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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman
The life and death of Mr. Badman presented to the world in a familiar dialogue between Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive / by John Bunyan ...
London: printed by J. A. for Nath. Ponder, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Wise. No, he could not, and the reason I have told you.
Atten. But do not bad Masters condemn themselves in condemning the badness of their servants.
Wise. Yes;1 in that they condemn that in another which they either have,2 or do allow in themselves. And the time will come, when that very sentence that hath gone out of their own mouths against the sins of others, themselves living and taking pleasure in the same, shall return with violence upon their own pates. The Lord pronounced Judgment against Baasha, 3as for all his evils in general, so for this in special, because he was like the house of Jeroboam, and yet killed him. This is Mr. Badmans Masters case, he is like his man, and yet he beats him. He is like ⟨p. 105⟩his man, and yet he rails at him for being bad.
- 1Ro. 14. 22.
- 2Bad Masters condemn themselves when they for badness beat their Bad servants.
- 31 King 16. 7.