God's Handiwork in WONDERS.  
Miraculously shown upon two Women, lately delivered of two Monsters: with a most strange and terrible Earthquake, by which, Fields and other grounds, were quite removed to other places:  
The prodigious births, being at a place called Perre-farme, within a quarter of a mile of Feversham in Kent, the 25. of july last, being S. james his day. 1615.   two monstrous figures 
London, Printed for I. W. 1615.   

TO THE READER.  
GEntle Reader, here is a lively description of the mercifulness of our God, wherein thou mayest behold his Fatherly affection, showed unto us Christians, in that he forewarneth us to fly from the wrath to come, as it appeareth by this picture here before thine eyes; the matter declareth unto thee, the most horrible and strangest birth of a child, that ever was heard or seen to be borne of any Christian woman in our days: which wonderful strange news, God the Almighty doth send, to declare unto us his wrath, and heavy displeasure to be at hand, except we speedily repent, and be hearty sorry for our former wicked life. But let our hope be fully reposed in the comfortable, and most sweet promises of the holy Ghost, who pronounceth by the mouth of his servants the Prophets and Apostles, these words to our comfort, At what time soever a sinner repenteth from the bottom of his heart, I will put all his wickedness out of my remembrance, saith the Lord.  
Let not these fearful and terrible examples terrify or fear thee, gentle Reader; for all these things, as it is written Math. 24. must needs come to pass, but the end is not yet: For Nation shall rise against Nation, and Realm against Realm, and there shall be Famines, Pestilences, Thunders, and Earthquakes in all places, before the terrible day of the Lord do come, in which day all things, as it is written, 1. Thes. 5. That he shall come as a Thief in the night: yet of his mere mercy doth he use these terrible sights as a messenger, and fore-teller of his wrath to come: For as Saint Paul saith, When they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as sorrow upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape in any wise. Therefore let us not sleep in security, as others do, but let us watch and be sober, for the day of the Lord is at hand, lest suddenly his wrath will come, and in the time of vengeance, he shall destroy us: From the which, God the Father, for his Son Christ's sake, deliver us. AMEN.   

GOD'S WONDERS in Women.  
IF God had from the beginning of the world made all creatures beautiful, and in their perfect shape, his glory had not been so great: but as white sets off black, so these contrary colours in the creation of man, sometimes fair, sometimes deformed, express the skill, power, and omnipotency of the great Master, in whose hand it lies to make a Beggar, or a King, a beautiful body, or a monstrous, and to fashion thee or me as ugly, as that wretched shape (whatsoever it be) at which with wonder and loathing thou so often castest an eye, haply of scorn.  
Neither are prodigious Births (for that is the womb, which now is in labour) simple or mere mistake in God as if like a bungler in some common trade, he were not his Craftsmaster: no, he receiveth no less honour from the shape of a Monster, than from the rarest piece of beauty, that ever was out of earth; no, we are all but one piece of clay, and as the Potter pleases, so are the vessels made, some to base uses, and others to noble: neither is the vessel to repine and ask the workman: Why didst thou make me to no better purpose?  
Monstrous births are moles in nature, they are Wens sticking on her cheek to disgrace her: they are to man and woman mockeries of their pride: for why should either of them with Dives boast of their purple and rich clothing, when an arm from heaven can strike them, in a moment, into the leprosy of Lazarus? That face and forehead which thou paintest for allurement, and so adorn'st it with jewels, to show the glory of thy riches, is moulded out of the same flesh and blood, of which a beggar is framed, and which giveth fashion to a stigmatick, and misshapen creature.  
To check therefore our vicious condition, who are proud of that which must rot, and consume with worms bred out of our own corruption: and to punish the sins of some particular parents, God from time to time striketh the womb of the mother, and doubleth his curse, not only in making her to bring forth with pain and dolour, but to be delivered with fearful and horrid shapes, to astonish the beholders, and affright the sinful breeders.  
