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

The fourth aggravation of the Sodomites Sins was the Universality of their Sins. There were no righteous persons amongst them, except it were Lot and his Family; they were generally corrupt, they were all dross and no Gold, all Water and no Wine ▪ all wicked when Lot was departed; As the Earth of old was filled with violence; so Sodom then was filled with Filthiness, which was very offensive unto the pure and Holy Eyes of God, and provoked him to destroy them.

The fourth aggravation of the Sodomits Sins was the Universality of their Sins. There were no righteous persons amongst them, except it were Lot and his Family; they were generally corrupt, they were all dross and no Gold, all Water and no Wine ▪ all wicked when Lot was departed; As the Earth of old was filled with violence; so Sodom then was filled with Filthiness, which was very offensive unto the pure and Holy Eyes of God, and provoked him to destroy them.

The fifth aggravation of the Sodomites Sins, was their Shamelessness. What was spoken of Israel, Jer. 6. 5. Might have been said of Sodom, were they ashamed, when they had committed abomination! nay they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. When the Prophet would set forth the shamelessness of Judah's Sins, he compareth them unto Sodom, Isa. 3. 9. The show of their countenance doth witness against them, they declare their Sin like Sodom they hide it not. None had more reason to blush and be ashamed than such filthy Sinners as they, and yet none were so little ashamed: instead of being ashamed of their Sins, they gloried in their shame.

The fifth aggravation of the Sodomits Sins, was their Shamlesness. What was spoken of Israel, Ier. 6. 5. Might have been said of Sodom, were they ashamed, when they had committed abomination! nay they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. When the Prophet would set forth the shamlesness of Iudah's Sins, he compareth them unto Sodom,