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           A
           SERMON
           Occasioned
           by
           the
           
             Late
             Earthquake
          
           Which
           happen'd
           in
           LONDON
           ,
           And
           other
           Places
           On
           the
           Eighth
           of
           September
           ,
           1692.
           
        
         
           Preached
           to
           a
           CONGREGATION
           in
           READING
           .
        
         
           By
           SAMUEL
           DOOLITTLE
           .
        
         
           ISAIAH
           ii
           .
           19.
           
        
         
           And
           they
           shall
           go
           into
           the
           holes
           of
           the
           rocks
           ,
           and
           into
           the
           caves
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           majesty
           ,
           when
           he
           ariseth
           to
           shake
           terribly
           the
           earth
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             by
          
           J.
           R.
           
             for
             J.
             Salusbury
             ,
             at
             the
             Rising-Sun
             near
             the
          
           Royal
           Exchange
           in
           Cornhil
           ,
           1692.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Reverend
           ,
           and
           his
           Honoured
           Father
           ,
           Mr.
           THOMAS
           DOOLITTLE
           .
        
         
           
             Honoured
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           A
           Late
           Providence
           equally
           surprizing
           and
           sad
           ;
           a
           Providence
           ,
           which
           they
           must
           be
           great
           
             Strangers
             in
             this
             our
             Jerusalem
          
           ,
           who
           have
           not
           heard
           of
           it
           ;
           gave
           birth
           to
           this
           following
           Discourse
           .
           To
           perpetuate
           the
           Memory
           ,
           and
           assist
           my
           Neighbours
           in
           making
           an
           improvement
           of
           it
           ,
           was
           the
           design
           of
           its
           being
           first
           preacht
           ,
           and
           now
           publisht
           .
           I
           know
           that
           a
           
             Critical
             Eye
          
           may
           observe
           some
           blemishes
           ;
           and
           I
           perswade
           my self
           an
           
             envious
             one
          
           will
           find
           more
           :
           But
           I
           am
           the
           less
           solicitous
           ,
           because
           I
           hope
           ,
           I
           rather
           designed
           to
           do
           good
           to
           others
           ,
           than
           gain
           applause
           to
           my self
           .
           I
           would
           rather
           that
           Men
           would
           praise
           God
           ,
           
           
             (
             whose
             I
             am
             ,
             and
             whom
          
           I
           desire
           to
           
             serve
             with
             my
             Spirit
             ,
             in
             the
             Gospel
             of
             his
             Son
             )
          
           than
           blow
           the
           Trumpet
           at
           my
           door
           .
        
         
           Though
           this
           Discourse
           hath
           the
           ill
           fate
           ,
           to
           come
           forth
           in
           an
           Age
           when
           the
           Love
           of
           many
           is
           waxed
           cold
           :
           Yet
           I
           hope
           some
           will
           have
           that
           charity
           for
           it
           and
           the
           Author
           too
           ,
           
             which
             hideth
             a
             multitude
             of
             faults
             .
          
           If
           some
           shall
           find
           fault
           with
           the
           stile
           as
           not
           being
           acurate
           ,
           and
           polisht
           ;
           let
           them
           know
           ,
           it
           was
           preacht
           to
           a
           Congregation
           in
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           who
           mind
           more
           that
           the
           
             form
             of
             Words
             delivered
             to
             them
             be
             wholesom
             and
             sound
             ,
          
           than
           
             gay
             and
             eloquent
          
           :
           And
           that
           so
           sad
           and
           awful
           a
           Providence
           called
           for
           something
           more
           ,
           than
           flourishes
           of
           wit.
           Perhaps
           some
           that
           are
           got
           into
           the
           chair
           of
           the
           scornful
           ,
           will
           deride
           it
           ;
           
           but
           I
           hope
           that
           they
           ,
           
             who
             have
             their
             sences
             exercised
          
           ,
           
           
             to
             discern
             both
             good
             and
             evil
          
           ;
           will
           find
           I
           have
           prepared
           
             savoury
             meat
          
           for
           them
           ,
           
           
             and
             that
             God
             brought
             it
             to
             me
             .
          
           To
           justifie
           the
           making
           so
           plain
           a
           discourse
           ,
           thus
           publick
           ;
           
           I
           neither
           can
           ,
           nor
           care
           ,
           to
           use
           
             that
             Stale
             Complement
          
           ;
           of
           its
           being
           extorted
           from
           me
           ,
           by
           the
           irresistible
           importunity
           of
           them
           that
           heard
           it
           :
           Neither
           will
           I
           stuff
           this
           Epistle
           with
           those
           trifling
           Apologies
           ,
           which
           are
           as
           easily
           answered
           as
           they
           are
           commonly
           used
           .
           
           It
           is
           a
           time
           ,
           when
           not
           only
           
             the
             foolish
             Virgins
          
           ;
           but
           
             the
             wise
          
           too
           
             slumber
             and
             sleep
          
           .
           Oh
           what
           a
           Spirit
           of
           slumber
           is
           faln
           upon
           most
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Churches
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           !
           And
           must
           none
           of
           the
           
             Watchmen
             of
             Israel
          
           sound
           the
           Trumpet
           ,
           and
           give
           them
           an
           Alarum
           !
        
         
           If
           the
           abounding
           of
           Iniquity
           ,
           and
           the
           frequent
           repetition
           of
           the
           same
           sins
           ;
           and
           those
           too
           ,
           that
           are
           of
           a
           crimson
           colour
           ,
           and
           scarlet
           dye
           :
           If
           the
           general
           declension
           of
           Faith
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Zeal
           ,
           and
           other
           Christian
           Graces
           ,
           which
           is
           too
           notoriously
           visible
           among
           all
           Parties
           ;
           that
           profess
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ;
           or
           which
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           
           the
           
             faith
             which
             was
             once
             delivered
             to
             the
             Saints
             :
          
           If
           the
           ill
           symptoms
           which
           are
           upon
           us
           at
           home
           ;
           and
           our
           Brethren
           abroad
           :
           If
           former
           ,
           and
           later
           warnings
           of
           Providence
           ,
           be
           not
           sufficient
           to
           excuse
           ,
           nay
           ,
           to
           justifie
           my
           calling
           men
           to
           repentance
           and
           reformation
           ;
           I
           must
           ,
           ay
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           willing
           for
           once
           ,
           to
           bear
           the
           blame
           ,
           of
           having
           done
           an
           unnecessary
           work
           .
        
         
           These
           my
           
             first
             fruits
          
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           I
           offer
           to
           you
           ;
           to
           whom
           I
           owe
           all
           I
           can
           do
           of
           this
           kind
           .
           If
           they
           are
           not
           so
           fully
           ripe
           ;
           yet
           because
           they
           bear
           
             that
             Character
          
           let
           them
           find
           acceptance
           with
           you
           .
           I
           hope
           the
           discourse
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           occasion
           of
           it
           ,
           may
           do
           good
           :
           And
           if
           it
           may
           contribute
           to
           the
           repentance
           and
           reformation
           of
           the
           nation
           ;
           or
           any
           particular
           Number
           of
           Sinners
           in
           it
           ,
           my
           great
           end
           is
           attained
           :
           That
           it
           may
           be
           accompany'd
           with
           that
           divine
           ,
           with
           that
           all-mighty
           power
           ,
           which
           can
           shake
           ,
           and
           open
           the
           heart
           of
           the
           most
           obdurate
           sinner
           ;
           as
           well
           as
           that
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           let
           your
           prayers
           meet
           mine
           at
           the
           throne
           of
           grace
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           ,
           
             Honoured
             Sir
             ,
          
           Reading
           
             Sept.
             29.
             92.
             
          
           Your
           most
           dutiful
           ,
           and
           most
           obedient
           Son
           ,
           
             SAMVEL
             DOOLITTLE
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           upon
           the
           Late
           Earthquake
           ,
           Which
           happen'd
           in
           LONDON
           ,
           And
           other
           PLACES
           On
           
             the
             Eighth
             of
             September
             ,
             1692.
             
          
        
         
           
             ISAIAH
             xxix
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Thou
             shalt
             be
             visited
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             with
             Thunder
             ,
             and
             with
             Earthquake
             ,
             —
          
        
         
           THough
           almighty
           God
           hath
           been
           shooting
           one
           flaming
           arrow
           after
           another
           ,
           against
           a
           sinful
           and
           provoking
           People
           ;
           his
           quiver
           is
           still
           full
           .
           Though
           desolating
           judgments
           (
           the
           messengers
           of
           divine
           anger
           )
           have
           been
           like
           the
           waves
           of
           the
           Sea
           ;
           which
           come
           rolling
           and
           tumbling
           one
           upon
           the
           neck
           of
           another
           :
           The
           treasuries
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           are
           not
           yet
           emptied
           .
           When
           one
           fire
           is
           out
           ,
           how
           easily
           and
           suddenly
           may
           another
           be
           kindled
           ?
           Every
           
           Creature
           ,
           from
           the
           highest
           Angel
           to
           the
           lowest
           worm
           ,
           stands
           ready
           armed
           with
           a
           sting
           to
           avenge
           its
           makers
           quarrel
           .
           Not
           only
           Angels
           those
           Courtiers
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           all
           Creatures
           in
           this
           lower
           World
           are
           ready
           to
           do
           the
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           execute
           the
           Will
           of
           their
           great
           and
           common
           Lord
           ,
           They
           need
           not
           to
           be
           prest
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           Volunteers
           in
           this
           Service
           .
           In
           every
           part
           of
           the
           Elemental
           World
           ,
           an
           angry
           God
           can
           find
           instruments
           of
           his
           vengeance
           ;
           the
           winds
           and
           waves
           ,
           which
           
             no
             man
             hitherto
             could
             tame
          
           ;
           readily
           obey
           him
           .
           There
           is
           no
           Creature
           ,
           though
           at
           first
           made
           for
           the
           use
           and
           service
           of
           innocent
           Adam
           ,
           but
           may
           be
           a
           rod
           and
           a
           sword
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           an
           offended
           God
           to
           lash
           ,
           wound
           ,
           and
           kill
           his
           guilty
           children
           .
           If
           God
           have
           a
           mind
           to
           drown
           the
           Old
           World
           :
           He
           can
           gather
           the
           Waters
           together
           ;
           and
           the
           continually
           weeping
           clouds
           ;
           shall
           turn
           the
           
             dry
             land
             into
             a
             sea
          
           .
           If
           God
           have
           a
           mind
           to
           burn
           Sodom
           and
           Gomorrah
           ,
           he
           can
           on
           a
           sudden
           rain
           showers
           of
           fire
           and
           brimstone
           from
           Heaven
           :
           Turn
           those
           Cities
           into
           ashes
           and
           rubbish
           ;
           and
           they
           shall
           experience
           a
           temporal
           ,
           before
           they
           drop
           into
           an
           eternal
           Hell.
           If
           God
           will
           fight
           against
           ,
           the
           enemies
           of
           his
           Church
           :
           He
           hath
           the
           whole
           Militia
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Artillery
           of
           Heaven
           at
           his
           command
           ;
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           in
           a
           moment
           unthought
           of
           ,
           he
           can
           discharge
           the
           Cannon
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           scare
           them
           with
           his
           Thunder
           ,
           and
           scatter
           them
           with
           his
           Lightning
           .
           If
           God
           will
           take
           a
           speedy
           vengeance
           ,
           on
           Corah
           and
           his
           wicked
           accomplices
           ;
           or
           on
           any
           other
           company
           of
           rebel
           creatures
           ;
           at
           his
           command
           the
           closely
           compacted
           earth
           ,
           shall
           open
           her
           mouth
           ,
           swallow
           up
           ,
           and
           bury
           them
           alive
           ;
           become
           their
           coffin
           ,
           and
           grave
           too
           .
           What
           God
           of
           this
           kind
           can
           do
           ,
           we
           may
           learn
           ,
           from
           the
           mouth
           of
           two
           witnesses
           ,
           viz.
           a
           late
           Providence
           ,
           and
           the
           Text
           I
           have
           now
           read
           .
           
             Thou
             shalt
             be
             visited
             by
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             with
             thunder
             and
             earthquake
             :
          
           In
           which
           words
           ,
           we
           have
           these
           three
           things
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           The
           Visitant
           ,
           
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
          
           ,
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           is
           great
           in
           strength
           and
           mighty
           in
           power
           .
           Jehovah
           ,
           to
           whom
           nothing
           is
           impossible
           or
           hard
           :
           The
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           ,
           who
           is
           general
           of
           all
           the
           forces
           ,
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           Air
           ,
           and
           Earth
           ,
           Lo
           !
           This
           is
           he
           who
           shall
           visit
           .
           Sometimes
           ,
           we
           read
           of
           man's
           visiting
           God
           :
           Sometimes
           of
           one
           man's
           visiting
           another
           :
           hers
           ,
           of
           God's
           visiting
           man.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           visited
           ,
           Thou
           .
           To
           whom
           is
           it
           ,
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           makes
           this
           visit
           ?
           To
           Jerusalem
           ,
           v.
           1.
           
             called
             Ariel
             ,
             the
             city
             where
             David
             dwelt
             :
             Jerusalem
          
           though
           the
           place
           ,
           where
           the
           Temple
           stood
           ,
           and
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           was
           performed
           :
           Jerusalem
           ,
           the
           Metropolis
           ,
           the
           head
           City
           of
           the
           Jews
           must
           be
           visited
           .
           Thou
           ,
           even
           thou
           ,
           O
           Jerusalem
           ,
           the
           City
           of
           David
           ,
           and
           the
           City
           of
           God
           too
           ,
           shalt
           be
           visited
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           visitation
           it self
           ;
           
             with
             thunder
             and
             earthquake
          
           :
           Sometimes
           ,
           God
           visits
           man
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Grace
           and
           Mercy
           ;
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           make
           a
           visit
           ,
           he
           bringeth
           many
           presents
           and
           love-tokens
           along
           with
           him
           :
           And
           oh
           !
           Blessed
           are
           they
           ,
           upon
           whom
           ,
           the
           great
           God
           bestoweth
           such
           visits
           as
           these
           .
           Of
           such
           visits
           you
           read
           1
           
             Sam.
             2.
             21.
             
