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c._n 99_o &_o 100_o strabo_n in_o abundance_n of_o place_n tell_v we_o that_o bitumen_n be_v get_v both_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o out_o of_o fountain_n these_o be_v his_o word_n lib._n 16._o p._n 511._o great_a quantity_n of_o bitumen_n grow_v in_o babylonia_n of_o which_o eratosthenes_n speak_v after_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o liquid_a bitumen_n which_o they_o call_v naphtha_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o susiane_n the_o dry_a which_o will_v grow_v hard_a in_o babylonia_n a_o well_o of_o which_o stuff_n there_o be_v near_o naphtha_n consult_v likewise_o what_o he_o say_v of_o a_o fountain_n of_o bitumen_n in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o apolloniata_n lib._n 7._o p._n 219._o and_o the_o several_a author_n cite_v by_o be_v causaubon_n upon_o that_o place_n but_o as_o moses_n mention_n pit_n of_o bitumen_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n so_o likewise_o do_v herodotus_n l._n 6._o c._n 119._o tell_v we_o of_o a_o pit_n which_o afford_v three_o sort_n of_o thing_n for_o they_o 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therefore_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o soil_n this_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n upon_o which_o it_o happen_v as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o see_v that_o as_o the_o ground_n sink_v down_o a_o great_a lake_n of_o bitumen_n spring_v up_o in_o its_o room_n iii_o as_o the_o babylonian_a soil_n be_v wonderful_o fertile_a by_o reason_n it_o be_v irrigate_v by_o the_o euphrates_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n so_o the_o low_a most_o part_n of_o this_o large_a plain_n be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n of_o equal_a fecundity_n with_o it_o and_o as_o the_o babylonian_n who_o flow_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o plenty_n be_v addict_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o lust_n so_o the_o sodomite_n and_o their_o neighbour_n by_o the_o same_o infirmity_n of_o humane_a
which_o at_o uncertain_a season_n boil_v up_o from_o the_o bottom_n with_o bubbel_n like_o hot_a water_n and_o then_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o lake_n swell_v and_o resemble_v the_o rise_n of_o a_o hill_n it_o emit_v vast_a quantity_n of_o smoky_a ash_n that_o deceive_v the_o eyesight_n it_o immediate_o rust_v silver_n and_o brass_n and_o in_o short_a every_o thing_n that_o look_v bright_a and_o polish_a except_o gold_n alone_o when_o their_o utensil_n grow_v rusty_a the_o inhabitant_n know_v that_o a_o eruption_n of_o bitumen_n will_v soon_o happen_v for_o which_o reason_n they_o go_v in_o flat-bottomed_a boat_n make_v of_o reed_n to_o gather_v it_o bitumen_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o earth_n which_o be_v melt_v by_o the_o heat_n spread_v mighty_o but_o with_o a_o little_a cold_a water_n be_v soon_o condense_a again_o into_o a_o solid_a body_n and_o therefore_o need_v incision_n several_n other_o sign_n convince_v we_o that_o in_o the_o soil_n of_o this_o country_n there_o be_v actual_a fire_n for_o they_o show_v we_o rough_a rock_n burn_v up_o near_o mosais_n and_o cavern_n wrought_v out_o in_o several_a place_n the_o earth_n full_a of_o ash_n drop_n of_o pitch_n distil_v from_o the_o rock_n the_o river_n hot_a and_o cast_v forth_o a_o unsavoury_a smell_n and_o their_o house_n frequent_o throw_v down_o so_o that_o what_o the_o native_n of_o the_o place_n relate_v may_v very_o well_o be_v credit_v viz._n that_o thirteen_o city_n be_v former_o inhabit_v in_o this_o tract_n of_o ground_n the_o metropolis_n of_o which_o sodom_n have_v still_o the_o compass_n of_o sixty_o furlong_n visible_o remain_v that_o by_o earthquake_n together_o with_o violent_a eruption_n of_o fire_n and_o hot_a bituminous_a sulphurous_a water_n a_o great_a lake_n be_v make_v that_o the_o stone_n take_v fire_n that_o some_o of_o the_o city_n be_v swallow_v up_o and_o other_o abandon_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o can_v make_v their_o escape_n erastothenes_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o country_n