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part6-第13章

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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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