' I 1388 , I:!A Commentarie "''pon Chap.6. 1 we haue he>rd) but alfo in the lamemanner, ·A then to r~probate mindes,by rea[oo ofcheir ·accord111g to the nature and qualuyof the I Jdolatry;fo hath he giuen.thcmvp,aswemay .!mne, z. Tbc!f.I. t6.lt i; aiujlthing"ith God foe in thejr vpcleanc cloyllcrs, their SodQ. ~ to recomp~nc6 tnbul~ttion to them that trottbl! miticaU Stewes,thcir beaCUybrorhc:lhoufcS \1'"· Thu• hca thrcatncth that m hefroward and thcltke, So they that deligh1 in looking . hewzOP"w hzmfrljefrorvArd,PfaJ., 8.26.And, atJheredn1feof the wine, fhall haucrtddteies, Hee th41 foefldetb manz bt..d, bJ man (/,all hu as apunifhmentof their finne,Prou, :3. 30, b!aod be(hcdde, Gen. 9· 6. And, Allthat tak_e Thus God pumfl1cd thoprideof the women the fn·ord,foa/1 perifb ~~the fword,Marrh.z6, of lerufalem: for in f/Mdof a fweeu (aHollr, ~-Z. And,Heth4t(lqppeth h~ caru4t th1cruoj thtrew.u 4jlmk_c;tn.fiu.dojt~ girdle, arent; in l tf.Je poorc, Jl:all &rse 'tmto the Lord, "ndbee wt/1 jh,'fdofdrcffingof thchairc, baldnej[ei in ftcad 1 mt tx_Art ht?»~.J?rou. l_1. I 3• And, !ud_gtmtnt of 4 jim11cher, 4 girdingof (ac~ultJth,4nd hurh::-~,l.,t_;. mere~!1f~ fhfl/1 luettJhsm.that foewu ""mercy. nmgrnfle.~tdof beautie,Efa.J.Z4Andthusthc And, Woe 6ee to thee thatJPoilefl, andwafl not Lqrd fhuttevp euery 1\'ornbeof thehoufe of ECo.lJ.t. jpoiled, a~df!~e~wick,.dlf, AndtheJdidnotwic· Abimelech, b<caufo of Sara Abrabamzwifc, , kcd/1 •g.,nffthee: for ,.hen thou foa!t cea(e to B Gen.2o.18. Thus the wifcmanfaith,Beca<ife fpet!e, thou foalt beeJP•iled: andwhen thou foalt the Ifradiw wqrfoipped(erpents,.hich had nDI ma~e an end: if doing r.ick!d!J, thq foaB doe the v(<ofreafon,Rndvileb<nf/t, thr ~rd fent 4 wick.,:diJ~~gtUnfl tbu. Fo~with whttt it~dgunmt mulriiudeDfvnrrllfomzbie btA/IsAmong them (w me;H:.~dge, the; Jlu111 heeudgrd, 11ndwuhwh41 AVtngt~~n"t, thAt thry might /t11ow, thttt t:JJhtr&· 11ua{ure thtymae, it {l;iCIJbumMfuredrotbt"J )1'ith~trtutn{irtnetb,6ytheft~mt41/o jJJAOheekee Wif.U,IJ. againe. Neither doth God barely threaten p•»~foed. And this mannerof punilhingfin. t.llts, b~t he~: dorh lt in decde; in handhng ners i~ their kinde,lohacknowledgctll ro bee lloneu mtheir kindc,Gcu.l, I7.Btet~u(eth:m moH-10ll,when he faith,Jf mineheArthttuebin h11jl CAtenufthe tru, curfod Uthe tarth forth] dt~riued 61 awoman, flri{ lhttHe!aid r~~ttite at ~a~e, inforrow fo~lt tbou eatttf it all the d~tiu the doore cfmy n~igh6fJur:let f1J} wife grindev~- ( thy life. Thus God punHhed the filthie toamrbe.,.,m>ln,~tndlet,othermmbqwdo"flntvpon odomites in their kindelJrt that, for their hcr.Jqb 3 1.9,10. urningluil,hc rdinedvpor.rh~m fire anti brim· P(e. Fuft,herewc fee thciuUice ofGod in {lone from beauen,Gen.l9·•4· N ad•b and Aawarding 1hel•fl fencencc, n•y his·bountie i~ucenfl11g with /I range fire, were confumed C and fcueritie: his bountie, in rccompencing Rom.t r,u. wtth fire fcom hcauen,Leti~t. )1 o. 1,z. The mcnaboue theirdefcru;hisfeueritie,inpunl~ ke may bee faid of Adonib•;u/z; for as .)1ee