Thee Which proves All Those as sure to beav'n shall Climbe Who Dye in Christ as those who Dy For Him Many might else from His Blest Doctrine Fly Iâ— all who taught it had been Doom'd to Dy. Which sinfull Fear that All men might Decline God who Their Lives did shorten Lengthen'd Thine On the Day of St. Matthias THE APOSTLE VVHen Cursed Iudas the sad Breach had made By having both His Lord and Soul Betray'd Peter by Scripture Lets th' Apostles See They were Impowr'd to fill the Vacancie Which to effect They Invocated Heaven And Lots did Cast the Spirit not been given Our Saint and Iusâ—us were the Blessed Pair Of which One should by Lot fill Iudas Chair Hail Glorious Saint who to the Honour got Of the Apostleship by Sacred Lot Thy Blessed self wer't both the first and Last Whom God that way in that High Office Plac'd And what the Lot Declar'd the Holy Ghost Confirm'd on the great Day of Pentecost For then the Spirit vnto Thee was given As God bestow'd it on the Blest Eleven Tho Iustus â—ist of that Supream Degree For which Hee then stood Candidate with Thee Yet to the Second Christ did Him admitt Since For the First th' Apostles Judg'd Him Fitt Hee knew their Prayr's th'vnerring Lot did guide And it was God did the great Doubt decide To which Hee did Submitt without Appeal And what it gave a Miracle did Seale By which the Churches Priesthood God made known Shall be continued by Election That Sacred Office which so Long did shine In Levi's Tribe and in High Aarons Line Now was by Gods Decree to yeild the Place To the more Glorious Ministry of Grace None therefore to th' Apostolate e're gott Of Levi's house either By Choice or Lott Christ Calling none to it of Aarons Line Declar'd Hee did that Priesthoods End Designe After Our Saint was with the Spirit Blest His Soul Allow'd his Body little Rest Through many Regions Hee the Gospell spread And Those reviv'd who in their Sins were Dead Authors in Various Narratives abound Where t was that Hee with Martyrdome was Crown'd In Ancient Martyrologies wee Read The Jews first Ston'd Him then Cutt off his Head But if Greek Offices may bee beleev'd Hee on a Cross his Martyrdome Receiv'd Hellen the mother of Great Constantine In whom Exalted Piety did Shine The Relicks of Our Saint did so Esteem That she remov'd them from Ierusalem And at new Rome much Time and Treasure spent In giving them a Second Monument From thence as Old Church Histories have said His bones to other Cityes were Convay'd And even to our Times Triers and Rome Contest in which of Them they have their Tombe Since of His Dust so much Esteem is had Much Greater to his Doctrine should bee pai'd On the Day of St Mark THE EVANGELIST HAil Great Evangelist whose Sacred Pen Inspir'd by God has taught His wayes to Men Before Hee did Receive His saveing Call Into what sad Back-slideing did Hee Fall Great Epiphanius has expresly showne Thaâ— of the Guilty number he was One Who when they Literally vnderstood They were to Eat Christs Flesh and Drink His Bâ—ood Th' Amazeâ—ng Doctrine They diâ— so Abhorr That They withdrew and walk'd with Him no more Yet the like words mistaken are bâ—come And made an Article of Faith by Rome Averroes pray'd Hâ—aring such Doctrine prest His Soul with the Philosophers might Rest. Heathens have no beleif so wild and Odd As both to Worship and to Eat their God But Peter did to Mark the Truth Dispence And shew'd the words had a Spirituall Sence His Faith thus Fix'd He ne're again did Fall But was to Peter what Luke was to Paul And after Hee His Convert was become Hee did Attend Him when He went to Rome The Earliest Writers diffâ—r where and when The World did ow the Gospell to his Pen. Which Peter did Review and then Decreed It should bee in Divine Assemblies Râ—ad Papias and Eusebius Declare 'T was writt at Rome and at His Câ—nverts Pray'r But the Veâ—etians will not this Adâ—itt They say It was at Aqâ—ilejâ— writt And that the Greek Originall's with Them VVâ—ich They of Aâ—l tâ—eir â—reasures mâ—â—t Eâ—teem Blest Peter who at Rome was in Restraint Egypt to Free Thither employ'd our Saint True Gospell Charity in this VVee see â—hile him they bâ—â—d â—ee does sett others Free Free from worse Chaines then Tyrants make vs bear 〈…〉 are than Nero's heavyer Nile to her People ne're such blessiâ—gs brought As They enjoy'd by the Blest Faith he taught Fair Alexandria was the Happy place Which with His Doctrine Hee did oftnâ—st Grace By which mâ—re Fam'd by much it did become Then for its bâ—ing Alexanders Tombe Or for those Pyramiâ—s to which were given More heighth then to that Tower which threaâ—end Heav'n Or to those mountaines which by Gyants paines Were Raisd to Scale the Skies from Phlegra 's Pâ—aines Yet Hee his Mitre did not there Confiâ—e