             Psalm
          
           65.
           9.
           and
           the
           greatest
           Mercy
           ,
           God
           ever
           vouchsafed
           to
           this
           wicked
           ,
           and
           apostate
           World
           of
           ours
           is
           called
           by
           this
           name
           ,
           
             Luke
             1.
             68.
             
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             God
             of
             Israel
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             visited
             ,
             and
             redeemed
             his
             people
             .
          
           Sometimes
           the
           Scene
           is
           changed
           ;
           and
           God
           visits
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Judgment
           :
           Not
           in
           Love
           ,
           but
           in
           Wrath
           ;
           not
           as
           a
           Friend
           ,
           but
           as
           an
           Enemy
           ,
           not
           as
           an
           Indulgent
           Father
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           Revenging
           Judge
           .
           In
           these
           visits
           ,
           not
           Mercy
           ,
           but
           Justice
           is
           his
           attendant
           ,
           Psal
           .
           89.
           32.
           
           
             Then
             will
             I
             visit
             their
             transgression
             with
             the
             rod
             ,
             and
             their
             iniquity
             with
             stripes
             .
             Jer.
             5.
             9.
             
             Shall
             I
             not
             visit
             for
             these
             things
             ?
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             shall
             not
             my
             soul
             be
             avenged
             on
             such
             a
             nation
             as
             this
             ?
             Hos
             .
             9.
             7.
             
             The
             days
             of
             visitation
             are
             come
             ,
             the
             days
             of
             recompence
             are
             come
             ,
             and
             Israel
             shall
             know
             
             it
             .
          
           And
           in
           this
           manner
           must
           Jerusalem
           the
           holy
           ,
           and
           once
           beloved
           City
           ,
           be
           visited
           by
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           .
           God
           threatens
           them
           more
           generally
           ,
           
             v.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
             Wo
             to
             Ariel
             ,
             to
             Ariel
             ,
             the
             city
             where
             David
             dwelt
             :
             Add
             ye
             year
             to
             year
             ;
             let
             them
             kill
             sacrifices
             .
             Yet
             I
             will
             distress
             Ariel
             ,
             and
             there
             shall
             be
             heaviness
             and
             sorrow
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             to
             me
             as
             Ariel
             .
             q.
             d.
          
           Notwithstanding
           your
           formal
           ,
           customary
           worship
           (
           in
           which
           you
           confide
           so
           much
           )
           both
           City
           and
           Temple
           shall
           be
           brought
           into
           great
           straits
           :
           Both
           City
           and
           Temple
           shall
           be
           like
           the
           Altar
           ,
           filled
           with
           the
           Bodies
           of
           dead
           men
           (
           instead
           of
           slain
           beasts
           )
           sacrificed
           to
           my
           Justice
           ,
           and
           the
           threatned
           evil
           is
           more
           particularly
           exprest
           in
           the
           Text
           ;
           
             thunder
             and
             earthquake
          
           .
           From
           the
           words
           ,
           these
           three
           Doctrines
           may
           be
           raised
           .
        
         
           Doct.
           1.
           
           
             Gods
             executing
             of
             Judgments
             on
             a
             sinful
             people
             ,
             is
             his
             visiting
             of
             them
             .
          
           A
           day
           of
           calamity
           is
           a
           day
           of
           visitation
           .
           Great
           Persons
           have
           their
           set
           times
           for
           visiting
           :
           And
           so
           hath
           the
           great
           God.
           Men
           have
           their
           time
           of
           sinning
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           will
           have
           his
           time
           of
           visiting
           ,
           
             Amos
             3.
             13
             ,
             14.
             
             Hear
             ye
             ,
             and
             testifie
             in
             the
             house
             of
             Jacob
             ;
             saith
             the
             Lord
             God
             ,
             the
             God
             of
             hosts
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             day
             that
             I
             shall
             visit
             the
             transgression
             of
             Israel
             upon
             him
             ,
             I
             will
             also
             visit
             the
             altars
             of
             Beth-el
          
           ;
           
           the
           time
           of
           punishing
           Moab
           ,
           is
           called
           the
           
             year
             of
             visitation
          
           .
           Men
           sin
           boldly
           ,
           and
           impudently
           affront
           the
           Majesty
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           :
           They
           provoke
           him
           day
           ,
           
           after
           day
           ,
           year
           ,
           after
           year
           ,
           and
           God
           seems
           to
           take
           no
           notice
           :
           Nay
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           frequent
           repetition
           of
           their
           crimes
           ;
           he
           gives
           them
           many
           blessings
           ,
           but
           a
           visiting
           time
           will
           come
           .
           
           
             Therefore
             now
             go
             lead
             the
             people
             ,
             unto
             the
             place
             of
             which
             I
             have
             spoken
             unto
             thee
             .
             Behold
             mine
             angel
             ,
             shall
             go
             before
             thee
             .
             Nevertheless
             in
             the
             day
             when
             I
             visit
             ,
             I
             will
             visit
             their
             sin
             upon
             them
             .
          
           Poor
           Sinner
           ,
           thou
           goest
           on
           in
           thy
           Rebellions
           ,
           addest
           new
           sins
           to
           thy
           old
           ones
           ,
           
           and
           God
           defers
           his
           anger
           :
           
           But
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           
             the
             day
             of
             the
             visitation
             com●th
          
           ;
           and
           when
           it
           cometh
           ,
           God
           will
           make
           thee
           such
           a
           visit
           ,
           as
           shall
           cause
           thy
           countenance
           to
           change
           ,
           thy
           spirit
           to
           sink
           ,
           thy
           courage
           to
           fail
           ,
           and
           thine
           heart
           to
           tremble
           .
           It
           will
           be
           a
           troublesome
           and
           unwelcome
           visit
           indeed
           .
           Let
           me
           ask
           thee
           the
           same
           question
           holy
           Job
           askt
           himself
           ;
           
             when
             he
             visiteth
             ,
             what
             shall
             I
             answer
             him
             ?
          
           What
           wilt
           thou
           answer
           ?
           
           When
           God
           shall
           visit
           thee
           for
           all
           thy
           oaths
           ,
           and
           curses
           ;
           for
           all
           thine
           intemperance
           and
           excess
           ;
           thine
           extravagant
           mirth
           ,
           and
           drunken-bouts
           ,
           for
           all
           thine
           omission
           of
           duties
           ,
           for
           all
           thy
           formality
           ,
           and
           hypocrisie
           in
           them
           ,
           for
           all
           thine
           injustice
           ,
           and
           oppression
           ;
           for
           all
           thy
           contempt
           of
           his
           goodness
           ,
           and
           abuse
           of
           his
           patience
           ;
           for
           all
           thy
           slightings
           of
           his
           Grace
           ,
           and
           trampling
           on
           the
           Blood
           and
           Bowels
           of
           his
           dear
           Son
           ;
           for
           all
           thy
           resisting
           ,
           grieving
           ,
           quenching
           ,
           and
           vexing
           of
           his
           Holy
           Spirit
           ;
           when
           God
           shall
           visit
           for
           these
           things
           ,
           What
           wilt
           ,
           What
           canst
           thou
           answer
           him
           ?
           Answer
           him
           !
           Alas
           !
           Like
           the
           man
           that
           came
           to
           the
           marriage
           feast
           without
           a
           wedding-garment
           ,
           
           thou
           wilt
           be
           speechless
           .
           Gods
           angry
           visits
           bring
           guilty
           Creatures
           ,
           to
           a
           defenceless
           silence
           .
           O
           Sinner
           ,
           when
           the
           living
           ,
           dreadful
           ,
           and
           eternal
           God
           shall
           dispute
           the
           matter
           with
           thee
           ;
           with
           frowns
           in
           his
           brow
           ,
           and
           a
           drawn
           Sword
           in
           his
           hand
           ,
           
           thou
           wilt
           be
           forct
           ,
           to
           
             lay
             thine
             hand
             upon
             thy
             mouth
          
           ;
           and
           thy
           mouth
           in
           the
           dust
           ;
           for
           thou
           wilt
           neither
           be
           able
           to
           resist
           nor
           answer
           him
           .
        
         
           Doct.
           II.
           
             Even
             those
             places
             ,
             where
             the
             worship
             of
             God
             is
             fixt
             ;
             even
             those
             people
             ,
             who
             enjoy
             the
             greatest
             Church-Priviledges
             ,
             and
             abound
             in
             the
             external
             performance
             of
             holy
             duties
             ;
             may
             be
             visited
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             ,
             in
             a
             very
             dreadful
             and
             terrible
             manner
             .
          
           Was
           Sodom
           and
           Gomorrah
           visited
           of
           God
           ?
           Ay
           ,
           so
           was
           Jerusalem
           too
           .
           Church-Priviledges
           ,
           though
           of
           the
           highest
           kind
           ;
           a
           multitude
           of
           formal
           ,
           and
           liveless
           
           Prayers
           ,
           a
           thousand
           Sacrifices
           laid
           on
           the
           Altar
           ;
           if
           our
           lusts
           be
           not
           sacrificed
           too
           ;
           won't
           keep
           off
           the
           day
           of
           visitation
           .
           Thou
           ,
           even
           thou
           ;
           
             O
             Jerusalem
          
           ,
           shalt
           be
           visited
           .
           
             You
             only
             have
             I
             known
             of
             all
             the
             families
             of
             the
             earth
          
           ;
           
           
             therefore
             will
             I
             punish
             you
             for
             all
             your
             iniquities
             .
             London
          
           in
           respect
           of
           others
           ,
           may
           be
           called
           the
           Holy
           City
           ,
           the
           Religious
           City
           ,
           in
           it
           God
           hath
           
             much
             people
          
           ;
           in
           it
           there
           are
           many
           that
           fear
           and
           worship
           God
           ;
           in
           that
           City
           there
           is
           frequent
           praying
           ,
           and
           much
           hearing
           ;
           for
           Spiritual
           Priviledges
           and
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           it
           is
           another
           Jerusalem
           :
           And
           yet
           London
           ,
           (
           oh
           how
           impartial
           is
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           whole
           Earth
           !
           )
           hath
           had
           its
           years
           of
           visitation
           ;
           in
           the
           year
           1665
           ,
           God
           visited
           London
           with
           a
           devouring
           Plague
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           that
           year
           was
           called
           the
           Visitation
           ,
           and
           a
           dreadful
           year
           it
           was
           ,
           for
           God
           ,
           and
           Death
           visited
           both
           at
           once
           :
           The
           next
           year
           66
           God
           visited
           London
           again
           ,
           and
           when
           God
           made
           this
           visit
           ,
           a
           fire
           went
           before
           him
           ,
           and
           a
           mighty
           flame
           followed
           after
           ;
           he
           went
           through
           the
           City
           in
           clouds
           of
           smoak
           .
           A
           little
           more
           than
           a
           Week
           ago
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           Moneth
           of
           September
           ,
           God
           visited
           London
           a
           third
           time
           ,
           he
           walkt
           through
           the
           Streets
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           the
           earth
           shook
           ,
           and
           trembled
           under
           him
           :
           And
           if
           two
           such
           Cities
           ,
           as
           Jerusalem
           and
           London
           have
           been
           thus
           visited
           by
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           ;
           what
           number
           of
           Sinners
           can
           hope
           to
           escape
           ?
           In
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           ,
           Sirs
           break
           off
           your
           Sins
           by
           Repentance
           ;
           or
           you
           shall
           be
           visited
           too
           .
           If
           God
           doth
           not
           visit
           the
           whole
           Land
           ,
           he
           may
           visit
           a
           particular
           Town
           ;
           if
           not
           a
           whole
           Town
           ,
           a
           particular
           Family
           ;
           if
           not
           a
           whole
           Family
           ,
           a
           particular
           Person
           ;
           God
           may
           visit
           thee
           with
           languishing
           Sickness
           ,
           torturing
           Pains
           ,
           with
           an
           hasty
           Death
           ,
           however
           sooner
           ,
           or
           later
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           next
           ,
           if
           thou
           remain
           impenitent
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           Lord
           lives
           )
           thou
           shalt
           be
           visited
           .
           If
           God
           do
           not
           visit
           thee
           on
           Earth
           ,
           he
           will
           in
           Hell
           ,
           and
           oh
           what
           a
           long
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           troublesome
           visit
           will
           that
           be
           !
        
         
         
           
             Doct.
             III.
          
           As
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           visits
           a
           sinful
           people
           with
           other
           calamities
           ;
           so
           sometimes
           with
           the
           particular
           one
           of
           an
           Earthquake
           .
        
         
           In
           speaking
           to
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           I
           shall
           observe
           this
           Method
           .
        
         
           
             I.
             I
             shall
             lay
             down
             some
             propositions
             concerning
             an
             Earthquake
             ,
             wherewith
             God
             sometimes
             visits
             the
             Children
             of
             Men.
             
          
           
             II.
             Enquire
             what
             are
             the
             properties
             of
             this
             visit
             .
          
           
             III.
             Make
             the
             application
             ,
             assisting
             you
             in
             making
             an
             improvement
             of
             the
             Text
             ,
             and
             the
             late
             startling
             Providence
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           I
           shall
           lay
           down
           some
           propositions
           concerning
           an
           Earthquake
           wherewith
           God
           doth
           sometimes
           visit
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           ;
           and
           they
           shall
           be
           these
           three
           .
        
         
           Prop.
           1.
           
           
             An
             Earthquake
             is
             taken
             either
             in
             a
             metaphorical
             ,
             and
             borrowed
             ,
             or
             else
             in
             a
             literal
             ,
             and
             proper
             sense
          
           ;
           as
           taken
           in
           a
           metaphorical
           sense
           ,
           it
           denotes
           those
           hurries
           and
           confusions
           ,
           those
           turnings
           and
           overturnings
           that
           are
           in
           the
           World
           :
           Those
           Commotions
           and
           Concussions
           that
           happen
           at
           any
           time
           in
           Church
           or
           State.
           
             Rev.
             8.
             5.
             
             And
             the
             Angel
             took
             the
             censer
             ,
             and
             filled
             it
             with
             fire
             of
             the
             altar
             ,
             and
             cast
             it
             into
             the
             earth
             :
             and
             there
             were
             voices
             and
             thundrings
             ,
             and
             lightnings
             ,
             and
             an
             earthquake
             ,
             Rev.
             6.
             12.
             
