The oracles of the Disserters : containing forty five relations of pretended judgments, prodigies, and apparitions, in behalf of the Non-Conformists; in opposition to the Establish'd Church. Part I. / Publish'd in order to make the Church of England as odious in the eyes of the vulgar, as popery. And re-printed with seasonable remarks. By an impartial hand [i.e. John Brydall].

  • Brydall, John, 1635?-
Date:
1707
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Credit: The oracles of the Disserters : containing forty five relations of pretended judgments, prodigies, and apparitions, in behalf of the Non-Conformists; in opposition to the Establish'd Church. Part I. / Publish'd in order to make the Church of England as odious in the eyes of the vulgar, as popery. And re-printed with seasonable remarks. By an impartial hand [i.e. John Brydall]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At Effing in the County of Effex, a very great Oak was blown down, which of it lelf was railed again, and doth grow firmly at this day. At Taunton, a great Tree was blown down, the upper part whereof refted upon a brick or Stone-wall, and after a little time, by the force of the Wind, the lower part of the Tree was blown quite over the Walk The great Fane at White-Hail was blown down; and one of the four which were upon the White-Tower. The feveral Triumphant Arches in the City of London were much /hatter’-d and torn 5 that in Leaden ball-(Ireet loft the Kings Arms, and many other rare pieces that were affixed to it. That in Cheapjide, which reprefented the Church, fuffer’d very much aifo by the fury of the Storm. And a great part of that in Fleet-flrcet ( which reprefented Plenty ) was blown down? but, blelTed be God, none that we hear of were either kill'd or hurt by the fall ofit* It is aifo credibly reported, that all, or fome of the Heads which were fet upon Weftmwfter-kail, were that day blown down. There was a very dreadful Lightning which did at flrft accompany the Storm, and by it, fome of his Majefty’s Hoplhold conceive that the Fire which happen'd at White-hall that morning, was kindled \ as aifo that at Green¬ wich, by which (as we are inform’dj (even or eight houfes were burnt dowm But before we clofe up our Difcourfe upon this particular great Work of God, we {hall briefly give an account of a few fignai and eminent Prefer va- tions which the Lord did that day vouchfafed to fome who were in very great danger. ^ „ _ One John Hall, an Inhabitant of Ranee in the County of Northampton, being in his Chamber with three little Children, was fuddenly furpris’d with fear that the Room would be blown down, and would therefore needs im¬ mediately carry down all the three Children in his Arms at once : He was no fooner down ftairs with them, but prefently ( as he fear'd ) the Room fell, and if any one of his Children had been left behind, it had undoubtedly perifhed; The Lord aifo wrought a wonderful deliverance for divers of the City Minifters who were that day at the Morning Le&ure at JohnZecheries Church near Goldfmith-halL It is ufual with the Minifters after the Sermon is ended to go into the Veftry, and ipend a little time in Difcourfe together, while the Congregation is departing the place, which they did that Morning aifo l- but there being a Fire in the Veftry, and the Wind fo extream high, it blew the Srnoak down into the Room, which was fo offenfive to them, that they did prefently quit the Veftry, and went to the Minifter’s Houfe, which they had no fooner recovered, but a Stack of Chimneys belonging to Sir James Dr ex his Houfe, adjoyning to the Veftry, fell down upon it, and broke through it \ and had not the Minifters, upon the fore-mentioned account, by a fecret inftinft of Providence, been withdrawn, all or moft of them had been deftroyed, or at leaft very much hurt and maim'd by that Accident, Mr. Blith the Attorney’s Man (of whom we have given fome account here¬ after] was aifo that day wonderfully preferved from perifhing with his Ma¬ tter : for by reafon of his ftay, either to make water, or upon fome other ©ccaiion, while his Matter did run by a Riding-houfe near Richadilley (which fell upon him and kilFd him) he efcaped that danger^ and was by a {{range Providence prefer? d_ while his Matter periflied.