God's terrible voice in the city

Many of you who have escaped, have your Families unbroken, when other whole Families are swept away. Suppose thy dear Wife had fallen, or thy hopeful Children had been nipped by death in the very bud, and your Families had been maimed; the Judgement would have been much sorer on you. None can say but God might have righteously punished London more severely by the Plague.

Many of you who have escaped, have your Families unbroken, when other whole Families are swept away. Suppose thy dear Wife had fallen, or thy hopefull Children had been nipt by death in the very bud, and your Families had been maimed; the Judgement would have been much sorer on you. None can say but God might have righteously punished London more severely by the Plague.

2. God might have punished London also more severely by the Fire. The greatest part of the City is fallen, it might have been the whole: Most of the City within the Walls is consumed; the flames might have issued forth at all the Gates, and consumed all the Suburbs too: all the goods might have been burnt with the houses, and all the Inhabitants with the Habitations.

The Fire, though it burned dreadfully, yet it began at one end; and came on so slowly, that most of the Inhabitants of London had time to ⟨p. 185⟩remove themselves, and the choicest of their goods; some Livelihood was left, and Materials for a future Trade.

The Fire, though it burned dreadfully, yet it began at one end; and came on so slowly, that most of the Inhabitants of London had time to ⟨p. 185⟩