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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.
In the City there was danger of the Houses overthrow by the Winds and Earth-quake, or their being devoured and swallowed up by the Deluge of Fire: In the Fields and Countries there was danger of being destroyed by Thieves and Robbers, who took advantage of the peoples confusions to set upon them, murdering many, and spoiling them of their choicest things, which they had saved out of their ruined houses.
In the City there was danger of the Houses overthrow by the Winds and Earth-quak, or their being devoured and swallowed up by the Deluge of Fire: In the Fields and Countreys there was danger of being destroyed by Thieves and Robbers, who took advantage of the peoples confusions to set upon them, murdering many, and spoiling them of their choicest things, which they had saved out of their ruin'd houses.
Great was the dread and terror, which now did possess the hearts of the people; Our Saviour foretells, Luke 21. 25, 26. That on Earth there should be distress of Nations with perplexity, the Sea and the Waves roaring, and men• hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things, which are coming upon the Earth. Such was the distress and perplexity of these people. It is said in the Relation, That people ran with cries and lamentations about the City and Country, expecting nothing but to be swallowed up, or consumed by the Fire, having no other apprehensions bu• ⟨p. 66⟩of death, and a general Conflagration.
Great was the dread and terrour, which now did possess the hearts of the people; Our Saviour foretells, Luke 21. 25, 26. That on Earth there should be distresse of Nations with perplexity, the Sea and the Waves roaring, and men• hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things, which are coming upon the Earth. Such was the distresse and perplexity of these people. It is said in the Relation, That people ran with cryes and lamentations about the City and Countrey, expecting nothing but to be swallowed up, or consumed by the Fire, having no other apprehensions bu