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Earthquakes explained and practically improved occasioned
Earthquakes explained and practically improved occasioned by the late earthquake on Sept. 8, 1692 in London, many other parts in England, and beyond sea / by Thomas Doolittle ...
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1693
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.
3. The unavoidableness of Death apprehended in an overthrowing Earthquake augments their fears, or torments them with despair of Life. If a Man be sick, the means he useth keeps up ⟨p. 76⟩his hope of Life, and the more he hopes he shall live, the less are his fears of Death. But in a desolating Earthquake, what hopes can Men have? whither can they in a minute go to escape the ruin? what present Friend can help them, when they and their Friends are in the same equal danger? when one must not die without the other? If they stay within doors they apprehend they may be killed with the fall of their Houses: if they run out, they know not but they may be destroyed with the downfall of their Neighbours. Will they hasten into the open Fields? what! in a minute? alas! they have not time allowed for such an escape, or if they had, there the Earth in an Earthquake might swallow them up. No where safe, every where in great fear.
3. The unavoidableness of Death apprehended in an overthrowing Earthquake augments their fears, or torments them with despair of Life. If a Man be sick, the means he useth keeps up ⟨p. 76⟩his hope of Life, and the more he hopes he shall live, the less are his fears of Death. But in a desolating Earthquake, what hopes can Men have? whither can they in a minute go to escape the ruine? what present Friend can help them, when they and their Friends are in the same equal danger? when one must not die without the other? If they stay within doors they apprehend they may be killed with the fall of their Houses: if they run out, they know not but they may be destroyed with the downfal of their Neighbours. Will they hasten into the open Fields? what! in a minute? alas! they have not time allowed for such an escape, or if they had, there the Earth in an Earthquake might swallow them up. No where safe, every where in great fear.
4 Apprehensions of sudden, unavoidable Death, and this when they are in health and strong aggravates their case, and augments their fears. What! am I well, and yet must die? strong, in health, and yet now must die? hath Death forgot