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1. Their humanity.

(1)  They showed themselves susceptible of human influence.

(2)  They appeared in human form.

(3)  They partook of human food.

2. Their power.

I. THAT THEY HAVE A NATURE SUPERIOR TO HUMAN INFIRMITIES.

II. THAT THEY REGARD PARENTS AS ESPECIALLY BOUND TO SEEK THE WELFARE OF THEIR FAMILIES.

III. THAT THEY REGARD SIN AS TOUCHING THE HEART OF THE GREAT GOD.

1. God being omniscient is cognisant of every sin.

2. God being holy must be pained by every sin.

IV. THAT THEY REGARD THEMSELVES AS DIVINELY COMMISSIONED TO INFLICT CALAMITIES WHERE THERE IS SIN. Conclusion:

1. Life is solemn.

2. God is great.

3. Sin is ruinous.

(Homilist.)

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KJV: And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

WEB: The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,