God's terrible voice in the city

we have been unjust and unrighteous in our dealing, have wronged and defrauded our neighbour, though thou hast threatened to be avenged on all such persons; O the lies we have spoken, the slanderous backbiting speeches we have uttered! O the discontentment, murmuring, envying, evil concupiscence, inordinate affection, and wicked distempers which have been in our spirits! and though we have broken all thy Laws, and are guilty of such notorious sins, yet O the impenitency and hardness of our hearts! though no Salvation is attainable but by Christ, who is freely tendered unto us, yet O the unbelief of our hearts, and neglect of our own Salvation! We have sinned, we have sinned against thee, and what ⟨p. 212⟩shall we do unto thee, O thou preserver of men!

we have been unjust and unrighteous in our dealing, have wronged and defrauded our neighbour, though thou hast threatned to be avenged on all such persons; O the lyes we have spoken, the slanderous backbiting speeches we have uttered! O the discontentment, murmuring, envying, evil concupiscence, inordinate affection, and wicked distempers which have been in our spirits! and though we have broken all thy Laws, and are guilty of such notorious sins, yet O the impentency and hardness of our hearts! though no Salvation is attainable but by Christ, who is freely tendered unto us, yet O the unbelief of our hearts, and neglect of our own Salvation! We have sinned, we have sinned against thee, and what ⟨p. 212⟩shall we do unto thee, O thou preserver of men!

God expects that London should make Confession of their sin, and it could be wished that London would join together like one man in this work; but if this cannot be, and they want common mouths to open their hearts and sins before the Lord in particular Confession, let every one of them be a Mouth to himself, and get into his Closet, and there acknowledge London's sins; and if those who are most guilty, do neglect this work, let Gods people do it in their room, and confess not only their own sins, but also the sins of the profane and wicked where they live, and that not only because God is dishonoured, but also because they are in danger of being ruined by the unbewailed sins of others.