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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.
Such as instruct, do doubly them beget,
By timely Lessons labouring to defeat
By timely Lessons lab'ring to defeat
Their growth in Ill; such mould their better part
Their growth in Ill; such mold their better part
By wise prevention of a Cankered heart.
By wise prevention of a Canker'd heart.
O! then's the time to give 'em Form and Mould
O! then's the time to give 'em Form and Mold