A47613:93
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.
O who shall bear the burden of the day,
O who shall bear the burthen of the day,
If God doth take the Labourers thus away.
When Pilots dye, how shall the Seamen steer,
When Pylots dye, how shall the Seamen stear,
'Mongst Rocks and Sands, when storms also appear.
'Mong'st Rocks and Sands, when storms also appear.
Have we not cause to think the crafty Fox,