be_v overwhelm_v by_o store_n of_o subterranean_a pool_n we_o will_v now_o introduce_v tacitus_n to_o confirm_v what_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o strabo_n who_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o his_o history_n ch_n 6._o a_o lake_n of_o a_o mighty_a compass_n resemble_v a_o sea_n but_o of_o a_o more_o odious_a taste_n and_o for_o the_o noisomness_n of_o the_o smell_v that_o proceed_v from_o it_o often_o fatal_a to_o the_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v neither_o agitate_a by_o the_o wind_n nor_o do_v it_o harbour_v any_o fish_n or_o fowl_n accustom_v to_o the_o water_n at_o certain_a season_n of_o the_o year_n it_o throw_v up_o bitumen_n the_o use_n of_o gather_v which_o experience_n have_v teach_v as_o it_o have_v do_v other_o arts._n not_o far_a from_o thence_o be_v field_n which_o they_o report_v to_o have_v be_v extreme_o fruitful_a in_o former_a time_n and_o inhabit_v by_o large_a and_o populous_a city_n but_o afterward_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o thunder_n bolt_n the_o footstep_n of_o which_o calamity_n be_v still_o remain_v but_o that_o the_o earth_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v parch_v and_o burn_v up_o have_v whole_o lose_v its_o fertility_n for_o every_o thing_n whether_o it_o grow_v spontanious_o or_o be_v plant_v by_o man_n whether_o herb_n or_o flower_n or_o arrive_v to_o full_a maturity_n if_o compress_v moulder_n away_o immediate_o into_o ash_n therefore_o as_o i_o ready_o grant_v that_o some_o famous_a city_n be_v here_o destroy_v by_o lightning_n in_o time_n past_a so_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v infect_v by_o steam_n from_o the_o lake_n and_o the_o circum-ambient_a air_n corrupt_v which_o putrify_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o lake_n likewise_o have_v be_v describe_v by_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n 19_o by_o pliny_n l._n 5._o c._n 16._o and_o by_o solinus_n c._n 36._o who_o the_o reader_n if_o he_o think_v fit_a may_v consult_v when_o he_o please_v we_o will_v not_o here_o examine_v the_o particular_n they_o relate_v although_o we_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o abundance_n of_o false_a report_n have_v be_v utter_v upon_o this_o subject_a we_o will_v only_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o several_a name_n it_o go_v by_o with_o all_o convenient_a brevity_n every_o one_o know_v wherefore_o it_o receive_v the_o name_n of_o asphaltites_n since_o it_o so_o plentiful_o abound_v in_o asphaltus_n or_o bitumen_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v frequent_o call_v the_o salt_n sea_n in_o scripture_n be_v because_o the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o lake_n sea_n and_o because_o two_o other_o lake_n viz._n that_o of_o semechon_n and_o genesareth_n receive_v the_o river_n jordan_n in_o his_o passage_n above_o both_o which_o be_v fresh_a water_n therefore_o this_o three_o to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o they_o be_v call_v the_o salt_n sea_n otherwise_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n be_v likewise_o salt_n although_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o saltness_n in_o succeed_a time_n it_o be_v call_v the_o dead_a sea_n not_o because_o the_o water_n of_o it_o be_v immovable_a as_o justin_n pretend_v l._n 36.3_o but_o because_o as_o josephus_n inform_v we_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v it_o have_v no_o fish_n in_o it_o the_o abovementioned_a writer_n that_o give_v a_o description_n of_o this_o lake_n confirm_v the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n to_o who_o we_o will_v add_v two_o eye-witness_n first_o pausanias_n who_o in_o his_o five_o book_n express_o tell_v we_o he_o see_v the_o river_n jordan_n which_o run_v through_o the_o lake_n of_o tiberias_n fall_v into_o another_o lake_n call_v the_o dead_a sea_n by_o who_o it_o be_v consume_v and_o afterward_o add_v this_o lake_n be_v void_a of_o fish_n who_o turn_v back_o to_o their_o accustom_a water_n as_o from_o a_o manifest_a danger_n the_o second_o be_v st._n jerome_n who_o upon_o the_o 47th_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n