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for　reasons　in　nature　to　account　for　it　by；　and　labour　as　much　as　they

will　to　lessen　the　debt　they　owe　to　their　Maker；　those　physicians　who

had　the　least　share　of　religion　in　them　were　obliged　to　acknowledge

that　it　was　all　supernatural；　that　it　was　extraordinary；　and　that　no

account　could　be　given　of　it。



If　I　should　say　that　this　is　a　visible　summons　to　us　all　to

thankfulness；　especially　we　that　were　under　the　terror　of　its　increase；

perhaps　it　may　be　thought　by　some；　after　the　sense　of　the　thing　was

over；　an　officious　canting　of　religious　things；　preaching　a　sermon

instead　of　writing　a　history；　making　myself　a　teacher　instead　of　giving

my　observations　of　things；　and　this　restrains　me　very　much　from　going

on　here　as　I　might　otherwise　do。　　But　if　ten　lepers　Were　healed；　and

but　one　returned　to　give　thanks；　I　desire　to　be　as　that　one；　and　to　be

thankful　for　myself。



Nor　will　I　deny　but　there　were　abundance　of　people　who；　to　all　appearance；

were　very　thankful　at　that　time；　for　their　mouths　were　stopped；　even　the

mouths　of　those　whose　hearts　were　not　extraordinary　long　affected　with　it。

But　the　impression　was　so　strong　at　that　time　that　it　could　not　be　resisted；

no；　not　by　the　worst　of　the　people。



It　was　a　common　thing　to　meet　people　in　the　street　that　were

strangers；　and　that　we　knew　nothing　at　all　of；　expressing　their　surprise。

Going　one　day　through　Aldgate；　and　a　pretty　many　people　being

passing　and　repassing；　there　comes　a　man　out　of　the　end　of　the

Minories；　and　looking　a　little　up　the　street　and　down；　he　throws　his

hands　abroad；　'Lord；　what　an　alteration　is　here　I　Why；　last　week　I

came　along　here；　and　hardly　anybody　was　to　he　seen。'　Another　man　…　I

heard　him　…　adds　to　his　words；　〃Tis　all　wonderful；　'tis　all　a　dream。'

'Blessed　be　God；'　says　a　third　man；　d　and　let　us　give　thanks　to　Him；　for

'tis　all　His　own　doing；　human　help　and　human　skill　was　at　an　end。'

These　were　all　strangers　to　one　another。　　But　such　salutations　as　these

were　frequent　in　the　street　every　day；　and　in　spite　of　a　loose

behaviour；　the　very　common　people　went　along　the　streets　giving　God

thanks　for　their　deliverance。



It　was　now；　as　I　said　before；　the　people　had　cast　off　all

apprehensions；　and　that　too　fast；　indeed　we　were　no　more　afraid　now

to　pass　by　a　man　with　a　white　cap　upon　his　head；　or　with　a　doth　wrapt

round　his　neck；　or　with　his　leg　limping；　occasioned　by　the　sores　in　his

groin；　all　which　were　frightful　to　the　last　degree；　but　the　week　before。

But　now　the　street　was　full　of　them；　and　these　poor　recovering

creatures；　give　them　their　due；　appeared　very　sensible　of　their

unexpected　deliverance；　and　I　should　wrong　them　very　much　if　I

should　not　acknowledge　that　I　believe　many　of　them　were　really

thankful。　　But　I　must　own　that；　for　the　generality　of　the　people；　it

might　too　justly　be　said　of　them　as　was　said　of　the　children　of　Israel

after　their　being　delivered　from　the　host　of　Pharaoh；　when　they　passed

the　Red　Sea；　and　looked　back　and　saw　the　Egyptians　overwhelmed　in

the　water：　viz。；　that　they　sang　His　praise；　but　they　soon　forgot　His　works。



I　can　go　no　farther　here。　　I　should　be　counted　censorious；　and

perhaps　unjust；　if　I　should　enter　into　the　unpleasing　work　of　reflecting；

whatever　cause　there　was　for　it；　upon　the　unthankfulness　and　return　of

all　manner　of　wickedness　among　us；　which　I　was　so　much　an　eye…

witness　of　myself。　　I　shall　conclude　the　account　of　this　calamitous

year　therefore　with　a　coarse　but　sincere　stanza　of　my　own；　which　I

placed　at　the　end　of　my　ordinary　memorandums　the　same　year　they

were　written：　…



　　A　dreadful　plague　in　London　was

　　In　the　year　sixty…five；

　　Which　swept　an　hundred　thousand　souls

　　Away；　yet　I　alive！



　　H。　F。





　　　　

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