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

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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Some hanged in Water, yield their strangled breath;

Some hang'd in Water, yield their strangled breath;

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Some brained on Anvils, some were starved to death;

Some brain'd on A•vils, some were starv'd to death;

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Some hauled with Pulleys, till the Top they meet

Some hall'd with Pullies, till the Top they meet

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With heavy Weights and Loads upon their feet.

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Raped Maidens stabbed, poor Infants yet unborn,

Rap't Maidens stab'd, poor Infants yet unborn,

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