12. God doth expect that London should trust no more in arms of flesh, but in himself alone. By these Judgements God hath shown to London the weakness and insufficiency of arms of flesh what broken reeds they are. Some put their trust in men, and their great expectation of relief and comfort hath been from their friends; by the Plague God hath shown, how frail and weak man is, how like grass or a flower that quickly withereth, or is cut down; how like glass or a bubble which is easily broken and vanisheth; many have lost by the Plague their chief friends upon whom they have had all their dependence, and the Lord hath shown how insufficient a foundation man is for any ones trust and confidence, therefore he calleth aloud to London to cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of? Isa. 2. 22. not to trust in any of the sons of men, in whom there is no help; and the reason is, because their breath goeth forth, they return to their dust, in that very day all their thoughts perish, Psal. 146. 3, 4. Some put their trust in their wealth and riches. Prov. 18. 11. the rich mans wealth is his City, and a high wall in his own conceit. God hath by the Fire, which hath consumed so much of the wealth of the City, shown how insufficient a foundation wealth is for any mans confidence, he hath made it evident that riches are uncertain, and that they fly away with Eagles wings, sometimes whilst the owners are looking ⟨p. 253⟩on; may not that which is threatened, Psal. 52. 5. 7. be spoken of many in London, that God hath rooted some of them by the Plague out of the Land of the living, plucked and forced others out of their habitations by the Fire, and taken away their stay and prop from them, of whom it may be said, Lo these are they that made not God their strength, but trusted in the abundance of their riches, and strengthened themselves in their wickedness.
12. God doth expect that London should trust no more in arms of flesh, but in himself alone. By these Judgements God hath shown to London the weakness and insufficiency of arms of flesh what broken reeds they are. Some put their trust in men, and their great expectation of relief and comfort hath been from their friends; by the Plague God hath shown, how frail and weak man is, how like grass or a flower that quickly withereth, or is cut down; how like glass or a bubble which is easily broken and vanisheth; many have lost by the Plague their chief friends upon whom they have had all their dependance, and the Lord hath shown how insufficient a foundation man is for any ones trust and confidence, therefore he calleth aloud to London to cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of? Isa. 2. 22. not to trust in any of the sons of men, in whom there is no help; and the reason is, because their breath goeth forth, they return to their dust, in that very day all their thoughts perish, Psal. 146. 3, 4. Some put their trust in their wealth and riches. Prov. 18. 11. the rich mans wealth is his City, and a high wall in his own conceit. God hath by the Fire, which hath consumed so much of the wealth of the City, shown how insufficient a foundation wealth is for any mans confidence, he hath made it evident that riches are uncertain, and that they fly away with Eagles wings, sometimes whilest the owners are looking ⟨p. 253⟩on; may not that which is threatned, Psal. 52. 5. 7. be spoken of many in London, that God hath rooted some of them by the Plague out of the Land of the living, plucked and forced others out of their habitations by the Fire, and taken away their stay and prop from them, of whom it may be said, Lo these are they that made not God their strength, but trusted in the abundance of their riches, and strengthned themselves in their wickedness.
