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Poems on most of the festivals of the church composed by the Right Honourable Roger, Earl of Orrery.
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Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679.
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1681
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Wing O495; ESTC R22207
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Bay Theirs must by Killing Guilty wreaths Obtain But Thine by Dying Life and Glory gain Both which shall â—ast when Pyramâ—ds of Pride Are shrunk to Ashes such as now They Hide This shews how Different the Paymâ—nts are In the World 's Laufeaâ— and the Spirituall Warr. The Jews who Found They no Dâ—fence could make Against that Spirit by which Stephen Spake Resolv'd by Death to finish the Dispute And stop that Tongue which They could not Conâ—ute Those Stones with which his Life They batterd down God made the Jewells of Our Martyrs Crown Our Christian Moses first this Red Sea Try'd And to the Heav'nly Canaan is Our Guide VVhen IESUS was to Dy for Mankinds Crime Onely One Angell came to Comfort Him But when Blest Stephen was a Martyr made To His Glad Eies All Heav'n appear'd His Aide When God and Christ by Op'ning Heaâ—vn were shown Both Faith and sight for Him Combin'd in One. Thus Gods vnbounded Mercy did Proceâ—d Giveing most Comâ—ort whâ—re there was most Need. To the First 〈◊〉 was the Blâ—ssing giv'n To have on Earth a Reâ—ll sight of Heav'n Lâ—st â—ailing through 〈◊〉 stormes his Soul might Frightâ— Oâ— his wish'â— Pâ—rt God kept him still in Sight Marâ—yrs to Câ—me in â—is 〈◊〉 â—ision see 〈…〉 which to â—uch 〈◊〉 God â—oes Dâ—â—ree No Athist â—'re to â—oose his Life was Known Only to provâ— that Aâ—tâ—r it There 's none 〈◊〉 when Lâ—e does Expire Is lesâ— the wickeds â—aith then their desire But Stepâ—en Joyâ—ully 〈◊〉 Râ—fingn'd Kâ—owing He shouâ—d with Christ a better fiâ—d If after Dying nâ—thing did Remain His Vision â—ad been Faâ—â—e his Pray'r Vain What Stephn â—aw wouâ—d Charge God with a Lye If with the Bodies Death the Soul should Dye Christ then did Act what 〈…〉 That Martyrs Blood should bee the Churches Seâ—d For his Last words Proofs of Christs God-head give Praâ—ing that IESUS would His Soâ—l Râ—ceive Since who in Martyrdomes Red Path has Trod Dâ—ing would Leave his Spirit but to God Frâ—m â—is Last Pray'â— wee Râ—ap this Blessed Fruit That Arrianisme ere born it does Consute True Martyrs Charity ascends so High They Pray for those at Death that make Them â—y And Such as part with Life Gods Laws to Keep Dâ—ing to Them is but to fall Asleep On the Day of St. Peter HAil First Apostle Thou whom Christ did Choose To Preach Mose's his Saviour to the Jews None of the Sacred Twelue the Church Agree In variouâ— Dispensations Equal'd Thee Tâ—ou First didst own that Faith which â—e're shall Faile Since against It Hells Gates shall not Prevail Buâ— thou 〈◊〉 Dâ—preâ—ate the Limbs being Slain VVithout whose Dâ—ath Thy Faith had been in vain That Rock oâ— which the Church should â—ounded bee Tho thousands by mistake bâ—leev'd 't was Thee For Christ did name Thee Peter and did own Thou in His Church arâ— One Chief Corner Stone And Christ on Thee did the Honor showre Of being First in Order not in Pow'r Since the Keys Pow'rs with which Thou first wer't Blest Hee also did Conferr on all the Rest. His Faith to Walk on Waters did not shrink But Oh! How soon it fail'd and Hee did Sink Hee drew his Sword First on His Masters side But then That Hee his Master was Deny'd Hee first did Promise hee with Christ would Dy Buâ— when the Danger came he then did Fly Christ who his Heart better then hee did know Foretold his Fâ—ll before the Cock did Crow No meanes are weak which God Vouchsafes to vse The Crowing of a Cock His Faith Renews That Bird whofe voice does Vshâ—r in the Day Drove from his Soul the night of Sin away Whil'st Hee with Oaths and Curses Christ Aâ—jur'd Those Sins but by One Look of His were Cur'd O Pow'rfull Look which instantly could Dart The Rayes of Grace into a Pâ—rjur'd Heart O moveing Look which could so well Perswade That of a Sinnâ—r a Blest Saint It made Those bitter Tears which His Repentance Spilt So Pow'rfull were They wash'd off all His Guilt Thus Cleans'd He did Aspire for Christ to Dy. From whom before de did not Blush to Fâ—y So vast the Diff'rence is which God does Place Between the strengths of Nature and of Grace Now by