if_o jordan_n say_v he_o swell_v by_o the_o rain_n carry_v any_o fish_n into_o it_o they_o immediate_o die_v and_o float_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o fat_a water_n vi_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o lake_n now_o let_v we_o proceed_v to_o say_v something_o of_o its_o bank_n and_o the_o circumjacent_a country_n beside_o what_o we_o have_v already_o relate_v of_o it_o by_o the_o by_o josephus_n speak_v of_o the_o territory_n about_o sodom_n thus_o express_v himself_o near_o this_o lake_n say_v he_o be_v sodomitis_n former_o a_o delicious_a and_o fertile_a land_n and_o famous_a for_o the_o riches_n of_o its_o city_n but_o now_o whole_o burn_v up_o after_o this_o he_o go_v on_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n so_o that_o you_o will_v rather_o think_v that_o tacitus_n or_o any_o pagan_a author_n speak_v rather_o than_o josephus_n the_o report_v run_v that_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v destroy_v by_o thunderbolt_n indeed_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o divine_a fire_n and_o the_o resemblance_n of_o five_o city_n be_v still_o to_o be_v see_v the_o sight_n of_o which_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o story_n that_o be_v tell_v of_o the_o country_n about_o sodom_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n philo_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o second_o book_n concern_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n the_o monument_n of_o that_o unspeakable_a destruction_n be_v to_o this_o day_n show_v in_o syria_n ruin_n ash_n brimstone_n smoak_n and_o a_o slender_a small_a flame_n still_o break_v forth_o certain_a indication_n of_o fire_n st._n judas_n in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o his_o epistle_n seem_v to_o have_v his_o eye_n upon_o this_o where_o he_o say_v that_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o the_o neighbour_a city_n be_v propose_v as_o a_o spectacle_n bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o everlasting_a fire_n this_o fire_n which_o for_o so_o many_o age_n be_v feed_v by_o the_o bituminous_a matter_n and_o perhaps_o still_o continue_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o pliny_n l._n 2._o c._n 106._o say_v that_o the_o mountain_n chimaera_n in_o phaselis_n burn_v night_n and_o day_n with_o a_o immortal_a flame_n after_o ctesias_n who_o have_v use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o signification_n in_o greek_a diogenes_n laertius_n l._n 8._o §_o 75._o thus_o speak_v to_o empedocles_n who_o be_v report_v to_o have_v throw_v himself_o headlong_o into_o aetna_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v drink_v fire_n out_o of_o immortal_a cup_n learned_a man_n be_v mistake_v who_o imagine_v that_o this_o fire_n which_o burn_v down_o the_o city_n of_o this_o famous_a valley_n be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o eternity_n or_o because_o it_o be_v not_o extinguish_v till_o it_o have_v destroy_v every_o thing_n for_o it_o flame_v long_o after_o that_o and_o both_o interpretation_n
be_v unnatural_a nor_o be_v that_o incomparable_a man_n dr._n hammond_n happy_a in_o his_o conjecture_n than_o the_o rest_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o eternal_a pain_n of_o hell_n be_v here_o signify_v as_o likewise_o in_o matth._n 18.8_o and_o several_a other_o place_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o city_n second_o he_o observe_v that_o a_o present_a punishment_n be_v mean_v here_o since_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v propose_v as_o a_o spectacle_n although_o he_o have_v use_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n before_o from_o whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o other_o fire_n be_v past_a and_o go_v however_o the_o monument_n of_o that_o punishment_n as_o we_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n still_o continue_v nor_o can_v the_o sodomite_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v propose_v as_o a_o spectacle_n qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la poterant_fw-la i._n e._n who_o can_v not_o be_v show_v therefore_o our_o interpretation_n be_v the_o