A65985:827
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.
Who would that man in his Enjoyments bless, Or envy him, or covet his estate, Whose gettings do augment his greediness, And make his Wishes more intemperate?
Such is the wonted and the common guise Of those on Earth that bear the greatest sway: If with a few the case be otherwise, T•ey seek a Kingdom that abides for ay.
Moreover they of all the Sons of men That Rule, and are in highest Places set, Are most inclined to scorn their Brethren, And God himself (without great Grace) forget.
Moreover they of all the Sons of men That Rule, and are in highest Places set, Are most inclin'd to scorn their Brethren, And God himself (without great Grace) forget.
For as the Sun doth blind the gazers eyes That for a time they nought discern aright: So Honour doth befool and blind the Wise, And their own Lustre 'reaves them of their sight.