             And
             I
             beheld
             when
             he
             had
             opened
             the
             sixth
             seal
             ,
             and
             lo
             ,
             there
             was
             a
             great
             earthquake
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           a
           great
           change
           in
           the
           State
           of
           Affairs
           ,
           the
           Publick
           Religion
           of
           the
           Empire
           being
           changed
           ,
           from
           Paganism
           to
           Christianity
           by
           Constantine
           .
           The
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           is
           from
           Everlasting
           to
           Everlasting
           ,
           fixt
           and
           stable
           ;
           but
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           this
           World
           are
           mutable
           ,
           like
           the
           Moon
           subject
           to
           many
           changes
           ;
           they
           not
           only
           shake
           and
           totter
           ,
           but
           tumble
           too
           .
           The
           Body
           Politick
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Body
           Natural
           ,
           may
           be
           afflicted
           with
           an
           Ague
           ,
           and
           dye
           
           with
           Convulsions
           .
           All
           things
           are
           turned
           upside
           down
           as
           they
           are
           in
           an
           Earthquake
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           sense
           there
           have
           been
           many
           and
           great
           Earthquakes
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           the
           four
           Famous
           and
           Renowned
           Monarchies
           have
           felt
           them
           .
           But
           an
           Earthquake
           is
           taken
           in
           the
           
             litteral
             and
             proper
             sense
          
           ,
           when
           the
           Earth
           shakes
           and
           trembles
           under
           us
           ,
           when
           the
           foundations
           quake
           ,
           and
           the
           Pillars
           of
           it
           totter
           ,
           1
           Kings
           19.
           11.
           
           
             And
             after
             the
             wind
             an
             earthquake
             .
          
           When
           the
           Earth
           it self
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Basis
           of
           this
           lower
           World
           ,
           and
           at
           other
           times
           firm
           and
           setled
           ,
           moves
           ,
           trembles
           ,
           and
           shakes
           ,
           like
           a
           Man
           in
           an
           Ague
           ;
           
           
             or
             reels
             to
             and
             fro
             like
             a
             drunkard
             .
          
        
         
           Prop.
           II.
           
             The
             sending
             of
             an
             earthquake
             is
             Gods
             act
             ,
             he
             is
             the
             author
             and
             efficient
             cause
             of
             it
             .
          
           This
           is
           plainly
           asserted
           in
           the
           Text.
           All
           Penal
           Evils
           and
           Afflictive
           Calamities
           come
           from
           God.
           
           
             Shall
             there
             be
             evil
             in
             a
             city
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             hath
             not
             done
             it
             ?
          
           If
           a
           Famine
           starve
           us
           ,
           It
           is
           God
           that
           stops
           the
           Bottles
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           locks
           up
           the
           Womb
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           If
           a
           Pestilence
           kill
           at
           Noon-day
           ,
           it
           is
           God
           that
           shoots
           those
           poysoned
           and
           flaming
           Arrows
           .
           If
           a
           fire
           burn
           and
           turn
           our
           houses
           into
           ashes
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           breath
           of
           an
           angry
           God
           that
           kindles
           ,
           and
           blows
           up
           the
           flame
           ,
           if
           the
           Earth
           have
           its
           Convulsions
           ,
           move
           ,
           and
           shake
           ,
           quake
           ,
           and
           tremble
           under
           us
           ,
           it
           is
           because
           God
           touches
           it
           .
           That
           mighty
           God
           ,
           that
           hangs
           this
           Earth
           of
           ours
           upon
           nothing
           ;
           with
           a
           touch
           of
           his
           Finger
           ,
           hurles
           it
           hither
           and
           thither
           ;
           
             he
             looketh
             on
             the
             earth
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             it
             trembleth
             ;
             he
             toucheth
             the
             hills
             ,
             and
             they
             smoke
             .
          
           
           
             The
             mountains
             quake
             at
             him
             ,
             and
             the
             hills
             melt
             .
          
           
           
             He
             removeth
             the
             mountains
             ,
             he
             overturneth
             them
             in
             his
             anger
             ;
             he
             shaketh
             the
             earth
             out
             of
             her
             place
             ,
             and
             the
             pillars
             thereof
             tremble
             .
          
           I
           don't
           deny
           ,
           but
           God
           may
           make
           use
           of
           the
           Ministry
           of
           Angels
           ,
           good
           ,
           and
           had
           ,
           I
           don't
           deny
           ,
           (
           what
           Natural
           Philosophers
           tell
           
           us
           )
           that
           Air
           ,
           Vapours
           ,
           and
           Exhalations
           ,
           shut
           up
           in
           the
           Bowels
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           forcing
           their
           way
           out
           ,
           may
           contribute
           to
           its
           shaking
           :
           Yet
           the
           Scripture
           affirms
           it
           is
           a
           work
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           though
           we
           may
           own
           and
           acknowledge
           second
           Causes
           ;
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           we
           should
           exclude
           the
           first
           :
           It
           is
           my
           Meat
           that
           preserves
           my
           Health
           ;
           my
           Physick
           that
           recovers
           me
           ,
           when
           sick
           ;
           but
           yet
           Religion
           and
           reason
           too
           bid
           me
           own
           it
           is
           God
           that
           nourishes
           me
           by
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           restores
           me
           to
           health
           by
           the
           other
           .
           To
           do
           these
           things
           ,
           
           God
           claims
           as
           his
           Prerogative
           ,
           
             I
             form
             the
             light
             ,
             and
             create
             darkness
             :
             I
             make
             peace
             ,
             and
             create
             evil
             :
             I
             the
             Lord
             do
             all
             these
             things
             .
          
           If
           concerning
           the
           late
           Calamity
           ,
           it
           be
           askt
           ,
           who
           hath
           done
           this
           ?
           God
           will
           answer
           ,
           I
           shook
           the
           Earth
           ;
           I
           the
           Lord
           do
           all
           these
           things
           .
        
         
           Prop.
           III.
           
             An
             earthquake
             is
             usually
             sent
             by
             God
             in
             judgment
             ,
             and
             inflicted
             as
             a
             penal
             evil
             .
          
           If
           sometimes
           ,
           it
           be
           an
           Act
           of
           God
           ,
           only
           as
           the
           God
           of
           Nature
           ,
           concurring
           with
           second
           Causes
           :
           Yet
           many
           times
           it
           is
           an
           Act
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           Judge
           ,
           punishing
           those
           that
           rebel
           against
           him
           ;
           it
           is
           not
           only
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           power
           ,
           as
           a
           God
           ;
           but
           the
           fruit
           of
           his
           anger
           ,
           as
           an
           offended
           Judge
           .
           
           
             The
             earth
             shook
             and
             trembled
             ,
             the
             foundations
             also
             of
             the
             hills
             moved
             ,
             and
             were
             shaken
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             wroth
             .
          
           It
           is
           spoken
           of
           as
           a
           judgment
           ,
           inflicted
           for
           Sin.
           
           Though
           Thunder
           ,
           Lightning
           ,
           and
           Earthquake
           may
           sometimes
           come
           in
           the
           course
           of
           Nature
           ,
           in
           the
           way
           of
           a
           common
           and
           general
           Providence
           :
           Yet
           sometimes
           we
           may
           ,
           and
           must
           look
           upon
           them
           as
           Messengers
           of
           Divine
           anger
           ,
           as
           notices
           of
           Gods
           displeasure
           ,
           against
           us
           for
           our
           Sins
           .
           Men
           are
           wilfully
           blind
           ,
           and
           won't
           see
           that
           God
           is
           displeased
           ;
           and
           the
           trembling
           and
           shaking
           Earth
           ,
           with
           
             open
             mouth
          
           ,
           tells
           them
           he
           is
           so
           .
           Though
           Men
           who
           are
           leaven'd
           with
           the
           Principles
           of
           Atheism
           ,
           and
           whose
           Consciences
           are
           stupified
           ,
           to
           a
           wonder
           ,
           with
           that
           benumming
           
           opium
           ,
           look
           upon
           such
           things
           only
           as
           fortuitous
           events
           that
           happen
           in
           this
           mutable
           State
           ,
           as
           the
           product
           of
           a
           blind
           ,
           and
           fatal
           necessity
           :
           Yet
           
             Men
             that
             have
             their
             eyes
             open'd
          
           will
           acknowledge
           they
           come
           from
           God
           as
           the
           efficient
           ,
           from
           Sin
           as
           the
           impulsive
           and
           deserving
           cause
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Errand
           they
           come
           upon
           is
           to
           correct
           and
           reform
           Sinners
           .
           And
           I
           think
           it
           is
           too
           evident
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           Judgment
           ,
           when
           the
           Sins
           of
           a
           people
           have
           been
           many
           ,
           and
           great
           ,
           numerous
           ,
           and
           hainous
           ,
           and
           when
           there
           are
           more
           than
           usual
           remarks
           of
           Terrour
           set
           on
           the
           Calamity
           :
           If
           a
           short
           fit
           of
           trembling
           ,
           if
           one
           Minute
           or
           two's
           shivering
           ,
           if
           the
           shaking
           of
           the
           Earth
           in
           one
           particular
           place
           only
           ,
           be
           not
           an
           Argument
           of
           Gods
           Anger
           ;
           yet
           when
           the
           Earth
           shall
           open
           her
           Mouth
           ,
           and
           become
           the
           Grave
           of
           living
           Men
           ;
           when
           the
           Earth
           shall
           shake
           for
           many
           Miles
           together
           ,
           nay
           in
           Countreys
           at
           a
           very
           great
           distance
           ;
           when
           (
           as
           our
           Saviour
           saith
           )
           there
           are
           Earthquakes
           
             in
             divers
             places
          
           ,
           
           I
           know
           no
           reason
           why
           we
           should
           not
           conclude
           it
           hath
           something
           of
           the
           Nature
           of
           a
           Judgment
           in
           it
           .
           
        
         
           II.
           The
           Second
           thing
           proposed
           ,
           is
           to
           shew
           the
           properties
           of
           this
           visit
           .
           To
           enquire
           what
           kind
           of
           visit
           it
           is
           God
           makes
           ,
           when
           he
           visiteth
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           .
           This
           enquiry
           shall
           be
           dispatcht
           in
           these
           six
           following
           particulars
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           When
           God
           visiteth
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           
             it
             is
             a
             sudden
             and
             surprizing
             visit
             .
          
           Sometimes
           God
           is
           a
           long
           time
           in
           preparing
           his
           Arrows
           ,
           and
           bending
           his
           Bow
           ;
           there
           is
           some
           considerable
           space
           of
           time
           ,
           between
           the
           Sentence
           and
           the
           Execution
           :
           But
           this
           Judgment
           of
           an
           Earthquake
           comes
           suddenly
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           moment
           .
           In
           many
           other
           judgments
           God
           sends
           his
           Heralds
           to
           proclaim
           his
           coming
           ;
           in
           this
           he
           cometh
           upon
           a
           poor
           People
           ,
           like
           a
           Thief
           in
           the
           Night
           ;
           suddenly
           and
           unexpectedly
           :
           Alas
           !
           They
           have
           no
           
           warning
           till
           they
           find
           themselves
           past
           help
           .
           An
           Earthquake
           is
           like
           an
           Arrow
           secretly
           shot
           ;
           like
           an
           Arrow
           flying
           in
           darkness
           ,
           that
           wounds
           and
           kills
           before
           it
           is
           espyed
           .
           God
           visits
           before
           they
           have
           any
           notice
           he
           is
           so
           near
           at
           hand
           :
           He
           enters
           into
           the
           City
           without
           so
           much
           as
           knocking
           at
           the
           Gates
           .
           Oh!
           how
           sudden
           and
           surprizing
           was
           the
           late
           Earthquake
           !
           On
           Thursday
           Morning
           the
           Citizens
           of
           London
           little
           thought
           of
           such
           a
           visit
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           :
           Even
           when
           some
           were
           trading
           in
           their
           Shops
           ,
           others
           walking
           in
           the
           Streets
           ,
           some
           trafficking
           at
           the
           Exchange
           ,
           others
           sitting
           at
           their
           Tables
           ,
           
           
             even
             while
             the
             meat
             was
             in
             their
             mouths
          
           ;
           They
           were
           visited
           by
           the
           Lord
           of
           host
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           :
           In
           the
           midst
           of
           their
           worldly
           business
           ,
           and
           secular
           Affairs
           ,
           the
           great
           God
           makes
           a
           visit
           to
           them
           .
           In
           a
           moment
           (
           oh
           what
           a
           surprizing
           visit
           was
           this
           !
           )
           their
           Houses
           tottered
           ,
           their
           Walls
           of
           Brick
           and
           Stone
           trembled
           ,
           and
           the
           foundations
           of
           their
           City
           were
           shaken
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           When
           God
           visits
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           
             it
             is
             a
             dreadful
             and
             terrible
             visit
             .
          
