A47607:2099
Zion in distressSion in distress
Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]
London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Whilst Lightning flashes through the Angry Sky;
The Stars and Planets in Confusion hurled,
The Stars and Planets in Confusion hurl'd,
Have banished Natures Order from the World.
Have banisht Natures Order from the World.
See how the Melting Orbs of Heaven sweat,
Like Parchment Parched, and shrivelled up with heat,
Like Parchment Parcht, and shrivel'd up with heat,