Gods terrible voice in the city. : Wherein you have I. The sound of the voice, in the history of the two late dreadful judgments of plague and fire in London. II. The interpretation of the voice.
- Thomas Vincent
- Date:
- 1668
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Gods terrible voice in the city. : Wherein you have I. The sound of the voice, in the history of the two late dreadful judgments of plague and fire in London. II. The interpretation of the voice. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ote-Ihearts when they came to the throne of grace ? what thou yearning bowels had they towards, and for the City > ta-lagw many tears have they {hed in bewailing: her fins 2 “sandlhow have they ftood in the breach, when the ‘Lord hath Vig taglbeen coming forth againft this place? how have the cwuuldheld his arm’ when ‘it hath been lifted up to ftrike 2 _ thow have they ftood weeping between the Porch and the d INOAlear, crying, [pare thy People O Lord, and do not deftroy nwatd) London ! and many times have they’ prevailed to ap- It de peafe Gods wrath, and turn away his fierce anger which ; disthath been kindled againft us. Cedi Gofpel-Ordinances, and Gofpel-Ainiffers were the fafe- tifenard of London, the glory and defence. But when the nvti@Ordinances were flighted, and the Minifters were catiimocked, and mifnfed by fome ‘who called themfelves witélpProfeffors, and both were fallen fo much in the efteem ialdittGod looked for under fuch dreffing, (of which more relsaniwhen Tcome to fpeak of Londons fins). God is proyo- fie. [ked not only to‘call for fome of his Meffengers home orfpitifto himfelf, but alfo to fuffer the reft which were more nd fet con{cientious, to be thruft into Corners. il) = Thes,thzs did. prefage London’s neer approaching mine and d¢folation,though few did believe it ; and becaufe imotethey did not believe it, and were infenfible of Gods orpofwrath inhis Judgment, therefore their danger was the neltfom greater of the other Judgments which have come upon @chem: when fo many ftakes were pluckt out,no wonder #if the ‘hedge be broken; when: fo many pillars were | removed, no wonder if the building tumble to the dint OOF | sffuityy’ But I proceed to give a Narration of the latter judg- iments of Plague and Fire, nytt] | ate COU mn theit i* S$ EC T. ~ peat](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30341966_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
