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

The Winds also, which raised this Tempest in the Sea, were high, having broken loose from their habitation, and with great noise and blustering whirled about the Land, in fierce blasts beating upon the houses and unsheltered people in the Fields, as if they would contend for force with the raging and irresistible fire.

The Winds also, which raised this Tempest in the Sea, were high, having broken loose from their habitation, and with great noise and blustring whirled about the Land, in fierce blasts beating upon the houses and unsheltred people in the Fields, as if they would contend for force with the raging and irresistable fire.

The Clouds were gathered thick in the Sky, and arrayed the Heavens with black attire, hiding the ⟨p. 65⟩comfortable and refreshing beams of the Sun, from the sight which if sometimes it deed peep through the Clouds, it was with a pale countenance, as if it had been struck with fear, and dared not to appear in such a dismal place.

The Clouds were gathered thick in the Sky, and arrayed the Heavens with black attire, hiding the ⟨p. 65⟩comfortable and refreshing beams of the Sun, from the sight which if sometimes it deed peep thorow the Clouds, it was with a pale countenance, as if it had been struck with fear, and dared not to appear in such a dismal place.

Storms of rain often poured down from the Clouds, which seemed in compassion to weep, to weep Floods of tears, endeavouring thereby to contribute some help for the extinguishing of the flames; but all the Rain which fell was so far from quenching or allaying, that it did but the more increase and exasperate the fury of the Fire, which hereby burned so much the more fiercely.