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They were such as those against whom the woe is pronounced, Isa. 5. 11, 12. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, and continue until night, till Wine inflame them: And the Harp and the Viol, the Tabret and Pipe are in their Feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. It is likely the Sodomites had been Feasting and Revelling, drinking and carousing that day which the Angels came into their City, and their lusts being inflamed with their excesses, they gather in troops unto the House of Lot, to commit their intended ⟨p. 18⟩outrage. But God is provoked, to cut off all provisions for their flesh, which they had so much abused, and to cut them off too for their intemperance.

They were such as those against whom the wo is pronounced, Isa. 5. 11, 12. Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, and continue untill night, till Wine enflame them: And the Harp and the Viol, the Tabret and Pipe are in their Feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. It is likely the Sodomits had been Feasting and Revelling, drinking and carowsing that day which the Angels came into their City, and their lusts being enflamed with their excesses, they gather in troops unto the House of Lot, to commit their intended ⟨p. 18⟩outrage. But God is provoked, to cut off all provisions for their flesh, which they had so much abused, and to cut them off too for their intemperance.

The third Sin of Sodom was Abundance of Idleness. Idle persons did abound in that City, and there was abundance of idleness in those persons: they sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play; they were busy and active indeed in the service of the Devil, but either they lived without any particular Calling many of them, or were very slothful and negligent therein. Had they been diligently employed in their Callings that day as the Angels visited Lot, they would have had more mind to rest themselves in their own houses, than to disturb strangers in another's House; but they being so generally idle, and an idle crew of them got together, upon notice of the strangers entertainment in Lot's house, for want of better employment, they attempt this wickedness. The Sodomites did not only wast their wealth and strength, but also their precious time in Luxury, and this provoked the Lord to put an end to their time, which they made so little account of.