Zion in distressSion in distress

Name: Sion in distress
Author: Benjamin Keach

Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681

[6], 128 p. · 27k words · Wing K87 · ESTC R27452

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Zion in Distress: OR, THE GROANS OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH. › Zion.Sion in Distress: OR, THE GROANS OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH. › Sion.

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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How canst thou be so pitiless, so cruel

How canst thou be so pittiless, so cruel

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Unto thy self? Sin is the flaming dart

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That cuts thy Veins, and wounds thy very heart.

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Can Zion choose but send out mournful Cries?

Can Sion chuse but send out mournful Crys?

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And weep thy Downfall in sad Elegies?

And weep thy Downfal in sad Elegies?

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