Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…

The two Angels were now come in the evening unto Sodom, whilst Lot providentially was sitting in the gate, who seeing them enter, riseth up from his seat and meeteth them, and bowing himself toward the ground, entreateth the favour of them that they would be his guests that night, through his ⟨p. 10⟩importunate request (they refusing at first) he prevaileth with them, and so bringeth them home to his house, where he entertaineth them with a feast. They had not been long in Lot's House, before the House was beset by the Men of the City, upon notice of two extraordinary persons that were there; possibly the bodies which those Angels had assumed were very beautiful to the eye, and full of sparkling lustre, being informed by such glorious spirits; and this might entice the beastly, or rather worse than beastly lusts of the Sodomites, and inflame them with burning desires of committing that filthy sin with them, which is not fit to be named; these desires bring the chief part of the City, old and young from every quarter unto Lot's house, who when they were come, they require him to bring forth those Men (as they supposed them to be) that they might satisfy their lusts upon them. Lot looking upon this as a piece of inhumanity and abominable wickedness, to offer such injury unto strangers, that he got forth of his door, and with fair words endeavoureth to persuade them the forbearance of this wickedness; yea, he is so far transported with desire of saving his guests from the filthy lusts of the Sodomites, that inconsiderately he endeavours to divert them, by making proffer of both his Virgin-daughters to them to be used, or mis-used by them as they pleased, so that his guests might be spared.

The two Angels were now come in the evening unto Sodom, whilst Lot providentially was sitting in the gate, who seeing them enter, riseth up from his seat and meeteth them, and bowing himself toward the ground, entreateth the favour of them that they would be his guests that night, through his ⟨p. 10⟩importunate request (they refusing at first) he prevaileth with them, and so bringeth them home to his house, where he entertaineth them with a feast. They had not been long in Lot's House, before the House was beset by the Men of the City, upon notice of two extraordinary persons that were there; possibly the bodies which those Angels had assumed were very beautiful to the eye, and full of sparkling lustre, being inform'd by such glorious spirits; and this might entice the beastly, or rather worse than beastly lusts of the Sodomits, and enflame them with burning desires of committing that filthy sin with them, which is not fit to be nam'd; these desires bring the chief part of the City, old and young from every quarter unto Lot's house, who when they were come, they require him to bring forth those Men (as they supposed them to be) that they might satisfie their lusts upon them. Lot looking upon this as a piece of inhumanity and abominable wickednesse, to offer such injury unto strangers, that he got forth of his door, and with fair words endeavoureth to perswade them the forbearance of this wickedness; yea, he is so far transported with desire of saving his guests from the filthy lusts of the Sodomits, that inconsiderately he endeavours to divert them, by making proffer of both his Virgin-daughters to them to be used, or mis-used by them as they pleased, so that his guests might be spared.