A47607:2362
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.
They cry, 'Tis Hell-fire, and a lovely blast;
That blessed Book, when some have trampled on,
They cry, Plague on it, that has the mischief done.
They cry, Plague on't, that has the mischief done.
They made poor Wives, their Husbands blood to spill,
And trembling Youths, their aged Parents kill.
They forced the Son to stab his Dearest Mother,