Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…

This fire in its first vent, folding it self in great flames as if more than a thousand houses had been burning together, mounted up towards Heaven not less (as was judged) than a hundred Yards in height; which was accompanied with such a roaring noise, far beyond what was heard before at the mouth of the Hill, like as if more than a thousand Canons or great pieces of Ordinance had been at once discharged; and there withal vast stones were shot forth, some of them three hundred pound weight, which were mounted aloft very high in the Air, and with great force were thrown many miles from the place: this grew into a furious Tempest, not of Rain or Hail, but which was far more dreadful, of burning coals and ashes, and suffocating smoke which beat down upon the Country all about, something like that rain of Fire and Brimstone, which fell upon Sodom.

This fire in its first vent, folding it self in great flames as if more than a thousand houses had been burning together, mounted up towards Heaven not lesse (as was judged) than a hundred Yards in height; which was accompained with such a roaring noise, far beyond what was heard before at the mouth of the Hill, like as if more than a thousand Canons or great pieces of Ordinance had been at once discharged; and there withall vast stones were shot forth, some of them three hundred pound weight, which were mounted aloft very high in the Air, and with great force were thrown many miles from the place: this grew into a furious Tempest, not of Rain or Hail, but which was far more dreadful, of burning coals and ashes, and suffocating smoke which beat down upon the Countrey all about, something like that rain of Fire and Brimstone, which fell upon Sodom.

But that which was most notable in these eruptions, was the stream and flood of fire, which in liqued melted matter, gushed forth at the breaches. We read Isa. 30. 33. Of a stream of Brimstone kindled by the breath of God, which runneth in burning Tophet: Such was the stream of Fire and Brimstone which came forth of this burning Mountain, the flames of it were blew like burning brimstone, the colour of it fiery red, like melted brass, ⟨p. 61⟩