A47607:2814
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.
XIV. Thy Children are as (many) Members joined Which make one body, whose blest Head thou art, ⟨p. 120⟩O cause them with an undivided mind And perfect Union, to have all one heart: Then shall I hope to see a blest increase Of sion's Glory, and of Israel's Peace.
XIV. Thy Children are as (many) Members joyn'd Which make one body, whose blest Head thou art, ⟨p. 120⟩O cause them with an undivided mind And perfect Union, to have all one heart: Then shall I hope to see a blest increase Of sion's Glory, and of Israel's Peace.
XV. Thy Children have in many things provoked Thee, but in Mercy pass Offences by. By Grace, O Lord, let Judgment be revoked That they may live thy Name to magnify; And I thy Goodness will proclaim to all, And warning take, lest I my self do fall.
XV. Thy Children have in many things provok'd Thee, but in Mercy pass Offences by. By Grace, O Lord, let Judgment be revok'd That they may live thy Name to magnifie; And I thy Goodness will proclaim to all, And warning take, lest I my self do fall.
XVI. Remember Zion in her aching grief, She mourns, she weeps, and is in inward pain, Do thou in Mercy, send her such relief That she (with cause) may never more complain; Then (not till then) my sorrows will be over, And I thy goodness will to all discover.