most_o simple_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n which_o be_v allow_v we_o may_v still_o say_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o city_n destroy_v be_v still_o leave_v to_o be_v see_v by_o we_o brocardus_n indeed_o in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n part_v the_o first_o ch_n 7._o §_o 25._o the_o dead_a sea_n say_v he_o be_v always_o smoke_v and_o duskish_a like_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n as_o i_o have_v behold_v it_o with_o my_o own_o eye_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o noisome_a vapour_n that_o proceed_v from_o it_o the_o author_n of_o the_o poem_n concern_v sodom_n seem_v to_o have_v think_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o he_o conclude_v alâ—_n with_o these_o verse_n hae_fw-la sodomum_fw-la &_o gomorûm_fw-la signata_fw-la in_o scecûla_fw-la paena_fw-la gentibus_fw-la injustis_fw-la queis_fw-la pectora_fw-la dura_fw-la timorem_fw-la deservere_n dei_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la jura_fw-la tuero_fw-la inque_fw-la unum_fw-la dominum_fw-la rerum_fw-la spectare_fw-la docebunt_fw-la the_o adjoin_a country_n which_o escape_v the_o water_n of_o the_o lacus_n asphaltites_n be_v as_o moses_n call_v it_o deut._n 19.23_o brimstone_n salt_n and_o combustion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v burn_v up_o with_o a_o sulphureous_a fire_n and_o change_v into_o a_o salt_n and_o consequent_o a_o barren_a soil_n the_o holy_a writer_n when_o they_o will_v terrify_v sinner_n with_o the_o most_o horrible_a punishment_n be_v use_v to_o compare_v they_o with_o those_o of_o the_o sodomite_n see_v isaiah_n 13.19_o and_o c._n 34.10_o jeremiah_n 20.16_o and_o c._n 50.40_o lamentation_n 4.6_o ezekiel_n 16.49_o hosea_n 11.8_o amos_n 4.11_o st._n luke_n 17.29_o st._n peter_n ep._n 2._o c._n 2.6_o they_o seem_v likewise_o to_o allude_v to_o this_o or_o rather_o use_v expression_n borrow_v from_o hence_o when_o they_o describe_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o other_o world_n under_o the_o representation_n of_o eternal_a fire_n of_o smoak_n ascend_v for_o ever_o of_o a_o lake_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n as_o revelation_n c._n 14._o v._n 10_o 11._o c._n 21.8_o likewise_o the_o heathen_a poet_n because_o perhaps_o they_o look_v upon_o these_o vulcano_n or_o fiery_a mountain_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o chimney_n of_o hell_n feign_a that_o there_o be_v river_n of_o burn_a brimstone_n in_o the_o region_n below_o vii_o but_o to_o omit_v a_o far_a disquisition_n of_o this_o matter_n because_o it_o require_v a_o large_a volume_n we_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o observe_v that_o several_a circumstance_n of_o a_o fable_n in_o ovid_n metamorphosis_n l._n 8._o seem_v to_o derive_v their_o original_a from_o this_o history_n as_o 1._o jupiter_n and_o mercury_n like_o the_o two_o angel_n in_o this_o story_n put_v on_o human_a shape_n and_o travel_v 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believe_v that_o the_o nymph_n be_v bear_v with_o oak_n and_o that_o they_o die_v along_o with_o they_o and_o perhaps_o they_o borrow_v this_o opinion_n from_o the_o oriental_a nation_n as_o they_o do_v several_a more_o thus_o we_o find_v in_o plutarch_n de_fw-fr oracul_fw-la defectu_fw-la that_o cleombrotus_n suppose_v those_o deity_n that_o have_v be_v the_o precedent_n of_o oracle_n former_o to_o be_v dead_a upon_o which_o follow_v the_o famous_a story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o pan_n the_o great_a and_o other_o relation_n of_o that_o nature_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o nymph_n and_o daemon_n or_o their_o god_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n be_v common_o believe_v to_o be_v mortal_a although_o they_o be_v long-lived_a therefore_o abraham_n seem_v to_o have_v oppose_v the_o everlasting_a god_n who_o have_v no_o beginning_n and_o who_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o end_n to_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o a_o opinion_n receive_v by_o the_o eastern_a people_n and_o there_o be_v set_v meat_n before_o he_o to_o eat_v