A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Such measure is to be expected from Gods hands, if such wickedness be found […] ours. If men like it well, to have their buildings on fire about their ears, to see ••eir infants dashed against the stones, or scorched with flames, to feel a bloody ••emy triumphing in their streets, to have their names a derision, their Cities a desolation, their carcasses exposed to fowls, and perhaps their souls to furies and tor•ents: they may then run on their impious courses without any repentance or deprecation. It is Gods mercy, that we were not made the first fruits of his wrath, •nd examples to all the world: but how great is our unthankfulness, if having thus •scaped, we are not bettered? Or if we scape all this, yet the Lord will strike when •e sees his time, perhaps when we are in worse case to bear it. He can make our •eath-beds smart for this; he may reserve all horror and amazement to that desperate ⟨p. 620⟩hour, and then lay on us the burden of all our sins. There is one thing, if we hear it, and heart it, enough to fright us all: Tolerabilius erit Sodomae: ^rIt shall be easier for them of Sodom in the day of Judgement, than for thee: and yet the Sodomites are now in hell. If we receive not the blessed Gospel with faith and fear, Sodom and Gomorrah never sinned as we sin; and Sodom and Gomorrah were never plagued as we shall be.

Such measure is to be expected from Gods hands, if such wickednesse be found 〈…〉 ours. If men like it well, to have their buildings on fire about their eares, to see ••eir infants dashed against the stones, or scorched with flames, to feele a bloody ••emy triumphing in their streets, to have their names a derision, their Cities a deso••tion, their carcases exposed to fowles, and perhaps their soules to furies and torents: they may then run on their impious courses without any repentance or derecation. It is Gods mercy, that we were not made the first fruits of his wrath, nd examples to all the world: but how great is our unthankfulnesse, if having thus scaped, we are not bettered? Or if we scape all this, yet the Lord will strike when e sees his time, perhaps when we are in worse case to beare it. He can make our eath-beds smart for this; he may reserve all horror and amasement to that desperate