           In
           this
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           other
           Calamities
           the
           suddenness
           adds
           a
           sting
           to
           ,
           and
           augments
           the
           horrour
           of
           it
           ;
           The
           more
           surprizing
           any
           evil
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           afflictive
           and
           frightful
           to
           Nature
           it
           is
           .
           When
           an
           Evil
           cometh
           slowly
           ,
           step
           by
           step
           ,
           we
           have
           some
           time
           to
           fortifie
           our selves
           against
           ,
           and
           prepare
           our selves
           to
           encounter
           it
           :
           But
           when
           it
           comes
           unlookt
           for
           ,
           it
           finds
           us
           unarmed
           and
           naked
           ,
           and
           therefore
           strikes
           with
           the
           greater
           dread
           and
           terrour
           .
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           terrible
           visit
           ?
           When
           the
           surface
           of
           the
           Earth
           is
           rent
           and
           torne
           ;
           and
           breaches
           made
           in
           the
           strongest
           Walls
           :
           Is
           it
           not
           terrible
           ,
           when
           Houses
           tremble
           like
           the
           leaves
           of
           a
           Tree
           ,
           shaken
           with
           a
           mighty
           Wind
           ;
           and
           whole
           Towns
           ,
           Villages
           and
           Cities
           are
           swallowed
           up
           at
           once
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           terrible
           visit
           when
           frighted
           Creatures
           can
           run
           no
           where
           for
           shelter
           ,
           when
           they
           can
           take
           Sanctury
           ,
           
           neither
           in
           their
           highest
           Turrets
           ,
           nor
           in
           their
           lowest
           Cellars
           ;
           when
           they
           can
           go
           no
           whither
           but
           they
           run
           to
           meet
           Destruction
           and
           Death
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           terrible
           visit
           ,
           when
           Men
           ,
           Women
           ,
           and
           Children
           are
           buried
           in
           the
           belly
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           as
           Jonah
           was
           in
           the
           Whales
           ,
           before
           they
           have
           a
           time
           to
           dye
           ?
           It
           is
           sad
           ,
           (
           and
           we
           can
           hardly
           behold
           it
           without
           a
           floud
           of
           Tears
           ,
           and
           volleys
           of
           Groans
           )
           to
           see
           the
           Earth
           open
           her
           bosome
           ,
           to
           receive
           the
           Bodies
           of
           our
           Deceased
           Relatives
           :
           But
           oh
           !
           How
           much
           more
           dreadful
           is
           it
           to
           see
           the
           Earth
           open
           her
           Mouth
           wide
           ,
           and
           swallow
           up
           Thousands
           ,
           not
           of
           Dead
           ,
           but
           Living
           Men
           and
           Women
           ?
           Oh!
           How
           terrible
           a
           visit
           is
           this
           !
           When
           the
           Earth
           openeth
           her
           Mouth
           ,
           and
           now
           sends
           forth
           a
           flood
           of
           Waters
           to
           drown
           ,
           and
           anon
           vomiteth
           up
           flames
           of
           Fire
           to
           burn
           ;
           when
           the
           Loving
           Husband
           cannot
           help
           his
           distressed
           and
           affrighted
           Wife
           ,
           when
           neither
           Father
           nor
           Mother
           can
           help
           their
           poor
           ,
           scared
           ,
           and
           crying
           Children
           ,
           though
           willing
           to
           redeem
           the
           Lives
           of
           their
           dear
           Children
           ,
           with
           the
           loss
           of
           their
           own
           :
           When
           all
           that
           the
           dearest
           Friends
           can
           do
           one
           for
           another
           ,
           is
           to
           go
           down
           to
           the
           Pit
           together
           ,
           and
           accompany
           one
           another
           into
           Eternity
           .
           Good
           God!
           What
           a
           terrible
           visit
           is
           this
           !
           When
           here
           one
           may
           see
           a
           Leg
           ,
           and
           there
           an
           Arm
           ,
           here
           a
           Head
           ,
           and
           there
           a
           Trunk
           ,
           here
           some
           vomiting
           Blood
           ,
           and
           yonder
           multitudes
           ,
           with
           their
           brains
           dashed
           out
           .
           Here
           some
           dead
           ,
           and
           yonder
           some
           groaning
           forth
           this
           melancholly
           wish
           ,
           Would
           God
           I
           were
           dead
           ;
           my
           Pains
           and
           Tortures
           are
           worse
           and
           more
           intolerable
           than
           the
           pangs
           of
           Death
           ;
           would
           to
           God
           I
           were
           dead
           :
           Here
           some
           poor
           Babes
           hanging
           on
           the
           breasts
           of
           their
           dead
           Mothers
           ,
           and
           yonder
           many
           Infants
           fetching
           their
           last
           Breath
           ,
           and
           giving
           up
           the
           Ghost
           in
           the
           Arms
           of
           their
           weeping
           Mothers
           ;
           who
           with
           yearning
           Bowels
           cry
           out
           ;
           alas
           !
           For
           thee
           my
           poor
           Babe
           ,
           alas
           !
           For
           thee
           my
           dear
           Child
           !
           These
           are
           sad
           sights
           ,
           dismal
           spectacles
           ;
           when
           God
           
           visits
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           he
           maketh
           a
           terrible
           visit
           indeed
           .
           This
           is
           a
           terrible
           visit
           ,
           witness
           ,
           what
           I
           have
           now
           said
           ,
           and
           what
           your
           Ears
           have
           heard
           concerning
           the
           Earthquake
           that
           happen'd
           in
           Jamaica
           :
           And
           though
           God
           was
           more
           favourable
           when
           he
           thus
           visited
           London
           ,
           yet
           they
           found
           it
           frightful
           and
           terrible
           enough
           ;
           their
           running
           out
           of
           their
           Houses
           ,
           their
           shutting
           up
           their
           Shops
           ,
           their
           tremblings
           ,
           and
           fears
           ,
           spoke
           how
           much
           dread
           and
           terrour
           there
           is
           in
           such
           a
           visit
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             It
             is
          
           ,
           (
           especially
           as
           to
           us
           in
           these
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           )
           
             a
             rare
             and
             unusual
             visit
          
           .
           Other
           Judgments
           are
           more
           common
           ,
           this
           more
           rare
           .
           
             Judgment
             is
             said
             to
             be
             Gods
             stange
             work
             :
          
           
           And
           this
           whereof
           I
           am
           now
           speaking
           ,
           evidently
           beareth
           that
           Character
           .
           In
           other
           Countreys
           Earthquakes
           are
           more
           frequent
           ;
           in
           ours
           more
           seldom
           :
           God
           hath
           not
           visited
           us
           in
           England
           ,
           in
           this
           manner
           ,
           so
           oft
           as
           he
           hath
           others
           ,
           and
           if
           there
           be
           not
           the
           same
           reason
           in
           Nature
           for
           it
           here
           ,
           as
           in
           other
           places
           ;
           we
           should
           take
           more
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           acknowledge
           the
           finger
           of
           God
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           think
           of
           it
           with
           an
           awful
           trembling
           :
           Our
           Sins
           have
           been
           many
           and
           great
           ,
           our
           provocations
           high
           and
           daring
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           might
           have
           visited
           us
           year
           after
           year
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           :
           Though
           we
           are
           more
           securely
           siituated
           than
           the
           rest
           of
           our
           Neighbours
           ;
           yet
           that
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           God
           of
           the
           Hills
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           the
           Valleys
           ,
           of
           the
           Plains
           as
           well
           as
           of
           the
           Mountains
           ,
           could
           have
           visited
           us
           with
           Earthquakes
           ,
           as
           often
           as
           he
           hath
           visited
           others
           .
           It
           hath
           not
           been
           an
           every
           days
           ,
           an
           every
           weeks
           ,
           no
           ,
           nor
           an
           every
           years
           visit
           .
           God
           hath
           visited
           England
           with
           Mercy
           year
           after
           year
           ,
           but
           it
           hath
           been
           but
           now
           and
           then
           ,
           he
           hath
           visited
           this
           Land
           of
           ours
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           .
           Our
           Mountain
           hath
           stood
           strong
           ,
           while
           God
           hath
           touched
           others
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           shake
           and
           tremble
           :
           The
           Earth
           in
           other
           places
           
           hath
           again
           and
           again
           opened
           her
           Mouth
           ,
           and
           swallowed
           up
           her
           Inhabitants
           :
           But
           God
           hath
           been
           sparing
           of
           making
           such
           visits
           to
           us
           .
           In
           History
           you
           may
           read
           of
           some
           Earthquakes
           that
           have
           been
           in
           England
           ;
           but
           the
           Earth
           ,
           for
           a
           long
           time
           
             hath
             had
             rest
          
           from
           these
           inward
           Convulsions
           and
           tremblings
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           When
           God
           visiteth
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           
             his
             visit
             is
             sometime
             short
             ;
             and
             sometimes
             of
             a
             longer
             continuance
             .
          
           These
           visits
           are
           not
           alwaies
           of
           a
           length
           ;
           as
           they
           differ
           in
           the
           dread
           and
           terrour
           :
           So
           they
           do
           in
           the
           duration
           ,
           and
           continuance
           of
           them
           .
           Some
           of
           them
           may
           be
           but
           for
           a
           Minute
           ,
           or
           two
           ,
           others
           may
           last
           longer
           ;
           sometimes
           the
           Earth
           doth
           but
           shake
           and
           shiver
           ,
           and
           at
           another
           time
           ,
           it
           is
           tossed
           ,
           like
           a
           Ball
           to
           and
           fro
           ;
           and
           these
           inward
           Convulsions
           in
           the
           Bowels
           of
           the
           Earth
           hold
           a
           long
           time
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           it
           differs
           from
           many
           other
           Calamities
           .
           When
           God
           visits
           with
           a
           Famine
           ,
           a
           Plague
           ,
           or
           with
           a
           Sword
           ,
           
             there
             are
             none
          
           ,
           
           no
           ,
           none
           of
           our
           Prophets
           
             know
             how
             long
          
           :
           It
           may
           be
           a
           great
           while
           before
           the
           Earth
           yield
           her
           increase
           again
           ,
           and
           bring
           forth
           Herb
           ,
           to
           be
           Meat
           for
           Man
           and
           Beast
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           many
           Moneths
           before
           a
           Plague
           be
           stopt
           ,
           the
           infected
           Air
           be
           purged
           ,
           and
           Death
           give
           over
           following
           its
           prey
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           many
           years
           before
           the
           slaughtering
           Sword
           be
           sheath'd
           ,
           and
           Peace
           established
           :
           It
           is
           with
           People
           in
           these
           judgments
           ,
           as
           with
           Persons
           in
           Chronical
           Distempers
           ;
           it
           is
           a
           long
           time
           before
           they
           are
           recovered
           :
           But
           this
           Judgment
           of
           an
           Earthquake
           is
           as
           sharp
           ,
           so
           usually
           but
           short
           ;
           like
           an
           acute
           Disease
           ,
           from
           which
           the
           Patient
           is
           soon
           recovered
           ;
           or
           of
           which
           he
           quickly
           dies
           .
           The
           shaking
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           like
           the
           changing
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           found
           alive
           at
           the
           last
           day
           ,
           is
           done
           
             in
             a
             moment
             ,
             in
             the
             twinkling
             of
             an
             eye
             .
          
           
           These
           tremblings
           of
           the
           Earth
           are
           like
           the
           sits
           of
           an
           Ague
           ,
           quickly
           over
           ,
           though
           some
           hold
           longer
           
           than
           others
           .
           In
           this
           case
           God
           hath
           done
           his
           visit
           in
           a
           short
           time
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           
             This
             visit
             is
             sometimes
             particular
             ,
             sometimes
             more
             general
             .
          
           Sometimes
           God
           makes
           this
           visit
           in
           one
           particular
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           in
           one
           part
           and
           corner
           of
           it
           only
           ;
           he
           visits
           one
           County
           and
           not
           another
           ;
           one
           City
           ,
           and
           not
           another
           ;
           This
           Town
           ,
           or
           that
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           next
           :
           But
           sometimes
           God
           in
           making
           this
           visit
           takes
           a
           larger
           compass
           ,
           
           
             his
             circuit
          
           like
           that
           of
           the
           Suns
           is
           from
           one
           end
           of
           the
           Earth
           to
           the
           other
           .
           He
           visits
           many
           People
           ,
           and
           many
           Countreys
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           are
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           at
           once
           .
           
           The
           Earthquake
           that
           happen'd
           when
           Paul
           and
           Silas
           were
           in
           Prison
           ,
           was
           a
           particular
           one
           ,
           reacht
           no
           farther
           than
           the
           Confines
           of
           the
           Prison
           .
           But
           the
           Earthquake
           that
           was
           among
           the
           solemnities
           that
           attended
           the
           Crucifixion
           ,
           
           and
           Death
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Lord
           ,
           was
           more
           general
           ;
           some
           think
           the
           whole
           Earth
           was
           then
           shaken
           ,
           however
           it
           is
           agreed
           ,
           it
           reacht
           a
           long
           way
           .
           The
           Earth
           for
           a
           great
           way
           (
           as
           if
           it
           were
           more
           sensible
           than
           those
           Men
           that
           acted
           their
           part
           in
           that
           bloody
           and
           unparallel'd
           Tragedy
           )
           trembled
           and
           shook
           ,
           the
           Sun
           blusht
           and
           would
           not
           behold
           :
           The
           Earth
           was
           filled
           with
           horrour
           at
           the
           vile
           indignities
           that
           were
           done
           to
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Saviour
           of
           the
           World.
           And
           in
           this
           that
           lately
           happen'd
           ,
           God
           visited
           not
           only
           the
           City
           ,
           but
           the
           Suburbs
           ,
           not
           only
           London
           ,
           but
           the
           Country
           ,
           not
           only
           one
           or
           two
           ,
           but
           many
           did
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ;
           not
           only
           England
           ,
           but
           other
           parts
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           :
           In
           this
           visit
           God
           marcht
           from
           City
           to
           Country
           ,
           from
           Town
           to
           Town
           ,
           nay
           ,
           though
           the
           Sea
           was
           in
           his
           way
           ,
           he
           passed
           the
           mighty
           Ocean
           ,
           and
           vifited
           them
           ,
           that
           dwell
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           it
           too
           .
           This
           Earthquake
           seemed
           to
           have
           the
           fame
           Command
           ,
           Abraham
           once
           had
           ,
           
           
             to
             walk
             through
             the
             land
             in
             the
             length
             thereof
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             breadth
             thereof
             .
          
           Though
           it
           was
           not
           in
           all
           ,
           yet
           it
           
           was
           in
           many
           places
           ,
           and
           those
           very
           remote
           and
           distant
           too
           .
           God
           held
           his
           visitation
           in
           Countreys
           very
           distant
           ,
           and
           in
           many
           Countries
           at
           one
           and
           the
           same
           instant
           of
           time
           .
           Oh
           how
           far
           can
           God
           go
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           a
           mind
           to
           visit
           !
        
         
           6.
           
           
             This
             is
             a
             warning
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             a
             presaging
             visit
          
           :
           And
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           a
           startling
           ,
           and
           an
           alarmning
           one
           .
           This
           visiting
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           is
           very
           often
           ,
           (
           God
           help
           the
           drowsie
           Inhabitants
           of
           England
           to
           consider
           and
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           )
           the
           fore-runner
           of
           some
           dreadful
           calamity
           that
           is
           near
           at
           hand
           .
           It
           hath
           been
           like
           a
           flaming
           Beacon
           set
           on
           Fire
           ,
           to
           give
           notice
           an
           Enemy
           is
           approaching
           .
           
