This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... with writs, sub-pcenas, trial-cases; This trespass'd him in cattle, that in words: Fit his device, and well his shield became. A salamander drawn in lively frame: His word was this: / live, I breathe, I feed inflame. Dichostasis (Sedition or Schism) Next after him marched proud Dichostasis, That wont but in the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... with writs, sub-pcenas, trial-cases; This trespass'd him in cattle, that in words: Fit his device, and well his shield became. A salamander drawn in lively frame: His word was this: / live, I breathe, I feed inflame. Dichostasis (Sedition or Schism) Next after him marched proud Dichostasis, That wont but in the factious Court to dwell; But now to shepherd swains close linked is; And taught them (fools!) to change their humble cell, And lowly weed for Courts, and purple gay, To sit aloft, and States and Princes sway: A hook, no sceptre needs our erring sheep to stay. A mitre trebly crown'd th' impostor wore; For heaven, earth, hell he claims with lofty pride, Not in his lips, but hands, two keys he bore, Heaven's doors and hell's to shut, and open wide: But late his keys are marrt, or broken quite: For hell he cannot shut, but opens light: Nor heaven can ope, nor shut; nor buys, but sells by sleight. Two heads, oft three, he in one body had, Nor with the body nor themselves agreeing: What this commanded, th' other soon forbad: As different in rule, as nature being: The body to them both, and neither prone, Was like a double-hearted dealer grown: Endeavouring to please both parties, pleasing none. As when the powerful wind and adverse tide Strive which should most command the subject main; See scornful waves, swelling with angry pride, Yielding to neither, all their force disdain; Meantime the shaken vessel doubtful plays, And on the stagg'ring billow trembling stays, And would obey them both, and none of both obeys. A subtle craftsman framed him seemly arms, Forg'd in the shop of wrangling sophistry; And wrought with curious arts, and mighty charms, Temper'd with lies, and false philosophy. Millions of heedless souls thus had he slain. His seven-fold targe ...
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