The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…

It is no small plague that Lot purchased by his drunkenness? For he had copulation most filthily with his own daughters, which conceived thereby, so that the matter is ⟨p. 203⟩brought to light, it can no longer be hid. Two incestuous children are borne, Ammon and Moab, of whom came two nations, the Ammonites and Moabites, abhorred of God, and cruel adversaries to his people the Israelites. Lo Lot hath gotten to him self by drinking, sorrow, and care, with perpetual infamy and reproach unto the worlds end. If God spared not his servant Lot, being otherwise a godly man, nephew unto Abraham, one that entertained the angels of God: What will he do to these beastly belly slaves, which void of all godliness or virtuous behaviour, not once, but continually day and night, give them selves wholly to bibbing and banqueting? But let us yet further behold the terrible examples of Gods indignation against ¹such as greedily follow their unsatiable lusts. Ammon the son of David, feasting him self ²with his brother Absalom, is cruelly murdered of his own brother Holophernes, a valiant and mighty captain, being over whelmed with ³wine, had his head stricken from his shoulders by that silly woman Judith. Simon the hie priest and his two sons Mattathias and Judas, being entertained of Ptolemy the son of Abobus, ⁴who had before married Simons daughter, after much eating and drinking, were traitorously murdered of their own kinsman. If the Israelites had not given them selves to belly cheer ⁵they had never so often fallen to idolatry: Neither would we at this day be so addict to superstition, were it not that we so much esteemed the filling of our bellies. The Israelites when they ⟨p. 204⟩served idols, sate down to eat and drink, ⁶