ZION in DISTRESS: OR, THE GROANS OF THE Protestant CHRUCH.Lam. I, 12. Is there any Sorrow like unto my Sorrow?Vers. 17. Zion spreadeth forth her Arms, and there is none to comfort her.Vers. 20. Behold, O Lord, I am in DISTRESS!—Quis talia FandoTemperet a lachrimis?—Virgil.LONDON: Printed by George Larkin, for Enoch Prosser, at the Sign of the Rose and Crown in Sweethings-Alley, at the East End of the Royal Exchange, 1681.SION in DISTRESS: OR, THE GROANS OF THE Protestant CHRUCH.Lam. I, 12. Is there any Sorrow like unto my Sorrow?Vers. 17. Sion spreadeth forth her Arms, and there is none to comfort her.Vers. 20. Behold, O Lord, I am in DISTRESS!—Quis talia FandoTemperet a lachrimis?—Virgil.LONDON: Printed by George Larkin, for Enoch Prosser, at the Sign of the Rose and Crown in Sweethings-Alley, at the East End of the Royal Exchange, 1681.Title page of Zion in distress, London, 1681

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Zion in distressSion in distress

Name: Zion 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.

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Yet on the Needy little Mercy have;

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All owe their Blessings to the God of Love,

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Yet too too many do unthankful prove.

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Some follow Whimsies that do nearly border

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Upon Confusion, and despise all Order:

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Such on all Sacred Institutions trample,

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(Though fortified by Precept and Example)

(Though fortify'd by Precept and Example)

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As if 'twere low for an exalted mind

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To be, to Gods Declared Will, confined;

To be, to Gods Declared Will, confin'd;

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But can these Men of Rapture make pretences

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That they have more Divine Intelligence

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Then all the' Illustrious Saints, as Prophets, Priests,

Then all th' Illustrious Saints, as Prophets, Priests,

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Apostles, Martyrs and Evangelists,

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That were the Scribes and Messengers of Heaven,

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And strictly practised all the Duties given

And strictly practic'd all the Dutys given

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Unto the Church, which are without repeal?

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

Author

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704

Place

London

Printer

George Larkin

Bookseller

Enoch Prosser

Year

1681

Size

[6], 128 p.

Words

27,397

Catalogue

Wing K87 · ESTC R27452

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Title page

A47607:903

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]

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.

[ Earlier:900–915 of 2,852

:900p. 30

Yet on the Needy little Mercy have;

:901p. 30

All owe their Blessings to the God of Love,

:902p. 30

Yet too too many do unthankful prove.

:903p. 30

Some follow Whimsies that do nearly border

:904p. 30

Upon Confusion, and despise all Order:

:905p. 30

Such on all Sacred Institutions trample,

:906p. 30

(Though fortified by Precept and Example)

(Though fortify'd by Precept and Example)

:907p. 30

As if 'twere low for an exalted mind

:908p. 30

To be, to Gods Declared Will, confined;

To be, to Gods Declared Will, confin'd;

:909p. 30

But can these Men of Rapture make pretences

:910p. 30

That they have more Divine Intelligence

:911p. 30

Then all the' Illustrious Saints, as Prophets, Priests,

Then all th' Illustrious Saints, as Prophets, Priests,

:912p. 30

Apostles, Martyrs and Evangelists,

:913p. 30

That were the Scribes and Messengers of Heaven,

:914p. 30

And strictly practised all the Duties given

And strictly practic'd all the Dutys given

:915p. 30

Unto the Church, which are without repeal?

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