Zion in distressSion in distress

Name: Sion in distress
Author: Benjamin Keach

Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681

[6], 128 p. · 27k words · Wing K87 · ESTC R27452

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Zion in Distress: OR, THE GROANS OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH. › Zion.Sion in Distress: OR, THE GROANS OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH. › Sion.

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.

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Scriptures themselves are slighted and dis-used,

Scriptures themselves are slighted and dis-us'd,

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And oft, when read, perverted or abused:

And oft, when read, perverted or abus'd:

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Helping the Weak, is turned into a slighting;

Helping the Weak, is turn'd into a slighting;

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Gospel-Reproofs perverted to backbiting.

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Many that do of God their Mercy crave,

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