Prognostics of impending calamities. Delivered in a sermon preached on the lecture at Boston,…Prognosticks of impending calamities. Delivered in a sermon preached on the lecture at Boston,…

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The only improvement I shall offer, is to invite us all to make a serious application of these truths to our selves, & to make through enquiry how far we are concerned in them. There are a great many awful tokens of Divine Displeasure against this sinful Land, appearing in the face of Providence, which call for our deep Meditation, and speedy Reformation; and not to be sensibly affected with these things, is an argument of sottish stupidity, & the most ill boding Symptom of hastening calamity. Among others, and because in conjunction with so many others of a black and sad aspect, the Death of Righteous men, & peculiarly of such as have born a public figure and been in that regard, eminently serviceable to this people, deserves an Asterism to be set upon it. What breaches God hath lately made upon both Orders of the Magistracy, and of the Ministry is obvious, and not to regard his operations is severely threatened, Psal. 28.5 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. I shall at ⟨p. 31⟩present only reflect upon the death of that Worthy Patriot, whole Funeral we have this week solemnized, whose Piety, Prudence, Learning, Integrity, love of Religion, love to his people, serviceableness to the public for so many years, faithfulness to that Service in several capacities, and that in either England, zeal for the Truth both in Doctrine and Worship, and noble Munificence do praise him in our Gates; & will command the commendation even of envy it self. These have erected him a more stately and lasting monument in the hearts of wise and good men, then pillars of brass or marble; & will embalm his name, and make it precious to after generations. Certainly, when such Cedars fall, the whole Wood must Echo the resentment of it: and I could do no less than drop this groan over his Tomb. How far this Providence is accommodable to the fore mentioned sad Prognostics I leave it to every prudent and ponderous mans consideration. All I shall add is, the fall of this great man in our Israel, is attended with many awful circumstances, not easily enumerated; every of which bespeak Gods displeasure, and all of them put together, a great beat of Divine anger We are greatly Apostatized from our primitive profession & zeal; great heart divisions & open contentions are found among us;