On the Frontispiece of Isaacsons Chronologie explained.

IF with dictinctive Eye, and Mind, you looke
Vpon the Front, you see more then one Booke▪
Creation is Gods Booke, wherein he writ
Each Creature, as a Letter filling it.
History is Creations Booke; which showes
To what effects the Series of it goes.
Chronologie's the Booke of Historie, and beares
The just account of Dayes, Moneths, and Yeares ▪
But Resurrection, in a Later Presse,
And New Edition, is the summe of these.
The Language of these Bookes had all been one,
Had not th' Aspiring Tower of Babylon
Confus'd the Tongues, and in a distance hurl'd
As farre the speech, as men, oth' new fill'd world.
Set then your eyes in method, and behold
Times embleme, Saturne; who, when store of Gold
Coyn'd the first age, Devour'd that Birth, he fear'd;
Till History, Times eldest Child appear'd;
And Phoenix-like, in spight of Saturnes rage,
Forc'd from her Ashes, Heyres in every age.
From th'rising Sunne, obtaining by just Suit,
A Springs Ingender, and an Autumnes Fruit.
Who in those Volumes at her motion pen'd,
Vnto Creations Alpha doth extend.
Againe ascend, and view Chronology,
By Optick Skill pulling farre History
Neerer; whose Hand the piercing Eagles Eye
Strengthens, to bring remotest Objects nigh.
Vnder whose Feet, you see the Setting Sunne,
From the darke Gnomon, o're her Volumes runne,
Drown'd in eternall Night, never to rise;
Till Resurrection, show it to the eyes
Of Earth-worne men; and her shrill Trumpets sound
Affright the Bones of Mortals from the ground.
The Columnes both are crown'd with either Sphere,
To show Chronology and History beare,
No other Culmen; then the double Art,
Astronomy, Geography, impart.