           Thus
           according
           to
           our
           Saviours
           prediction
           ,
           Earthquakes
           were
           among
           the
           fore-runners
           of
           Jerusalems
           destruction
           ;
           an
           Earthquake
           to
           them
           was
           like
           the
           shooting
           off
           of
           a
           warning
           ,
           before
           the
           murdering
           Peece
           is
           discharged
           .
           Some
           think
           it
           is
           among
           those
           things
           ,
           that
           presage
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           shall
           usher
           in
           the
           day
           of
           the
           great
           and
           final
           Judgment
           .
        
         
           Though
           the
           Book
           of
           Providence
           be
           very
           mysterious
           ,
           and
           dark
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           unriddled
           ,
           till
           time
           be
           the
           interpreter
           ;
           events
           are
           the
           best
           Comments
           on
           Providences
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Prophesies
           :
           Though
           in
           these
           volumes
           of
           Providence
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           St.
           Pauls
           Epistles
           ,
           
           
             There
             are
             some
             things
             hard
             to
             be
             understood
          
           ;
           yet
           a
           modest
           and
           humble
           conjecture
           is
           not
           unlawful
           .
           If
           God
           gives
           us
           Signs
           in
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           Signs
           in
           the
           Earth
           too
           ,
           if
           God
           put
           Nature
           into
           a
           fright
           ,
           we
           ought
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           Duty
           and
           Wisdom
           to
           take
           the
           warning
           these
           things
           suggest
           .
           Perhaps
           the
           Earthquake
           being
           over
           ,
           
           Men
           are
           apt
           to
           say
           with
           
             Agag
             ,
             surely
             the
             bitterness
             of
             death
             is
             past
             ,
          
           when
           these
           tremblings
           and
           shakings
           of
           the
           Earth
           may
           be
           but
           the
           melancholy
           Presages
           of
           what
           is
           yet
           behind
           .
           When
           I
           consider
           what
           Sins
           and
           Impieties
           this
           Nation
           of
           ours
           hath
           been
           guilty
           of
           ,
           how
           we
           are
           rendred
           worse
           rather
           than
           better
           by
           those
           
           late
           signal
           Deliverances
           ,
           which
           evidently
           carry
           the
           superscription
           of
           God
           upon
           them
           ;
           I
           think
           it
           is
           not
           rashness
           to
           say
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           God
           hath
           not
           yet
           done
           visiting
           of
           England
           .
           Earthquakes
           have
           been
           the
           fore-runners
           of
           heavy
           Judgments
           ,
           and
           extraordinary
           Calamities
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           prophesying
           ,
           I
           pray
           God
           this
           that
           hath
           lately
           happened
           ,
           do
           not
           bode
           some
           ill
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           Neighbour
           Nations
           .
           Lord
           !
           grant
           it
           may
           not
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           III.
           The
           third
           and
           last
           thing
           I
           undertook
           ,
           is
           to
           make
           some
           practical
           Improvement
           both
           of
           the
           Text
           and
           Providence
           ;
           and
           that
           shall
           be
           done
           in
           speaking
           to
           some
           Inferences
           ,
           very
           easily
           deducible
           from
           both
           .
        
         
           Inference
           1.
           
           Doth
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           sometimes
           visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           and
           hath
           he
           of
           late
           done
           so
           ?
           
             Then
             with
             what
             awful
             attention
             and
             heed
             should
             we
             take
             Notice
             of
             such
             a
             visit
             as
             this
             !
          
           All
           Gods
           visits
           are
           worthy
           of
           our
           Notice
           ,
           and
           deserve
           a
           particular
           remark
           :
           Divine
           Providences
           (
           especially
           those
           that
           have
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Signatures
           and
           Characters
           imprinted
           on
           them
           )
           should
           be
           attended
           to
           ,
           and
           seriously
           considered
           by
           us
           .
           If
           God
           visit
           us
           in
           Mercy
           ,
           we
           should
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           Time
           ,
           Manner
           ,
           Frequency
           ,
           Seasonableness
           ,
           and
           other
           Circumstances
           .
           If
           God
           visit
           in
           Anger
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           lately
           done
           ,
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           we
           should
           regard
           and
           consider
           it
           ;
           
           with
           Mary
           the
           Mother
           of
           our
           Lord
           we
           should
           
             keep
             all
             these
             things
             and
             ponder
             them
             in
             our
             hearts
             .
          
           
           An
           
             heavy
             wo
          
           is
           denounc'd
           against
           those
           that
           follow
           their
           Cups
           and
           carnal
           Mirth
           ,
           
             but
             regard
             not
             the
             works
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             neither
             consider
             the
             operation
             of
             his
             hands
             .
          
           God
           a-while
           ago
           visited
           Jamaica
           ,
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           and
           a
           Terrible
           one
           too
           ;
           we
           heard
           of
           it
           ,
           we
           made
           it
           our
           
             Coffee-House
             Talk
          
           ,
           we
           entertained
           our selves
           with
           it
           as
           we
           do
           with
           a
           peice
           of
           Common
           News
           ;
           but
           we
           did
           not
           ,
           (
           ah
           stupid
           sinners
           that
           we
           are
           !
           )
           we
           did
           not
           take
           that
           awful
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           we
           ought
           to
           have
           done
           .
           We
           heard
           of
           
           the
           Earth's
           opening
           her
           mouth
           ,
           and
           swallowing
           up
           those
           poor
           sinful
           wretches
           in
           great
           Numbers
           ;
           but
           we
           did
           not
           consider
           it
           as
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Calamity
           did
           require
           ;
           and
           when
           God
           had
           done
           visiting
           of
           them
           ,
           he
           came
           over
           ,
           and
           visited
           us
           too
           ;
           and
           what
           is
           the
           Language
           of
           such
           a
           Providence
           but
           this
           ?
           
             Drowfie
             England
             ,
             sleepy
             England
             ,
             takes
             no
             notice
             of
             what
             I
             have
             done
             ,
             thus
             have
             I
             overturn'd
             ,
             overturn'd
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             London
             doth
             not
             regar
             ;
             and
             though
             they
             think
             their
             Mountain
             stands
             strong
             ,
             and
             are
             ready
             to
             say
             it
             shall
             not
             be
             moved
             ,
             I
             will
             go
             over
             and
             shake
             England
             ,
             I
             will
             visit
             with
             an
             Earthquake
             their
             Me
             〈…〉
             opolis
             ,
             their
             chief
             City
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             then
             they
             will
             consider
             and
             take
             notice
             .
          
           There
           are
           three
           things
           we
           should
           take
           notice
           of
           and
           remember
           ,
           and
           yet
           (
           the
           Lord
           pity
           us
           )
           we
           are
           apt
           to
           forget
           them
           all
           .
           The
           first
           is
           our
           Sins
           ,
           to
           keep
           us
           Humble
           :
           The
           second
           ,
           Gods
           Mercies
           ,
           to
           make
           us
           Thankful
           :
           The
           third
           is
           Gods
           Judgments
           ,
           or
           angry
           Visits
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           in
           the
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
           not
           only
           
             all
             the
             day
          
           ,
           but
           
             all
             our
             life
             long
          
           .
        
         
           This
           ,
           oh
           !
           this
           is
           a
           Visit
           the
           Citizens
           of
           London
           ,
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           England
           ,
           should
           not
           slightly
           pass
           over
           ,
           should
           not
           forget
           .
           The
           Eighth
           of
           September
           1692.
           the
           day
           of
           Gods
           Visiting
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           should
           be
           remembred
           :
           Write
           it
           not
           in
           your
           Note-books
           ,
           but
           in
           your
           Memories
           ;
           Record
           it
           not
           only
           in
           your
           Memories
           ,
           but
           engrave
           it
           ,
           on
           your
           very
           Hearts
           ;
           
           in
           those
           
             fleshly
             Tables
          
           ,
           let
           this
           visit
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           be
           written
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             How
             great
             is
             the
             Misery
             of
             wicked
             Men
             ,
             who
             have
             their
             portion
             in
             this
             World
             and
             no
             Treasure
             but
             what
             is
             laid
             up
             upon
             Earth
             !
          
           
           Oh
           how
           uncertain
           ,
           how
           unconstant
           is
           their
           All
           !
           A
           Treasure
           laid
           up
           upon
           Earth
           !
           
           How
           uncertain
           ?
           When
           
             moth
             and
             rust
             may
             corrupt
             ,
             or
             thioves
             break
             through
             and
             steal
             :
          
           How
           uncertain
           and
           unconstant
           !
           
           when
           
             God
             hath
             founded
             the
             earth
             upon
             the
             Seas
             ,
             and
             established
             it
             upon
             the
             Floods
             ?
          
           
           If
           your
           portion
           ly
           in
           Silver
           and
           Gold
           ,
           Oh!
           how
           soon
           can
           your
           
             riches
             make
             themselves
             Wings
             and
             fly
             away
          
           ;
           
           and
           you
           be
           no
           more
           able
           to
           stop
           them
           than
           a
           Bird
           upon
           the
           Wing
           ,
           that
           is
           as
           free
           and
           unconfined
           as
           the
           Air
           it
           flies
           in
           ?
           If
           your
           portion
           lie
           in
           Houses
           (
           though
           built
           with
           stone
           and
           brick
           )
           how
           soon
           can
           a
           fire
           make
           them
           
             burn
             as
             an
             oven
          
           ,
           
           and
           the
           devouring
           flame
           feed
           upon
           them
           ;
           how
           soon
           can
           God
           with
           his
           breath
           ,
           I
           mean
           some
           stormy
           Wind
           overturn
           them
           ?
           If
           your
           Estate
           ly
           in
           Land
           ,
           and
           though
           then
           (
           silly
           men
           !
           )
           you
           think
           it
           is
           secure
           ,
           oh
           how
           soon
           can
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           destroy
           you
           and
           all
           your
           substance
           ?
           If
           God
           doth
           visit
           you
           in
           Anger
           ,
           send
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           of
           a
           few
           hours
           ,
           Nay
           ,
           of
           a
           few
           Minutes
           long
           your
           Houses
           Reel
           ,
           Totter
           ,
           and
           Tumble
           about
           your
           ears
           !
           The
           Earth
           may
           open
           her
           Bosom
           ,
           and
           you
           and
           your
           Possessions
           may
           be
           buried
           and
           entombed
           together
           .
           He
           that
           hath
           not
           one
           foot
           of
           Land
           ,
           at
           such
           a
           time
           ,
           hath
           as
           much
           benefit
           as
           he
           that
           hath
           many
           Acres
           ,
           a
           whole
           Mannour
           ,
           and
           many
           Lordships
           ;
           for
           both
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           
             rich
             Landlord
          
           ,
           and
           the
           
             toiling
             Tenant
          
           ,
           make
           their
           grave
           together
           .
           The
           Earth
           is
           a
           firm
           and
           solid
           part
           of
           the
           Creation
           ,
           but
           God
           in
           a
           few
           Minutes
           can
           shake
           and
           overturn
           it
           .
           Lord
           !
           what
           a
           slippery
           ,
           uncertain
           and
           short-liv'd
           Happiness
           have
           the
           Men
           of
           this
           World
           !
        
         
           3.
           
           
             What
             ,
             and
             how
             great
             ,
             is
             the
             happiness
             of
             holy
             Persons
             ;
             and
             how
             comfortable
             may
             they
             be
             ,
             even
             when
             God
             shakes
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             the
             Earth
             too
             !
          
           An
           Earthquake
           ,
           may
           make
           an
           Heart-quake
           in
           every
           impenitent
           Sinner
           :
           (
           and
           what
           a
           wonder
           is
           it
           it
           doth
           not
           )
           but
           the
           righteous
           may
           be
           
             bold
             as
             a
             Lyon
          
           ,
           
           and
           full
           of
           Comfort
           ;
           when
           the
           World
           is
           in
           an
           hurry
           without
           them
           ,
           all
           may
           be
           quiet
           and
           peaceable
           within
           :
           When
           there
           is
           a
           threatning
           and
           terrifying
           storm
           without
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           a
           sweet
           and
           blessed
           calm
           within
           .
           They
           who
           can
           truly
           say
           ,
           
           
             God
             is
             our
             refuge
             and
             strength
             ,
             a
             very
             present
             help
             in
             trouble
          
           ;
           may
           boldly
           say
           ,
           
             we
             will
             not
             fear
             ,
             
             though
             the
             earth
             be
             removed
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             though
             the
             mountains
             be
             carried
             into
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Sea
          
           ;
           
           
             though
             the
             waters
             thereof
             roar
             and
             be
             troubled
             ,
          
           
           
             though
             the
             mountains
             shake
             with
             the
             swelling
             thereof
             .
          
           The
           Earth
           is
           firm
           ,
           and
           the
           Mountains
           the
           most
           solid
           and
           steddy
           part
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           yet
           God
           with
           a
           Touch
           can
           make
           them
           smoke
           ,
           shake
           and
           tremble
           ;
           but
           even
           then
           ,
           
           (
           oh
           who
           would
           not
           be
           of
           that
           happy
           Number
           !
           )
           
             the
             Lord
             will
             be
             the
             hope
             of
             his
             people
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           
           Oh!
           what
           is
           the
           happiness
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           something
           more
           lasting
           and
           durable
           ,
           
           more
           constant
           and
           fix'd
           than
           Earth
           it self
           ;
           that
           they
           have
           received
           ,
           
           and
           are
           Heirs
           of
           a
           
             Kingdom
             that
             cannot
             be
             shaken
          
           .
           It
           is
           a
           Kingdom
           ,
           men
           cannot
           shake
           ,
           Devils
           cannot
           shake
           ,
           and
           God
           will
           not
           .
           This
           Earth
           of
           ours
           may
           be
           hurled
           hither
           and
           thither
           ;
           but
           heaven
           (
           and
           that
           's
           the
           place
           where
           the
           Believers
           Happiness
           is
           
             laid
             up
          
           )
           is
           firm
           ,
           
           permanent
           ,
           and
           remains
           for
           ever
           unshaken
           .
           The
           Walls
           of
           yonder
           City
           ,
           the
           new
           Jerusalem
           that
           is
           above
           cannot
           Totter
           ,
           and
           the
           Foundations
           shall
           never
           be
           torn
           up
           .
           Oh
           what
           Comfort
           ,
           amidst
           all
           the
           Commotions
           and
           Concussions
           that
           are
           in
           this
           lower
           World
           ,
           may
           holy
           Souls
           derive
           from
           their
           Title
           to
           that
           
             Kingdom
             which
             cannot
             be
             shaken
          
           ;
           and
           at
           which
           in
           a
           little
           time
           they
           shall
           arrive
           !
        
