the Life the Truth the Way And when the Lord of Life They Cruciâ—y'd They did not know that 't was for Them He Dy'd Mercy may Plâ—ad their Ignorance for Them But 't is Our Knowledge which may vs Condemn Instead of Praise wee load Him with Our Scorns Wound him afresh and Crown him with worse Thornes We say He is our Saviour God and King Yet trample on his Blood as a Vile Thing Iudâ—s his Cursed part wee daily Play And Him wee â—ail as Master Wee Betray The Wonders of this Day wee Heighten thus Makeing it vseless that Hee Dy'd for vs. Prodigious Day on which ev'n God did Pray To God to take the Bitter Cup away A Day in which Philosophy Descry'd That Nature or the God of Nature Dy'd A Day in which Mortallity may Cry Death Thou art Swallow'd vp in Victory O may this Day bee in All Hearts Engrav'd This Day on which GOD Dy'd and Man was Sav'd On the Day of the Resurrection of Our Blessed SAVIOUR Or Easser Day HAil Glorious Day on which th' Almighty gave To His New World the First Fruits of the Grave Hail Glorious Day in Thy Illustrious Light What Faith could scarce Bâ—lieve Appear'd to Sight Hail Thou most Glorious Day for 't was on Thee Death Lost his Sting the Grave His Victory Ere the Blest Dawn of this Day did Begin On which God Rose from Death and Man from Sin The Pious Magdalen prevents the Light Her steddy Soul Darkness nor Tombs could Fright She of that Pow'r to Guard Her could not Doubt By which Her seven Divills had been cast out Hâ—r Duâ—y's to His Corps Shee does Begin Assoon as She could Pay Them without Sin But All those Perfumes which with her Shee Beates Were not so Sweet as was Her Love and Teares Both which did Rise in Her to such an Hâ—ighth As made her Gratitude Resemble Faith David would not the Love of Man Preferr Could Hee have known the Love which shin'd in Her Argells to whom Her matchless Griefs were known To ease them From the Tomb Rell'd off the Stone But nor the Earth-quake nor that Glorious Sight Had or the Pow'r to Please Her or to Fright Nor could the Honour Shee did then Obtain Of speaking with Blest Spirits Ease Her Pain For those who IESUS seek as Mary did Can but in finding HIM be satisfy'd Who could Believe a Woâ—an would Display More Love then â—ee who on Christs Bosome Lay. Or that to Hers Blest Peters Love should Yeild On whose Confession Christ His Church did Build Yet She came Early'r to His Tombe then They And stay'd and wept after They went away Nothing could o're her Grieâ—s the Conquest win Yet Love made want of Faith in Her no Sin For when an Angells News stopt not her Tears Christ to Reward them instantly appears Soe Apt He is to bring that Soul Releif Whose Trembling Faith springs but from Love Grief Both which in her Hee did so Highly Prize As She First saw Him of All mortall Eyes And sends Her his Apostle ev'n to Those Whom He to be the Worlds Apostles Chose Never did Love and Sorrow Hers Excell And never Both were Recompens'd so well As 't was a Woman which Death first Brought In So 't was a Woman did the Glory win To tell the World with Her Obligeing Breath The Lord of Life had broke the Bonds of Death Death which till then did valiant Men perplex Now should not Fright Those of the softer Sex Myriads of which through Faith in IESU'S Name Have run to Deaths Embraces through the Flame Elijah like from Earth They did Retire And Climb'd to Heav'n in Chariots made of Fire True Grief does Cause Our Comforts not Destroy For Those who Sow in Tears shall Reap in Ioy. And when Death comes to State vs in the Face His Pow'r we Smile at by the Pow'r of Grace Christ by His Riseing has made Death to bee Only the Gate to Blest ETERNITY Such then as strive to gett Admittance there While They fâ—ar Dâ—ath to enter Heav'n They Fear Those who like Magdalen their Saviour Love Now Hee is Ris'n should seek the Things Above Since wee in Magdalen so well are taught Christ to a Soul by Love and Tears are brought Still let vs strive by Both Our Souls to bring VVhere They with Hers may Allelujabs Sing â—n the Day of the Ascenâ—ion of Our Blessed SAVIOUR HAil Thou most sad and Joyfull Day on which Earth grew more Poor that Heav'n might grow more Rich. Th'Apostles Christs Ascention did Deplore Fearing They Lost what They did but Restore No wonder it Surpriz'd the Gazers Sights To See a Cloud lâ—volue the Light of Lights To that Cloud only