from under the terrour offuch a dreadful Plague, and when fuccefs and Gods protection had fo greatly encouraged them, and when prefently they were deprived of their worldly treafure, and had not houfes,or goods, or mony,but thou- finds utterly ruined in the world, and crept into holes_and lived in poverty,when it was awonder that they dyed not by hundreds of famine, and when fbeh a fight as London in its ruines was before mens eyes, ( which he that law lure can never forget,) If then men, becaufe that the Bifhops or Parliament forbad :here, fhould have refufed to Preach the G- fpel of Chrilt, and to teach men to lay up a treafure in Ele.: ven, and to comfort fuch a ruined City, what excufe would fuch unfaithfull fervants have had at the bar of their great Judge ? XIX. Thefe twogreat and notorious neceflities fucceeding in thofe two dreadful years 3.665 x666. calling the NonconformableMiniflers out of their retirements, and laritant and filent hate, refolved them to ferve God more diligently and openly than they had dcre, whatever it colt them. And many Country Minifters were awake- ned to the like by the exarnlles of thofe in Lon- don: Though yet a great number who are in places of Iris need,or not called out as aforefaid, Rill lie much filent. XX. WHILE THE DREADFVL FIRE WAS WASTING LONDON and 07FIER CORPORATIONS,7'HEPARLIAMENTand BISHOPS WERE AT OXFORD MAKING 1NOATHTO DRIVEALL P 'ONCONFOR MISTS ABOVE FIVE MILES FROMALL CITIES 4nd COR ORATIONS that fend Bur, geffes
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