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Boanerges. A short essay to preserve and strengthen the good impressions produced by earthquakes…
Boanerges. A short essay to preserve and strengthen the good impressions produced by earthquakes on the minds of people that have been awakened with them. : With some views of what is to be further and quickly looked for. : Addressed unto the whole people of New-England, who have been terrified with the late earthquakes; and more especially the towns that have had a more singular share in the terrors of them. : [Three lines from I Chronicles]Boanerges. A short essay to preserve and strengthen the good impressions produced by earthquakes on the minds of people that have been awakened with them. : With some views of what is to be further and quickly look'd for. : Address'd unto the whole people of New-England, who have been terrified with the late earthquakes; and more especially the towns that have had a more singular share in the terrors of them. : [Three lines from I Chronicles]
Boston: printed for S. Kneeland, 1727
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And the rest of the Island had a deep Draught in that Cup of Astonishment which GOD gave them after He had caused the Earth to Tremble under them. Indeed, the Examples of Mineral and Malignant Steams, from Earthquakes terminating in a raging Pestilence, have been very Usual and very Dismal. Yea, American Examples of such a thing. Tho' the proper Plague was never known in America; it is well known, ⟨p. 41⟩that after some Earthquakes, which overturned almost the whole Capital City of Chilli, in the South-America, not very many Years ago, almost all the surviving Inhabitants died of a Pestilence, more Mortal than a •oper Plague use to be. We are not certain, that our Earthquakes will have any such Effects. The […] portunity, to Methods of Repentance may prevent them. Our Flight unto our SAVIOUR with the Faith of the XCI. Psalm; This may save us from them. Yet, In Conformity to what our SAVIOUR spoke of some Tragical Accidents which had happened a little before, whereof one seems to have been an Earthquake,— Except ye Repent,—I will venture to say, I verily Fear, That the Glorious GOD, having within a little while singled out several Towns, that were None of the Worst, [Not Sinners above all Men!] but full of Godly People, and ordered the Destroying Angel to make a Doleful Havoc among them, He has therein shot off Direful Warning-pieces to all the Land: I say, Direful Warning-pieces!— And His Voice to the whole Country, is, O! Let there be a General Turn to GOD, in a Life of Serious PIETY, lest a more General Stroke do make fearful Devastations upon you!
And the rest of the Island had a deep Draught in that Cup of Astonishment which GOD gave them after He had caused the Earth to Tremble under them. Indeed, the Exemples of Mineral and Malignant Steams, from Earthquakes terminating in a raging Pestilence, have been very Usual and very Dismal. Yea, American Exemples of such a thing. Tho' the proper Plague was never known in America; it is well known, ⟨p. 41⟩that after some Earthquakes, which overturned almost the whole Capital City of Chili, in the South-America, not very many Years ago, almost all the surviving Inh••itants died of a Pestilence, more Mortal than a •oper Plague use to be. We are not certain, that our Earthquakes will have any such Effects. The portunity, to Methods of Repentance may prevent them. Our Flight unto our SAVIOUR with the Faith of the XCI. Psalm; This may save us from them. Yet, In Conformity to what our SAVIOUR spoke of some Tragical Accidents which had happened a little before, whereof one seems to have been an Earthquake,— Except ye Repent,—I will venture to say, I verily Fear, That the Glorious GOD, having within a little while singled out several Towns, that were None of the Worst, [Not Sinners above all Men!] but full of Godly People, and ordered the Destroying Angel to make a Doleful Havock among them, He has therein shot off Direful Warning-pieces to all the Land: I say, Direful Warning-pieces!— And His Voice to the whole Countrey, is, O! Let there be a General Turn to GOD, in a Life of Serious PIETY, lest a more General Stroke do make fearful Devastations upon you!