Thomas Vincent — Gods Terrible Voice in the City

London, George Calvert, 1668 . Leather. The sixth edition of Thomas Vincent's very scarce sermon preached after the Great Plague, in which he describes the plague as a manifestation of God's wrath. The sixth edition of this work, very scarce in all editions. Published the year after the first edition.Puritan minister Thomas Vincent lived in London throughout the plague, with seven of his own household dying as a result of it.In this sermon, Vincent uses the imagery of the Biblical passage Isaiah 29:6 to warn his audience that the Plague is a manifestation of God's wrath, and calls upon his listeners to repent and turn to God in order to escape his judgment.ESTC Citation No. R1316With the collation A-M8, N6. Collated, complete.Vincent's sermon was widely circulated in print, and seen as a powerful example of the Puritan preaching style, which emphasized the authority and majesty of God, and the importance of personal conversion and religious devotion. Rebound in half calf with patterned paper covered boards, and with endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent, with a touch of fading to back strip. Front hinge strained following front free endpaper, but firmly held. Internally, a little tightly bound. Pages significantly age toned. Tape repairs to margins of leaf A1 and A4-5. Instances of spotting and handling marks throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .