London's Lamentations; Sermon On the Great Fire By Thomas Brooks

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

London's sufferings should warn others to take heed of London's sins. London's conflagration should warn others to take head of London's abominations. It should warn others to stand and wonder at the patience, longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness of God towards them who have deserved as hard things from the hand of God, as London have felt in 1665 and 1666. (Rom 2:4-5). It should warn others to search their hearts and try their ways and break off their sins and turn to the Lord, lest His anger should break forth in flames of fire against them. (Lam 3:40). It should warn others to fear and tremble under that power, justice, severity, and sovereignty that shines in God's fiery dispensations toward us. (Ezek 30:7-9).

Thomas Brooks, "London's Lamentation's" from Works, Vol. VI, pg. 29