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London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…
London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our (once renowned) city into a ruinous heap also the several lessons that are incumbent upon those whose houses have escaped the consuming flames / by Thomas Brooks.
London: printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But you may say, Pray, Sir, why is God so severe as to turn stately Cities, rich and populous Cities, great and glorious Cities into a ruinous heap, for shedding the blood of the Just? Answ. Because next to the blood of Christ, the blood of the Just is the most precious blood in all the world. Mark, there are these nine things that speak out the preciousness of the blood of the Just.
First, Clear and plain Scriptures speak out the blood of §1the Saints to be precious. He shall redeem their soul from deceit 1and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight. And so Psal. 116. 15. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints. But,
- 1Psal. 73. 32, 33. Psal. 72. 14.
Secondly, The cry of their blood reaches as high as Heaven, §2and this speaks it out to be precious blood, Gen. 4 10, 11. 1The blood of one Abel had so many tongues as drops, and every drop a voice to cry for vengeance, and the cry of his blood did strongly engage the Justice of God to punish it.