What man (unless the hammers of hell continually beat upon his heart to harden it) being a father to a son or daughter so blasted in the nativity, but would at sight of such a horror fall down and die with sorrow: or curse himself that ever his sins were so black and monstrous, as to move the Almighty in his wrath to make his body, to be the begetter of an ugly Monster? Say such a child should live to call him father, how unpleasing were the sound? The very name of, This is my son, should presently strike him cold to the heart, with, This is my shame; or rather, This is my sin: For be assured, that albeit women with child, may by blows, or other misfortunes miscarry in their delivery, and bring Infants into the world maimed in limbs, or deformed in countenance, and this cannot choose but be an unspeakable grief to the afflicted father and mother; yet when Gods own fingers shall crush the loins in the womb, and set his marks of fearful divine vengeance, on the breast of an unborn Babe, to turn it into a Monster, it is without all question, a revenge and punishment for some extraordinary sins in the Parents. God never gives a sound payment but it is for a sure fault: when an Infant is borne dumb, deaf, or in a limb misshapen, he doth but shake the Rod; but when the birth is prodigious and beyond Nature, the stripes are deep, for than he is angered indeed, and at every such blow he draws blood. Former ages hereof have had plentiful demonstrations: and these latter days of ours are too pregnant in the like examples.  
But omitting either of these, I beseech you (Christian Readers) to cast your astonished eyes upon this late-begotten Object of horror and misery, lately sent into the World, in Kent, in a place not far from Feversham. For at a Farm called Perre, standing a quarter of a mile from the Town before named, a poor wayfaring woman being great with Child, but not near her time, seeing the night approaching, stepped into an old Barn, there to take up her lodging. Where it pleased God (for the punishment of hers and her husband's sins) before her expected hour, to strike her with pains, so that there she fell in labour: And after many terrible throws of terror and agonies, more than women commonly suffer in such extremities, she was after many tortures, and torments of Soul and body, delivered of two Children: Twins they were, not of gladness, but of shame and sorrow; not of Motherly embracements, but of affrights and wonder. A brother and sister they were, and yet I know not whether I may so term them: but if I could give these names unto them, yet never were Brother and Sister so unlike to one another, or to those that did beget them. For the one was a woman perfectly framed in all her limbs, saving that the body was pined away, and by that means, meager and lean. But the second infortunate burden that came along with her, was neither a Brother nor a Sister, but Both; for it was an Hermaphrodite, it was neither man nor woman, but such as you might call both man and woman: yet inclining rather to the form of woman than man, handsomely composed from the Navel downwards, but a Monster upwards, and below the knees: for one leg was greater than the other; and either foot had no more than four toes. Head it had none, nor neck, but in the breast stuck out a bunched piece of deformed flesh, which like a flap, being to be lifted up, it carried underneath, the fashion of a mouth with a tongue, and chops, yet were they neither. Above this deformed mouth, grew forth a tuft of hair, the breadth of a teston, and more, and a full inch in breadth: out of the right side, came a thing like an arm, altogether formless and without bones, or the true shape of a hand, having two fingers only, towards either side one. It had no paps, but prints and marks like them in their places. The length of this disproportioned creature was 13 inches, and in compass 15 inches and a half. This was more fat and fleshly than the former.  
The Father of these infortunate pair of Twins, named himself Henry Haydnot: the Mother's name was Marth●t, And being examined of their dwelling, they reported it had been in Chelmesford in Essex. These prodigious Births were sent into the world on the 25. of july now last (being Saint james his day) and were buried at Preston a Town near Feversham: to behold whom, so long as their bodies rested above earth, thousands of people came from all places, the misery of the sad mother, being relieved by much money, which out of Christian compassion, many bestowed upon her. GOD grant that these and such like other fearful demonstrations of God's anger for our sins, may call us home to his fold, from whence worse than monsters and wild beasts we wander, to the everlasting slaughter of our Souls; from which the Lord of heaven deliver us. Amen.  

Another strange wonder at Arnheim, a town in Gelderland the 23. of januarie. 1615.  
THis ugly and fearful Monster was borne the xxiii. of januarie, in the year of our Saviour jesus Christ, a Thousand Six Hundred and Fifteen, an ensample to us of the great wrath of GOD, because of our manifold and great sins, which now a days in every place doth bear sway, as Cursing, Swearing, Blaspheming of GOD, Whoredom, Drunkenness, and the like, the which is truly to be lamented. And every man may let this fearful Monster or token of God, be unto him a looking glass, whereby to amend his life, and repent: for this birth was very wonderful, and seen of many credible persons that do witness hereunto, and hath been openly declared, and published throughout the whole Town of Arnheim, and chanced as hereafter followeth.  
