Tiverton in Devonshire (whose remembrance makes my heart bleed) was often times admonished by her ⟨p. 552⟩godly Preacher, that GOD would bring some heavy Judgement on the Town for their horrible profanation of the Lords day, occasioned▪ chiefly, by their Market on the day following. Not long after his death, on the third of Aprill. Anno Domini 1598. GOD, in less then half an hour, consumed with a sudden and fearful fire, the whole Town, except only the Church, the Court-house, and the Alms-houses, or a few poor peoples dwellings, where a man might have seen 400. dwelling houses all at once on fire, and above 50. persons consumed with the flame. (And now again, since the last Edition of this ⟨p. 553⟩Book,1 on the fifth of August last, 1612.) 14. years since the former fire,) the whole Town was again fired, and consumed, except some 30. houses of poor people, with the school-house, and Alms-houses. They are blind, who see not in •his the Finger of GOD. God grant them grace, when it is next built, to change their Market-day, and to remove all occasions of profaning the Lords day. Let other towns remember the Tower of Silo, L•ke 13.4▪ and take warning by their neighbours chastisements, fear Gods threatenings, Jerem. •7.27. and believe Gods Prophets, if they will prosper, 1 Chron. 20.20.
Teuerton in Deuonshire (whose remembrance makes my heart bleed) was often times admonished by her ⟨p. 552⟩godly Preacher, that GOD vvould bring some heauie Iudgement on the Towne for their horrible prophanat••n of the Lords day, occasioned▪ chiefely, by their Market on the day following. Not long after his death, on the third of Aprill. Anno Domini 1598. GOD, in lesse then halfe an houre, consumed with a sodaine and fearefull fire, the whole Towne, except onely the Church, the Court-house, and the Almes-houses, or a few poore peoples dwellings, vvhere a man might haue seene 400. dwelling houses all at once on fire, and aboue 50. persons consumed with the flame. (And now againe, since the last Edition of this ⟨p. 553⟩Booke,1 on the fift of August last, 1612.) 14. yeeres since the former fire,) the vvhole Towne was againe fired, and consumed, except some 30. houses of poore people, with the •choole-house, and Almes-houses. They are blinde, vvho see not in •his the Finger of GOD. God grant them grace, when it is next built, to change their Market-day, and to remoue all occasions of prophaning the Lords day. Let other townes remember the Towre of Siloe, L•ke 13.4▪ and take warning by their neighbours chastisements, feare Gods threatnings, Ierem. •7.27. and beleeue Gods Prophets, if they will prosper, 1 Chron. 20.20.
- 1Whilst the Preachers cried in the church, profaneness, profaneness▪ Gain would not suffer them to hear: therefore when they cried fire, fire in the streets, God would not suffer any to help.Whilest the Preachers cryed in the church, prophanenesse, prophanenesse▪ Gaine would not suffer them to heare: therefore when they cryed fire, fire in the streets, God would not suffer any to helpe.
