A47607:2803
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.
III. 'Tis not for fading Riches of this World, Nor empty Honour, that to thee I cry; ⟨p. 117⟩Such with a puff are oft to nothing hurled, They get them Wings, and from Possessors fly. All sublunary things uncertain be; I ask them not, some better things I see.
III. 'Tis not for fading Riches of this World, Nor empty Honour, that to thee I cry; ⟨p. 117⟩Such with a puff are oft to nothing hurld, They get them Wings, and from Possessors fly. All sublunary things uncertain be; I ask them not, some better things I see.
IV. 'Tis not for Pleasures that are transitory, Which fill vain Fancies with a foolish Joy; But for some Glimpses of Diviner Glory, Which my transported Soul longs to enjoy. Can Riches, Honours, fading Pleasures give The things I want, whilst on the Earth I live?
V. The things that I am longing to receive, Most precious are; O let me humbly urge, That thou thy presence unto me wouldest give, My heart from sin that thou wouldst also purge. These are the things my never-ceasing Cry Petitions for; Lord grant them ere I die.
V. The things that I am longing to receive, Most precious are; O let me humbly urge, That thou thy presence unto me would'st give, My heart from sin that thou wouldst also purge. These are the things my never-ceasing Cry Petitions for; Lord grant them e'er I die.