A Citizen's wife in the said Town, a comely woman (whose name for certain causes I let pass) being great with Child, and looked every day, her Husband (being one that had almost spent all his goods amongst whores and thieves) did not leave the fame, but without any regard of his Wife, or her time so near, followed his naughty accustomed use. For he was rather amongst other naughty company, then in his house, or by his wife, which did not a little grieve his wife, who often rebuked him, both with good and bad words: all would not help, it made him to be more earnest against her, and to use her so much the worse, the which grieved her very sore. She being now great with Child, (as aforesaid,) upon a time her husband accompanied himself again with his companions and whores, yea in an open house, he both drunk, danced and leapt, both night and day, and thus used all manner of filthy concupiscence with them.  
This came to his wives ear, whereupon she having intelligence thereof, was in a great chafe, ran thither in a fury, told him his own, and rebuked him for it, and said: he should some thing regard her great belly, and tarry at home, and leave the company of those wicked women, for she had but small goodness at his hands, and hath scarce to eat or drink at home. Her Husband little regarding her words, was in a raging anger, and would have beat his wife: the company which were in the said house, would not suffer him, and said, he should bethink himself better, be more wiser, and not deal in such sort with his Wife, seeing she was great with Child, and looked every day to be brought a bed. Her husband in his great anger, and unadvisedly made answer: she may bear the Devil of hell. His wife on the other side being sore vexed, answered thereto, I would I might bear a Devil, so should I once be rid of this woe & misery, wherewithal thou dost so vex me, for thou wilt by no means leave thy whorehunting, but be always in their company, both drunken and half mad, the which I woeful woman must both hear and see.  
Thus in her anger she returned home again, and shortly after the time came: as soon as the neighbours and Midwife were come, she began for very great pains to cry out fearfully, and not long after was brought a bed of this wonderful Monster, with so fearful proportioned limbs: the which assoon as the woman was delivered thereof, it ran underneath the bed. The proportion of his body and limbs was as hereafter followeth, and was seen of many persons, both men and women, which witness the same openly.  
First, this Child being a Monster, was over his whole body very rough with hair, and all black, except his belly which was like a Swan.  
Secondly, the two feet upon the which it did stand, were like to a Peacock's feet.  
Thirdly, his eyes were to behold, fearful, for they shined like fire, and were very great.  
Fourthly, he had a mouth like unto a Storcke or Crane, altogether black and very fearful to behold.  
Fiftly, it had a tail like unto an Ore.  
Sixtly, it had two horns upon his head, which hung over him.  
Seventhly, it had in stead of hands and fingers, claws like unto a fowl.  
In sum it was not found in any point like to a Christian body: but was very fearful and horrible to behold.  
After that it had now (with great trembling and fear) been seen of many men in the town, and every man astonide thereat, in the end they smothered it betwixt two beds and so killed it.  
My brother in Christ, and Reader hereof, let not this which is here declared, seem a fable unto thee, for this and the like wonders, many have been heard of here and there, as Monsters by Sea, signs in the Air, both of men and cattle.  
By this we do perceive and mark, that the Lords coming is at hand, and that shortly hereupon will follow the judgement day, whereas we must not only give account of our sins, but also of all vain works, words, and deeds. For now a days the common sort of people are wholly bend to wicked company, whereas is cursing, swearing, eating, drinking, breaking of Wedlock, and whoredom, like as was with this aforesaid man of Arneheim: good people amend your sinful lives, and call to God for grace.  
Also this may be a looking glass unto every wedded woman, whereby to refrain casting out of such unadvised words, like as did this aforesaid wife, her time of delivery being so near, but rather to have patience, by pacifying her wrath, and commit all matters to almighty GOD, that he may amend all that, which in her husband is amiss, also to pray for him, that it will please God so to turn his heart, that he may acknowledge his sins, and so amend his sinful life. The almighty GOD, wonderful in his creations, grant us all his grace, that we may amend our wicked lives, confess his power, and have everlasting life in jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    

A TRUE DISCOURSE OF THINGS happened by an Earthquake, the 1. of March 1615. according to the ancient supputation, in the places adjoining to the lake of Geneva, otherwise called Lacus Lemanus: and especially in the villages of high Corberye, and juorne, which are perished.  
sithence that GOD speaketh unto us by all his works, our duty is, not to pass over lightly that which he causeth us to hear: but rather to consider it so well and attentively, that the whole be referred to that end, unto the which it appertaineth. He hath spoken unto us long time sithence, by his holy word, published and preached in these latter days so faithfully, that we may say, that those which have lived before us, do follow us in this, very far off. But alas! the more he speaketh, the less we hear, and the hearts which ought to relent, do ware the more hard; yea in stead of yielding willingly unto his obedience, there is such a rebellion in the most part of men, that a great number of them make themselves utterly unapt to learn.  
