A47607:2299
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.
Save us much labour, for we heretofore
Have felt the same, from this blond-thirsty Whore.
Besides, being next her Seat, and near her Power,
Besides, being next her Seat, and neer her Power,
Her greedy Jaws Our Brethren did devour
With cruel Spite, and without intermission,
We have been tortured in her Inquisition.