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

Rome was standing and did rejoice when London was burning, and I hope London will be standing, and much more rejoice when Rome is burning; London was burnt but in part, Rome shall be utterly burnt with Fire; London after it's burning is rebuilt ⟨p. 80⟩in a great measure, but Rome shall never be rebuilt after this burning. This Babylon when it falleth, shall never rise more. Ver. 21. And a mighty Angel took up a stone like a great Mile-stone, and cast it into the Sea: saying, Thus with violence shall that great City Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. As a great Mile-stone thrown into the midst of the Sea is overwhelmed with Water; so shall Rome be overwhelmed with Fire: and as a Mile-stone cannot be raised and drawn out of the Sea: so Rome when burnt shall never be raised again out of it's ashes and ruins.

Rome was standing and did rejoice when London was burning, and I hope London will be standing, and much more rejoice when Rome is burning; London was burnt but in part, Rome shall be utterly burnt with Fire; London after it's burning is rebuilt ⟨p. 80⟩in a great measure, but Rome shall never be rebuilt after this burning. This Babylon when it falleth, shall never rise more. Ver. 21. And a mighty Angel took up a stone like a great Mile-stone, and cast it into the Sea: saying, Thus with violence shall that great City Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. As a great Mile-stone thrown into the midst of the Sea is overwhelmed with Water; so shall Rome be overwhelmed with Fire: and as a Mile-stone cannot be raised and drawn out of the Sea: so Rome when burnt shall never be raised again out of it's ashes and ruines.

Dreadful will the destruction of Rome be, when the time of her burning is come; those which stand a far off, for fear of her torment, (who have been friends to her) shall lament; what lamentations then will there be, by such as shall be found in the place it self, when it shall be set on Fire about their ears? when the Pope and Cardinals, and the other Inhabitants of that Filthy and Abominably wicked City, shall be consumed together, (as is likely) in the midst of the flames; O the hideous out-cries which then will be made in every street when they are surrounded with Fire on all sides, and there is no way left for them to escape; when their Houses and Wealth, and Persons shall be consumed, together by the devouring flames; when God by such a dreadful fire on Earth shall convey them down to the more dreadful fire of Hell.