The day of doom

Name: The day of doom
Author: Michael Wigglesworth

The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity

Michael Wigglesworth 1631–1705London: printed by J.G. for P.C., 1666

[4], 95, [1] p. · 16k words · Wing W2100 · ESTC R222018

Title page typeset from the transcription.

A SONG of EMPTINESS, to fill up the Empty Pages following. VANITY O…: A SONG of EMPTINESS, to fill up the Empty Pages following. VANITY OF VANITIES.

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.

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:813p. 92

Learn what deceitful Toys, and empty things, This World and all its best Enjoyments be: Out of the Earth no true Contentment springs; But all things here are vexing Vanity.

Learn what d•ceitful Toys, and empty things, This World and all its best Enjoyments be: Out of the Earth no true Contentment springs; But all things here are vexing Vanitee.

:814p. 92

For what is Beauty, but a fading Flower? O• what is Pleasure, but the Devils bait, Whereby he catcheth whom he would devour, And multitudes of Souls doth ruinate?

For what is Beauty, but a fading Flower? O• what is Pleasure, but the Devils bait, Whereby he catch•th whom he would devour, And multitudes of Souls doth ruinate?

:815p. 92

And what are Friends, but mortal men, as we? Whom Death from us may quickly separate? Or else their hearts may quite estranged be, And all their love be turned into hate.

And what are Friends, but mortal men, as we? Whom Death from us may quickl• separate? Or else their hearts may quite estranged be, And all their love be turned into hate.

:816p. 93

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