oâ—e Sermon hee does Thousands make That Christ Adore which he did once Forsake The Bed-rid Persons now at his Comand On Their Long-vseless Limbs in Raptures stand His Shadow now does quicker Health Impart Then All the substance of the physiâ—k Art Now tho He could not give to Beggars Wealth Yet he did give Them greater Riches Health Now Tâ—at All Hypocrites his word might Dread God strikes Sapphira and her Husband Dead But Doreas whom the Weeping Widows Praise Christ from the Dead at Pâ—tâ—rs Word does Râ—ase Who then daâ—e thiâ—k God â—ill not at the Last Raise All the Dead at â—he 〈◊〉 Blast Since what Hâ— did to â—abitha has show'd The Pow'r to doe it God on man Bestow'd Reason without the Help of Faith doth show God can doe more then He made Peter doe Who Doubts the Dead shall Rise at Times last How'r Questions at Once Gods Promise and His Pow'r Tho These and many Wonders more wâ—e see The Sacred Word of God Records of Thee Yâ—t from what Scripture can Romes Bishops Plead That Thy Successors are the Churches Head Antioch does sâ—em to have a stronger Claim Since there the Christians first Râ—ceiv'd their Name And All past Ages as the present Own In Antioch Thou didst Erect Thy Throne Rome but the second Place was where it stood Rome whose vngratefull Earth suâ—kd up Thy Blood Whilst Antioch vrges Sâ—â—e was Thy First See First Learn'd Thy Faith and from Thy Blood was Free Sâ—ee seems in these 〈◊〉 Bâ—â—ssingsto Exceed What ever Romes best Orators can Plead This made the Nicene Fathers to Decree The pope of Antioch a first Pope should bee For till Romes Church did Thirst for Pow'r and Fame Pope to All Bishops was a Common Name But Time which All but Truth doth Overcome Antioch Destroy'd and has Exalted Rome Yet this alone is the best Plea wee see Which Rome can vrge for Her Supremacy Which were it Good the World must then Confess That Romes Supramacy is Her Success Divers Popes show who Errors did Embrace Faith comes not by Succession but by Grace That Blest Evangelist whose Pen did write The Gospell which most think thou didst Indiâ—â— Lets us thy Fall in Fowler Colours see Then are made vse of by the Other Three â—y which wee Learn when wee a Sin Commitâ— Wee should Our selves be most Severe to It. But thy great Failing which so Black Appâ—ars Faith has wash'd off both in thy Blood and Tears Tho trembling Fâ—ar made thee from Iesus Fly Yet stable Faith made thee for Him to Dy. And Judge â—ince Christ Dy'd
Churches Representative They had in Truth what Others had in Boast Th' Vnnerring Guidance of the Holy Ghost They in plain words did their Decrees Impart Others cloud Theirs with Sophistry and Art None were with Their Anathemas Opprest Since such as have most Right will Threaten Lest The Lawfull Shepherds most the Flocks will spare And True Kings milder then Vsurpers are Who but St. Paul could have been fittest thought The Convert-Antioch Gentiles to have Taught For Hee the Gentiles great Apostle was And His Resolves might well for Canons pass Yet Him They to Ierusalem will send The Circumcision Difference to End Yet Hee does not to Peter only goe But to th' Apostles All and Elders too And those Fam'd Canons which they then did Frame In their Joint Title Bore the Breth'rens Name To shew that what to All had been Decreed The Clergy and the Laity Agreed Tho to Record that Pattern God jâ—dg'd Fitt Yet How Few Councills since have Follow'd it Yet in the Canons which at Nice were Sign'd Both Constantine and His Blest Mother â—oyn'd But worthy 't is to be Observ'd that there No Pope nor Legates for Him did appear Thy Pen does Magus Gnosticks best Confute And proves Faith is the Tree hâ—t works the Fruite Thy Blest Epistle cutts off all Debaâ—e And does vnite what they did Separate To Faith Good works the Brightest Lustre gives And is the Highest Godlike Proofe it Lives Thy Life with Acts of Charity was Fraught Thou most didst Practice what thy Sermons taught Which tho it mett among the Good with Praise Yet in the Pharisees did Envy Raise Envy which where it Raignes All Good Controules Envy the Hurry-cane of Humane â—Soules Some of that Sect with Faigned Joy declare That By his Preaching They his Converts were And therefore beg'd that All the Pâ—ople might At once be brought from Darkness into Light Which to Effect They Him with Rev'rence bring Into an Heighth above the Temples wiâ—g And vnder it great Crouds of men Appear As if they came Christs Laws from Him to 〈◊〉 But when the Sacred