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Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…
Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah formerly, II. Concerning the burning of Æetna, or Mount Gibel more lately, III. Concerning the burning of the wicked eternally, with fire and brimstone / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 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.
IT was on Friday night the eight of March 166•. that a great noise and roaring was heard from the bowels and mouth of Mount Aetna, which sounded far and near, more loud and dreadful than that of great Guns, in the Camps or Ships of enemies; the roaring of the Sea in a storm when it lifteth up its Waves on high, and dasheth them with violence upon great Rocks, and lofty Shores was nothing in comparison; and it may be questioned whether the loud cracks of thunder, when with the greatest fierceness it breaketh through the thickest cloud, did ever sound so terribly (although this hath some time caused great men full ⟨p. 58⟩of guilt to run under their beds for fear) as this roaring and bellowing of Mount Aetna did that night: which, being in the silent night, when all things were hush, and other noises asleep, was heard with the greater plainness and astonishment.
IT was on Fryday night the eight of March 166•. that a great noise and roaring was heard from the bowels and mouth of Mount Aetna, which sounded far and near, more loud and dreadful than that of great Guns, in the Camps or Ships of enemies; the roaring of the Sea in a storm when it lifteth up its Waves on high, and dasheth them with violence upon great Rocks, and lofty Shoars was nothing in comparison; and it may be questioned whether the loud cracks of thunder, when with the greatest fiercenesse it breaketh thorow the thickest cloud, did ever sound so terribly (although this hath some time caused great men full ⟨p. 58⟩of guilt to run under their beds for fear) as this roaring and bellowing of Mount Aetna did that night: which, being in the silent night, when all things were hush, and other noises asleep, was heard with the greater plainnesse and astonishment.
This awakened the Inhabitants of Catania, a City fifteen miles distant from the Mount, especially those who lived upon the Borders and sides thereof, whereby they were surprised with great fear, possibly much as the wicked world shall be, when they shall hear the sound of the last Trumpet, summoning them to Judgement.