was the Blessiâ—g giv'n To be the Chariot which bore God to Heav'n The Truths which David Suâ—g did then Appear Darkness His Closett Clouds his Chariots were In Sacred Things How soon is Reason Lost Till'tis Enlighten'd by the Holy Ghost For They with Grief on his Ascention Look Tho then Hee in Our Right Possession took Of that Blest Kingdom where 'till that Glad time The Human Nature ne're before could Climb The Happy Cloud on which Hee Dâ—ign'd to Ride Approaching Heav'n the Gates did open wide And Allelujahs Angells did Begin Seeing the King of Glory enter In. Hells and Deaths Powr's Hee did before Defeat And Now His Crosses Triumphs are Compleat For to the Blood of it the Pow'r was giv'n To Reconcile All both iâ— Earth and Heav'n Angells are now from fâ—ar of falling Free'd Captivity by Him being Captive Led Since that Blest Harmony was heard on Earth Which Heav'n did make at His Porâ—entours Birth What Pen but one took from an Angells wing Can write the Tryumphs His Return did bring Angells Rejoyc'd who Musick are and Love That Those they guard Below shall Reign Above And shall on those Bright Thrones for ever Dwell From which by Pride some of Their Order fell While Heav'n did thus Rejoyce Men sink with Grief Two Angells therefore Fly to Their Relief Who told th' Apostles while They Gaze and Mourn That as Christ went from thence He should Return Such High Ambassadors such Charming News Banish'd their Sorrows and did Joy Infuse A Joy which tho subâ—ime was not Complâ—ate Till God indu'd them with the Paraclâ—te On the Day of Pentecosâ— commonly call'd Whitsunday HAil Welcome Day on which the World may Boast Th'Apostles first Receiv'd the Holy Ghost God Vsher'd in the Vast Gift He design'd By a most mighty and a Rushing wind To shew the Blessed Spirit does Abhorr To Rest in any Place not Cleans'd before God a Consumeing Fire Himself does Call Now in Illuminateing Fires does â—all The God of Nature Natures Laâ—s did turn And made that to Inspire which vs'd to Burn. Mans Nature
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
Rome saies it was in Asia the Less Nicephorus averrs it was in Greece And that by His Vile Murtherers Decree Hee suffer'd Death upon an Olive Tree That Rage which in their Hearts his worth had bred Turnd vndesign'dly Just to Crown his Head For since the Learn'd to Learning doe allow A wrâ—ath to Crown it of an Olive Bow Our Saint whose knowledge reach'd the Last Degree Was Crown'd not with an Olive Wreath but Tree But Piety did to His Body give As Little Rest when Dead as when Aliue Kingdomes and Ciâ—ties did a while Contest In which of them his precious Dust shâ—ust Rest. All yeild at Last to Coâ—staâ—tines strong Claâ—me Who built a â—emple to the Apostles Name Which though a Pile of so much Art and Cost That of the Like the whole World could not boast Yet since t was made to those great Saints a Tombe Whose Blood and writings taught all Christendome The Famous Structure more Renown'd does prove For what 's there Bury'd then for all above On the Day of St. Simon the APOSTLE HAil Sacred Cananite whose God-like Pains For Thee the Title of the Zâ—lâ—t Gains More â—ustly Due if wee the Truth Respect From Labouring for Thy God then from Thy Sect VVhat Creature e're so many Lands did Run Vnless his Fellow-Traveller the Sun Egypts and Affricks heat and Barren Sand Could not His Zeal or Frighten or Withâ—tand The Libian Lyons Barr'd not vp his VVay Nor the VVild People Savager then They. Hee did Fulâ—â—â—l what was in Scripture Read On Lyons and on Adders Hee did Tread Against Their Venome Antidotes he had The Words of Faith that Bâ—lme of Gilead These wreâ—ched People who with heat were vext Much in This VVorld but much more in the next Hee by his Pâ—ous Life and Preaching brings To Rest vnder the sâ—â—dow of Gods Wings Those were the Seeds of Faith he there did Sâ—â— VVhich to great Heigth in Future times did grow After He had Asia and Affrick taught Into VVest Europe He the Gospell brought At last into Oâ—r Brittain He did Come The Guilty Scene of his Blest Martyrdome Hee like the Sun vp in the East did gett â—hin'd o're the South then in the West did Sâ—tt His Holy Life his Doctrine so maintain'd That Many People Hee to Iesus Gain'd But others who Themselves to Sin had Sold Did to Destroy him open Counsells hold And as the Greek