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A36192 The cry of Sodom enquired into; upon occasion of the arraignment and condemnation of Benjamin Goad, for his prodigious villany. Together with a solemn exhortation to tremble at Gods judgements, and to abandon youthful lusts. S.D. Danforth, Samuel, 1626-1674. 1674 (1674) Wing D176; ESTC R214395 23,115 32

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Brothel-house yea a Cage of unclean Birds yea a very Hog-sty What horrid Profaneness what hellish Sacriledge is this Reas 4. Because the sin of Uncleanness is most off●nsive and displeasing to the holy Spirit of God Gen. 6 3. The Lord said My Spirit shall not alwayes strive with man because he also is flesh and ver 6. It repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth and it grieved him at his heart Corrupt Communication grieves the holy Spirit of God Ephes 4. 29 30. They that are sensual are destitute of the Spirit Jude ver 19. The stinking Lake of Sodom is not so unsavoury and loathsome to the Traveller that passeth by as the lewd and filthy person is to the most holy God Such are the abhorred of the Lord Prov. 22. 14. Reas 5. Because the sin of Uncleanness provokes God to indignation and augments his fierce wrath against vile sinners Jer. 5. 9. Shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord and shall not my soul be avenged on such a Nation as this Ephes 5. 6. Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience Where do the Guests of the strange woman lodge In such a Tavern or Ordinary nay they lodge in the depths of Hell Prov. 9. 18. Fornicators Adulterers unclean and eff●minate persons and Abusers of themselves with mankinde have no inheritance in the Kingdome of God but are shut out among the Dogs and cast into the Lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death 1 Cor. 69 10. Gal. 5. 19 21. Eph. 5. 5. Rev. 21. 8 27. 22. 15. VSE I. Of Instruction This may serve to Vindica●e the holy Name of God and clear in Throne in his dreadful Severity toward this vile and wicked Youth in making him a Pattern and Monument of his fierce Wrath and Indignation It may be some among us stand astonished and amazed at this fearfull and tremendous hand of God in making such a Youth a Childe of Religious Parents and that in his tender years such a Dreadful Example of Divine Vengeance I pray consider 1. The heinous and atrocious nature of his Sin and Transgression It is a Crying sin it makes a ●lamorous noise in the ears of the holy God it will not suffer God to rest in Heaven It doth not onely trouble our Isra●l but it troubles and disquiets the God of Israel This his sin is exceeding grievous in the sight of God it is an Abomination it is Confusion It defiles the Land the Earth groans under the burthen of such Wickedness You pity his Youth and tender years but I pray pity the holy Law of God which is shamefully violated pity the glorious Name of God which is horribly profaned pity the Land which is fearfully polluted and defiled 2. Consider the Equity of Gods severe Dispensation towards this vile Youth The Lord hath proceeded slowly and leisurely and hath endured this wicked Youth with much long-suffering untill his sin grew to this prodigious height and cried for Vengeance For as he himself confesseth he lived in Disobedience to his Parents in Lying Stealing Sabbath-breaking and was wont to flee away from Catechism He would not hearken to the Voice of God and therefore he gave him up to his own hearts lust He was extremely addicted to Sloth and Idleness which is a great breeder and cherisher of U●cleanness The standing Pool gathers filth and harbours Toads and filthy Vermine Lust is usually warm and stirring in idle bosomes He gave himself to Self-pollution and o●her Sodomitical wickedness He often attempted Buggery with several Beasts before God-left him to commit it at last God gave him over to it and he continued in the frequent practise thereof for several Moneths Being at length by the good hand of God brought under the Yoke of Government and Serv●ce which might have bridled and restrained him from such wickednes● he violently brake away from his Master and with an high hand boldly and impudently like a childe of Belial shook off that Yoke of God casting reproach and disgrace upon his Master Having now obtained a licentious liberty he grew so impudent in his wickedness as to commit this horrid Villany in the sight of the Sun and in the open field even at Noon-day proclaiming his sin like Sodom Though he be a Youth in respect of years yet he is grown old in wickedness and ripe for Vengeance The Church cannot be cleansed untill this wicked person be put away from among us Ishmael stood in the same relation to the Church of God was younger in years yet being convict of a heinous Transgression though far inferiour to this before us was cast out and that according to the Commandment of God Gen. 21. 