An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Touching the state of men that shall live in the end of the world, Christ saith, As the days of Noah, so likewise shall the coming of the ¹Son of man be. I doubt not but you remember the story, what dreadful plague of rain & tempest fell, when all the world was drowned, and destroyed with water Vice and ungodliness increased, ⟨p. 171⟩and all flesh had corrupt his way upon earth. They had no shame, there was no fear of God before their eyes. Gods wrath was kindled against them. He sent Noah a preacher of righteousness to reform them, to tell them of the destruction at hand, that they might repent, and be saved. But they regarded it not. They laughed Noah to scorn, & grew desperate, and continued in sin. Suddenly all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, & the windows of heaven were opened. As they were eating & drinking, buying & selling, building, purchasing, stirring and travailing: as they were in the middest of their joys, & travails, and pleasures, the rain came upon them, and the floods grew so great, that it destroyed the whole world, except Noah and a few of his company. Their lands, their goods, Cities. Castles, nor any other their pleasure or wealth could save them: so shall it be in the coming of Christ.

Touching the state of men that shal liue in the end of the world, Christ sayth, As the daies of Noe, so likewise shal the comming of the ¹sonne of man be. I doubt not but you remēber the storie, what dreadful plague of rain & tempest fel, when al the world was drowned, and destroyd with water Vice and vngodlines encreased, ⟨p. 171⟩and al flesh had corrupt his way vpon earth. They had no shame, there was no feare of God before their eyes. Gods wrath was kindled against them. He sent Noah a preacher of righteousnes to reforme them, to tel them of the destructiō at hand, that they might repent, and be saued. But they regarded it not. They laught Noah to scorne, & grewe desperate, and continued in sinne. Sodenly al the fountaines of the great déepe were broken vp, & the windowes of heauen were opened. As they were eating & drinking, buying & selling, building, purchasing, stirring and trauailing: as they were in the middest of their ioyes, & trauailes, and pleasures, the raine came vpon them, and the flouds grewe so great, that it destroyed the whole worlde, except Noah and a fewe of his companie. Their landes, their goods, Cities. Castles, nor any other their pleasure or wealth could saue them: so shal it be in the comming of Christ.