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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.
This was fulfilled, forty years after Christs Ascension, by Answ. Vespasian the Emperor, and his Son Titus; as Eusebius and Josephus do declare. Yea, this Prophecy was not only accomplished, in the destruction of the old Temple, but then also, when in Ju•i•n the Apostates time, the Jews (to spite the Christians) were by him encouraged, to build the Temple at his charge; and they attempting it accordingly, were hindered from Heaven, by a mighty Earthquake, which cast down that in the night, which was built in the day: and besides, a fire from Heaven, that consumed the work and work-mens instruments; which Cyrillus Bishop of Jerusalem, 1then seeing, applied unto that event, this predict on of our Saviour, There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Ah London, London, this might have been thy doom, that there should not have been one house standing, neither within, nor without thy walls; yea, this might have been thy doom, that there should not have been one stone left upon another, that should not have been thrown down. In that 'tis otherwise with thee, thou hast cause, O London, to cry Grace, Grace, to him that sits upon the Throne, and is blessed for ever, &c.
- 1Socrat. lib. 3. cap. 17.
Carthage was a Noble City, Mistress of Africa, and Paragon to Rome. She made her part good against Rome for many years, but at length, by means of her own inward civil jars, she was utterly destroyed by them. For the inhabitants 1being not able to stand any longer in their own defence, were constrained to yield themselves to the mercy of their enemies: the Women, to the number of five and twenty thousand, marching first forth; and after them, the men in number thirty thousand following, all which poor Captives, were sold for bond-slaves, a few only of the principal excepted: and then fire was put to the City, which burnt seventeen days without ceasing; even till it was clean consumed. This might have been thy doom, O London, but God in the midst of Judgement hath remembered mercy.