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

We wonder that after all the warnings by Angels, those Ministers of Christ; sinners will not leave their Sodom. The Citizen will not forbear his sacrilege nor be afraid to cozen God to his face. The malicious will not cease practising mischief, seducing to perverseness, and overbearing goodness with a blustering authority. The covetous will still love their gain above their salvation. But this is no wonder; God hath not yet taken them by the hand; Non eripuit Domin••, •ill then the politic fool, the proud mad man, and he that makes his pew the Scorners chair, deriding Christ in his Gospel and Ministers; cannot be humbled. Eripiat Deus, the Lord snatch them out of their filthy Sodom.

We wonder that after all the warnings by Angels, those Ministers of Christ; sinners will not leave their Sodome. The Citizen will not forbeare his sacriledge nor be afraid to coozen God to his face. The malicious will not cease practising mischiefe, seducing to perversenesse, and overbearing goodnesse with a blustering authoritie. The covetous will still love their gaine above their salvation. But this is no wonder; God hath not yet taken them by the hand; Non eripuit Domin••, •ill then the politicke foole, the proud mad man, and he that makes his pew the Scorners chaire, deriding Christ in his Gosp•ll and Ministers; cannot be humbled. Eripiat Deus, the Lord snatch them out of their filthy Sodome.

2 How loth even a Lot is to leave Sodom! For all his vexation by their filthiness, their violence against the Angels; the prediction of their instant ruin, and his peremptory charge of departure: yet^p He prolonged the time. Therefore the Angels, that thirsted at once after vengeance on Sodom, and Lots safety: that knew God would not strike Sodom till Lot was gone out, and that Lot could not be safe within those walls; are fain to break off his tardy neglect with a gracious violence. They caught him by the hand, with his wife and daughters, and brought them forth, and set them without the City. We are so naturally affected to Sodom, and so delightfully linger in it; that without great mercy we should be condemned with the world. Therefore is it added; The Lord be merciful unto him. I was upright, saith David,