A47613:27
A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death…
A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death demonstrated in a sermon preached at the funeral of that most eminent and faithful servant of Jesus Christ Mr. John Norcot who departed this life March 24, 1675/6 / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for Ben Harris, 1676
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.
HOW doth my troubled Soul amused stand,
On thoughts of God's most sore Chastising hand
Let Heaven assist my Pen, and help indite
This Mournful Elegy I'm moved to write.
This Mournful Elegy I'm mov'd to write.
My grieved heart knows not what way to take,
Its love to show and lamentation make.