9 10 11 12. If we will not pronounce such a Villain Accursed we must be content to bear the Curse our selves The Land cannot be cleansed untill it hath spued out this U●clean Beast The execution of Justice upon such a notorious Malefactor is the onely way to turn away the wrath of God from us and to consecrate our selves to the Lord and obtain his Blessing upon us Numb 25. 4. Hang them up before the Lord against the Sun that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel Exod. 32. 29. Consecrate your selves to day to the Lord even every man upon his Son and upon his Brother that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day VSE II. Of Exhortation unto us all To sanctifie the Name of God in this tremendous Dispensation in making such an one amongst us a Sign and an Example of Vengeance When Nadab and Abibu were burnt with fire for offering strange fire before the Lord M●ses said unto Aaron This is that which the Lord spake saying I will be sanctified in them that come nigh to me and before all the people I will be glorified Lev. 10. 3. This is the right interpretation and true improvement of such signal and judicial Strokes viz. To sanctifie the Name of God according to his Word and give him the honour and glory due unto his Name Psal 9. 16. The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands Higgaion Selah This is a deep Meditation Let us look upon this sad and woful Example with diligent Observation let it sink down into our hearts ponder and weigh it in the Causes Circumstances and Aggravations thereof Let our thoughts dwell upon this lasting Monument of Divine Wrath. Content we not our selves with transient thoughts in contemplating such a permanent Sign and Example of Vengeance left God lose of that Honour and Glory which he expects from us and we fail of that Spiritual fruit which we might and ought to reap thereby Quest How should we sanctifie the Name of God in this tremendous Dispensation Ans I. In general Fear and Tremble before this holy Lord God Isa 8. 13. Sanctifie the Lord
after stollen wa●ers Pride is the object of Gods special hatred and abhorrency Prov. 16. 5. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord. Pride provokes the Lord to withdraw his grace and Spirit and plunge them into this filthy puddle God resisteth the p●oud Jam. 4. 6. He that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall into this deep pit Prov. 22. 14. 2. Beware of Fulness of Bread i. e. Gluttony and Drunkenness This was another of the sins of Sodom and it is the very fodder and fuell of the sin of Vncleanness Jer. 5. 7 8. When I had ●ed them to the full then they committed Adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots houses They were as fed horses in the morning every one neighed after his neighbours wife 2 Pet. 2. 13 14. Sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you having eyes full of Adult●ry and that cannot cease from sin The unclean Spirit findes no rest in dry places in sober and temperate livers but loves to wallow in the m●re of Riot and Intemperance The sensual and voluptuous Epicure is a sit Sty for the unclean Spirit to lodge in Christ hath given us solemn warning to take heed of Excess Luke 21. 34. Take heed to your selves lest any time your hearts be over-charged with surfetting and drunk●nness and cares of this life and so that day come up●n you unawares 'T is a lamentable thing to see Christians Belly-gods Phil. 3. 18 19. 3. Be●are of Sl●th and Idleness This was another of Sodoms sins and it is the Nurse and Fosterer of vile lusts Stow b●l●ies are usually evil beasts Tit. 1. 12. When men are sluggish and slothful in the work which God calls them unto the Devil will s●t them about his drudgery The standing waters pu●risie and grow corrupt and noisome The untilled ground is soon overgrown with stinking Weeds The beginning of Davids fall was ●●s ●l●th He gave himself to carnal ease and rest rolling himself upon his bed when he should have been in the Field sighting the Bat●els of the Lord thereupon Satan assaulted him and tempted him to uncleanness 2 Sam. 11. 