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

The noise and scorching heat of this dreadful Fire, we may conclude did quickly awaken some out of their sleep of Intemperance, and all out of their sleep of security. What tongue can utter the horrible perplexity of the Sodomites on this day! when they opened their doors and windows in the morning, and looking up to Heaven saw them open, and fire coming down thence to devour them; when the Tempest of Fire and Brimstone beat upon them so sorely, and suddenly, when there was such a dreadful burning heat by the Fire, and such a stinking noisome suffocating smoke by the Brimstone; when there was a little kind of Hell in that place both for torment and Sin. O the dread of the Sodomites! O the confusion they were in! when such an unthought of, such an unheard of▪ and such an unavoidable ruin was come upon them; how were they amazed! how were they distressed! some it may be cursed the day of their birth, wishing that they had been abortive issues, that they had never lived to see the light of the Sun, that so they might not have lived to see and feel the fire of this day: others it may be cursed themselves and the Sinners of the place, who had provoked God to send this dreadful judgement upon them; others it may be cursed God, because of the Fire and great heat, like those, Rev. 16. 8, 9. Who being scorched with great heat blasphemed the name of God, who had sent down the Fire upon them.

The noise and scorching heat of this dreadful Fire, we may conclude did quickly awaken some out of their sleep of Intemperance, and all out of their sleep of security. What tongue can utter the horrible perplexity of the Sodomits on this day! when they opened their doors and windows in the morning, and looking up to Heaven saw them open, and fire coming down thence to devour them; when the Tempest of Fire and Brimstone beat upon them so sorely, and suddenly, when there was such a dreadful burning heat by the Fire, and such a stinking noisom suffocating smoke by the Brimstone; when there was a little kind of Hell in that place both for torment and Sin. O the dread of the Sodomits! O the confusion they were in! when such an unthought of, such an unheard of▪ and such an unavoidable ruine was come upon them; how were they amazed! how were they distressed! some it may be cursed the day of their birth, wishing that they had been abortive issues, that they had never liv'd to see the light of the Sun, that so they might not have liv'd to see and feel the fire of this day: others it may be cursed themselves and the Sinners of the place, who had provoked God to send this dreadful judgement upon them; others it may be cursed God, because of the Fire and great heat, like those,