Nevertheless, for all this he ceaseth not to set before us, that which is to the furtherance of our salvation, aswell by his promises (whose effects are felt and perceived in the hearts of those, which love him and fear him) as by his threatenings, by the which his will is, to terrify the hypocrites contemners of his Majesty, the more to increase their condemnation. Indeed, if being admonished, threatened and corrected, they shall persever in their wickedness, without doubt. God will continue his justice, and display his true and severe judgement in this world, to the continuance of it everlastingly in the world to come. It is most certain, that on what side soever a man turneth himself, he may perceive the signs of the wrath of God, engraved in all his creatures, whose age and weariness in the service of men, in their corruption, requireth nothing more than to be delivered from the oppression which they feel, through the wickedness of such as abuse them, in dishonouring God, and following their wicked will.  
The heavens are witness, the air, the water, and the earth crieth nothing else. The plagues and infective diseases, which have almost unpeopled the whole world, bear witness hereof. The foreign and civil wars which have destroyed, and do yet destroy the earth, do declare it. The dearthes' and famine's which have brought, and do bring to ruin many realms, do show the like. Nevertheless they laugh, and mock, no less then in the days of Noah, whereas they should rather prepare the Ark to save themselves, when as the flood of the lake and eternal judgement shall light upon all creatures: for it seemeth to be even already at hand. This Ark is unfeigned repentance, which having the true fear of God for the foundation, causeth men to be grieved and sorrowful for their wickedness past, with careful and most earnest study of well doing, for the time to come. To this repentance God doth call us, by sundry and divers ways, especially by the signs aforetolde by our Saviour jesus Christ, in the 24. Chap. of Saint Matthew, which signs in these later days, he daily setteth before us as forerunners of his glorious coming.  
Now our meaning is not, to speak of things happened far hence, or long sithence, neither of impressions or sights seen in the air within these few Months, such as are burning flames, the Sun doubled, yea tripled, or yet of thundering or lightning in the midst of winter: but only of the Earthquake happened the first of March, 1615. according to the ancient Almanac in the countries of Lyonois, Masconois, Dauphin, Savoy, Piedmont, Valles, Swysse, and Burgonny. Nor yet to discourse of the causes and effects thereof, as the natural Philosophers, according to their profession, are wont to do: but to warn every one, that seeing the earth shaketh, we may take occasion every one of us generally, and particularly, to be afraid and quake in our hearts, considering the multitude of sins, which overwhelm us in this cursed time and extreme old age of the world: And also that it is not here beneath that we must look for our assurance, seeing that there is nothing firm or stable but above in heaven. For as Histories witness unto us, there have seldom been such signs, but that there have followed shortly after most great and cruel calamities, common and general to all estates. And not to speak of things befallen elsewhere, we will briefly touch such things as are chanced in these quarters near to the lake Lemanus, leaving unto others, to do the like of that which happened to every one in his Country.  
The 1. of March 1615. half an hour before 12. of the day, the sky being most clear and fair, the Sun shining, all suddenly came the Earthquake, which lasted not above 10. or 11. minutes by the clock, for that one time. It was especially perceived by the clicketing of the windows, and cracking of the houses, shaking of trees, and stone walls, with a great noise and hollow sound in the air.  
In many places there fell down chimneys, the walls razed and riven, as amongst the rest at a town called Bonne in Fussigny, at Thonon, Euyan, S. Mauris in Chablage, Laufanne, Morges, and many other places.  
At Geneva fell down three or four chimneys, and a stone wall of an old building, without any other extraordinary thing chancing: such is the singular providence of God. Although one hath most falsely published (at which he may tremble and blush for shame, to have lied so manifestly in feigning) which he hath written of the blackness of the Lake, which he saith to have been the Saturday before: Item, of the walls and houses du bour de four, and of the continuance of the Earthquake for the space of two hours long, which was often renewed with whirlwinds. But to return to our matter, not far from thence there have been other accidents, no less lamentable than memorable.  
