God's terrible voice in the city

16. God doth call upon Londoners by the Fire to be like Strangers and Pilgrims in the World. God hath burned you out of your habitations, that he might loosen your affections from houses, and riches, and all things here below; that he might unsettle you, unhinge, unfix you, that you might never think of Rest and Settlement in the Creatures, as long as you live: God calls upon you by this Judgement, to take off your hearts from this world, which is so very uncertain, and to be like Strangers and Pilgrims upon the earth, who are to take up your lodging here but a few days and nights in your passage to the other world; God expects you should live as those who have here no certain dwelling place, and therefore that you should not lavish away too much of your thoughts, and affections, and time about these uncertain things, which are of so short a continuance, and with which you cannot have a long abode; God hath by his Judgements crucified the World very much before you, and he expects that the world should be crucified in you; God hath poured contempt upon the world, and set a mark of disgrace thereon; he hath cast dirt upon the face where you fancied before so much beauty to lye; and he expects that you should fall in esteem, and grow out of love with the world, and never go a whoring from him to the creatures any more.

16. God doth call upon Londoners by the Fire to be like Strangers and Pilgrims in the World. God hath burned you out of your habitations, that he might loosen your affections from houses, and riches, and all things here below; that he might unsettle you, unhinge, unfix you, that you might never think of Rest and Settlement in the Creatures, as long as you live: God calls upon you by this Judgement, to take off your hearts from this world, which is so very uncertain, and to be like Strangers and Pilgrims upon the earth, who are to take up your lodging here but a few dayes and nights in your passage to the other world; God expects you should live as those who have here no certain dwelling place, and therefore that you should not lavish away too much of your thoughts, and affections, and time about these uncertain things, which are of so short a continuance, and with which you cannot have a long abode; God hath by his Judgements crucified the World very much before you, and he expects that the world should be crucified in you; God hath poured contempt upon the world, and set a mark of disgrace thereon; he hath cast dirt upon the face where you fancied before so much beauty to lye; and he expects that you should fall in esteem, and grow out of love with the world, and never go a whoring from him to the creatures any more.