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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64990	God's terrible voice in the city by T.V.	Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678.	1667 (1667)	Wing V440; ESTC R24578	131,670	248

Thred-needle-street a little further with another which came up from Wall-brook a little further with another which comes up from Bucklers-bury and all these four joyning together break into one great flame at the corner of Cheap-side with such a dazling light and burning heat and roaring noise by the fall of so many houses together that was very amazing and though it were something stopt in its swift course at Mercers Chappel yet with great force in a while it conquers the place and burns through it and then with great rage proceedeth forward in Cheapside On Tuesday was the Fire burning up the very bowels of London Cheapside is all in a light fire in a few hours time many Fires meeting there as in the center from Soper-lane Bow-lane Bread-street Friday-street and Old-change the Fire comes up almost together and breaks furiously into the Broad-street and most of that side of the way was together in flames a dreadful spectacle and then partly by the Fire which came down by Mercers Chappel partly by the fall of the Houses cross the way the other side is quickly kindled and doth not stand long after it Now the Fire gets into Black-fryers and so continues its course by the water and makes up towards Paul's Church on that side and Cheap-side Fire besets the great building on this side and the Church though all of stone outward though naked of houses about it and though so high above all buildings in the City yet within a while doth yield to the violent assaults of the conquering flames and strangely takes Fire at the top now the lead melts and runs down as if it had been snow before the Sun and the great beames and massy stones with a great noise fall on the Pavement and break through into Faith-Church under neath now great flakes of stone scale and peel off strangely from the side of the Walls the Conqueror having got this high Fort darts its flames round about now Pater-noster-rowe Newgate-market the old Baily and Ludgate-hill have submitted themselves to the devouring Fire which with wonderful speed rusheth down the Hill into Fleet-street Now Cheap-side Fire marcheth along Iron-monger-lane old Iury Lawrence-lane Milk-street Wood-street Gutter-lane Foster-lane Now it runs along Lothbury Cat-eaten-street c. From Newgate-Market it assaults Christ-Church and conquers that great building and burns through Martin's lane towards Alders-gate and all about so furiously as if it would not leave a House standing upon the ground Now horrible flakes of fire mount up the sky and the yellow smoke of London ascendeth up towards Heaven like the smoak of a great Furnace a smoak so great as darkned the Sun at noon-day it at any time the Sun peeped forth it looked red like blood the Cloud of smoak was so great that travellers did ride at noon day some miles together in the shaddow thereof though there were no other cloud beside to be seen in the sky And if Munday night was dreadfull Tuesday night was more dreadfull when far the greatest part of the City was consumed many thousands who on Saturday had Houses convenient in the City both for themselves and to entertain others now have not where to lay their head and the fields are the only receptacle which they can find for themselves and their goods most of the late Inhabitants of London lye all night in the open Ayr with no other canopy over them but that of the Heavens The fire is still making towards them and threatneth the Suburbs it was amazing to see how it had spread it self several miles in compass and amongst other things that night the sight of Guild-hall was a fearfull spectacle which stood the whole body of it together in view for several hours together after the fire had taken it without flames I suppose because the timber was such solid Oake in a bright shining coale as if it had been a Pallace of gold or a great building of burnished Brass On Wednesday morning when people expected that the Suburbs would be burnt as well as the City and with speed were preparing their flight as well as they could with their luggage into the Countreys and neighbouring Villages Then the Lord hath pitty on poor London his bowels begin to relent his heart is turned within him and he stayes his rough wind in the day of the East wind his fury begins to be allayed he hath a remnant of people in London and there shall a remnant of houses escape the wind now is husht the Commission of the fire is withdrawing and it burns so gently even where it meets with no opposition that it was not hard to be quenched in many places with a few hands now the Citizens begin to gather a little heart and encouragement in their endeavours to quench the Fire A check it had at Leaden-hall by that great building a stop it had in Bishopsgate-street Fen-church-street Lime-street Mark-lane and towards the Tower one means under God was the blowing up of houses with Gunpowder Now it is stayed in Lothbury Broad-street Coleman-street towards the gates it burnt but not with any great violence at the Temple also it is stayed and in Holbourn where it had got no great footing and when once the fire was got under it was kept under and on Thursday the flames were extinguished But on Wednesday-night when the people late of London now of the fields hoped to get a little rest on the ground where they had spread their beds a more dreadful fear fals upon them than they had before through a rumour that the French were comming armed against them to cut their throats and spoil them of what they had saved out of the Fire they were now naked and weak and in ill condition to defend themselves and the hearts especially of the females do quake and tremble and are ready to die within them yet many Citizens having lost their houses and almost all that they had are fired with rage and fury and they begin to stir up themselves like Lyons or like Bears bereaved of their whelps and now Arm Arm Arm doth resound the Fields and Suburbs with a dreadful voice We may guess at the distress and perplexity of the people this night which was something alleviated when the falsness of the alarm was perceived Thus fell great London that ancient City that populous City London which was the Queen City of the Land and as famous as most Cities in the world none so famous for the Gospel and zealous profession of the reformed Religion And yet how is London departed like smoak and her glory laid in the dust how is her destruction come which no man thought of and her desolation in a moment how do the Nations about gaze and wonder how doth the whole Land tremble at the noise of her fall how do her Citizens droop and hang down their heads her Women and Virgins weep and sit in the dust Oh the paleness that now sits upon the cheeks the

