The Life and Death of Mr. Badman

Atten. Can you not give one some example of Gods Judgements upon liars, that one may tell them to liars when one hears them lye, if perhaps they may by the hearing thereof, be made afraid, and ashamed to lye.

Atten. Can you not give one some example of Gods Judgements upon lyers, that one may tell them to lyers when one hears them lye, if perhaps they may by the hearing thereof, be made afraid, and ashamed to lye.

Wise. Examples! why,^* Sapphira and his wife are examples enough to put a stop, one would think, to a spirit addicted thereto, for they both were stricken down dead for telling a lye,² and that by God himself, •n the midst of a company of people. But if Gods threatening of Liars with Hell-fire, and with the loss of the Kingdom of Heaven, will not prevail with them to leave off to lie •nd make lies, it cannot be imagined that a relation of temporal judgements that have swept liars •ut of the World heretofore, should so it. Now, as I said, this Lying was one of the first sins that Mr. Badman was addicted to, and he could ⟨p. 18⟩make them and tell them fearfully.

Wise. Examples! why,^* Saphi•a and his wife are examples enough to put a stop, one would think, to a spirit addicted thereto, for they both were stricken down dead for telling a lye,² and that by God himself, n the midst of a company of people. But if Gods threatning of Liers with Hell-fire, and with the loss of the Kingdom of Heaven, will not preail with them to leave off to lie nd make lies, it cannot be imained that a relation of temporal udgements that have swept liers ut of the World heretofore, should so it. Now, as I said, this Lying was one of the first sins that Mr. Badman was addicted to, and he could