Humanæ; trepidâ hinc fefe formidine folvent,
Spem fibi non dubiam facro qui in fanguine fiftant,
Ergo obit; at fuperas citus inde revertitur auras:
Nec longum premet imperiis pallentibus Hades:
Ante, plagas cœli quàm tertia viferit Eos,
Hunc, clauftris tumuli abruptis, emergere cernent
Sidera matutina, facrumque os exferere, inftar
Auroræ rutilum, pretio pro ftirpe foluto

Humanâ: redimentur enim, quot munera vitæ

Excipiant oblata alacres, & corde volenti

....

Atque fide, haud operum vacuâ; amplectantur amores.
Divino hoc delet facto tua mofta malorum

Supplicia, amiffæ reparans tibi dona falutis; clara cafe

Criftatum hoc Satanæ faftum contundet, & Aten

Hademque horrificum, Satanæ duo brachia, victor

Calcabit, frangetque premens: capitique paterno
Altiùs infiget fobolis fæviffima tela.

Non ita victoris calcem generifve redempti

Mors premet, attactu perftringens alite talos,

Mors fugitiva, levis, placidoque fimillima fomno,
Lene iter ad dulces vitæ immortalis honores.
Inde redux, fpatio in terris breviore moratur,

Ut ftata dilectos ad tempora vifere poffit
Difcipulos, comites nuper fociofque laborum;

Seque palam claro manifeftum oftendere vultu.nh vi
His mandabit enim, terras volgare per omnes,

Quæ dederat præcepta, viamque aperire falutisoma mes
Utque fidem amplexos veram luftralibus undis iz

Perfundant populos; figno quo, crimine puros

Reddiderint, mortique ultro fe offerre paratos,

Fors ita fi tulerit, cui fe obtulit ante Redemptor.bı sila
Hi latè erudient gentes; nam deinde per orbem.ï
Pandetur volgata falus, non fanguine Abramidi, vī qu
Progenitis folùm, fed, quot fociarit Abraio pignol ingoz ir!!
Una eademque fides, quocunque fub here natis

Illius hinc Semen varia undique fæcla beabit.

A gentle wafting to immortal life! och o'r Pure, and in mind prepar'd, if fo befal,
Nor after refurrection fhall he stay

Longer on earth, than certain times t appear
To his Difciples; men, who in his life
Still follow'd him: to them fhall leave in charge
To teach all nations what of him they learn'd,
And his falvation; them who, fhall believe
Baptizing in the profluent stream, the fign
Of washing them from guilt, of fin, to life

For death, like that which the Redeemer dy'd...
All nations they fhall teach: for from that day,
Not only to the fons of Abraham's loins
Salvation fhall be preach'd; but to the fons
Of Abraham's faith, where-ever thro' the world:
So in his feed all nations fhall be blefs'd.
Then to the heav'n of heav'ns fhall he afcend..
With victory, triumphing through the air
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At

At Victor confcendet ovans facraria cœli

Summa, triumphatis pariter veftrifque fuifque
Hoftibus; expansâ deprendet in aeris aulâ,
Serpentem, tractumque per ultima regna tyrannum
Oftendet cœlo attonitum, vinctumque relinquet.
Mox decoris præcelfi apicem, fupra omnia cœli
Nomina, fupra arces fublime evectus, adibit;

Et folium ad dextram Patris afferet omnipotentis.
Deinde poteftatem, et jubar omne indutus, ubi ingens
Conciderit mundi hæc moles, fummâ ætheris arce
Quæfitor veniet; vivifque & lumine cafsis

Jura dabit; fontes ruet; immortalia dona plinom g
Lætitiæ referet fidis, per lucida cœlindo dimo, alma'
Atria, terrarumve plagas: namque undique tellus
Tum Paradifus erit, regna his præftantia longè
Edeni regnis, longèque beatius ævum.