fhinglinners according to their dcferts. For jcaufed feuenty Kings hauingihe thumbs of as hce will dcnie a9y tl>ingin iuflice that detheir hand~, a'nc\.of their tcete cutte otf, to ntcd CO Dlues 11 droppe of r111tcr tocoole his ~atbcr crummcs voder hi_stable,fo the Lord tongue,Luk.16,24,;os, fo hcwil rccompencc rewarded lum, ludg. J, 7• As Agags [word any thing in mcrcte, that will recompence a made W01)1Cn chlldletfcL fo his mother was ct~ppeaf~oldrwllter,Mattb.I0.4Z. T!1isinte· madcchildJctfc among other women, he·begritic in iudgementwit.houtpartialitie,is fig~ \. iog J,e\\en in peeccs before the Lord in GiJnified by rheR"hiuthrone, Reu. zo. u.and it . ~ai, 1.Sam.l s. JJ. Thus God pum01ed th~afcruesasa patterncand example for allludl dultcry and munlmof Dautd: for ashedefiges and Magifiratcs tofollow,inlayingiudg· lpJ another mans wifc,fohis ownefonne Ab· men1to the.rule,.aod righteoufnelfeto the fd•mde{;hd bzi wiuesin the Ji!ht ofall !(rat{,:. ballancq, Efay z8.17, ma~is,in hearing.cau· Samuel t(/, n .and his mu~thcr in OayingPfes indifferently, and determininiJ .equally, . ""h by tJle [,vorJ of the children of .Ammon, cx~PHnmg them(a• ll·were)byline &fquare, ' m rhat th< (~<ord did neuer dep•rt from hu as the mafon or carpenter doth his worke. b•.fe, :.Samuel IZ.IO, Becaufc 1hc Grm- D ThcGreciarnplap.<diu£licebctwixtLeoand .ms accounted preaching fopltfhne!Te,ifplea· Libra, thereby lijlnifyingthat theremu!! not fcJ God (asa fit and iu£1 punifl1ment of this onclt becouroge in executing,but alfo indif· \ tbc;r iinne) bJ the foolijbnef[e if preaching to ferenCJc in determining. The Egyptians ex- (aue them,that 6e/uue, I.Corinch.1.21,Thus prclfe thefame by tbc himgiJphieallfigure of E ·n d » Ch'J(oflqme bath obfcrued, the riCh gluta tn;lll without hands,winking with hiseycs; J;.';~d~:~~,.,wn was mzt with in his kindc: forwhert:u whereby is meantourvncorruptludge,who ~. ~ oden · he would nmg1uc Ltt~arut 4 crummt of Vret~~d bat.bno hands ro receiuebribes, noreyesto ::s •k nlm 1(0 flake h1~l1uuger, God wouldnot giuehim b.eb~Id..cthe pcrfon of thepoore, or refpec.'l: ~.::~,' .. :~t \-l droppe of tt arcr to coole his th1dl,Luk. 16. the perfon of the rich. And bcf~re our tri- .um11nfi a. j"\ilJ thercforchce. faith, ~e-~enon (emiMHit buoaJswee~Ofl1IDOnJyha_uethCpl6UrC of a •p.r gut- !mrfrrlc()Ydi.-zm,venttttP#U etnlht!mef{ult, Thus man, holdtnga baJbncc10 ~nehand, and a ii:J~un~,u :~c. hi! pumlhe,rh.fpiritual fornication~witb b.odi.. [word_ in .the orber, fignifymg by rhe.ba~. " 1 '' ly poll11tipn, becaufc the Ifraehtcs went a Jancem(!Judgement, bythcfword, cxecutl· whoring fromGod,rhcreforetheirdattghters on of iudgement. Foe as the baJJance put· ~-~c~tm.! h4rlov.~~a theirfPoufu whores, Hot. 4· teth no dJtferencc betweenegold~ and lead, : "·' J· And this iSI•erified in the Church of butgiuethan equal orvnequalp01fc to them 1 t\.nmc ;tt rhis day: for as he gaue vp rhehea~ both, not giumg ~ gre~ter wa1ght to the golde ..
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