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The terror of the Lord. Some account of the earthquake that shook New-England, in…
The terror of the Lord. Some account of the earthquake that shook New-England, in the night, between the 29 and the 30 of October. 1727. : With a speech, made unto the inhabitants of Boston, who assembled the next morning, for the proper exercises of religion, on so uncommon, and so tremendous an occasion. : [One line from Corinthians]
Boston: printed by T. Fleet for S. Kneeland, 1727
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Oh! Let us be deeply affected, with the sparing Mercy of our GOD unto us. Behold the Compassion and Severity of GOD! Severity to them who have perished in Earthquakes; But Compassion towards thee, who hast not so perished. — Lord, why am I spared, and yet standing on the Earth before thee! Why, why does thy Earth yet bear such a Sinner against thee upon it!
II. The VOICE of the glorious GOD crying to the City in His Earthquake, is, This; Let the Crimes that Cry to the Holy GOD for all the Vengeance of an Earthquake upon you, be generally and thoroughly Reformed among you.
The Cry is, REFORMATION, O Degenerating Plants, REFORMATION; or more Evil to come upon you!
'Tis no fond Superstition to think, An Earthquake usually carries in it, some Intimation of the Divine Displeasure; 'Tis a Token which we who dwell in the Wilderness may be afraid of. If God ⟨p. 18⟩overturn the Mountains as He does in Earthquakes, 'tis in His Anger that He does it. If the Earth Tremble, as it does in Earthquakes, 'tis at His Wrath, that it does so. When the Mountains quake, as they do in Earthquakes, 'tis from His Indignation. It was declared concerning some Tents of Wicked Men;