A warning to Great-Britain, in a sermon preach'd at several churches in and about London, upon the spreading of the plague in France, and now publish'd for the benefit of others ... To which is added an appendix, containing an historical account of all the remarkable plagues, pestilences, and famines thro' the world ... with a large and particular description of that at Marseilles and other cities of France ... The whole is ended with Pope Gregory's sermon, preach'd at Rome in the year 590, when a pestilence destroy'd most of the citizens / By James Paterson, A.M.

  • Paterson, James, active 18th century.
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[1721?]
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Credit: A warning to Great-Britain, in a sermon preach'd at several churches in and about London, upon the spreading of the plague in France, and now publish'd for the benefit of others ... To which is added an appendix, containing an historical account of all the remarkable plagues, pestilences, and famines thro' the world ... with a large and particular description of that at Marseilles and other cities of France ... The whole is ended with Pope Gregory's sermon, preach'd at Rome in the year 590, when a pestilence destroy'd most of the citizens / By James Paterson, A.M. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    m '' y | a WARNING GREAT-BRITAIN, S E R M O N Preach’d at feveral CHURCHES in and about LONDON, upon the Ipreading of the Plague in France, and now Publiftfd for the Benefit of others. To which is added an Appendix, Containing An Historical Account of all the remarkable Plagues, Peftitences and Famines thro* the World, from the beginning to this time j with a large and particular Defcription of that at Marfeilles and other Cities of FRANCE; and feveral cu¬ rious and ufeful Remarks upon them. A Thing never yet attempted by any Hand, The whole is ended with Pope Gregory’s SERMON, Preach’d at Rome in the year 5*90, when a Peftilence deftroy’d moft of the Citizens. }Vhm thy 'judgments are in the Earth, the Inhabitants of the World will learn Rightmfnefs« If. xxvi. 53. the Ax is laid to. the Root of the Tree: Therefore every Tree that h ingeth not forth good F< uit is hitmen down, and caji into the Fire• Mar. iv. io. X n oello parant| fe homines ad rehflendum, limilltcr m Fame: At cum pefte affliguntur, Tubs precibus iccus relinquitur. Pol.Syncp, Critic, in II. San. xxiv. u. By James Paterson A* M. v London, Printed for the AUTHOR, and Sold by J. Roberts in IVarwick-lane, A Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-bar, and the Bookfellers in London and Wejlminfier. (Price one Shilling.) .