& To wit, Carnally. See Gen: 24: 16: Num: 31: v8: Judg: 11: 39: { Whatſoever your purpoſe or pleaſure is. See the ſame Phraſe, Gen: 20: I5. and 41: 37: Numb: 24: 1, &c. A moſt imprudent and ſinful Motion, whereby he yielded to one fin to prevent another, contrary to Romans 3: 8: and expo'ed his Daughters chaſtity which he was obliged to preſerve, and which indeed he had no power to expoſe, eſpecially ſeing they were betrothed to other men, wv: 14: Bur it is ſomeextenuarion of hisSin thar it proceeded from his great Charity and Kindneſs to Strangers, and that he was at this time under a great perturbation and diſcon poſure of mind. + That they might be preſerved from ſuch outrages. of the thing, though not of thoſe Perſons. See the Note on Ger: 18: 5. 4. e. ) Under the proteQion of my Houſe. Shadow is of put for protein or defence, as Judges 9: 15: Pſalm 36: 7. Jer:48:45.
9 And they ſaid, Stand back ». And they ſaid again, This one fcliew came in to ſojourn s, and he will needs be a judge p : now will we deal wor wich thee than with them. And they preſſed ſore upon the man, ever
Lor, and came near to break the doors
» Or, Go further off, i. e. out of our way ? ſtand not between us and the door, or come hither : That ſo they might ſeize him, and proceed in the duiigned wickedneſs. o q. 4d. One man, and he too bur a Stranger, preſumeth to oppoſe the whole Society of the Na-
tive Citizens. p Heb. In judging he will judge. This buſy-body, if
not reſtrained in time, will take Authority to himſelf to cenſure, reprove, and condemn us from time to time. 10 Buc the mer pur forth their hand, and pulled Lot
into the houſe to them, and ſhut te the door.
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of che houſe with, blindneſs q, both ſmall and great : 1;:.1.
{o that they wearied themſelves to find the door. 9 Heb. With Blindneſs, 7. e. with a blindneſs both of Body and
Mind. It was nor a total blindneſs, as if they quite loſt the uſe of
their Eyes, for they faw the Houſe, tho nor the Door, but it was a great dimneſs and confuſion of their Sight, and a diſturbance in their common Senſe, by which they were made unable to diſtin»
gutth between differing Perſons or Places ; as it was alſo with the Syrians, 2 Kings 6: 18: as it 1s in ſome meaſure with ſome drunkards, who, tho their Eyes be open, c#nnot diſtinguiſh berween things thar differ. And this was very eaſy for Angels to do by a ſmall alteration either in their Sight, or in the Air, whereby either the Door might appear to them like the ſolid Wall, or the 1everal parts of the Wall like ſo many Doors. .
12 4 And the mca ſaid unto Lot, Haſt thou here any beſides 2 ſon in law, and thy ſons, and thy daughters, and whatſoever thou haft in the city, bring them out of this place; BE |
13 For, we will deſtroy this place : becauſe the * cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD hath ſent us to deſtroy it. |
14 And Lot went out, and ſpake unto his ſons: in
| law, which married 7 his daughters, and ſaid, Up, ex
ye out of this-place,for the LORD will deſtroy this cicy: but he ſeemed as one that mocked unto his ſons in law. 7 Heb: Took, or were taking, or about to take, to wit, either to
Eſpouſe, or ro Marry. Compare Gen: 6: 2. and 24: 3: and 28. 6. Deut: 7: 3. Anciently Pe.fons were firit eſpouſed, and after ſome
time, the Marriage was conſummated.
15 45 And when the morning aroſe, then the angels haſtned Lot, ſaying, Ariſe, take thy wife, and thy ewo daughters which Þ are here £, leſt thou be conſum- ed in the * iniquity of the city.
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Whence ſome gather that he had two other Daugh-ers married to two Sodomitiſh Men, who by their Husbands perſwiſton and exam< ple,ſtaid,and periſhed in thoſe Flames. Burt this isaot neceſſary:For this Phraſe may be applied to the Daughters br way of diſtinftion from their Spouſes 0: Husbands. 9. d. Tarry 10 longer in expeQa- tion of thy Sons-in-law, who are abſent, an# mult be given up for loſt, bur take thy Daughters which are four! and preſent with thes, and go thy way.
16. And while he lingred z, tie men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand © his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters ; tle LORD being merciful unto him ; and they brouglt him forth, and fcc him
without the city. _ ; : ; Either through loathneſs t part with all his Eſtate, or to loſe his Sons-in-law : Or, through-ſtoniſhment and diſtr:&1on of Mind,
which made him both liſtleſ and impotent.
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2 Per: 2:6: Jude 7:
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XIX. h S them forth abroad, that he « faid, Eſcape for thy life x; look not behind thee y, neither ſtay thou inall the plain:
eſcape tothe mountain, leſt thou be conſumed.