their death and separation so there is a great difference between the carriage of their spirits at their death and upon their sick Bed Some wicked men are stupid and senseless and are given up to a judiciary hardness and dye in a sleep of carnal security out of which they are not awakened till they are awakned in the midst of flames others more sensible and considering what hath been and what is coming upon them are filled with unexpressible terrour through the roarings and tearings of a guilty accusing conscience and the fore-thoughts of that horrible unsupportable torment they are so neer unto Now scaring dreams do terrifie them and fearfulness of the bottomless Pit and the burning Lake below doth surprize them and some breaketh forth in the anguish of their despairing souls Who can dwell with devouring Fire who can inhabit everlasting burnings and however jovial and full of pleasure their life hath been yet at their latter end they are utterly consumed with terrours But mark the perfect man and behold the upright the end of that Man is peace whatsoever storms they have had in their passage through a rough Sea the wind blowing and the waves roaring and sometimes have been ready to sink through opposition and discouragement sometimes have been over-whelmed with grief and doubtings sometimes have been dasht upon the Rocks of terrour and perplexity yet now they are come to the haven of death the Winds are husht and still the Waves are smooth and silent the storm is over and there is a great calm upon their spirits they are past the Rocks and are out of the danger they feared when they are in the greatest danger of approaching death It was generally observed amongst us that Gods people who dyed by the Plague amongst the rest dyed with such peace and comfort as Christians do not ordinarily arrive unto except when they are called forth to suffer martyrdome for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Some who have been full of doubts and fears and complaints whilst they have lived and been well have been filled with assurance and comfort and praise and joyful expectation of glory when they have layn on their death-beds with this disease And not only more grown Christians who have been more ripe for glory have had these comforts but also some younger Christians whose acquaintance with the Lord hath been of no long standing I can speak something of mine own knowledge concerning some of my friends whom I have been withall I shall instance only in the house where I lived We were eight in Family three Men three Youths an old Woman and a maid all which came to me hearing of my stay in Town some to accompany me others to help me It was the latter end of September before any of us were toucht the young ones were not idle but improved their time in praying and hearing and were ready to receive instruction and were strangly born up against the fears of the disease and death every day so familiar to the view But at last we were visited and the Plague came in dreadfully upon us the Cup was put into our hand to drink after a neighbour Family had tasted it with whom we had much sweet society in this time of sorrow And first our Maid was smitten it began with a shivering and trembling in her flesh and quickly seised on her spirits it was a sad day which I believe I shall never forget I had been abroad to see a friend in the City whose Husband was newly dead of the Plague and she her self visited with it I came back to see another whose Wife was dead of the Plague and he himself under apprehensions that he should die within a few hours I came home and the Maid was on her Death-bed and another crying out for help being left alone in a sweating fainting fit What was an interest in Christ worth then what a priviledge to have a title to the Kingdom of Heaven But I proceed It was the Monday when the Maid was smitten on Thursday she dyed full of tokens on Friday one of the Youths had a swelling in his groin and on the Lords day died with the marks of the distemper upon him on the same day another Youth did sicken and on the Wednesday following he died on the thursday night his Master fell sick of the disease and within a day or two was full of spots but strangely beyond his own and others expectations recovered Thus did the Plague follow us and came upon us one by one as Iob's Messengers came one upon the heels of another so the Messengers of death came so close one after another in such dreadfull manner as if we must all follow one another immediately into the Pit Yet the Lord in mercy put a stop to it and the rest were preserved But that which was very remarkable in this Visitation was the carriage especially of those Youths that died who I believe were less troubled themselves then others were troubled for them The first Youth that was visited being asked by his Father concerning the provision he had made for his death and eternity told him he hop't if he died he should go to Heaven being asked the grounds of his hopes said the Lord had enabled him to look beyond the World and when he was drawing neer to his end boldly enquired whether the tokens did yet appear saying that he was ready for them and so a hopeful bud was nipt but let not the Father or the Mother weep and be in sadness for him he is I don't doubt with their Father and his Heavenly Father which may be their comfort The other also was a very sweet hopefull Youth so loving and towardly that it could not choose but attract love from those that were acquainted with him But the grace he had gotten in those years being I suppose under seventeen did above all beautify him and stand him in the greatest stead in his sickness he had much quiet and serenity upon his spirit and lay so unconcerned at the thoughts of approaching death that I confess I marvelled to see it the sting and fear of death were strangely taken out through the hopes which he had of future glory yet once he told his Mother he could desire to live a little longer if it were the will of God she asked him why he desired it he told her he desired to live till fire and faggot came and above all he would fain die a Martyr she said if he died now he should have a Crown he answered but if he died a Martyr he should have a more glorious Crown yet he was not unwilling to receive his Crown presently and went away with great peace and sweetness in his looks to his fathers house and I could not blame the Mothers grief for the loss of such an only Son but to be so immoderate was not well now I am sure it is time to dry up tears and lay aside sorrows for the loss of