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God's terrible voice in the city
God's terrible voice in the city by T.V.
London? : s.n., Printed in the year 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. 8.
3. Concerning the design of these judgements. What doth God mean by this terrible voice? by speaking such terrible things in the City of London? The Lord hath not only spoken but cried and shouted, he hath lifted up his voice like a Trumpet; and his voice hath not been inarticulate and insignificant; but hath had a meaning; and they that have an ear to hear, may understand; for as the voice of the Lord hath cried in the City, so the voice of the Lord hath cried to the City, Mic. 6. 9. The Lords voice crieth unto the City, The man of Wisdom shall see thy name, hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Some take notice of the judgements themselves, and the effects of them upon themselves and families; They discourse of the Plague, and how many dyed thereby, that they have lost such a relation, such a friend or neighbour was visited and dyed quickly; They discourse of the Fire, where it began, how it increased and prevailed, ⟨p. 192⟩what day such a street fell, and where their houses were consumed, what they lost, and how much they saved: And it may be, some speak of the hands of men, that were suspected to enkindle and carry it on; but few discourse of the hand of God which sent both Plague and Fire, and what he means by such strange and dreadful judgements: But the man of wisdom, such as are wise do consider that these judgements spring not out of the dust, but were sent down from Heaven, They see Gods Name, and Gods hand that hath been stretched forth upon London. They know that both Plague and Fire have had their commission from the God of Heaven; otherwise they could not have wrought with such force and power.
3. COncerning the design of these judgements. What doth God mean by this terrible voice? by speaking such terrible things in the City of London? The Lord hath not only spoken but cryed and shouted, he hath lifted up his voice like a Trumpet; and his voice hath not been inarticulate and insignificant; but hath had a meaning; and they that have an ear to hear, may understand; for as the voice of the Lord hath cryed in the City, so the voice of the Lord hath cryed to the City,