         
           4.
           
           
             How
             careful
             should
             all
             that
             have
             either
             heard
             of
             ,
             or
             felt
             the
             late
             Earthquake
             be
             ,
             to
             improve
             to
             Spiritual
             purposes
             this
             visit
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             !
          
           It
           is
           an
           evil
           not
           to
           improve
           the
           Visits
           of
           our
           Fellow-Creatures
           ,
           of
           those
           wise
           ,
           holy
           and
           good
           Men
           we
           converse
           withall
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           doubly
           Criminal
           ,
           not
           to
           improve
           ,
           and
           get
           advantage
           by
           God's
           Visits
           .
           Peradventure
           here
           you
           will
           ask
           me
           ,
           How
           should
           we
           improve
           it
           ?
           I
           Answer
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Would
           you
           improve
           this
           late
           Visit
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ?
           
             Then
             let
             it
             confirm
             and
             strengthen
             you
             in
             the
             belief
             of
             his
             Power
             .
          
           In
           these
           Visits
           ,
           God
           gives
           evident
           proof
           of
           
           his
           Almighty
           power
           .
           It
           was
           his
           hand
           that
           formed
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           his
           Arm
           that
           shakes
           the
           Earth
           ;
           oh
           how
           great
           is
           his
           power
           !
           and
           who
           hath
           an
           arm
           like
           God!
           when
           we
           see
           the
           Earth
           trembling
           ,
           and
           Rocks
           rending
           ,
           and
           Mountains
           shaking
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           seasonable
           to
           cry
           out
           with
           Admiration
           ,
           and
           holy
           Wonder
           ,
           oh
           what
           a
           powerful
           God
           is
           this
           !
           Doth
           God
           shake
           the
           earth
           ,
           then
           what
           is
           it
           he
           cannot
           do
           ?
           Doth
           he
           turn
           the
           World
           upside
           down
           ,
           doth
           he
           turn
           the
           Earth
           with
           his
           Finger
           ,
           as
           a
           door
           is
           turned
           upon
           its
           Hinges
           ,
           and
           doth
           this
           great
           God
           ,
           this
           mighty
           Lord
           ,
           want
           power
           to
           crush
           such
           a
           worm
           ,
           to
           destroy
           such
           a
           peice
           of
           warm
           and
           breathing
           clay
           as
           thou
           art
           ?
           Oh
           thou
           impenitent
           Sinner
           ,
           how
           soon
           can
           this
           mighty
           Lord
           God
           of
           Hosts
           ,
           that
           shakes
           the
           Earth
           ,
           lay
           thee
           on
           a
           bed
           of
           sickness
           ,
           throw
           thee
           into
           a
           cold
           ,
           dark
           and
           frightful
           grave
           ,
           and
           hurl
           thee
           into
           an
           hot
           ,
           flaming
           and
           eternal
           hell
           ?
           Dost
           thou
           dis-believe
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ?
           Do
           you
           ,
           even
           you
           ,
           oh
           ye
           Worms
           of
           the
           Earth
           think
           you
           are
           fit
           Match
           for
           God
           ?
           Do
           you
           think
           he
           is
           not
           able
           to
           destroy
           a
           whole
           World
           of
           such
           weak
           Creatures
           as
           you
           are
           ?
           Oh
           think
           how
           Mountains
           shake
           ,
           the
           Earth
           trembles
           when
           he
           doth
           but
           look
           upon
           them
           ;
           and
           believe
           he
           can
           do
           this
           ,
           
           and
           more
           than
           this
           .
           You
           have
           
             heard
             that
             power
             belongs
             to
             God
          
           ;
           let
           this
           late
           Visit
           perswade
           you
           to
           believe
           it
           ,
           to
           give
           a
           more
           firm
           assent
           to
           the
           first
           Article
           of
           your
           Creed
           ,
           
             I
             believe
             in
             God
             the
             Father
             Almighty
             —
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Would
           you
           improve
           this
           Visit
           ?
           
             Then
             let
             it
             excite
             and
             maintain
             in
             you
             an
             holy
             aw
             ,
             and
             fear
             of
             God.
          
           This
           naturally
           follows
           from
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           of
           Gods
           power
           ;
           and
           from
           this
           very
           Topick
           our
           Saviour
           perswadeth
           men
           to
           fear
           God
           ,
           
           
             fear
             him
             who
             is
             able
             to
             cast
             both
             body
             ,
             and
             soul
             into
             Hell.
          
           And
           the
           observation
           and
           memory
           of
           Gods
           Judgments
           should
           cherish
           this
           fear
           :
           
           This
           made
           Holy
           David
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             my
             fresh
             trembleth
             for
             fear
             of
             thee
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             afraid
             
             of
             thy
             Judgments
             .
          
           Shall
           the
           Earth
           tremble
           ,
           and
           shall
           not
           Sinners
           much
           more
           ?
           Such
           Visits
           as
           these
           should
           fill
           us
           with
           a
           filial
           Fear
           ,
           and
           an
           awful
           dread
           ,
           of
           the
           great
           God.
           When
           God
           shook
           the
           Earth
           ,
           methinks
           ,
           he
           said
           as
           to
           them
           of
           old
           ,
           
             Fear
             ye
             not
             me
          
           ,
           
           
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             will
             ye
             not
             tremble
             at
             my
             presence
             ?
          
           God
           shook
           the
           Foundations
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           Will
           ye
           not
           fear
           me
           O
           ye
           Citizens
           of
           London
           ,
           will
           ye
           not
           tremble
           at
           my
           presence
           ?
           God
           hath
           visited
           the
           World
           with
           one
           Earthquake
           after
           another
           ,
           and
           cry'd
           ,
           O
           ye
           Children
           of
           Men
           will
           ye
           not
           fear
           me
           ?
           Such
           amazing
           and
           awfull
           Providences
           as
           these
           ,
           should
           excite
           and
           cherish
           a
           regular
           Fear
           of
           God.
           Good
           God!
           how
           sad
           is
           it
           ,
           That
           the
           Earth
           ,
           Mountains
           ,
           Hills
           and
           Rocks
           ,
           and
           every
           thing
           else
           should
           tremble
           at
           the
           Presence
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           Men
           should
           not
           !
           Oh
           Fear
           God
           and
           Sin
           ,
           more
           than
           ever
           :
           Fear
           God
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           able
           to
           destroy
           ;
           fear
           Sin
           ,
           for
           that
           ,
           and
           only
           that
           ,
           provokes
           him
           to
           do
           so
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Would
           you
           improve
           this
           late
           Visit
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ?
           
           
             Then
             visit
             your selves
             ,
             in
             order
             to
             your
             Repentance
             and
             Amendment
             of
             Life
             .
          
           At
           such
           a
           time
           we
           should
           Visit
           our
           own
           Hearts
           ,
           
             search
             and
             try
             our
             ways
          
           ;
           and
           this
           should
           be
           in
           order
           to
           our
           
             turning
             to
             God.
          
           The
           Repentance
           and
           Reformation
           of
           a
           sinful
           People
           ,
           is
           God's
           design
           in
           punishing
           ;
           this
           is
           his
           end
           in
           thus
           visiting
           particular
           Persons
           ,
           or
           whole
           Societies
           .
           What
           was
           the
           Language
           of
           the
           late
           Earthquake
           but
           this
           ?
           Repent
           ,
           Repent
           ,
           O
           England
           ,
           Repent
           .
           Lord
           !
           give
           us
           Ears
           to
           hear
           ,
           and
           Hearts
           to
           obey
           ,
           these
           loud
           ,
           solemn
           ,
           and
           repeated
           calls
           to
           Repentance
           .
           Sin
           is
           a
           Burden
           ,
           alas
           !
           it
           is
           a
           very
           heavy
           burden
           ;
           God
           himself
           is
           prest
           with
           and
           weary
           to
           bear
           it
           :
           It
           maketh
           the
           whole
           Creation
           groan
           ;
           it
           hath
           lately
           made
           the
           Earth
           to
           tremble
           ,
           and
           won't
           you
           cast
           it
           off
           ?
           Do
           ,
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           do
           ,
           or
           this
           burden
           will
           sink
           you
           ,
           not
           only
           into
           the
           Belly
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           but
           into
           the
           Bowels
           of
           Hell
           too
           .
           The
           Earthquake
           
           prepared
           the
           Gaoler
           for
           Conversion
           ,
           
           
             it
             made
             him
             come
             trembling
             to
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             crying
             out
             ,
             Sirs
             ,
             What
             must
             I
             Do
             to
             be
             Saved
             ?
          
           Oh!
           that
           this
           late
           Earthquake
           ,
           might
           put
           you
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           upon
           considering
           with
           your selves
           ,
           and
           enquiring
           of
           others
           what
           you
           must
           do
           to
           be
           saved
           ;
           and
           in
           order
           to
           this
           ,
           let
           it
           put
           you
           upon
           a
           speedy
           Repentance
           ;
           for
           God's
           visit
           is
           not
           answered
           ,
           without
           the
           Sinners
           amendment
           .
        
         
           Inf.
           V.
           Doth
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           sometimes
           Visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           and
           hath
           he
           of
           late
           done
           so
           ?
           
             Then
             how
             heartily
             should
             we
             bless
             God
             ,
             he
             hath
             done
             so
             no
             oftner
             !
          
           Oh!
           what
           thanks
           and
           praise
           is
           due
           to
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           there
           hath
           not
           been
           a
           more
           frequent
           repetition
           of
           this
           Calamity
           ?
           We
           might
           have
           had
           one
           Earthquake
           upon
           the
           heels
           of
           another
           ,
           shake
           after
           shake
           ,
           till
           God
           had
           shook
           us
           and
           our
           dwellings
           too
           into
           the
           Dust
           :
           But
           though
           God
           hath
           visited
           England
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           we
           are
           bound
           (
           and
           O
           Sirs
           call
           up
           your
           Drowsie
           Souls
           ,
           and
           awaken
           all
           within
           you
           )
           to
           praise
           God
           ,
           this
           Judgment
           hath
           been
           executed
           no
           oftner
           .
        
         
           An
           Earthquake
           is
           a
           very
           grievous
           and
           sore
           Evil
           ;
           an
           astonishing
           and
           amazing
           Calamity
           ;
           an
           Evil
           against
           which
           no
           Resistance
           can
           be
           made
           .
           If
           a
           Fire
           take
           hold
           on
           our
           Houses
           ,
           we
           may
           use
           means
           to
           quench
           the
           devouring
           Flame
           :
           If
           a
           Pestilence
           be
           among
           us
           ,
           we
           may
           do
           something
           to
           prevent
           the
           Infection
           :
           But
           if
           an
           Earthquake
           come
           ,
           we
           wholly
           ly
           at
           the
           Mercy
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           can
           do
           nothing
           to
           help
           our selves
           .
           An
           Earthquake
           is
           a
           Judgment
           that
           carries
           all
           the
           Ensigns
           of
           Horror
           ,
           and
           beareth
           all
           the
           frightful
           Characters
           of
           dread
           and
           Terror
           .
           Oh
           what
           a
           Mercy
           is
           it
           they
           have
           been
           so
           rare
           ,
           and
           what
           a
           Tribute
           of
           Thanks
           is
           due
           to
           Heaven
           ?
           O
           
             England
             ,
             England
          
           !
           What
           a
           Sacrifice
           of
           Praise
           shouldst
           thou
           lay
           on
           Gods
           Altar
           ?
           How
           heartily
           should
           we
           bless
           God
           he
           hath
           not
           again
           and
           again
           ,
           often
           
           and
           frequently
           visited
           us
           with
           this
           Judgment
           ,
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           which
           we
           may
           justly
           tremble
           ,
           as
           the
           Earth
           did
           when
           God
           shook
           it
           !
        
         
           Inf.
           VI.
           
             How
             Affectionately
             should
             we
             praise
             God
             ,
             this
             late
             Visit
             of
             his
             was
             so
             favourable
             ,
             and
             had
             such
             a
             mixture
             of
             Mercy
             in
             it
             !
          
           Though
           the
           Foundations
           of
           London
           shook
           ,
           they
           were
           not
           overturn'd
           ;
           though
           the
           Earth
           quak'd
           and
           trembled
           ,
           she
           did
           not
           open
           her
           Mouth
           to
           swallow
           up
           living
           Men
           and
           Women
           :
           Though
           the
           Houses
           reeled
           ,
           they
           did
           not
           tumble
           ;
           though
           the
           Walls
           parted
           and
           gaped
           ,
           they
           did
           not
           fall
           .
           Surely
           our
           God
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           remembred
           mercy
           ;
           and
           we
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           our
           Fears
           ,
           and
           dangers
           should
           not
           forget
           to
           give
           Thanks
           .
           In
           this
           late
           Dispensation
           of
           Providence
           ,
           you
           may
           see
           both
           the
           Severity
           and
           Goodness
           of
           God.
           London
           quak'd
           and
           trembled
           ,
           behold
           the
           Severity
           ,
           London
           was
           not
           swallowed
           up
           ,
           behold
           the
           Goodness
           of
           God.
           In
           this
           Angry
           and
           Terrible
           Visit
           God
           hath
           shewn
           much
           Mercy
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           ay
           ,
           the
           Riches
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ;
           and
           for
           this
           do
           you
           bless
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           
             let
             all
             breath
             praise
             his
             holy
             Name
             .
          
           Now
           to
           quicken
           you
           to
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           seasonable
           Duty
           ,
           I
           shall
           briefly
           suggest
           these
           three
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Consider
           ,
           
             What
             God
             had
             lately
             done
             in
             another
             place
             ;
             I
             mean
             in
             Jamaica
             .
          
