God's terrible voice in the city

It was the 2. of September 1666. that the anger of the Lord was kindled against London, and the Fire began: It began in a Bakers house in Pudding-lane by Fishstreet-hill: ¹and now the Lord is making London like a fiery Oven in the time of his anger, and in his wrath doth devour and swallow up our habitations. It was in the depth and dead of the night, when most doors and▪ senses were locked up in the City; that the Fire doth break forth and appear abroad; and like a mighty Giant refreshed with Wine, doth awake and arm it self, quickly gathers strength, when it had made havoc of some houses; rusheth down the hill towards the Bridge; crosseth Thames-street, invadeth Magnus-Church at the Bridge foot, and though that Church were so great, yet it was not a sufficient Barricado against this Conqueror; ⟨p. 55⟩but having scaled and taken this Fort, it shooteth flames with so much the greater advantage into all places round about; and a great building of houses upon the, Bridge is quickly thrown to the ground: Then the Conqueror, being stayed in his course at the Bridge, marcheth back towards the City again; and runs along with great noise and violence through Thames-street. Westward, where having such combustible matter in its teeth, and such a fierce Wind upon its back, it prevails with little resistance, unto the astonishment of the beholders.

It was the 2. of September 1666. that the anger of the Lord was kindled against London, and the Fire began: It began in a Bakers house in Pudding-lane by Fishstreet-hill: ¹and now the Lord is making London like a fiery Oven in the time of his anger, and in his wrath doth devour and swallow up our habitations. It was in the depth and dead of the night, when most doors and▪ sences were lockt up in the City; that the Fire doth break forth and appear abroad; and like a mighty Gyant refresht with Wine, doth awake and arm it self, quickly gathers strength, when it had made havock of some houses; rusheth down the hill towards the Bridge; crosseth Thames-street, invadeth Magnus-Church at the Bridge foot, and though that Church were so great, yet it was not a sufficient Barracado against this Conqueror;