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

The same charge was given to his wife, which she obeyed not: in her flight she must needs turn an eye upon Sodom. Perhaps she believed not that it should be ⟨p. 638⟩burned, or pitied and lamented in her heart that such a populous City should be burned, or curiously desired to see it burning, or so loved the pleasures of her co•• trey, that she could not choose but give it a look, and as it were bid it farewell. B•• for this she was turned into a monument of disobedience; a Pillar of salt. The Hebrews say, because she refused to bring salt to the guests the day before: this is their dream.¹ But that opinion had need of salt, to keep it from stinking. Some […] it an allegory; They that divert their affections from spiritual to sensual things, become senseless pillars. Nor is it said to be of salt only in respect of the duration, as an everlasting covenant is called^p a Covenant of salt: for salt hath a preserving property, to keep things from putrefying, decaying, and corrupting. But she was turned into a material salty pillar: Josephus saith it remained in his time: others, that it is Duraturum usque ad tempus resurrectionis, ³to last unto the day of Judgement. N•• that her soul was thus metamorphosed, but her body. And though she suffer•• thus temporally on her flesh, yet her spirit might find mercy and peace for ever.

The same charge was given to his wife, which she obeyed not: in her flight she must needs turne an eye upon Sodome. Perhaps she beleeved not that it should be ⟨p. 638⟩burned, or pitied and lamented in her heart that such a populous Citie should bee burned, or curiously desired to see it burning, or so loved the pleasures of her co•• trey, that shee could not chuse but give it a looke, and as it were bid it farewell. B for this she was turned into a monument of disobedience; a Pillar of salt. The Hebrewes say, because she refused to bring salt to the guests the day before: this is their dreame.