Poem: Meditations concerning our imprisonment, only for conscience sake, 1684, in Lancaster Castle

'Tho’ the Eternal Wisdom, Sion’s King...'

by Mary Southworth (c1651-1695/96) 9th October 2026

Tho’ the Eternal Wisdom, Sion’s King,
Be pleas’d to try his Babes, by Suffering;
Tho’ some departing from the Sinner’s way,
And walking Sion-ward, become a Prey;
Yea, tho’ through Tribulations Israel must
Enter the Promis’d Land, yet Heav’n is just,
And tenderly supports his patient Ones,
Altho’ he Chasten his Beloved Sons;