For upon Monday being the second of March, the said Earthquake renewing his force in the places of the higher side of the Lake, and being redoubled the Tuesday following, bath at morning and at night, with wind and snow, chanced that which followeth, in a place subject to the Sovereignity of Berne, distant from the said side of the Lake two hours journey, from a Town called Aille, about four gun shots: and this happened the Wednesday following, being the fourth of March, betwixt nine and ten of the clock in the morning. A great quantity of earth rolling (even as it were a huge stream of raging water, falling from the top of a most high Rock) from the tops of the Mountains, glanced a far off, and as some say about one league, the which was not so much by the natural motion, (which is from a high place unto a low) as being driven by winds and exhalations mingled amongst it.  
This earth was so driven, that in one instant it covered the places near the valley, upon the which it fell, and in carrying before it all the earth that it met, the same was clean taken away, the which was more easily brought to pass, by reason that it was moved by the Earthquakes & stirring winds, aswell as the first earth which drived it: so that it chanced in this, as commonly we see upon the lake or tempestuous Sea, whereas one wave is violently driven by an other. The descent & valley did not only adjoin themselves unto it, but that which is most strange, the little hills upon low places, and the valleys were shaked likewise. Hear is furthermore to be noted, that the place where this removing was, is right against a Cliff caused by many hills and high places, that are commonly whereas the rocks of the hills meet and touch together. Over against, in the issue of this Clyffe, was the higher side of Corbery, a little village or hamlet, containing about 8. houses, 25. barns, & 3. water-mills. The earth fell from above upon the said village so violently, that in a moment all was covered, one house excepted, whereas a thing most worthy to be marked, chanced. The master of the said house, being astonished and amazed, through the exceeding great noise, which he heard, said to his wife, he did verily believe the end of the world to be come, and that it was necessary to pray to GOD to have mercy on them. Whereupon without delay kneeling down in their house, they perceived such fruit and profit of their prayers, that the earth which rolled as is aforesaid, passed over their house in a manner as a huge wave, without any harm to the house, or any within it, saving that, the Master having his hat pierced, was hurt in the head. As concerning the other houses and barns, they were all thrown down, and almost covered with earth. There chances also in the said place, another thing not to be omitted, that is to say, a child of a quarter's age was found safe and alive in the cradle (as he is yet, thanks be to GOD) having his mother found dead by him. The manner of it was this, the mother upon the noise of the house falling, seeking to save her Child, clasped the cradle in her arms, wherewith all the house fell, and she most pitifully bruised, was found dead, the Child being alive and safe, as is aforesaid. The like befell to a maid child of a year old, which was found whole and alive among the ruins of a house. As touching the water-mills, they were all broken, and in one of them happened another strange thing: for being very low situated, the axle-tree with the wheel, were found whole together in the top of a hill, which was higher than the said Mill 500 paces or steps. The number of men which perished in this Village 29. of Barnes 25. water-mills 2. of yearly revenues or Farms within the town, called in latin, Praedia Vrbana 7. of Vines 23. acres: of tons of Wine 82. of Neat, Bullocks and Calves 81. of horses, mares and colts 16. of sheep 73.  
The lower the earth descended, the more this mishap increased: for falling upon the next village, called juorn, which was lower, and at the foot of the hill, whereupon the said Corbery stood, there perished of men 93. or a 100 persons, (some affirm more) of houses 62. barns 101. fulling mills 3. of Vines 39 Acres: of Tuns of Wine 236. of Neat 166. of calves 112. Horses and Mares 43. Sheep 108. also great abundance of Corn, all kind of fodder for cattle, with great quantity of household stuff: to be brief, this Village was well furnished with all kind of things, and was esteemed one of the best in all these quarters.  
The situation of it was upon a descent not steep, but slope and stretched out from the East to the West. The ground was so fertile, that they received every year 3. crops, as Wheat, Millet, & Turnops. Furthermore, amongst them were neither poor, nor beggar, but every one even to the very lest, lived on their goods and labour, being a people very thriving and painful, void of all evil practices, as usury, contentions and suits, as all their neighbours do witness of them.  
It is said also, that the aforesaid falling of the earth, was so sudden, that no pellet out of any gun could be more swift, than all this said removing was past. Other report, that a far off they beheld about 20. persons, the most being women, and children, which coming down a hill to save themselves, were overtaken, and overwhelmed with the said falling of the earth.  
The most that perished were women and Children, by reason that most of the men were at labour in the fields. In this great affliction, GOD hath used such mercy, that of every household, some were saved, either men or Children. Moreover, besides the most fearful and terrible confusion, which the falling of the earth caused, being mingled with great stones that mounted in the air, there was seen infinite sparkles of fire, with a great and dark cloud, from the which did proceed a most strong smell of Brimstone.  
