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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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We will at present conclude, with a few Lines extracted from a little Treatise entitled, Geologia Norvegica: written by a Danish Minister, whose Name was Michael Peterson Escholt, on the Occasion of (what he calls) That very great & spacious Earthquake, almost quite through' the South Parts of Norway, Apr. 24. 1657.
We will at present conclude, with a few Lines extracted from a little Treatise entituled, Geologia Norvegica: written by a Danish Minister, whose Name was Michael Peterson Escholt, on the Occasion of (what he calls) That very great & spacious Earthquake, almost quite thro' the South Parts of Norway, Apr. 24. 1657.
He says, It carried such a Noise & Sound with it, that the People at first knew not but it was the Noise of Thunder, until they perceived the Houses shook, and all their Moveables totter. — Yet it hath not done any Remarkable Harm; for which we ought to be very Thankful unto GOD.— Nevertheless, ⟨p. 6⟩in regard that this Earthquake was of such a Length and Breadth, namely an hundred and sixty Miles, we need not doubt but that it may signify some Remarkable Change and Alteration. The ancient Historiographer Herodotus, has recorded it; That when any Remarkable Change or Calamity approaches, it is commonly signified by such preceding Tokens! —
He says, It carryed such a Noise & Sound with it, that the People at first knew not but it was the Noise of Thunder, until they perceived the Houses shook, and all their Moveables totter. — Yet it hath not done any Remarkable Harm; for which we ought to be very Thankful unto GOD.— Nevertheless, ⟨p. 6⟩in regard that this Earthquake was of such a Length and Breadth, namely an hundred and sixty Miles, we need not doubt but that it may signify some Remarkable Change and Alteration. The ancient Historiographer Herodotus, has recorded it; That when any Remarkable Change or Calamity approaches, it is commonly signified by such preceding Tokens! —