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

When the ground clave asunder, and the Earth opening her mouth swallowed up Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, with all that appertained to them, when they went thus down alive into the pit, and the Earth closing upon them again, they perished from the Congregation, Num. 16. vers. 32. 33. This was a very fearful judgement; but the opening of the Heavens, and it's showering down Fire and Brimstone, which swallowed up Sodom and Gomorrah with all the Sinners therein, this judgement was far more fearful. Death by the Sword, and death by the Pestilence, or by any other disease hath nothing of that dread in it, as death by Fire, especially by Fire from Heaven, by Fire mingled with Brimstone.

When the ground clave asunder, and the Earth opening her mouth swallowed up Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, with all that appertained to them, when they went thus down alive into the pit, and the Earth closing upon them again, they perished from the Congregation, Num. 16. vers. 32. 33. This was a very feaful judgement; but the opening of the Heavens, and it's showring down Fire and Brimstone, which swallowed up Sodom and Gomorrah with all the Sinners therein, this judgement was far more fearful. Death by the Sword, and death by the Pestilence, or by any other disease hath nothing of that dread in it, as death by Fire, especially by Fire from Heaven, by Fire mingled with Brimstone.

No Fire have we ever seen that carried so much dread in it, as the Fire that burnt down our City of London; but London's Fire was nothing in comparison with Sodoms Fire: this will appear if we compare them together.

First, The Fire of London began only in one place, which awakened all the Inhabitants about to prepare, and secure themselves and their goods: but the Fire of Sodom began in all places together; there was fire without the City, and fire within, fire in every street, and in every house at the same time the Sodomites were compassed about with fire on all sides.