Faith He did Dâ—spence They in a Fury threw Him headlong theâ—ce To his Blest Life a VVond'rous End was giv'n Since from that Fall God Rais'd his Soul to Heavâ—â— Then that great Truth was Evidenc'd in Him To Fall for Christ is the sure way to Climb His Foes worst malice made Him to Lay down A Fading Mitre for a Deathless Crown On the Day of St Iames the Apostle Sirnamed the GREAT HAil Sacred Iames in Graces so Compleat That the whole Church gave Thee the stile of â—reat Yet till in Him the Spirit did Reside Hâ—e felt the Stormes of Dire Revâ—nge and Pride So much did Passion Him and Iohn Inflame That Christ did Both the Sons of Thunder Name They in Their Mothers Proud Suite did Partake And twixt th' Apostles the First sâ—rife did make When a Samarian Village did Refuse To Lodge Him and the Rest Since They were Iews Had His Pow'r Equall been to His Desire Hee had Like Sodome Ruiâ—'d it with Fire Such darken'd Frailty does to men Belong Till Grace Enlightens Them and makes them Strong He Could not See till Christ the Vaile did Draw How mild the Gospell is above the Law These Crimes the Sacred Scripture does Relate After His Call to the Apostolate To shew That in the Church the Loftiest Place Will not Restrain Since nothing can but Grace But Christ who what He would bee did Foreknow Since Hee who makes vs doe Knows what wee 'll Doe And who did Goodnes more then Kinred Rate Did Choose Him one of his Triumvirate While Those who nearer were to Him Ally'd To share in that vast Honor were Deny'd But He and Iohn IESU'S First call oâ—ey'd Leaving their Home Their Father and Their Traâ—e Which proves Those are vnworthy of Christs Call Who to obey it will not give vp all Peter and these great Brothers were made Blest With Favours not Extended to the Rest. T was These Three only Iesus with Him Lead When He Rais'd Iaâ—rus Daughter from the Dead These on Mount Tabor saw the Glorious Three The Greatest sight next to the Trinity And onely They the Griev'd Spectators stood VVhen on the Mount Hee sweat great Drops of Blood After Our Lords Ascention first of All Hee taught the Iews disperst at Stephens Fall Then spread the Faith if Elder Times say True In our Great Britain and this Island too Blest Patrick whom this Isle her Saint has made Did build on that Foundation which Hee Lay'd But of this Saint Romes Soas such Fables write As Darkned what They meant to make more Bright Divers are Loth that Holiness to Prize VVhich men attempt to magnify by Lyes Since but too many as it oft does Fall For some vntruths Suspect the Truth of All. But VVee the Legends Fiction cast away And to His Pious Life Due Rev'rence Pay VVhen in the west Saint Iames much time had spent Back to Ierusalem again he went Herod Agrippa by Decree of Rome To the Iâ—daick Empire being Come That Slaâ—â—sh Fawning to His Countrâ—y brought VVhich Hee vnder Caligula was Taught Tho Hee in the Iews Paths did stricâ—ly Trâ—ad Yet Hee Romes Emperour a God Decreed By this the Tyrant Hee did hope to gain And then to wash off that Blasphemous Stain The Câ—ristian Church Hee did with Fury wast And Our Apostle into Prison Cast. The Iews extolling â—his Hee did proceed And his Sin Finish'd Cutting off his Head How Frantick are th' Idolators of Fame Who fell their Soules in hope to buy a Name At our Saints Death such Charming Truths Hee said That Hee his Keeper a Blest Martyr made Nothing can to the Spirit give Restraint One moment turn'd a Goaler to a Saint Of All th' Illustrious Twelue the Sacred Word Does only Our Saints Martyrdome Record Angells to Heav'n His Blessed Spirit Bear And then an Angell struck His Murtâ—erer Cesarea saw Him whom They did Admire And call a God vnder Gods wrath expire But All Spaines Empire Judge that They are Blest Thinking His Bones at Compostella Rest. On the Day of St. Bartholomen THE APOSTLE HAil Glorious Saint whose Lofty Lineage Springs As divers Ancients wriâ—e from Syrian Kiâ—gs But hadst Thou been the Sove'rign of the Earth Yet had Thy Office far Excell'd Thy Birth Thy Birth could give Thee but a Temporall Throne Thy Office gave Thee an Eternall One. The Holy Scriptures somethings does Râ—late Of all those call'd to the Apostolate Only of our blest Saint the Sacred Word Does but his Office and his Name Record Which made some Writers and of no small Fame Think Him and blest Nathaneel were the Same Tho the best Bishop which in Hippo Sate Denies His Call to the Apostolate But our great Church Historians Clearly show How