The terror of the Lord. Some account of the earthquake that shook New-England, in…

But then, O the Mercy of our GOD! In the midst of the Lamentations and Ejulations caused by the Earthquake, yet we are to make that Confession, and, Oh! make it with wonderment; Lord, It is of thy Mercy that we are not consumed! If we had our Desert, what would an Earthquake presently do unto us! Our Hearts are so Earthly, that we deserve to be buried in the Earth. We Bury our selves in it, while we neglect our Souls through' the pursuits and hurries of it. A jealous GOD may justly say of us; Let the Earth swallow them up; It has already swallowed them up. They have changed their Centre; The Earth is become their Centre. Let them go down unto their Centre! We have such a share in the Sins of them who dwell on the Earth, which have made the Earth obnoxious unto Earthquakes, that we cannot complain of being unjustly dealt withal, if we have our share in their Woes. By the Earthquakes with which the Earth has been visited by the Lord of Hosts, multitudes have perished wonderfully. That we have not, this lays Obligations upon us, for continual Acclamations, Oh! The patience of a GOD slow to Anger and plenteous in Mercy! Oh! the Riches of His Goodness and Forbearance, and long-suffering! I pray, what are we better than any of them? Josephus writes of a dismal Earthquake, wherein Judea was horribly shaken, and near Ten Thousand People were slain by the fall of Houses upon them. 'Tis likely that in that Earthquake, a Tower built over the Portico's at the ⟨p. 17⟩Poll of Bethesda fell, and slew Eighteen that were there waiting for a Cure. Now, have you forgotten what our SAVIOUR said about those Eighteen upon whom the Tower of Siloam fell? This, This is what He now says unto us. Think ye, that all they who have perished in Earthquakes were Sinners above all the Men that are yet walking on the Earth? I tell you, No; You are all of you so very sinful, that you deserve to perish, as much as many of those.

But then, O the Mercy of our GOD! In the midst of the Lamentations and Ejulations caused by the Earthquake, yet we are to make that Confession, and, Oh! make it with wonderment; Lord, It is of thy Mercy that we are not consumed! If we had our Desert, what would an Earthquake presently do unto us! Our Hearts are so Earthly, that we deserve to be buried in the Earth. We Bury our selves in it, while we neglect our Souls thro' the pursuits and hurries of it. A jealous GOD may justly say of us; Let the Earth swallow them up; It has already swallow'd them up. They have changed their Center; The Earth is become their Center. Let them go down unto their Center! We have such a share in the Sins of them who dwell on the Earth, which have made the Earth obnoxious unto Earthquakes, that we cannot complain of being unjustly dealt withal, if we have our share in their Woes. By the Earthquakes with which the Earth has been visited by the Lord of Hosts, multitudes have perished wonderfully. That we have not, this lays Obligations upon us, for continual Acclamations, Oh! The patience of a GOD slow to Anger and plenteous in Mercy! Oh! the Riches of His Goodness and Forbearance, and long-suffering! I pray, what are we better than any of them? Josephus writes of a dismal Earthquake, wherein Judaea was horribly shaken, and near Ten Thousand People were slain by the fall of Houses upon them. 'Tis likely that in that Earthquake, a Towre built over the Portico's at the