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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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Family-Religion; In what Condition is it? We are told, they are most Ominously abating of it, among those whom we esteem our United Brethren beyond-Sea. But is not there amongst us also, some Abatement of it? There were Twelve Sermons on Family-Religion lately preached unto the City, in so many Lectures of your United Pastors. They were not regarded as they should have been; And GOD now makes an Earthquake succeed them, which preaches them over again, in a manner to be trembled at. It is upon Record, That there was a Town ⟨p. 23⟩in Switzerland, all destroyed by an Earthquake: Only One House escaped, in which the Good Man was at his daily Family-Sacrifice. If the Earthquake last Night, had caused every House to fall, that has not a daily Family-Sacrifice to GOD in it, what a rueful Spectacle had we seen this Morning! O Prayerless Householders, How Obdurate, How Obstinate are you, How Inexpressibly and Prodigiously given up to a Reprobate Mind, if upon this Earthquake, which you have outlived, [But are not sure, that you shall Another!] you do not call your Domestics together, and let them know, You are exceedingly troubled, that your Family has been so long exposed unto the Great Wrath of GOD, by being a Family that has not called on His Name, and that from THIS TIME, such Atheism shall no longer be persisted in; from THIS TIME you will have them join with you, in seeking of GOD that you may Live. And BEGIN without any further Delay: Fall down on your Knees before the LORD, with the Expressions of a Soul Returning to Him; and then Rise up Resolving, As for me and my House, we will serve the Lord.
Family-Religion; In what Condition is it? We are told, they are most Ominously abating of it, among those whom we esteem our United Brethren beyond-Sea. But is not there amongst us also, some Abatement of it? There were Twelve Sermons on Family-Religion lately preached unto the City, in so many Lectures of your United Pastors. They were not regarded as they should have been; And GOD now makes an Earthquake succeed them, which preaches them over again, in a manner to be trembled at. It is upon Record, That there was a Town ⟨p. 23⟩in Switzerland, all destroy'd by an Earthquake: Only One House escaped, in which the Good Man was at his daily Family-Sacrifice. If the Earthquake last Night, had caused every House to fall, that has not a daily Family-Sacrifice to GOD in it, what a rueful Spectacle had we seen this Morning! O Prayerless Housholders, How Obdurate, How Obstinate are you, How Inexpressibly and Prodigiously given up to a Reprobate Mind, if upon this Earthquake, which you have outlived, [But are not sure, that you shall Another!] you do not call your Domesticks together, and let them know, You are exceedingly troubled, that your Family has been so long exposed unto the Great Wrath of GOD, by being a Family that has not called on His Name, and that from THIS TIME, such Atheism shall no longer be persisted in; from THIS TIME you will have them join with you, in seeking of GOD that you may Live. And BEGIN without any further Delay: Fall down on your Knees before the LORD, with the Expressions of a Soul Returning to Him; and then Rise up Resolving, As for me and my House, we will serve the Lord.