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Badman's leg; and should be a caution to all of his friends that are living, lest they also fall by their sin into these sad judgments of God. But, as I said, Mr. Badman quickly forgot all; his conscience was choked before his leg was healed. And, therefore, before he was well of the fruit of one sin, he tempts God to send another judgment to seize upon him. And so he did quickly after.
Badman's brethren, for you know I told you before that he had brethren, and of the manner of their death. One of them killed himself, and the other, after a wicked life, died in utter despair. Now, I should not be afraid to conclude of both these, that they went by and through their death to hell. ATTEN. Pray tell me concerning the first, how he made away with himself?
Which then thou wilt do when thou showest mercy to the poor in thy selling to him, and when thou, for his sake because he is poor, undersellest the market. ATTEN. Well, Sir, now I have heard enough of Mr. Badman's naughtiness, pray now proceed to his death. WISE. Why, Sir, the sun is not so low, we have yet three hours to night.
Badman's house, that is, his heart, and soul, and body, for he went from a sinful life quietly out of this world. The stronger did not disturb by intercepting with sound repentance betwixt his sinful life and his quiet death. Therefore Mr. Badman is gone to hell. The strong man armed is the devil, and quietness is his security.
He submits him from the first to the best influences; he creates opportunities for repentance at every stage of a long career opportunities which the reprobate nature cannot profit by, yet increases its guilt by neglecting. Badman's term being out, his father gives him money and sets him up as a tradesman on his own account. Mr. Attentive considers this to have been a mistake. Mr.
I had it from them that I dare believe, who also themselves were eye and ear witnesses; and also that catched him in their arms, and saved him, when he would have leaped out of his chamber window, to have destroyed himself! ATTEN. Well, you have told me what were Mr. Badman's thoughts now, being sick, of his condition; pray tell me also what he then did when he was sick?
They are not to be found in the house of the good and godly man, for he, as his God, abhors them; but they are to be found in the house of evil doers, such as Mr. Badman's is. Are they there yet, notwithstanding God's forbidding, notwithstanding God's tokens of anger against those that do such things! O how loth is a wicked man to let go a sweet, a gainful sin, when he hath hold of it!
WISE. What I have said I believe is true; but as for the proud dames in England that profess, they have Moses and the prophets, and if they will not hear them, how then can we hope that they should receive good by such a dull-sounding ram's-horn as I am? However, I have said my mind, and now, if you will, we will proceed to some other of Mr. Badman's doings.
Badman, notwithstanding his cunning and crafty tricks to get money, did die, nobody can tell whether worth a farthing or no. ATTEN. He had all the bad tricks, I think, that it was possible for a man to have, to get money; one would think that he should have been rich. WISE. You reckon too fast, if you count these all his bad tricks to get money; for he had more besides. This was Mr. Badman's way.
I might at the first have begun with Mr. Badman's pride, only I think it is not the pride in infancy that begins to make a difference betwixt one and another, as did, and do those wherewith I began my relation of his life, therefore I passed it over, but now, since he had no more consideration of himself, and of his vile and sinful state, but to be proud when come to years, I have taken the occasion in this place to make mention of his pride.
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