1 2 3. Of Idleness cometh no good Laziness breeds Lewdness No business debauch●ry By doing nothing men learn to do evil While the Oyster opens its shell to the Sun the Crab thrusteth in its Claws and devoureth the Oyster Idle and slothful persons are easily made a prey by Satan Otia si tollas c. If you would escape the darts of Lust avoid Idleness and Sloth 4. Beware of Disobedience to Parents and Masters in Families and of ●asting off the Yoke of Government which would check and restrain the Enormities of Youth The younger Son who would have his portion and live at his own hand grew riotous debauched devoured his substance with Harlots L●ke 15. 12 30. The Sons of Ell were Sons of Belial they cast off the yoke of government and soon became Gluttons and Adulterers 5. Beware of evil Company the society of vicious and lascivious persons A little Leaven leaveneth the whole lump A Companion of fools shall be destroyed Prov. 13. 20. He that is a Companion of riotous men shameth his father Prov. 28. 7. Wise-hearted Joseph fleeth his Mistresses company he would not so much as be with her alone in the room 'T is dangerous bringing our Corruptions and Temptations to an interview Dinah out of curiosity goes abroad into the City to see the daughters of the Land to observe their Persons Habits Fashions and Behaviour but she is more curiously viewed and is tak●n and defloured G●n 34. 1 2. Israels ta●ling and talking and feasting with a company of le●d women brought more mischief upon them then all the Host of Moab and Midi●● yea then all the Enchantments of Balaam could do N●mb 25. 1 2 3. 31. 16. One root of bitterness may defi●e many The strange woman increaseth transgressors among men Prov. 23. 28. 6. Beware of Irreligion and Profaneness Israel would not hearken to Gods voice nor be content with the Lord alone for their Portion therefore he gave them over to their own hearts lusts Psal 81. 11 12. The Gentiles liked not to retain God in knowledge but grew vain in their imaginations representing the true God by Images of Men and Beasts wherefore God gave them over to vile affections and to a minde void of judgement so that they ran mad into Sodomiticall wickedness Rom. 1. 18 21 24 28. If men grieve away the holy Spirit of God it is just with God to let loose the unclean Spirit and give him a Commission to haunt them A profane person may easily be come a Fornicator Heb. 12. 16. He that despiseth the holy Ordinances and Spiritual Priviledges preferring the satisfaction of his sensual Appetite above Gospel-mercies may easily fall into the sin of Uncleanness The children of disobedience who cannot be perswaded to embrace the Gospel and yield up themselves in professed subjection to Christ they are usually addicted to vile lusts Col. 3. 5 6. Eph. 5. 5 6. Secondly Let the fear and dread of God move and provoke such as are guilty of the sin of Vncleanness timously to Repent and turn to God lest they also perish Luke 13. 3 5. Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish If God hath not spared this lewd Youth but made him an Example how shall he spare thee who art an old practitioner in Sodomitical wickedness Do not linger nor defer thy Repentance but hasten out of Sodom and flee to the Mountains lest thou be consumed in this iniquity Call to minde all thy former lewdness thine unclean Speculations vile affections unchaste desires filthy jestings dishonest and vicious practises and lament and bewail them with bitterness and anguish of Soul Solomon having applied his heart wisely to finde out his own wickedness madness and folly crieth out I finde more bitter then death the Woman whose heart is snares and nets and her hands as bands Eccles 7. 26. Is the heart of the holy God broken with thy whorish heart and shall not thy whorish heart be broken The onely Sacrifice which God requires of thee is a broken and contrite heart none other will he accept at thine hand Psal 51. 17. Imitable is the Example of that woman in Luke 7. who had been infamous for Uncleanness and became famous for Repentance She stood at Jesus feet behinde him weeping and began to wash his feet with tears and did wipe them with the hairs of her head and kissed his fe●t and anointed them with the Ointment ver 38. She findes more bitterness in her lascivious Courses then ever she found sweetness Her eyes had been formerly full of Adultery now are they filled with the salt Tears of Repentance Her hair she was wont to plair and adorn her self therewith to please her Paramours but now she makes it a Towel to wipe the feet of Christ Her lips which she formerly used to unclean