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…

But here is one fault particularly to be noted in Lots sons in Law,¹ their Father sought to get them out of that place, and so out of that plague, and therefore by commission from the Angels, went forth to them, acquainted them with the peril and besought them to save themselves, they count his words no better then the doting dreams of an old man, and will not be moved at all, unless it be to laugh at him, and so they burn with the other Sodomites, because they would not believe their danger. Thus do men yet still pull perdition on themselves, the Ministers of the Gospel preach to us to the same purpose, that Lot did speak unto his sons in Law. Come out of such and such a sin, for God will surely destroy the committers of it, and what success do we meet withal? After many an hour bestowed in seeking to make men see, that if they do such things, they shall not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, but shall fall into the Lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, we have no other fruit, our words appear to them as if they were the words of one that mocked or were in jest, they will not be made to think that any such danger is near them. Tell me, I beseech you what you think? might not Lots two sons have escaped this fire of Sodom if they would? What was the cause of their perishing, but because they would not believe their Father in Law? also they might have left the City with him and escaped the brimstone. Surely beloved you shall be able to allege nothing at the last day to make your destruction more tolerable, for why do you perish but because ⟨p. 222⟩you will not give credit to the threats of God? and labour to leave all sin which you may as well endeavour to leave, if your wilfulness did not hinder, as Lots sons might have left Sodom.

But here is one fault particularly to be noted in Lots sonnes in Law,¹ their Father sought to get them out of that place, and so out of that plague, and therefore by commission from the Angels, went forth to them, acquainted them with the perill and besought them to save themselves, they count his words no better then the doating dreames of an old man, and will not be mooved at all, unlesse it be to laugh at him, and so they burne with the other Sodomites, because they would not beleeve their danger. Thus doe men yet still pull perdition on themselves, the Ministers of the Gospell preach to us to the same purpose, that Lot did speake unto his sonnes in Law. Come out of such and such a sinne, for God will surely destroy the committers of it, and what successe doe we meete withall? After many an houre bestowed in seeking to make men see, that if they doe such things, they shall not inherit the Kingdome of Heaven, but shall fall into the Lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, wee have no other fruit, our words appeare to them as if they were the words of one that mocked or were in jest, they will not be made to thinke that any such danger is neere them. Tell mee, I beseech you what you thinke? might not Lots two sonnes have escaped this fire of Sodome if they would? What was the cause of their perishing, but because they would not beleeve their Father in Law? also they might have left the City with him and escaped the brimstone. Surely beloved you shall be able to alledge nothing at the last day to make your destruction more tollerable, for why doe you perish but because