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The day of doom
The day of doom: or, A poetical description of the Great and Last Judgment. With a short discourse about eternity. / By Michael Wigglesworth, teacher of the church at Maldon, in N.E.
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1701
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.
On the following Work, AND It's AUTHOR.
A Verse may find him who a Sermon flies, Saith Herb•rt well. Great Truths to dress in Meter; Becomes a Preacher; who mens Souls doth prize, That Tr••h in Sugar rolled may taste the sweeter, No Cost too great, no Care too curious is To set forth Truth, and win mens Souls to bliss.
A Verse may find him who a Sermon flies, Saith Herb•rt well. Great Truths to dress in Meeter; Becomes a Preacher; who mens Souls doth prize, That Tr••h in Sugar roll'd may taste the sweeter, No Cost too great, no Care too curious is To set forth Truth, and win mens Souls to bliss.
In Costly Verse, and most laborious Rimes, Are dished up here Truths worthy most regard: No Toys, nor Fables (Poets wonted Crimes) Here be; but things of worth with Wit prepared. Reader, fall too; and if thy taste be good, Thou'lt praise the Cook, & say, 'Tis choicest Food,
In Costly Verse, and most laborious Rymes, Are dish't up here Truths worthy most regard: No Toyes, nor Fables (Poets wonted Crimes) Here be; but things of worth with Wit prepar'd. Reader, fall too; and if thy tast be good, Thou'lt praise the Cook, & say, 'Tis choisest Food,