Saint THOMAS.
THe eighth Apostolicall Star, by Marke and Luke, so glori∣ously shines in Mr. Austins Medita∣tions, that I am perswaded my dim taper can give but little light. Yet what I find by the Church Histo∣rians
A description of an annuall world, or, Briefe meditiations upon all the holy-daies in the yeere with certaine briefe poeticall meditations of the day in generall and all the daies in the weeke / by E.B.
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- A description of an annuall world, or, Briefe meditiations upon all the holy-daies in the yeere with certaine briefe poeticall meditations of the day in generall and all the daies in the weeke / by E.B.
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- Browne, Edward.
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- London :: Printed by E.B. for William Ley ...,
- 1641.
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- Meditations.
- English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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concerning him, I wil adven∣ture to set down here in this place for his immortall memory, as I have done in the rest of the Apo∣stles; leaving the further conside∣ration thereof unto others.
It is reported by Eusebius and o∣thers, that this Apostle after the Ascension of Christ sent his Bro∣ther Thaddeus, one of the seventy disciples unto Agbarus King of E∣dessa, according as Christ by his letter had promised the said King. Where the said Thaddeus cured the King of his disease, and many of the people of their infirmities, working many great signes and wonders, and converting many from their Idolatry to the know∣ledge of Christ.
And this Apostle (as Dorotheus witnesseth) preached the Gospell of the Lord to the Parthians, Medes and Persians, Caramans, Hircans, Bactrians and Magicians. And after much labour in his mi∣nisteriall
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office, was slaine by an I∣doll Priest with a dart, which they call a speare or javelin. But (as o∣thers say) at the Heathen Kings commandement foure souldiers run him thorow with darts at Cal∣lamina, a City in India, where hee was honourably buried. Concer∣ning his incredulity, it is divinely commented on by Master Austin: Therefore I conclude with the Prayer for the day, saying:
Almighty and everlasting God, which for more confirmation of the Faith, didst suffer thy Apostle Thomas to be doubtfull in thy Sons Resurrection; grant me so perfect∣ly, and without all doubt, to be∣leeve in thy Son Jesus Christ, that my faith in thy sight may never be reproved. And that for Jesus Christ his sake, to whom with thee and the holy Spirit be all ho∣nour, &c.