hath reason to say the former, therefore let London do the latter. You have seen the city fall by the fire, seek after a city which hath more lasting foundations, and is of such strong building, that neither time can wear and weaken, nor flames of fire reach and consume. I mean the New Jerusalem, which is above, the heavenly city, whose: builder and maker is God; there are mansions, abiding places for the saints, John xiv. 2. There the wicked will cease from troubling, and the weary will be at rest: seek after this city, labour for a title to it, lay up your treasure in it, get your affections set upon it; above all trades, drive a trade with heaven, which, in the issue, will yield you the best returns.

19. God doth expect that London should labour to build his house. The neglect of God's house, I believe, hath been a great cause of the fall of so many houses in the city by fire. God expects that now you should endeavour the building of his house; otherwise, I do not think that Gods will build again your houses. You may have an Act of Parliament for building the city, and set workmen about it; but unless God do enact it, the building will never go forward; unless God build the city, the workmen will labour in vain. Read and consider the prophecy of Haggai. Set about the work of reformation more vigorously; especially in the house and worship of God.

20. God doth expect that Londoners should des dicate themselves and families unto him. You have broken your baptismal and other vows, and God hath made great breaches upon you for your

infidelity; now renew your vows, give up yourselves to God, avouch him to be your God, and ayouch yourselves to be his people, and live accordingly. Take up Joshua's resolution, that whatever others in the land do, that you and your families will serve the Lord. Make it your only business in the world to serve God; let religion have an influence upon all your actions; do nothing without the warrant of God's precept; let your conversation be such as becometh the Gospel; govern your families in the fear of God; fill all your relations with duty; learn more righteousness by God's judgments, and be quickened by them unto a more holy and strict walking.

And if you yield such fruits as these, which God expects after his ploughing and harrowing of you; if you open your ear to the "Terrible voice of the Lord," which hath uttered itself " in the city," and with full purpose of heart set about the practice of the duties he expects and calls for; then you may hope that he will yet build you up, and plant you, that he will close your breaches, and raise up your ruinous habitations; that he will make you glad according to the years wherein he hath afflicted you, and give you to see good days, instead of those evil which you have seen and felt then the Lord will rejoice over you to do you good; and make London like Mount Zion, where he will pitch his tent, and take up his habitation: then he will compass you about with the bulwark of salvation, and prevent those further utterly de

solating judgments which you are in danger of; yea, the Lord will be as a "wall of fire" round about you, and the glory in the midst of London, from whence his praise and your fame shall sound throughout the whole world.

FINIS.

Soli Deo Gloria.