Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…

¹Now his badness. And I will begin there where he began, first to show it. He chose rather to dwell in a rich fertile place amongst vile sinful men then with some earthly inconveniences with a godly and faithful man, so showing too great a love to riches, and too small a love to goodness. I beseech you if any of you be so minded that you will take notice of it as a fault. To be so much engaged to earthly things, that for the more easy obtaining of a large quantity thereof, a man can be content to pitch his Tents in Sodom and to dwell there, is too great a proof of a worldly minded man. It was the beginning of Lots ruin. In choice of your habitation look chiefly to the good of the soul. If you do not, be assured that some way or other God will cross you as he did Lot. We shall less bear out those faults with impunity for which the godly in Scripture have smarted before us, because men did not receive warning by the dealing of God with them. The brother is whipped more severely that seeing another brother corrected before him was bold yet to rush into the same fault. Do not commit the fault that cost Lot so dear a price. Leave not a good place for the soul to get a great benefit for the body; let not the world sway you, neither wholly nor chiefly in choosing the place of your habitation. Lot should have said, Uncle, so much content and good do I receive from your good self unto my soul, that I will make an hard shift afore I will leave you, yea I will rather abridge my cattle then loose your company, or at least, I will be content to take a place near you though it be not so fat and fruitful as some other places: Do you, as your own understanding (now that you see the whole carriage of things) will teach you, that Lot ought to have done. And so much for this fault.

¹Now his badnesse. And I will begin there where he began, first to shew it. He chose rather to dwell in a rich fertile place amongst vile sinfull men then with some earthly inconveniencies with a godly and faithfull man, so shewing too great a love to riches, and too small a love to goodnesse. I beseech you if any of you be so minded that you will take notice of it as a fault. To be so much ingaged to earthly things, that for the more easie obtaining of a large quantity thereof, a man can be content to pitch his Tents in Sodome and to dwell there, is too great a proofe of a worldly minded man. It was the beginning of Lots ruine. In choice of your habitation looke chiefely to the good of the soule. If you doe not, be assured that some way or other God will crosse you as he did Lot. We shall lesse beare out those faults with impunity for which the godly in Scripture have smarted before us, because men did not receive warning by the dealing of God with them. The brother is whipt more severely that seeing another brother corrected before him was bold yet to rush into the same fault. Doe not commit the fault that cost Lot so deare a price. Leave not a good place for the soule to get a great benefit for the body; let not the world sway you, neither wholy nor chiefely in choosing the place of your habitation. Lot should have said, Unkle, so much content and good doe I receive from your good selfe unto my soule, that I will make an hard shift afore I will leave you, yea I will rather abridge my cattell then loose your company, or at least, I will be content to take a place neere you though it be not so fat and fruitfull as some other places: Doe you, as your owne understanding (now that you see the whole carriage of things) will teach you, that Lot ought to have done. And so much for this fault.