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soul_n	able_a	fear_v	hell_n	3,987	5	8.4133	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36314	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.	Doolittle, Samuel.	1692 (1692)	Wing D1880; ESTC R32821	22,758	36

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