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

The first aggravation of the Sodomites Sins, was their Impenitency. Although Nineveh was threatened with ruin, and that within forty days, yet upon their repentance at the Preaching of Jonah, God repented of the evil threatened, and destroyed them not, as in the Book of Jonah. And if Sodom had repented of their Sins, and turned from their evil ways, if they had washed and made themselves clean, and put away the evil of their doings from before Gods eyes, God would have turned from the fierceness of his displeasure, and though their Sins were of a Scarlet and Crimson dye, yet they should have been blotted out and washed away, and made like Snow or Wool: but this was the aggravation of all their other wickedness, that they were insensible and hard-hearted, their consciences were seared as with a hot Iron, so that they had no feeling nor remorse. There was a Preacher of righteousness amongst them, namely righteous Lot, who ⟨p. 21⟩reproved them so plainly and roundly for their Ungodly practices, and filthy conversation, that they tell him he would needs make himself a Judge; unto which he added his own blameless conversation, and forbearance from such intemperance and riot as they did run into; But the Sodomites slight all Lot's sayings, they deafen their ears against his reproofs, and will be led by none of his example; nothing prevails with them to repent.

The first aggravation of the Sodomits Sins, was their Impenitency. Although Nineveh was threatned with ruine, and that within forty days, yet upon their repentance at the Preaching of Ionah, God repented of the evil threatned, and destroyed them not, as in the Book of Ionah. And if Sodom had repented of their Sins, and turned from their evil ways, if they had washed and made themselves clean, and put away the evil of their doings from before Gods eyes, God would have turned from the feirceness of his displeasure, and though their Sins were of a Scarlet and Crimson dy, yet they should have been blotted out and washed away, and made like Snow or Wooll: but this was the aggravation of all their other wickedness, that they were insensible and hard-hearted, their consciences were seared as with a hot Iron, so that they had no feeling nor remorse. There was a Preacher of righteousness amongst them, namely righteous Lot, who ⟨p. 21⟩reproved them so plainly and roundly for their Ungodly practices, and filthy conversation, that they tell him he would needs make himself a Judge; unto which he added his own blameless conversation, and forbearance from such intemperance and riot as they did run into; But the Sodomits slight all Lot's sayings, they deafen their ears against his reproofs, and will be led by none of his example; nothing prevails with them to repent.