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In that it is called Sodom and Egypt, it is spiritually (as he saith) to be understood: It is called Sodom, in regard of the filthiness and abominations therein; by reason of their Sodomitrie, their whoredoms, and abominable uncleanness of men with men, and all manner of all other such like wretchednesses. Egypt, in regard of the persecutions of Gods Children, alluding to the persecutions whereby the Egyptians kept the Children of Israel in bondage. The ⟨p. 71⟩place where Christ was Crucified, to wit, Jerusalem, so called and attributed to Rome, in that Rome brags of it self, as Jerusalem did, to be the most excellent professor of Christs religion; the only Zion, the Church, and beloved of the Lord; albeit indeed it be nothing less; nay, it is rather hated of God, as Jerusalem was, crucifying the Lord Jesus: So that these things do notably agree with Rome, the great City, that Sodomitical persecuting Church, yet pretending to be the true Church of God.

In that it is called Sodome and Egypt, it is spiritually (as he saith) to be vnderstood: It is called Sodome, in regard of the filthinesse and abhominations therein; by reason of their Sodomitrie, their whoredomes, and abhominable vncleannes of men with men, and all manner of all other such like wretchednesses. Egypt, in regard of the persecutions of Gods Children, alluding to the persecutions whereby the Egyptians kept the Children of Israel in bondage. The ⟨p. 71⟩place where Christ was Crucified, to wit, Ierusalem, so called and attributed to Rome, in that Rome brags of it selfe, as Ierusalem did, to be the most excellent professor of Christs religion; the onely Sion, the Church, and beloued of the Lord; albeit indeed it be nothing lesse; nay, it is rather hated of God, as Ierusalem was, crucifying the Lord Iesus: So that these things doe notably agree with Rome, the great City, that Sodomiticall persecuting Church, yet pretending to be the true Church of God.

After, it is said, that their bodies lying three days and an half, that is, three years and a half unburied, that is, a mocking-stock, and triumphed-over by the wicked, they are then raised up by the Lord, to wit, not those that were slain, but others in their spirit. As John is said to be Elijah, because he came in the spirit of Elijah, as it is said, to wit, with the same boldness and zeal that Elijah did.