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Excerpt from A Sermon Preached at the Parish Church of St. James, Westminster, on Friday, February 6, 1756: Being the Day Appointed by His Majesty for a General Fast, on Occasion of the Late Earthquakes, and the Present Situation of Public Affairs
Whilfl we were lately prefi'ed with the Calamities of War; when Rebellion advanced with fierce Counte nance, and_pointed even to the Capital; though fome appeared to have no Feeling of the Danger, yet the Hearts of many began to faint. Willing to fecure a Friend in cafie of Extremity, they called upon the Lord for Help, and his Temples were filled with Votaries. But when the Danger was blown over, the Imprelfions it occafioned were foon worn out. Peace brought with it Security both within and without. T he Fear of the Lord vanifhed with the Fear of Man, and Religion. Gave Place'to Vice and to Vanity. 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.