Menologies Agree Those Monsters Crucify'd him on a Tree With Joy Hee saw his Blood for Iesus spilt His Faith was on the Rock of Ages â—uilt There in an Vnknown Grave his Body Lies Vntill a Glorious Body it shall Rise â—ight not His Blood which our Forefathers spilt Have helpt to Fill the Measure of that Guilt VVhich often drown'd Our Islands in a Flood Of Royall Noble and Plebejan Blood So that No spott of Earth hath e're been more No nor so much moistned with Human Gore And even in our Faâ—all Dayes we Saw Great Brittain made a True Acheldama O May wee from all Sinning so Refrain As God may never make it One again VVhen our Repentance shall his Wrath Atone The Inward Peace will bring the Outward One On the Day of St. Iude THE APOSTLE HAil Blessed Juâ—as whose Devotion 's Flame Hath made Atonement for that guilty Nâ—me The Cursed Iudas who to gaiâ—e was Ty'd Sold Him for whom the Blessed Judas Dy'd His Question to Our Saviour does Detect He also did His Temporall Raign expect Which Error all his Bretâ—ren did Admitt Till the Blest Spirit Led them out of it To worldly Glories men Aspire at most Vntill enlighten'd by the Holy Ghost But for a nobler Empire then They Sâ—rive More Solid Farr then All this World can give T was Long before the Câ—urches did admit His Blest Epistle into Sacred Writt During that guilty time wâ—at was become Oâ— the Infallibility of Rome Eâ—ocâ—s Apocalâ—ps the Church of Old Next to wâ—at was Canoâ—â—caâ—l did holdâ— Oâ—r Saint His Prophâ—sie did therefore Cite Which Since no Pen that was inspir'd did Write Was the Câ—eif Râ—ason Divers could Afford Why Tâ—ey did doubt t was not the Sacred word Yet some Epistles written by Blest Paul Were still admitted as Canonicall Tho Hee to Reach the Eâ—ds which he did Press Aratâ—s quotes and Epimeâ—ides Who though not guided by the Heavenly Light Yet They the truth in severall things did write Of Romes Vnerringness ill Proof She makes By First Suspecting what at Last she takes If by the Help of Study and of Time She to know what 's Caâ—onicall does Climbe Others to such Infallibility May have at lest as good a Right as Shee Either that Title she should not Admitt Or Shee should give vs better Proofs of it Th' Inspiration which our Saiâ—ts Epistle beares Highly Instructive to Mankind appears Servaâ—t to Christ and Brother to Blest Iâ—â—es Tâ—e wâ—ighty Titles are which Hee Esteem's Tho â—ee might â—ustly by Gods Sacred word Have stâ—l'd himself THE BROTHER OF THE LORD Yet that vast Title Our great Saint Declines By which His Humbleness the Brighter Shines Many Great Nations of his Teaching boast But Perâ—ia seems indebted to it most Their Magi who in High â—steem were held Finding their Wisdome unto Goâ—s did yeild Which should have Led them into Sâ—veiâ—g wayes Did only their Revenge and Envy Raisâ— Which did not Let them Rest vntill that They His Life did take who taught to Life the Way His Converts when the News They vnderstood Their Sâ—râ—ames of Tears mixt with his Streams of Blood But thaâ— Bâ—est Mâ—rtyrdome Hee did abide 〈◊〉 them in the Faith for which He Dy'd On the Martyrdome of his Sacred Maiesâ—y KING CHARLES THE FIRST OF BLESSED MEMORY THat Sacred Head three Kingdoms did Adore For what it was more then for what it woâ—e That Heaâ— by â—orth mâ—re then by Biâ—th the Bâ—st Which Dayâ—y prov'd Oâ—aâ—les were not Ceaâ— Is not Condemn'd as t is bâ—leiv'd by Some 〈◊〉 is with Glory Crown'd by Martyrdome And tho his Rebels Power thus to Dispence His Fate make Some to question Providence My Faith by it is Rais'd and not Deprest Since the worst they could doe did prove the Best For that Black Voâ—e which then Pâ—onounc'd his Doome Serv'd to Conâ—eigâ— him to a Nâ—bler Crown Of whose Dâ—ration none can doubtfull be Since t will ouâ—-live his Murth'reâ—â— Infamy Glory like time Progâ—ession does reqâ—ire VVhen iâ— Advances not it does Expire And his had Reach'd to such an Height befoâ—e Nothing but such a Death coâ—â—d Raise it more And though Some dare alledge 't was but a Few 〈◊〉 or his 〈◊〉 or 〈…〉 Yet that it self does all excuse defeat To Let so few Commit a Sin so Great All are too Guilty they are who did Siâ— To shed his Blood and Those Permitted it VVith a Sublimer joy he mounted on The Scaffold then he did Ascend the Throne For Heav'n had
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