           He
           Visited
           them
           in
           a
           terrible
           manner
           indeed
           .
           His
           Anger
           was
           hot
           ,
           it
           burnt
           like
           Coals
           of
           Fire
           ;
           his
           Arm
           was
           strong
           ,
           and
           threw
           down
           all
           before
           him
           :
           What
           Desolations
           did
           the
           Earthquake
           there
           make
           !
           Suppose
           you
           could
           with
           safety
           have
           stood
           by
           ,
           and
           seen
           the
           Earth
           moving
           and
           shaking
           ,
           the
           Houses
           first
           reeling
           to
           and
           fro
           and
           then
           sinking
           :
           And
           the
           frighted
           Inhabitants
           almost
           at
           their
           Wits
           end
           :
           The
           distracted
           Wife
           hanging
           about
           the
           Neck
           of
           her
           dear
           Husband
           ;
           the
           tender
           Infants
           hanging
           on
           the
           Breasts
           of
           their
           Mothers
           ,
           and
           both
           ready
           to
           drop
           into
           the
           Pit
           together
           .
           Had
           you
           seen
           poor
           scared
           Children
           ,
           
           running
           up
           and
           down
           ,
           seeking
           their
           Parents
           ,
           one
           Friend
           with
           their
           last
           breath
           crying
           to
           another
           ,
           help
           ,
           help
           ,
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           ,
           help
           ,
           and
           all
           at
           last
           ;
           after
           many
           fruitless
           attempts
           ,
           and
           vain
           wishes
           ,
           tumbling
           alive
           into
           the
           common
           Grave
           .
           If
           you
           had
           heard
           their
           miserable
           Cries
           ,
           their
           doleful
           groans
           ,
           and
           piercing
           Shrieks
           ,
           being
           half
           buried
           ,
           and
           half
           unburied
           ,
           would
           you
           not
           have
           thought
           Englands
           Mercy
           a
           very
           great
           Mercy
           ?
           I
           am
           perswaded
           you
           would
           have
           returned
           with
           your
           Mouths
           filled
           with
           Songs
           of
           Praise
           :
           Let
           a
           Melancholy
           Phansie
           represent
           some
           of
           the
           Terrours
           of
           that
           Visitation
           ;
           and
           let
           a
           thought
           of
           this
           fill
           you
           with
           thankfulness
           ,
           and
           give
           a
           sprightful
           accent
           to
           all
           your
           Hallelujahs
           .
           Oh
           how
           should
           a
           sober
           thought
           of
           this
           cause
           your
           Sacrifices
           of
           Praise
           to
           ascend
           to
           Heaven
           in
           a
           purer
           ,
           and
           brighter
           Flame
           !
        
         
           2.
           
           Consider
           
             our
             sins
             ,
             have
             deserved
             as
             great
             an
             overthrow
             as
             theirs
             .
          
           When
           I
           consider
           those
           words
           of
           my
           Saviour
           ,
           being
           told
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Galileans
           ,
           whose
           Blood
           Pilate
           had
           mingled
           with
           their
           Sacrifices
           ,
           
             Luke
             13.
             2.
             
             Suppose
             ye
             that
             those
             Galileans
             were
             sinners
             above
             all
             the
             Galileans
             ,
             because
             they
             suffered
             such
             things
             ?
          
           I
           can
           hardly
           perswade
           my self
           ,
           they
           of
           Jamaica
           were
           greater
           Sinners
           than
           we
           in
           England
           ,
           because
           they
           drank
           deeper
           of
           the
           Cup
           of
           trembling
           than
           we
           did
           .
           If
           our
           Sins
           are
           not
           of
           the
           same
           kind
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           they
           admit
           of
           more
           aggravating
           Circumstances
           than
           theirs
           .
           
             Londons
             ,
             Englands
          
           Sins
           are
           of
           a
           more
           Crimson
           Colour
           ,
           and
           Scarlet
           Die
           than
           Jamaica's
           :
           If
           ours
           should
           be
           laid
           in
           the
           ballance
           of
           the
           Sanctuary
           with
           theirs
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           the
           former
           would
           weigh
           down
           the
           latter
           :
           Oh
           what
           a
           Mercy
           was
           it
           God
           should
           shake
           such
           a
           People
           ,
           and
           not
           destroy
           them
           !
           Oh
           what
           an
           instance
           of
           Divine
           goodness
           was
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Earth
           should
           tremble
           under
           a
           Company
           of
           Atheists
           ,
           and
           Scoffers
           at
           Religion
           ;
           Men
           that
           question
           the
           very
           being
           ,
           and
           deny
           the
           Providence
           of
           
           God
           :
           Under
           a
           Company
           of
           Drunkards
           ,
           and
           Swearers
           ,
           Adulterers
           ,
           and
           filthy
           Harlots
           ,
           Sabbath-breakers
           ,
           and
           Hypocritical
           Worshippers
           ,
           and
           not
           swallow
           them
           up
           !
           Mercy
           that
           is
           so
           constant
           a
           Friend
           ,
           to
           the
           miserable
           Creature
           :
           And
           so
           powerful
           an
           Advocate
           in
           Gods
           bosom
           ,
           mitigated
           the
           stroke
           ;
           and
           therefore
           Mercy
           ought
           to
           have
           the
           praise
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Consider
           
             the
             easiness
             of
             a
             total
             destruction
             .
          
           All
           things
           are
           alike
           easie
           to
           Almighty
           Power
           .
           What
           is
           it
           omnipotence
           cannot
           effect
           ?
           This
           God
           can
           amaze
           the
           whole
           Creation
           ,
           unhinge
           the
           World
           ;
           shake
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           rend
           the
           Rocks
           ,
           put
           universal
           Nature
           into
           a
           fright
           ;
           with
           one
           turn
           of
           his
           hand
           ,
           one
           word
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           one
           frown
           of
           his
           brow
           ,
           one
           glance
           of
           his
           angry
           Eye
           ;
           yea
           ,
           with
           the
           smallest
           breath
           of
           his
           Nostrils
           ;
           that
           angry
           ,
           that
           mighty
           God
           that
           shook
           ,
           could
           with
           the
           same
           touch
           have
           overturned
           the
           City
           :
           By
           what
           was
           done
           God
           gave
           an
           evident
           proof
           of
           what
           he
           could
           further
           have
           done
           .
           There
           is
           no
           Mountain
           stands
           so
           strong
           ;
           but
           God
           can
           shake
           it
           :
           No
           Foundation
           fo
           firmly
           laid
           ,
           but
           God
           can
           tare
           it
           up
           ;
           no
           City
           so
           well
           built
           ,
           but
           God
           can
           ,
           even
           with
           the
           breath
           of
           his
           Nostrils
           overturn
           it
           :
           It
           is
           not
           Brick
           and
           Lime
           ,
           Walls
           of
           Stone
           ,
           no
           ,
           nor
           of
           Brass
           neither
           ,
           can
           either
           blunt
           ,
           or
           turn
           back
           those
           sharp-pointed
           Arrows
           ,
           God
           shooteth
           against
           a
           sinful
           people
           .
           With
           one
           shake
           God
           could
           have
           levelled
           all
           with
           the
           Dust
           .
           Could
           God
           easily
           and
           suddenly
           have
           destroyed
           us
           ,
           and
           did
           he
           not
           ?
           Could
           he
           have
           inlarged
           the
           Commission
           granted
           to
           the
           Earthquake
           ,
           and
           did
           he
           not
           ?
           Were
           we
           on
           the
           very
           brink
           of
           destruction
           ,
           and
           are
           we
           not
           destroyed
           ?
           Were
           we
           intangled
           in
           the
           Snare
           ;
           and
           are
           we
           yet
           escaped
           ,
           and
           should
           not
           a
           warm
           thought
           of
           this
           ,
           should
           not
           
             such
             a
             deliverance
             as
             this
          
           increase
           our
           thankfulness
           ?
           
           Let
           all
           who
           have
           survived
           
           this
           Visitation
           bless
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           may
           all
           praise
           this
           good
           God
           ,
           not
           only
           with
           their
           Lips
           ,
           but
           in
           their
           Lives
           !
        
         
           Inf.
           VII
           .
           Doth
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           sometimes
           visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ;
           and
           hath
           he
           of
           late
           done
           so
           ?
           
             Then
             how
             loudly
             doth
             this
             visit
             call
             upon
             men
             ,
             upon
             the
             citizens
             of
             London
             ;
             upon
             you
             and
             all
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             England
             ,
             to
             be
             more
             frequent
             in
             visiting
             God!
          
           When
           God
           is
           visiting
           us
           ,
           it
           is
           time
           ,
           time
           alas
           !
           It
           is
           
             high
             time
          
           for
           us
           to
           visit
           him
           .
           Had
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           England
           ,
           the
           Citizens
           of
           London
           been
           more
           frequent
           in
           visiting
           God
           :
           They
           might
           not
           have
           had
           such
           a
           day
           of
           Visitation
           as
           this
           was
           ;
           my
           meaning
           is
           ,
           had
           they
           prayed
           more
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           been
           punisht
           less
           :
           But
           (
           oh
           what
           a
           shame
           and
           reproach
           are
           we
           to
           the
           Christian
           Name
           !
           )
           Prayer
           hath
           been
           cast
           out
           of
           many
           of
           our
           Families
           ;
           and
           would
           to
           God
           there
           were
           not
           reason
           to
           say
           ,
           out
           of
           many
           of
           our
           Closets
           too
           :
           And
           this
           among
           other
           things
           called
           upon
           God
           to
           visit
           in
           that
           terrible
           and
           unthought
           of
           manner
           he
           hath
           lately
           done
           .
           And
           now
           when
           God
           visits
           us
           with
           afflictions
           ,
           We
           should
           visit
           him
           with
           Prayer
           ,
           
             Isa
             .
             26.
             16
             
             Lord
             ,
             in
             trouble
             have
             they
             visited
             thee
             ,
             they
             poured
             out
             a
             prayer
             when
             thy
             chastning
             was
             upon
             them
             .
          
           The
           Rod
           drove
           them
           to
           a
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           affliction
           made
           them
           pray
           ;
           ay
           ,
           and
           it
           made
           them
           pray
           errnestly
           too
           .
           Afflictions
           ,
           fears
           ,
           and
           dangers
           drive
           many
           to
           the
           Gates
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           would
           never
           come
           thither
           before
           ;
           they
           are
           like
           some
           moross
           and
           ill-natur'd
           People
           ,
           who
           will
           never
           visit
           their
           friends
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           them
           .
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           ,
           but
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Gods
           visiting
           ,
           the
           terrours
           of
           the
           Earthquake
           forc't
           from
           many
           ,
           (
           and
           perhaps
           from
           such
           as
           were
           wont
           to
           
             restrain
             Prayer
          
           ,
           
           )
           that
           short
           and
           usual
           Petition
           ;
           LORD
           HAVE
           MERCY
           ON
           US
           :
           The
           shaking
           and
           trembling
           Earth
           caused
           many
           to
           lift
           up
           their
           Eyes
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           implore
           the
           Mercy
           of
           
           that
           God
           that
           dwelleth
           there
           .
           But
           now
           God
           hath
           done
           visiting
           them
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           they
           have
           done
           visiting
           him
           :
           Now
           the
           Earth
           hath
           done
           trembling
           ,
           they
           have
           done
           praying
           ,
           
           but
           
             my
             brethren
             these
             things
             ought
             not
             so
             to
             be
             :
          
           Our
           visits
           should
           be
           frequent
           ,
           and
           oft
           repeated
           .
           Three
           things
           are
           very
           wonderful
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           is
           very
           wonderful
           ,
           
             That
             the
             great
             God
             will
             visit
             us
             .
          
           God
           is
           King
           of
           the
           Universe
           ,
           sways
           the
           Scepter
           in
           both
           Worlds
           ,
           and
           exerciseth
           an
           unlimited
           ,
           and
           uncontroulable
           Authority
           ,
           not
           only
           over
           the
           meaner
           works
           of
           his
           hands
           below
           ;
           but
           over
           all
           the
           bright
           and
           Coelestial
           Orders
           above
           too
           .
           He
           sits
           upon
           a
           Throne
           that
           is
           encircled
           with
           myriads
           of
           Holy
           ,
           
           Mighty
           ,
           and
           Glorious
           Angels
           ,
           who
           
             minister
             unto
             him
             ,
             and
             stand
             before
             him
          
           in
           the
           quality
           and
           humility
           of
           his
           Servants
           ,
           ready
           to
           receive
           his
           Commands
           ,
           and
           fly
           upon
           Wings
           to
           execute
           them
           :
           And
           doth
           he
           visit
           Man
           ,
           who
           is
           but
           breathing
           Dust
           ,
           a
           lump
           of
           Clay
           moistned
           and
           coloured
           with
           Blood
           ?
           Astonishing
           kindness
           !
        
         
           It
           is
           to
           be
           admired
           he
           will
           vouchsafe
           a
           look
           ,
           a
           short
           glance
           of
           his
           Eye
           :
           But
           that
           he
           should
           make
           stated
           visits
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           of
           them
           accents
           the
           kindness
           ,
           and
           increaseth
           the
           wonder
           .
           The
           Royal
           
             Psalmist
             ,
             David
          
           ,
           though
           a
           King
           ,
           though
           he
           swayed
           a
           Scepter
           ,
           managed
           a
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           wore
           a
           Crown
           ,
           could
           not
           think
           of
           Gods
           visiting
           Man
           without
           Extasie
           and
           Rapture
           :
           Though
           he
           sate
           
             among
             the
             Gods
             upon
             earth
          
           ;
           
           yet
           he
           is
           swallowed
           up
           with
           amazement
           at
           the
           thought
           of
           the
           condescension
           of
           the
           
             God
             of
             Heaven
          
           .
           
           Lord
           !
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             When
             I
             consider
             thy
             heavens
             ,
             the
             work
             of
             thy
             fingers
             ,
             the
             moon
             and
             stars
             which
             thou
             hast
             ordained
          
           ;
           
           
             What
             is
             man
             that
             thou
             art
             mindful
             of
             him
             ?
             and
             the
             son
             of
             man
             that
             thou
             visitest
             him
             !
          
