On the evening of these days, some of his friends had meetings with him, to enquire concerning his message and call, to pronounce that impending judgment: In his account whereof he was not more particular and clear, than, that he said he for some time had the vision thereof, but had delayed to come and declare it as commanded until he felt (as he exprest it) the fire in his own bosom: which message or vision was very suddenly proved to be sadly true.
"The Fire began on the 2d of September, 1666, on the first day of the week, which did immediately follow those two days the said Thomas Ibbitt had gone about the city declaring that judgment.
"Having gone up and down the city, as hath been said, when afterwards he saw the fire break out, and beheld the fulfilling of his prediction, a spiritual pride seized on him, which, if others had not been wisier than he, might have tended to his utter destruction. For
