God's terrible voice in the city

The September, when we hoped for a decrease, because of the season, because of the number gone, and the number already dead; yet it was not come to its height; but from 6102. which died by the Plague the last week of August, the number is augmented to 6988 the first week in September; and when we conceived some little hopes in the next weeks abatement to 6544; our hopes were quite dashed again, when the next week it did rise to 7165. which was the highest Bill; And a dreadful Bill it was! and of the 130. ⟨p. 39⟩Parishes in and about the City, there were but 4 Parishes which were not infected: and in those, few people remaining that were not gone into the Country.

Now the grave doth open its mouth without measure. Multitudes! multitudes! in the valley of the shadow of death, thronging daily into eternity; the Church-yards now are stuffed so full with dead corpses, that they are in many places swelled two or three foot higher than they were before; and new ground is broken up to bury the dead.

Now the grave doth open its mouth without measure. Multitudes! multitudes! in the valley of the shadow of death, thronging daily into eternity; the Church-yards now are stufft so full with dead corpses, that they are in many places swell'd two or three foot higher than they were before; and new ground is broken up to bury the dead.

Now Hell from beneath is moved at the number of the guests that are received into its chambers; the number of the wicked which have died by the Plague, no doubt, hath been far the greatest, as we may reasonably conclude without breach of charity; and it is certain that all the wicked, which then died in sin, were turned into Hell; how then are the damned spirits now increased? some were damning themselves a little before in their oaths, and God is now damning their souls for it, and is passing the irreversible sentence of damnation upon them. Some were drinking Wine in bowls a little before, and strong drink without measure; and now God hath put another cup into their hands, a cup of red Wine, even the Wine of the wrath and fierceness of the Almighty; some were a little before feasting their senses, pleasing their appetite, satisfying the desires of the flesh, and being past feeling had given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness; but now their laughter is turned into mourning, and their