A support for the sinking heart in times of distresse : or, A sermon preached in London, to uphold hope and allay feare, January 4th, which was a day of great trouble and deepe danger in the city
A 1642 London sermon by the Puritan preacher Simeon Ashe, printed by G. M. for a congregation anxious during a time of civil unrest. The pictures are repeated decorative initial letters, large capital I's built from interlaced scrolls, leaves and flourishes in woodcut style, with one sturdier boxed version, offering a designer ready models for ornamental drop caps.
