Excerpt from Letter From the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster: On Occasion of the Late Earthquakes I F we'confider the general Government of the World by God, and upon what Reafons and Motives he ae'ta, when he brings Calamities and Plagues upon any People Ou'f. We recolleet fr'om' Hillary ficred and profane, what Slate and. Condition with rdpeet to Religion and Mora liry, the People were, in, who have been Examples of juftice: And then compare our own Cafe with the ge neral Reafon by which Providence afts, and with the Circumfiancesof rhofe by whofe Enriiple we ought to take Warning, we {hall Toon difoover whether there be jun; Reafon for our Apprehenfions. If thofe who have been defiroy'ed by Fire horn Heaven, or fwalldwed up by the Earth were 13mm, and m are ri'gbleom, let us fear nothing, nor be difrnayed tho' the Foundation: of' the Earth be removed: But if oui' Conl'cienees tell us, that we have finned after their Example, what Confolat'ion is there to be had e jufi Expectation of fiifi'ering after their Exam t. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.