Eugenia's tears for Great Britons distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…Evgenia's teares for Great Brittaynes distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…

Neither are these only the impressions of our apprehension, without some real effects of our fear, though we are so dull to conceive what woeful experience too plainly manifests; few men dying with the resolution it is their last hour; and are in nothing more deceived, something or other still ringing in our ears, that many have been sicker and yet not dyed; when for the present distempers of this sad state (stupid as we are) even the generality of thing• seem to suffer, and protend the likelihood of our […] ▪ the Heavens (through unwonted ⟨p. 31⟩& unheard of moisture have seemed to take compassion, the air bin clouded with unusual darkness▪ the fire produced strange meteors, the water unknown Shipwreck; nay, have we not lately had blows from a divine hand more to be admired then disputed; and shall we thus cast our selves into the Sea with closed eyes? let us in our sad fortunes look about us, & compare our estate to those who are better; our Commonwealth is much crazed & out of tune, our grievances (by ill applied medicines) have bin inflamed, and not cured; and yet (thus are we bewitched) we still stand gazing on those burning Lamps; did we know the attendants of intestine broils we would (after so much surfeiting) use some abstinence in hope of remedy; for alas! who can describe the fruits of civill dissensions? who can endure to hear those sad Judaic Songs? Mothers weeping for their slaughtered children, widows mourning for their husbands; Maidens bewailing the loss of their chastity, and helpless Orphans bursting with starved groans; let us not then (like Lyons sleep with our eyes open; •ther let our too much satiety beget our distaste; and though expectation in weak minds makes a good less and an evil greater, yet in these times, as resolution and sufferance must be thy preservatives, so preparation must be thy advantage; for be assured it came from that mouth which never erred, a Kingdom thus divided cannot stand; how near likewise are his words accomplish'• I came not to send peace but a sword, & a mans enemies ¹shall be those of his own house▪ what unparalleled times of peace, we have enjoyed is well known, (no nation having received the like blessings) O that we had also