but_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v till_o i_o have_v tell_v my_o errand_n in_o the_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o receive_v stranger_n and_o entertain_v they_o with_o a_o repast_n before_o they_o ask_v they_o any_o question_n thus_o after_o nestor_n have_v give_v a_o plentiful_a meal_n to_o telemachus_n odyssey_n l_o 3._o and_o the_o other_o have_v eat_v as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a then_o at_o last_o the_o old_a gentleman_n think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o examine_v he_o it_o be_v best_a to_o ask_v news_n of_o stranger_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n after_o they_o have_v fill_v their_o belly_n nay_o sometime_o several_a day_n pass_v over_o their_o head_n before_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o lay_v down_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o come_n thus_o esdras_n and_o his_o companion_n who_o bring_v the_o vessel_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n stay_v three_o day_n in_o jerusalem_n before_o they_o restore_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n thus_o iliad_n 8._o homer_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o king_n of_o lycia_n entertain_v bellerophon_n for_o nine_o day_n successive_o and_o that_o when_o the_o ten_o morning_n appear_v he_o begin_v to_o ask_v he_o question_n dare_v phrygius_n speak_v of_o antenon_n who_o be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o peleus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o latter_a wellcomed_n he_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n but_o on_o the_o four_o inquire_v upon_o what_o message_n he_o come_v die_v quarto_fw-la rogat_fw-la eum_fw-la quid_fw-la venerit_fw-la after_o the_o same_o manner_n laban_n here_o take_v abraham_n servant_n within_o door_n and_o set_v some_o meat_n before_o he_o though_o he_o have_v no_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o no_o question_n but_o the_o other_o find_v that_o god_n have_v direct_o send_v he_o to_o abraham_n relation_n be_v in_o pain_n till_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o errand_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o name_n ch_z 32.22_o some_o interpreter_n suspect_v that_o jacob_n know_v his_o antagonist_n with_o who_o he_o wrestle_v to_o be_v a_o angel_n because_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o bless_v he_o but_o then_o this_o passage_n make_v they_o at_o a_o stand_n for_o how_o can_v he_o imagine_v to_o be_v a_o jot_n the_o better_a after_o he_o know_v the_o angel_n name_n we_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v the_o name_n of_o those_o with_o who_o we_o have_v any_o deal_n because_o when_o we_o once_o know_v that_o we_o may_v find_v out_o who_o and_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o be_v by_o inquire_v of_o those_o that_o be_v better_o acquaint_v with_o they_o but_o since_o there_o be_v no_o correspondence_n between_o we_o and_o the_o angel_n after_o we_o know_v the_o name_n of_o two_o or_o three_o of_o they_o we_o know_v they_o no_o more_o than_o we_o do_v before_o thus_o manoah_n who_o take_v the_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o for_o a_o prophet_n desire_v he_o to_o tell_v he_o his_o name_n and_o subjoin_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o when_o thy_o say_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v we_o may_v do_v thou_o honour_n that_o be_v give_v thou_o all_o the_o respect_n that_o be_v usual_o pay_v to_o a_o prophet_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o other_o eastern_a people_n talk_v much_o of_o the_o name_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o follow_a time_n but_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o in_o jacob_n day_n such_o notion_n be_v current_a nor_o do_v we_o find_v the_o least_o footstep_n of_o they_o in_o the_o bible_n before_o daniel_n ask_v i_o never_o so_o much_o dowry_n and_o gift_n ch_n 34.12_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o that_o age_n for_o the_o suitor_n to_o offer_v present_n to_o the_o young_a woman_n parent_n as_o appear_v plain_o by_o this_o passage_n thus_o also_o in_o the_o heroical_a