At the length the earth stayed itself, joining together 2. houses, which are at this present time standing whole, laden on one side with earth, to the half height of the walls, without any other hurt: besides these, there remaineth yet 7. or 8. houses, with as many barns and other country houses.  
The length of this descent is from the top of the mountain, unto the 2. said houses. The breadth is of 12. Arpantes, the depth is in some places less than in some other: towards the side it is about two men's depth. It is a marvelous thing, that in all this descent so extended, whereas the houses were, it is so plain, that it seemeth as a portion of earth been newly tilled and harrowed, without any appearance of the ruin of the said houses, no more than if there never had been any: and that which is more, few or no stones are to be seen. From the place where the removing took his beginning, unto the 2. houses, where it rested, it is all as but one ruin, where there is but one house to be seen.  
In Aille the middle roof tiles of the Church fell down, without that any other moved. Not far from this place fell a rock down from a hill, the which was stayed in a cliff of the said hill, without any hurt. Many chimneys fell down, many walls were riven, by reason of the reiteration of the earthquake, upon sundry days. Hard by a place called Morteru, the Lake hath exceeded his ordinary breadth twenty paces, having carried away a portion of a vineyard, the which they say was swallowed up by opening of the earth.  
Some say, that at a Town called Ville Neufue and in other places, adjoining unto the same, the Earthquake was so violent, that whole tons of wine were raised upon their end. At Vevey many chimneys were cast down, many houses loosened, and amongst the vines de l'Auau, certain walls were overthrown. The Magistrates of Bearne, in whose sovereignty these said things happened, have appointed men, or officers to look and provide for those men, that yet living have lost their friends and substance.  
Now let every man judge of these things, as the fear of God shall direct him. It is well known what the Philosophers do affirm to be the causes of such Earthquakes; but if one do weigh the diversity of their opinions, it will be found that we must seek higher for the causes hereof, then in the stars, fire, waters, vapours, exhalations and winds included in the bowels of the earth, to the which they cleave full fast: And that we may come unto the cause touched by the Prophet, In the 114. Psalm, where he saith: Before the face of the Almighty the earth leapt, as the scared Rams in the fields, and the hills like trembling Lambs.  
Furthermore, to judge of those whom God hath so visited, we must remember, that it doth only appertain unto God, to whom the judgement must be left, without concluding, that those of juorne were greater sinners than we, according to that which our Saviour jesus Christ teacheth us, in the thirteenth Chapter of Saint Luke, speaking of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with the sacrifices, and of those upon whom. the Tower of Sylo fell: but we must persuade ourselves that except we do repent, we shall likewise perish. God is not unjust, but contrariwise his works are as a bottomless pit, unsearchable to men, into the which we ought never to enter, but to stay ourselves in worshipping with reverence his incomprehensible wisdom. Surely, if we do not condemn all those, which were drowned by the waters of the flood; neither all those which were destroyed by the fire falling upon Sodom, and other places adjoining unto it (for there were many children innocent in the transgression of the aged): far less ought we to have an evil suspicion of those, which were not so given to sin as other men.  
Laodicea, Colossi, and Hieropolis were overwhelmed by an Earthquake. In Asia first fourteen Cities, and since twelve. In Thracia 11. and in Africa one hundred have been destroyed by Earthquakes heretofore. Nicodemia, Antiochia, Alexandria, Constantinople, and other places infinite have been hazarded by Earthquakes. And who shall say, that so many condemned places as were then in the world, should rather have escaped; then the places aforenamed? Certainly, if God should have respect unto the sins of men, one village should not have felt his wrathful hand: but all the world, especially the great Cities, whereas the great and wicked sinners be, and the most fearful sins committed. But it pleased God, to beat the Dog before the Lion, to punish the least sinners before the greatest, to cut down the natural olive, before the wild, and the green wood before the sear.  
Let us then wonder at the great patience of God, that beareth so much with this world, and let us so account of his justice, that it be hereafter to have recourse to his mercy, the which I pray him, that he will vouchsafe to show us, through jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord and Mediator.  S. Augustine. 

Mieux vault le tremblement des humbles,  
que l'asseurance des Orgueilleux.   

Better is the trembling of the lowly,  
than the assurance of the proud.   
FINIS.