The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…

Godly. Sir, you show your self to be a naughty, and traitorous and hypocritical person; will you leave this Town in its distress? if the danger be great which attends it, you had the more need to abide in it, to strengthen and encourage the poor Inhabitants. Pray Sir, do not show so base and cowardly a Spirit: What is this less than to betray rhe Town to the enemies? Is not the strength of any place the People? Besides, your flying mightily encourages the Adversaries; for by this means they may think to frighten all out, and then with much ease take the Town, and utterly destroy it: Also you weaken the hands, and sadly ⟨p. 103⟩grieve the hearts of all true Protestants, whose chief Treasure lies in the Town, and cannot be removed out; and it being also their Spiritual Native place, they resolve to abide in it to the last, let what will come, You say you intend to return again when the danger is over. What dangers you see above others, to move you to acquit the Town, I know not; but let me tell you, few who leave this Town out of fear of humane loss or danger, do return again. You say, you intend to go but a little way; alas, you can't tell where you shall stop; when once you leave the True Religion, you desert Gods gracious protection; you may not only cleave to Papistry, but Atheism, or any thing: Come go back, let me save you from a fall: Why will you leave that Religion you have been so long established in?

Godli. Sir, you shew your self to be a naughty, and trayterous and hypocritical person; will you leave this Town in its distress? if the danger be great which attends it, you had the more need to abide in it, to strengthen and encourage the poor Inhabitants. Pray Sir, do not shew so base and cowardly a Spirit: What is this less than to betray rhe Town to the enemies? Is not the strength of any place the People? Besides, your flying mightily encourages the Adversaries; for by this means they may think to frighten all out, and then with much ease take the Town, and utterly destroy it: Also you weaken the hands, and sadly ⟨p. 103⟩grieve the hearts of all true Protestants, whose chief Treasure lies in the Town, and cannot be removed out; and it being also their Spiritual Native place, they resolve to abide in it to the last, let what will come, You say you intend to return again when the danger is over. What dangers you see above others, to move you to acquit the Town, I know not; but let me tell you, few who leave this Town out of fear of humane loss or danger, do return again. You say, you intend to go but a little way; alas, you can't tell where you shall stop; when once you leave the True Religion, you desert Gods gracious protection; you may not only cleave to Papistry, but Atheism, or any thing: Come go back, let me save you from a fall: Why will you leave that Religion you have been so long established in?