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Earthquakes explained and practically improved
Earthquakes explained and practically improved: occasioned by the late earthquake on Sept. 8. 1692. in London, many other parts in England, and beyond sea. / By Thomas Doolittle, M.A. The author also of the treatise on the Lords-Supper. ; Jamaica's miseries show London's mercies. Both compared.Earthquakes explained and practically improved: occasioned by the late earthquake on Sept. 8. 1692. in London, many other parts in England, and beyond sea. / By Thomas Doolittle, M.A. The author also of the treatise on the Lords-Supper. ; Jamaica's miseries shew London's mercies. Both compared.
printed by Benjamin Harris & are to be sold, 1693
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.
Secondly, Another effect of Earthquakes is speedy and precipitant flying, if possibly Men might hasten ⟨p. 41⟩the danger thereof. Tho' they leave their Goods behind them in their Houses, they will attempt to fly to save themselves. Numb. 16.32. The earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained to Korah, and all their Goods. Verse 34. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, lest the Earth swallow us up also. Zach. 14.5. And ye shall flee to the valley of the Mountains—yea, ye shall flee like as ye fled from before the Earthquake in the days of Uzziah King of Judah. These were particular Earthquakes, and some by flight escaped from them; but when it shall be more general, or fall out in the place where you dwell, and some miles about you, when it comes in a minute, whither will you fl•e? or to what place will you hasten, or in so little time how will you get thither? however, Men shall endeavour to flee, tho' it should be in vain, when the Earth so moves, they cannot, they will not stand still to be devoured and swallowed up, if by flight they might escape, which they will try, tho' they be overtaken with it. Overtaken! alas! in such a Judgment, you may sooner run into it, than run from it; you may think to leave the danger behind you, and still it is before you; you running away from it, may run to meet it. But the danger is so dreadful, the Death so formidable, the Misery so great by Earthquakes, that Men will flee from them if they can, that they might not perish in •hem. But better repent, reform, and turn from sin to God to prevent them, than to continue in the sin that do procure •hem; for when they come, you will find it hard to flee from them.
Secondly, Another effect of Earthquakes is speedy and precipitant flying, if possibly Men might hasten ⟨p. 41⟩the danger thereof. Tho' they leave their Goods bebind them in their Houses, they will attempt to fly to save themselves.