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

But as it is a happy alarm that brings in the straggling soldier to his Colours: and a good chance for the wandering sheep, by seeing the wolf prey on a goat, to be gathered home to the fold. So let the destruction of Sodom, be the instruction of England; let their curse become our blessing. It is a good compassion of nature, that shall bring us to the compunction of grace. So instead of fire and brimstone from heaven, or in hell; the Angels shall lift us up from the vale of mortality, and the brightness of glory receive us in the Paradise of joy; through the mercy of GOD that hath promised it, and the merits of CHRIST that hath purchased it for us.

But as it is a happy alarme that brings in the straggling souldier to his Colours: and a good chance for the wandring sheepe, by seeing the wolfe prey on a goate, to be gathered home to the fold. So let the destruction of Sodome, be the instruction of England; let their curse become our blessing. It is a good compassion of nature, that shall bring us to the compunction of grace. So instead of fire and brimstone from heaven, or in hell; the Angels shall lift us up from the vale of mortality, and the brightnesse of glory receive us in the Paradise of joy; through the mercy of GOD that hath promised it, and the merits of CHRIST that hath purchased it for us.

To those that after should live ungodly. What Saint Paul sayes; Lex non est p• sita justo, ^sThe law is not made for the righteous man: so nor here is the Example set for the holy. But the law is for the lawless, and the example of the ungodly is for the ungodly. Ex malis moribus oriuntur bonae leges. He that freely obeys the truth, finds no adversary of the law:² it serves to chastise the bad and backward, not to restrain the good and forward. The horse that reineth well, needs no bit: nor •e that runneth freely,³