Conftitit hìc Superum Princeps, fpatia ultima mundi
Pertingens: mira attonitus concepit Adamus

Over his foes and thine; there fhall furprife
The Serpent, prince of air, and drag in chains
Thro' all his realm, and there confounded leave:
Then enter into glory; and refume

His feat at God's right hand, exalted high
Above all names in heav'n: and thence fhall come,
When this world's diffolution fhall be ripe,

To judge th'unfaithful dead, but to reward
His faithful, and receive them into bliss;
Whether in heav'n or earth: for then the earth
Shall all be Paradife, far happier place
Than this of Eden, and far happier days.

So fpake th' Arch-angel Michael; then paus'd,
As at the world's great period: and our Sire,

With glory and pow'r, to judge both quick and Replete with joy, and wonder, thus reply'd:

dead:

O goodnefs infinite! goodness immense!
Gaudia,

Gaudia, lætitiamque ingentem his vocibus effert :
O fine fine Amor exundans, fine limite! folers
Ex ipfo bona tot deducere fonte malorum !
Amplior hæc, longèque magis miranda poteftas,
Quàm lucem ex denfis quæ eduxit prima tenebris.
Hinc animi feror incertus, doleamne patratum
Mî fcelus, & fceleris vitiatos labe nepotes,
Veriùs an læter ventura tot inde beata

Munera, proventusque bonos: en gloria major
Lausque Deo! en hominum perfundit ab æthere gentes
Uberior favor, atque iras Clementia vincit.
Maximus at Vindex fua fi remeaverit aftra,
Dic age, quæ demum fidos fortuna fequetur
Tam numero raros, fceleratorum agmine tanto
Inclufos, fidei obstantûm? Quis deinde vagantes
Deducet, trepidofve teget? Nonne acriùs, ipsum
Quàm Dominum, comites nudos premet effera turba ?
Certè, ait Interpres: fuperis fed protinus oris.

That all this good of evil fhall produce,
And evil turn to good! more wonderful
Than that, which by creation firft brought forth
Light out of darknefs! Full of doubt I ftand,

From God, and over wrath grace shall abound.
But fay, if our Deliverer up to heav'n
Muft re-afcend, what will betide the few
His faithful, left among th’unfaithful herd,
The enemies of truth? who then shall guide
His people? who defend? will they not deal

M h more, that much more good thereof fhall Worfe with his followers, than with him they dealt

ring:

To God more glory, more good-will to men

Be fure they will, faid th' Angel'; but from heav'n

He to his own a Comforter will fend,

Ipfc, gregis memor ufque fui, demittet amicum
Confolatorem, fancti promiffa Parentis.

Ille animis, Patris omnipotentis Spiritus, hofpes
Succedet; fidei & legem, quæ præftat amoris
Cuncta fub aufpiciis, infcribet cordibus, altum
Virtutis per iter Verique in tramite greffus
Ducturam impavidos. Necnon cœleftibus armis
Induet, ut Satanæ affultus ac tela retundant
Flammea, quid poffint hominum tumor omnis & iræ,
Securi: miferæ in mortis cruciatibus ipfis

Ufque animos alacri folatia læta vigore
Attollent; fixa obtutu trux ora tenebit

Tortor, & attonitus mirâ virtute Tyrannus.

Flaminis aura facri, (quæ prima impleverat agmen

霉

Numine Apoftolicum, præconia læta daturum

Per gentes; deinde in cunctos demiffa, facratis

Perfufos lymphis) afflabit pectora opimis
Dotibus, ut linguas omnes effundere norînt
Promptiùs, & populis portenta oftendere volgò

The promise of the Father: who fhall dwell
His Spirit within them; and the law of faith
Working thro' love, upon their hearts fhall write,
To guide them in all truth; and also arm
With fpiritual armour, able to refift
Satan's affaults, and quench his fiery darts:
What man can do against them, not afraid,
Though to the death; against such cruelties

With inward confolations recompens'd;
And oft fupported fo, as shall amaze
Their proudest Perfecutors: for the Spirit,
Pour'd firft on his Apoftles, (whom he fends
T'evangelize the nations; then, on all
Baptiz'd) fhall them with wond'rous gifts indue,
To speak all tongues, and do all miracles,
As did their Lord before them. Thus they win