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The day of doom
The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity
London: printed by J.G. for P.C., 1666
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.
They s•arch Earth's bowels, cross the roaring Seas,
Mortgage their Souls, and forfeit all their Ease,
Mortgage their Souls, and forf•it all their Ease,
Grudge Night her sleep, and lengthen out the day,
To far these B•gs, & cram those Chests with clay.
They rack and charm each Creature to explore