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A29696 London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our (once renowned) city into a ruinous heap also the several lessons that are incumbent upon those whose houses have escaped the consuming flames / by Thomas Brooks. Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. 1670 (1670) Wing B4950; ESTC R24240 405,825 482

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but_o the_o saint_n reign_v with_o christ_n a_o thousand_o year_n in_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n to_o who_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n bring_v their_o honour_n god_n by_o his_o fiery_a dispensation_n upon_o babylon_n make_v way_n for_o christ_n reign_n and_o the_o saint_n reign_v in_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n but_o the_o seven_o support_n to_o bear_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o late_a fiery_a dispensation_n be_v this_o viz._n that_o by_o fiery_a dispensation_n god_n will_v bring_v about_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n 3_o psalm_n 50._o 3_o of_o he_o and_o his_o people_n enemy_n psal_n 97._o 3._o a_o fire_n go_v before_o he_o and_o burn_v up_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o heb._n 3._o 5._o before_o he_o go_v the_o pestilence_n and_o burn_a coal_n go_v forth_o at_o his_o foot_n ver._n 7._o i_o see_v the_o tent_n of_o cushan_n in_o affliction_n and_o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a do_v tremble_v ver._n 12._o thou_o do_v march_v through_o the_o land_n in_o indignation_n thou_o do_v thresh_v the_o heathen_a in_o anger_n ver._n 13._o thou_o wente_v forth_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o thy_o people_n even_o for_o salvation_n with_o thy_o anoint_a thou_o wound_v the_o head_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o discover_v the_o foundation_n even_o to_o the_o neck_n s●lah_n jer._n 50._o 31_o 32._o behold_v i_o be_o against_o thou_o o_o thou_o most_o proud_a say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n for_o thy_o day_n be_v come_v the_o time_n that_o i_o will_v
vessel_n of_o honour_n common_o the_o most_o afflict_a christian_n be_v the_o most_o golden_a christian_n zechary_n 13._o 9_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o three_o part_n through_o the_o fire_n and_o will_v refine_v they_o as_o silver_n be_v refine_v and_o will_v try_v they_o as_o gold_n be_v try_v they_o shall_v call_v on_o my_o name_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v they_o i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n the_o fire_n of_o london_n be_v rather_o physic_v than_o poison_n there_o be_v more_o of_o a_o paternal_a chastisement_n than_o there_o be_v of_o a_o extirpate_v vengeance_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o certain_o it_o shall_v work_v well_o it_o shall_v issue_v well_o the_o nine_o support_n to_o bear_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o late_a fiery_a dispensation_n be_v this_o viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a mixture_n of_o mercy_n in_o that_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o fire_n that_o have_v turn_v london_n into_o a_o ruinous_a heap_n at_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v not_o one_o stone_n leave_v upon_o 45._o luke_n 19_o 41._o 45._o another_o this_o may_v have_v be_v thy_o case_n o_o london_n have_v not_o mercy_n triumph_v over_o justice_n and_o over_o all_o the_o plot_n and_o design_n of_o man_n though_o many_o thousand_o house_n be_v destroy_v yet_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o free_a grace_n many_o thousand_o house_n in_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n have_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o rage_n and_o violence_n of_o the_o flame_n what_o a_o mercy_n w●s_v that_o that_o zoar_o shall_v be_v stand_v when_o sodom_n be_v lay_v in_o ash_n 19_o gen._n 19_o and_o what_o a_o mercy_n be_v this_o that_o your_o house_n shall_v be_v stand_v when_o so_o many_o thousand_o house_n have_v be_v lay_v desolate_a be_v more_o than_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o city_n destroy_v by_o fire_n w●y_a the_o whole_a city_n may_v have_v be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n and_o all_o the_o suburb_n round_o about_o it_o but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n god_n have_v remember_v mercy_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o great_a severity_n 23._o psalm_n 136._o 23._o god_n have_v exercise_v great_a clemency_n have_v the_o fire_n come_v on_o with_o that_o rage_n fury_n and_o triumph_n as_o to_o have_v lay_v both_o city_n and_o suburb_n level_v we_o must_v have_v say_v with_o th●_n church_n the_o l●rd_n be_v righteous_a have_v the_o three_o child_n their_o song_n 18._o lam._n 1._o 18._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n and_o why_o shall_v not_o they_o have_v their_o song_n of_o praise_n who_o house_n by_o a_o miraculous_a providence_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o midst_n o●_n london_n flame_n o_o sir_n what_o a_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n be_v there_o in_o this_o fiery_a calamity_n that_o all_o your_o life_n shall_v be_v spare_v and_o that_o many_o of_o your_o house_n shall_v be_v preserve_v and_o that_o much_o of_o your_o good_n your_o ware_n your_o commodity_n shall_v be_v snatch_v as_o so_o