           Holy
           David
           having
           studied
           the
           Heavens
           in
           which
           Volumes
           the
           Power
           ,
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           Majesty
           of
           God
           are
           written
           in
           Capital
           Letters
           ,
           and
           Golden
           Characters
           :
           Cryes
           out
           with
           admiration
           ,
           
           
             Lord
             what
             is
             man
             that
             thou
             visitest
             him
             !
          
           How
           fit
           are
           all
           Gods
           visits
           to
           be
           the
           subject
           of
           a
           devout
           ,
           and
           silent
           admiration
           !
           Doth
           God
           visit
           this
           mean
           ,
           this
           contemptible
           Creature
           ,
           Man
           ?
           Wonderful
           Grace
           !
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           is
           wonderful
           
             that
             Men
             ,
             sinful
             Men
             ,
             guilty
             Men
             may
             visit
             God
             :
          
           That
           we
           are
           allowed
           the
           liberty
           of
           making
           a
           visit
           to
           Heaven
           :
           God
           might
           scorn
           us
           ,
           and
           our
           visits
           too
           ;
           he
           might
           lock
           up
           himself
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           deny
           access
           into
           his
           Presence
           to
           such
           undutiful
           ,
           and
           disloyal
           Creatures
           as
           we
           have
           been
           .
           This
           great
           King
           ,
           this
           mighty
           Lord
           might
           not
           suffer
           such
           
             dead
             dogs
          
           as
           we
           are
           to
           lie
           at
           his
           door
           .
           
           But
           (
           oh
           condescending
           goodness
           !
           )
           He
           invites
           us
           to
           give
           him
           a
           visit
           ;
           and
           the
           oftner
           we
           visit
           him
           ,
           the
           more
           welcome
           are
           we
           :
           He
           blames
           us
           for
           our
           seldom
           ,
           but
           he
           never
           upbraids
           us
           with
           our
           often
           visits
           .
           Oh
           who
           would
           not
           visit
           ,
           and
           often
           visit
           such
           a
           God
           as
           this
           ?
           May
           Men
           and
           Sinners
           visit
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           High
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           One
           :
           Do
           his
           Gates
           continually
           stand
           open
           ,
           and
           may
           Indigent
           Creatures
           come
           daily
           for
           an
           Alms
           ?
           Invaluable
           Mercy
           !
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           is
           wonderful
           ,
           
             that
             Men
             should
             be
             so
             backward
             to
             visit
             God.
          
           How
           necessary
           and
           excellent
           !
           How
           sweet
           and
           comfortable
           !
           How
           profitable
           and
           advantagious
           a
           Duty
           is
           this
           !
           To
           visit
           God
           is
           equally
           our
           Duty
           and
           Priviledge
           ;
           while
           we
           do
           so
           we
           share
           with
           Glorious
           Angels
           in
           that
           which
           is
           the
           top
           of
           their
           Happiness
           ;
           
           
             beholding
             the
             face
             of
             our
             Father
             which
             is
             in
             heaven
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           if
           ever
           ,
           do
           Holy
           and
           Devout
           Souls
           anticipate
           their
           future
           happiness
           ,
           
           in
           partaking
           of
           that
           
             fullness
             of
             joy
          
           which
           is
           in
           Gods
           Presence
           ;
           and
           in
           drinking
           large
           draughts
           of
           those
           
             rivers
             of
             pleasure
             that
             are
             at
             his
             right
             hand
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           How
           oft
           have
           Holy
           Men
           come
           from
           this
           Mount
           with
           their
           
             faces
             shining
          
           !
           How
           oft
           have
           they
           received
           support
           under
           all
           their
           burdens
           ,
           encouragement
           against
           their
           fears
           ,
           an
           answer
           to
           
           their
           doubts
           ,
           and
           a
           sufficiency
           of
           strength
           to
           encounter
           difficulties
           ,
           performe
           Duties
           ,
           to
           endure
           
             the
             fiery
             tryal
          
           ,
           and
           quench
           
             the
             fiery
             darts
             of
             the
             evil
             one
             ,
          
           to
           conflict
           with
           their
           Corruptions
           ,
           and
           overcome
           the
           World
           !
           How
           oft
           ,
           (
           even
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           visiting
           )
           hath
           God
           wiped
           Tears
           from
           their
           weeping
           Eyes
           ,
           refresht
           their
           drooping
           and
           revived
           their
           fainting
           Spirits
           ;
           cleared
           up
           their
           evidences
           for
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           inabled
           them
           to
           see
           their
           Names
           written
           there
           ,
           spoken
           comfortably
           to
           their
           hearts
           ,
           assured
           them
           of
           their
           Covenant
           Relation
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           their
           Interest
           in
           his
           special
           love
           and
           favour
           !
           Oh
           how
           oft
           have
           they
           come
           away
           with
           their
           Pardon
           Sealed
           ,
           their
           fears
           ,
           ●cattered
           ,
           their
           mournful
           complaints
           husht
           and
           silenced
           ,
           their
           Consciences
           pacified
           ,
           and
           those
           Clouds
           that
           darkned
           their
           Souls
           ,
           
           dispersed
           with
           that
           breath
           of
           God
           ;
           
             Son
             be
             of
             good
             chear
             ,
             thy
             sins
             be
             forgiven
             thee
             !
          
           How
           oft
           ,
           and
           how
           heartily
           have
           they
           been
           welcomed
           by
           the
           Holy
           and
           Blessed
           Trinity
           ,
           Father
           ,
           Son
           ,
           and
           Spirit
           !
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           all
           this
           ,
           Men
           will
           not
           (
           oh
           !
           fatal
           degeneracy
           of
           Humane
           Nature
           )
           visit
           God.
           
        
         
           Some
           are
           Atheistical
           and
           Prophane
           and
           (
           hopeless
           Wretches
           !
           )
           they
           fall
           under
           that
           black
           and
           hellish
           Character
           ,
           
             God
             is
             not
             in
             all
             their
             thoughts
             :
          
           
           Some
           are
           ignorant
           and
           stupid
           ,
           without
           any
           sense
           and
           feeling
           ;
           and
           what
           is
           their
           unspeakable
           Misery
           ,
           is
           their
           voluntary
           choice
           too
           ,
           
             to
             be
             without
             God
             in
             the
             world
             .
          
           
           Some
           are
           voluptuous
           ,
           
             given
             to
             pleasure
          
           :
           Nay
           ,
           they
           carry
           that
           Death-mark
           in
           their
           foreheads
           ,
           written
           in
           such
           legible
           Characters
           ,
           
             That
             he
             that
             runs
             may
             Read
             ,
          
           
           
             lovers
             of
             pleasure
             ,
             more
             than
             lovers
             of
             God
             :
          
           Pleasures
           charm
           ,
           and
           vain
           delights
           captivate
           their
           Souls
           ;
           
           they
           being
           
             sensual
             ,
             and
             having
             not
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           are
           constant
           Guests
           in
           
             the
             house
             of
             Feasting
          
           ;
           but
           utter
           strangers
           in
           
             the
             house
             of
             Prayer
          
           .
        
         
         
           Among
           the
           vast
           multitudes
           of
           Men
           and
           Women
           that
           croud
           and
           throng
           the
           World
           ;
           there
           are
           some
           few
           ,
           who
           from
           a
           principle
           of
           a
           good
           Education
           ,
           the
           
             Remains
             of
             Natural
             Light
          
           ,
           and
           the
           urgent
           calls
           of
           
             an
             awaken'd
             Conscience
          
           ,
           do
           something
           of
           this
           kind
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           rather
           out
           of
           meer
           complement
           ,
           than
           real
           Friendship
           ;
           Thus
           it
           is
           with
           most
           ;
           and
           is
           it
           thus
           indeed
           ?
           
             Tremble
             thou
             Earth
             ,
             be
             astonished
             O
             ye
             Heavens
          
           at
           this
           ,
           
             and
             be
             ye
             horribly
             afraid
          
           .
           How
           justly
           may
           God
           use
           that
           sharp
           and
           stinging
           Expostulation
           he
           did
           of
           old
           ?
           
           
             O
             generation
             ,
             see
             ye
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             have
             I
             been
             a
             wilderness
             unto
          
           England
           ?
           
             a
             land
             of
             darkness
             ?
             Wherefore
             say
             my
             people
             ,
             we
             are
             lords
             ,
             we
             will
             come
             no
             more
             unto
             thee
             ?
          
           Though
           Men
           live
           altogether
           upon
           the
           Alms
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           yet
           they
           seldom
           visit
           God
           ,
           stupendous
           folly
           !
           This
           late
           Earthquake
           should
           put
           Men
           upon
           visiting
           God
           oftner
           ,
           and
           when
           you
           do
           ,
           remember
           to
           make
           these
           two
           following
           requests
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           Pray
           that
           God
           would
           
             visit
             you
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             people
             in
             mercy
             ,
          
           this
           was
           one
           notable
           Petition
           ,
           Holy
           David
           ,
           that
           Man
           of
           Prayer
           put
           up
           to
           God
           ,
           
           
             O
             visit
             me
             with
             thy
             salvation
             !
          
           These
           visits
           how
           welcom
           and
           blessed
           ,
           how
           refreshing
           and
           desirable
           are
           they
           !
           Oh
           beg
           of
           God
           for
           more
           of
           them
           !
           Go
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           Lord
           ,
           Thou
           hast
           visited
           thy
           People
           ,
           O
           visit
           them
           still
           with
           thy
           Salvation
           !
           Lord
           !
           Let
           not
           these
           visits
           of
           thine
           which
           are
           so
           much
           for
           thy
           Glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Creatures
           good
           ;
           be
           rare
           and
           seldom
           ,
           but
           frequent
           and
           oft
           repeated
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Pray
           that
           God
           would
           
             visit
             no
             more
             in
             anger
          
           :
           And
           methinks
           when
           there
           is
           so
           much
           dread
           ,
           and
           terrour
           in
           the
           visits
           of
           an
           angry
           God
           ,
           Men
           should
           earnestly
           deprecate
           them
           .
           If
           God
           visit
           with
           a
           Plague
           ,
           Death
           becomes
           triumphant
           ,
           
           and
           Men
           fall
           
             heaps
             upon
             heaps
          
           into
           the
           Grave
           .
           If
           God
           visit
           with
           a
           Famine
           ,
           our
           beauty
           faileth
           ,
           our
           strength
           consumeth
           ,
           and
           the
           Man
           becomes
           a
           
             walking
             
             Ghost
          
           before
           Death
           turns
           him
           into
           a
           Corps
           .
           If
           God
           visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           ,
           Men
           are
           at
           their
           Wits-end
           ,
           and
           this
           beautiful
           World
           is
           turned
           into
           a
           confused
           Chaos
           .
           O
           beg
           of
           God
           ,
           England
           may
           have
           no
           more
           of
           these
           terrifying
           and
           desolating
           visits
           .
           If
           you
           won't
           pray
           ,
           the
           next
           shake
           may
           be
           your
           overthrow
           .
           If
           you
           will
           not
           for
           all
           this
           visit
           God
           ,
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           may
           visit
           with
           an
           Earthquake
           a
           second
           time
           ;
           and
           his
           second
           visit
           may
           carry
           more
           dread
           and
           terrour
           with
           it
           than
           the
           first
           did
           .
           Turn
           the
           Text
           into
           a
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           Oh
           that
           England
           ,
           Oh
           that
           London
           may
           no
           more
           be
           visited
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           with
           Thunder
           and
           Earthquake
           !
           Lord
           grant
           it
           may
           not
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A36314-e160
           
             Rom.
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             Heb
             5.
             14
             
          
           
             Gen.
             27.
             4
             
          
           
             ver
             .
             20.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             25
             5.
             
          
           
             Jude
             ver
             .
             3.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A36314-e580
           
             Jer.
             48.
             44.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             50.
             21.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             32.
             34.
             
          
           
             Mic.
             ●
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Job
             〈◊〉
             .
             14.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             22.
             12.
             
          
           
             Job
             40.
             4.
             
          
           
             Am.
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             Is
             .
             24.
             
             2●
             .
          
           
             Am.
             3.
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Isah.
             〈…〉
             5.
             
          
           
             Job
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Is
             .
             45.
             7.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             18.
             7.
             
          
           
             Am.
             4.
             1.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             24.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Ps
             .
             78.
             30.
             
          
           
             Is
             .
             28.
             21.
             
          
           
             P●
             .
             ●4
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             P●
             .
             1●
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Acts
             16.
             26.
             
          
           
             Marth
             .
             27.
             51.
             
          
           
             Gen
             13.
             17.
             
          
           
             Luke
             21.
             9
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             24.
             2
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             3
             16.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             15
             32.
             
          
           
             Luke
             2.
             19.
             
          
           
             Is
             .
             5.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             23.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             3.
             
          
           
             Ps
             17.
             14.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             6.
             19.
             
          
           
             Ps
             .
             22.
             2.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             23.
             5.
             
          
           
             Mal.
             3.
             1.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             28.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             46.
             1.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             2.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             3.
             
          
           
             Si
             fractus
             illabatur
             orbis
             impavidum
             serient
             ruinae
             .
             Hor.
             
          
           
             Car.
             
          
           
             lib.
             3.
             
          
           
             od
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             Joel
             .
             3.
             16.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             12.
             28.
             
          
           
             Colos
             .
             1.
             5.
             
          
           
             Ps
             .
             62.
             11.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             10.
             28.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             119.
             120.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             5.
             22.
             
          
           
             La.
             3.
             40.
             
          
           
             Acts
             16.
             26.
             ver
             .
             30.
             
          
           
             Ez.
             9.
             13.
             
          
           
             Job
             15.
             4.
             
          
           
             Ja.
             3.
             10.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             7.
             10
             
          
           
             Ps
             .
             82.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             8.
             3.
             
          
           
             ●er
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             24.
             14.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             18.
             10.
             
          
           
             Ps
             .
             16.
             ult
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             9.
             2.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Eph.
             2.
             12
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             Jude
             1
             ,
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             2.
             31.
             
          
           
             Ps
             .
             106.
             4.
             
          
           
             Judg
             15.
             16.