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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.
3. A most tremendous miraculous moving of the Earth, caused by the Lord himself, is largely described, Numb. 16 23. to 35. Verse 30. If the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth and swallow them up, with all that appertain to them, and they go down quick into the pit, then shall ye understand that these men have provoked the Lord. Verse 31. And it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder, that was under them. Verse 32. And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. Verse 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the Congregation. Josephus relating Moses his Prayer at large, records, that whilst he spake those words, and intermixed them with tears, the Earth instantly trembled, and shaking began to move (after such a manner, as when by the violence of the wind a great billow of the Sea floateth and waltereth) hereat were all the People amazed: but after that, a horrible and shattering noise was made about their Tents, the Earth opened and swallowed up both them, and all that which they esteemed dear, which was after a manner so exterminate, as nothing remained of theirs to be beheld whereupon in a moment the Earth closed again, and the vast gaping was fast shut, so as there appeared not any sign of that which had happened. ⟨p. 21⟩Thus perished they all, leaving behind them an example of Gods Power and Judgments. And this accident was the more miserable, in that there were none, no not of their Kinsfolks, or Allies, that had compassion of them; so that all the People whatsoever, forgetting those things that were past, did allow God's justice with joyful Acclamations, esteeming them unworthy to be bemoaned, but to be held a• the Plague and the Perverters of the People.
3. A most tremendous miraculous moving of the Earth, caused by the Lord himself, is largely described, Numb. 16 23. to 35. Verse 30. If the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth and swallow them up, with all that appertain to them, and they go down quick into the pit, then shall ye understand that these men have provoked the Lord. Verse 31. And it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder, that was under them. Verse 32. And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. Verse 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the Congregation. Josephus relating Moses his Prayer at large, records, that whilst he spake those words, and intermixed them with tears, the Earth instantly trembled, and shaking began to move (after such a manner, as when by the violence of the wind a great billow of the Sea floateth and waltereth) hereat were all the People amazed: but after that, a horrible and shattering noise was made about their Tents, the Earth opened and swallowed up both them, and all that which they esteemed dear, which was after a manner so exterminate, as nothing remained of theirs to be beheld whereupon in a moment the Earth closed again, and the vast gaping was fast shut, so as there appeared not any sign of that which had happened.