London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…

Many in that great City had lost their ¹spiritual appetite, they had lost their stomachs, they did not hunger and thirst after God and Christ, and the Spirit and Grace, and the Light of Gods Countenance, and pure Ordinances, and the Fellowship of the people of God, as once they did. Now is there any thing more contrary to the Nature of God, the Works of God, the Word of God, the Glory of God, then spiritual decays? Oh, the prayers and the praises that God loses by decayed Christians! Ah, how do decayed Christians grieve the strong, and stumble the weak, and strengthen the hands of the wicked, and lay themselves open to divine displeasure! Many in London did like Mandrobulus in Lucian, who offered to his God the first year gold, the second year silver, and the third year nothing; and therefore no wonder, if God sent a fire amongst them. But,

1. 1Job 6. 6.

Fifthly, Their non-improvement of the mercies and privileges §5that they were surrounded with, and their non-improvement of lesser and greater Judgments that God had formerly inflicted on them, and thei• non improvement of their Estates to that height they should have done, for the supply of them whose wants, bonds, necessities, and miseries did call aloud for supplies: many did something, a few did much, but all should have done more.

Fifthly, Their non-improvement of the mercies and priviledges §5that they were surrounded with, and their nonimprovement of lesser and greater Judgments that God had formerly inflicted on them, and thei• non improvement of their Estates to that height they should have done, for the supply of them whose wants, bonds, necessities, and miseries did call aloud for supplies: many did something, a few did much, but all should have done more.