GENE SIS XIX. Lot receiveth Angels. 73 peared to Abraham , vert'. 2. whichwere twoAn- gels, Gen. 19. t. the third flayed with Abraham, and he is called Iehovah; the Lord Chrift. flood] or, wag ftanding, as the Greeke tranflateth : the Chaldee addeth, flood in proyer before thr Lord : fo Gen. 19.27. And elfewhere by flanging befòre God : prayer is meant, as Jer. 15. t. And thrift faith, whenyee fiand, praying, Mark. t 1.2 5. 23 Verf. 23. draw- neere] to make his regnefts to thé Lord : 'a ligne and fruit of faith, Heb.7. i 9. and so. 22. confirme] or, make.-an-End of. 24 Verf. 24. Iffo be] or, It may be ; peradventure : it is a word that intimateth ditlicultie, and yet with Tome hope of polfbilitie : as in Exodus 32.3o. Jofhua t 4. 12. Zephan. 2. 3. 1 Samuel 54. 6. 2 King: 19.4. fpare] or forbeare , fs'- give the place, under one Citie Sodom, imply- ing all the reft. 25 Verf 25. Far be it from thee] The Hebrew Cba- lilab, fsgnifieth pprofanation, or profane thing; and fo forbidden to foe done. And fometime the navre of God and Lord is added, as in I Chronicles 1 t. 19.2 Samuel 23. 17. and it is in our phrafe, God forbid, or Godsforbad. The Apottles,following the Greeke verfion, expreffe it fometime by (Me ge- noito) be it not, or forre be it, Romans 3. 4, 6. fome- time by bikes that is, propitious or favourable ; as praying God in mercie to keepe it away : as Matthew 16. 22. Farre be it from thee, (or God forbid) Lord. to doe] or from doing.. this word] or, Ibis thing. judgement] that is, right judge - Iment, or equitie. So the word :judgement is 'often ufed, as Pfalm. 9. 5, 17. and 119. 121. Mat - thew 23. 23. 2 6 Verf. 26. all the place] and fo, the people of the place. In Jer.5.1. God offretlsthe like for lerufa- lem, if there could a man be found that execn- ! ted judgetpent, and fought the truth, he would fpare it. 27 Verf 27. bave nal9n upon me] or,bavewilinglybe- gun; for fo the originali word fometime fignt- fieth wiliingnef and content , Jof. 17. I 2. Judg. 57. t 1. fometime a voluntary begiwning, or taping in hand, Deut. r. 5. Accordingly the Greeke here tranflateth, I have begunne. duff] that is, bate, vile : fee Gen. 3.19. 28 Verf 28. deftroy] or, corrupt, marre: fee Gen. 6. 53. for 9 fir fu,q ,nfe,Pfal 0.24.a d frtheriitsLam.4. is, for the lacke of them. o Verf.o. and Iwill] or, that Ifpeake: as vert. l9. the Greeke tranflateth it, I(Ißealte: fo vert 32. Also and, is put for and if, in Exodus 4. 23. M.;lac. t. 2. 32 Verf: 32. this once] Abraham delcended not to fewer then ten: a reafon whereof the Hebrew Do- &ors give to be this? that in the generation of the flood, there were eight, Noah and his wife, and his three tonnes, and their wives; and yet the worldwas not'faved for their fakes : Brefbitb rabbab, on Gen. 1 b. Verf 3 3. Jehovah went away :] the Chaldee faith, the glorie of the Lord mat led up. made an end] the Greeke turneth it, bad ceafed fpeaking. 33 AMMAMIAIUMAAMAAAMAA GHA P. XIX. I, Lot in Sodom entertainetb,two Angels; 4, the Sodomites (to abufc them) doe befit his bottle andwill no be diflroaded from their wiekedneffè. 1 t The Angels fink them with blindneffe , I2 andfend Lot fin, fafetie into the mountain : 18, but bee obtai- netb leave, to goe into Zoar. 24 , Sedan and Gomor- rha are defrayed with fire from heaven. 26 Lots wife looking backs, it a pillar of fait.. 30, Lot fearing to abide in Zoar, dwelletb in a cave. 31, Hit two daughters make him drunken, and of them bee begettetb Miab and Ammon. AN D there came two Angels to So= dom, in the evening; and Lot was fit- ring in the gate of Sodom : and Lot taw , and rofc.up to meet them ; and bee' bowed -downe himfelfewith the face to the ground. And hee Paid, Behold now my Lords,turnein I pray you,into your fervants houfe, and tarry-all-night , and wafh your feet : and ye :tall rife -up- early, and goe on your way : and they Paid, Nay, but wewill abide-all-night in the ttreet. And he preffed upon them vehemently , and they turned in unto him , and came into his houfe : and he madethem a banquet ; and did bake unlea- vened cakes , and they did cate. But before they lay- downe ; the men of the Citie, the men of Sodom, compafled about the houfe, from the yong even to the old: all the peo- ple, from the utmoflgooier. Andthey cal- 'led unto Lot, and laid unto him ; where are the men , which came to thee , this night c bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went -out unto them, to the doore : and he (but the doore after him. And he laid ; I pray you my brethren , doe not evill. Behold now, I have two daugh- ters, which have not known man; let mee I pray you, bring out them unto you ; and doe ye to them, as it good in your eyes: onely to thefe men, doe not any-thing ; for therefore came they into the ihádow of my rafter. And they Paid, Stand further ; and they faid,This one fellow came in to fojourn, and will he judging judger now will we do' worfe to thee then to them : and they pref- fed fore, upo'h the man upon Lot, and came neere , to breake the doore. And the men put -forth their hand, .and broúght in Lot taro them , into the houfe : and Phut the doom. And they fmote the men, which H were I 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 Io II
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