Shlohavot, or, The burning of London in the year 1666 commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations, divided into four parts treating of I. The sins, or spiritual causes procuring that judgment, II. The natural causes of fire, morally applied, III. The most remarkable passages and circumstances of that dreadful fire, IV. Counsels and comfort unto such as are sufferers by the said judgment / by Samuel Rolle ...

Of the Power of God transcending the power of Fire.

If a little Fire, one single Fire, taking its rise, (it may be) but from a spark or two, can do such great things, what cannot he do who made all the Fires in the World, and that of Tophet or Hell to boot! which is greater than all the rest, the Pile whereof is much wood, and the breath of the Lord, like a mighty streame of brimstone kindleth it. Isa. 30.33. How powerfull is he that hath all the Fires in the World at his beck, ready to execute his pleasure? Psal. 148.8. Fire and haile fulfilling his Word. He that hath an host of fires wherewith to fight his battles, and avenge his quarrel, can easily incounter all his enemies, if all the World were such. If it be made ap∣pear that the power of God be far beyond that of all the fires in the World, who then can de∣ny his power to be incomparably great? and that it is so, we may plainly see, for that God suspends the influence of fire at his pleasure. Witness the three Children, who though in midst of a burn∣ing fiery furnace, yet not so much as a haire of their heads was singed, nor had the smell of fire pas∣sed upon them, Dan. 3.27. He can do more than fire, who can so limit fire its self, that it can do just nothing. God forbid I should adore fire, as the heathen did: but he that can do what he will by fire or without fire, yea against Fire it self, he I say must needs be worthy of humblest ado∣ration; and that in reference to his power.