God's terrible voice in the city

These few last years have given sad instances hereof in England, especially the two last years in our City of London.

THese few last years have given sad instances hereof in England, especially the two last years in our City of London.

The voice of the Lord hath been in the City, it hath been loud and full of terror; the Lord hath come forth against us with armed vengeance. Frowns have been in his brow; death and desolation in his looks; thunder hath been in his voice: flames of Fire in his hand:¹ the Pestilence hath gone before him, and burning Coals at his feet:² He hath sent forth his Arrows which have scattered us, and shot forth his lightnings which have discomfited us; The Lord hath thundered in the Heavens, and the highest gave his voice, hail-stones and coals of fire:³ the Lord hath visited us with storm and tempest and great noise, yea he hath caused his glorious voice to be heard,⁴ ⟨p. 24⟩and showed the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger: and with the flame of devouring Fire, with scattering and tempest and hail-stones: then the furrows of the Earth were seen, and the foundations of the City were discovered, the Earth also shook, because he was wrath, and the Inhabitants of London trembled, because of his fierce anger;⁵ then the snares of death compassed us, and the fears of hell gat hold on us,⁶ and our hearts were moved within us, as Trees when they are moved by the Wind. Dreadful have Gods late judgments been in London, the noise of which hath gone forth, not only throughout the Land, but also unto the outermost parts of the World.