A Sermon Preached Before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London, at the Church of St. Mary Le Bow, September the ... Fire in the Year 1666 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Benjamin Calamy

 
9780428811396: A Sermon Preached Before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London, at the Church of St. Mary Le Bow, September the ... Fire in the Year 1666 (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0428811396 ISBN 13: 9780428811396
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A powerful early modern sermon that links a city's disaster to its daily choices, and calls for public repentance.

This historical address, delivered for London’s mayor, aldermen, and citizens, frames the Great Fire of 1666 as a wake-up call. It argues that national misfortune follows from vice and irreligion, and that true religion supports civic peace and prosperity. The discourse also weighs the role of Providence, and recalls past empires to illuminate present judgments.

  • Explains how personal and public behavior shape a city’s safety and fortune
  • Connects religious faith with civic duty, law, and governance
  • Invites readers to reflect on repentance, reform, and communal responsibility
  • Uses historical examples to discuss the causes and consequences of national calamities
Ideal for readers of historical sermons, early modern London history, and studies of religious influence on public life.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0428811396
ISBN 13 
9780428811396
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
40

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