Godliness, Nay, do not mistake your self, for to attend upon me, and to lead a Godly Life, is business of the greatest Concernment in the World: Were you not made and sent hither on purpose *to serve and honour your Creator, and not to live like a Brute to satisfy your Lust, and serve the Devil as heretofore you have done; and if you do persist in these Courses, be sure you will perish in Hell at last for evermore.
Upon this, the Young Gallant was in a great Rage, and swore Damn him, he would be revenged on him, and on all his Friends, and never endure True Godliness more. Nay, and presently all his Companions and Attendants who were in his House (mentioned before) stirred him up to fall upon Godliness immediately, and force him away. Pride swelled like a Toad, Vain-glory vaunted himself, and both bid him disdain the very motion Godliness had made. Time-server and Please-friends bid him mind what was the All-a-mode of the Times, and do as other Young Gallants did. Scornful looked with Contempt upon True Godliness, Toss-pot had the Young Man away to the Tavern, and Gamester, after he came there, set him to play at Cards, Dice, &c. Love-lust enticed him to a Whore-house, Scoffer and Scornful lolled out their Tongues at Godliness, jeering and deriding him shamefully: Nay, and not only so, but also made base Songs of him, crying, Hie Boys, up go we. And Hate-good commanded them all to fall upon him, ⟨p. 64⟩and rid him out of the World; and had it not been for fear of some Neighbours (who though they were but Moral People) he had doubtless been utterly trod down under their Feet: But Blessed be God, he escaped this time also, and got away, leaving the poor Debauched Youth to himself, to gratify his own Sensual and Luxurious Appetite.
Godliness, Nay, do not mistake your self, for to attend upon me, and to lead a Godly Life, is business of the greatest Concernment in the World: Were you not made and sent hither on purpose *to serve and honour your Creator, and not to live like a Bruit to satisfie your Lust, and serve the Devil as heretofore you have done; and if you do persist in these Courses, be sure you will perish in Hell at last for evermore.
Upon this, the Young Gallant was in a great Rage, and swore Damn him, he would be revenged on him, and on all his Friends, and never endure True Godliness more. Nay, and presently all his Companions and Attendants who were in his House (mentioned before) stirred him up to fall upon Godliness immediately, and force him away. Pride swelled like a Toad, Vain-glory vaunted himself, and both bid him disdain the very motion Godliness had made. Time-server and Please-friends bid him mind what was the All-a-mode of the Times, and do as other Young Gallants did. Scornful looked with Contempt upon True Godliness, Toss-pot had the Young Man away to the Tavern, and Gamester, after he came there, set him to play at Cards, Dice, &c. Love-lust enticed him to a Whore-house, Scoffer and Scornful loll'd out their Tongues at Godliness, jearing and deriding him shamefully: Nay, and not only so, but also made base Songs of him, crying, Hie Boyes, up go we. And Hate-good commanded them all to fall upon him, ⟨p. 64⟩and rid him out of the World; and had it not been for fear of some Neighbours (who though they were but Moral People) he had doubtless been utterly trod down under their Feet: But Blessed be God, he escaped this time also, and got away, leaving the poor Debauched Youth to himself, to gratifie his own Sensual and Luxurious Appetite.
- *Isa. 43.21. Acts 17.27.