many_o firebrand_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o obligation_n put_v upon_o a_o people_n to_o cry_v grace_n grace_n grace_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v one_o upon_o you_o who_o h●ve_v b●●n_v sh●●●rs_n in_o that_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v ex●ended_v to_o ●he_v many_o thousand_o sufferer_n by_o l●ndons_n flame_n have_v this_o judgement_n of_o fire_n be_v infl●cted_v when_o t●e_v rage_a pestilence_n sweep_v away_o some_o thousand_o every_o week_n and_o when_o he_o city_n be_v even_o leave_v naked_a as_o to_o her_o inhabitant_n and_o when_o the_o whole_a nation_n 11._o josh_n 2._o 9_o 10_o 11._o be_v under_o a_o drea●ful_a ●●ar_n tremble_a an●_n dismayedness_n of_o spirit_n may_v there_o not_o have_v be_v far_o great_a desolation_n both_o of_o house_n good_n and_o life_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o have_v god_n contend_v with_o london_n by_o pestilence_n and_o fire_n at_o once_o who_o will_v ●●ve_v lodge_v your_o person_n in_o their_o bed_n or_o your_o good_n in_o heir_n barns_n have_v these_o two_o dreadful_a judgement_n meet_v londoner_n will_v have_v meet_v with_o but_o few_o ●_z in_o the_o world_n well_o when_o i_o look_v upon_o london_n sin_n and_o desert_n on_o the_o on●_n hand_n and_o upon_o the_o principle_n old_a hatred_n plot_n design_n rage_n and_o wrath_n of_o some_o malicious_a person_n on_o the_o other_o 15._o ezek._n 25._o 15._o hand_n instead_o of_o wonder_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n be_v destroy_v i_o rather_o wonder_v that_o any_o one_o house_n lo●don_v tacitus_n write_v of_o rome_n say_v s●quitu●_fw-la clades_fw-la om●ibus_fw-la quid_fw-la ●bi_fw-la p●r_fw-la viol●●●iam_fw-la ig●ium_fw-la accidera●_n gravior_n atque_fw-la a●●oior_fw-la a●●al_a lib._n 15._o p._n ●91_n it_o be_v rich_a mercy_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o wi●h_o lo●don_v in_o the_o city_n or_o suburb_n be_v preserve_v whilst_o london_n be_v in_o flame_n and_o all_o man_n under_o a_o high_a distraction_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o a_o sad_a confusion_n a_o secret_a subtle_a design_v powerful_a enemy_n m●ght_v have_v rise_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o that_o may_v have_v spoil_v your_o good_n ravish_v your_o wife_n deflower_v your_o daughter_n and_o after_o all_o this_o have_v sheathe_v their_o sword_n in_o all_o your_o bowel_n and_o in_o that_o it_o fall_v not_o out_o thus_o what_o cause_n have_v londoner_n to_o bow_v for_o ever_o before_o prevent_v and_o restrain_v grace_n since_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n god_n have_v never_o be_v so_o severe_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o most_o dreadful_a judgement_n as_o not_o to_o remember_v mercy_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n when_o he_o drown_v the_o old_a world_n who_o before_o be_v drown_v in_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n he_o extend_v mercy_n to_o noah_n and_o his_o family_n when_o he_o rain_v hell_n out_o of_o heaven_n upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n turn_v those_o rich_a and_o pleasant_a 19_o gen._n 19_o city_n into_o ruinous_a heap_n he_o give_v lot_n and_o his_o daughter_n their_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n and_o when_o by_o fire_n and_o sword_n he_o have_v make_v jerusalem_n a_o dreadful_a spectacle_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n 18._o isa_n 6._o 11_o 12_o 13._o jer._n 5._o 10._o 18._o yet_o then_o a_o remnant_n do_v escape_v this_o truth_n we_o citizen_n have_v experience_v or_o else_o we_o and_o our_o all_o before_o this_o day_n have_v be_v destroy_v every_o citizen_n shall_v have_v this_o motto_n write_v in_o character_n of_o gold_n on_o his_o forehead_n it_o be_v of_o 22._o lam._n 3._o 22._o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v god_n may_v have_v make_v london_n like_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o anger_n some_o beam_n of_o his_o favour_n dart_v forth_o upon_o your_o london_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o hope_n of_o some_o be_v so_o far_o revive_v as_o to_o expect_v that_o london_n yet_o may_v be_v rebuilt_a and_o bless_a that_o be_v a_o dreadful_a word_n when_o he_o begin_v he_o will_v make_v a_o end_n 12._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 12._o jer._n 4._o 4._o chap._n 21._o 12._o and_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n shall_v burn_v and_o none_o shall_v quench_v it_o these_o eradicate_v judgement_n have_v certain_o fall_v upon_o london_n have_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o fury_n remember_v mercy_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o be_v on_o our_o side_n may_v london_n now_o 3._o psalm_n 124._o 1_o 2_o 3._o say_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o be_v on_o our_o side_n when_o the_o fire_n rise_v up_o against_o we_o than_o the_o fire_n have_v swallow_v we_o up_o quick_a when_o its_o rage_n be_v kindle_v against_o we_o doubtless_o god_n ne-neve_a mingle_v a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n with_o more_o mercy_n than_o this_o t●ough_o the_o fire_n of_o london_n be_v a_o very_a great_a and_o dreadful_a fire_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a nor_o so_o dreadful_a a_o fire_n as_o that_o of_o s●dom_n and_o gomorrah_n 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