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§. 12. Of the godlies exemption from the ungodly's destruction.

§. 12. Of the godlies exemption from the ungodlies destruction.

I. ^*GOD is not willing that the righteous perish with the unrighteous. St. Peter gives three of the most famous instances that have been hereof since the beginning of ²the world. One is of the Angels: (when they that fell were cast into hell, the other were reserved in heaven.) Another is of the old world: (when it was drowned, Noah and his family was preserved in the ark.) A third is of Sodom and Gomorrah: (when they were destroyed with fire and brimstone, Lot and his two daughters were kept alive.) Thence the Apostle infers this conclusion, very pertinent to our purpose, ^bThe Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished. ^cThe mark which God caused to be set on the forehead of such as cried for all the abominations that were done, and this charge given thereupon, come not near any man upon whom is the mark, shows his mind to wards such as keep themselves free from sins which cause vengeance. So also such exhortations as this, come out of her my people, that ye receive not of her plagues.⁵

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