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

Dr. Self-love. You must not give way to him, for I know him well enough, his Name is Conscience. Sir, if you follow his Dictates and embrace this Godliness, you will be undone, and your Wife and Children soon will be brought to a piece of Bread, notwithstanding your great Estate: But alas, he is grown Old, and is in his Dotage, and for want of good Eye-sight errs exceedingly; nay, is so erroneous, that you do well to advise with us; come, doubt not but we shall inform him better. Sir, your great fault have been this (I perceive it clearly) you have read too much of late, why should you concern your self with the Bible, I think it had been well if it had never been Translated into our Mother Tongue, this hath given him Opportunity to disturb your Mind; come, give over this in the first place: The Cause, you know, of a Distemper must be first removed, or no effectual Cure can be expected; 'tis enough for you to mind your Secular Affairs, things of Religion belong to Religious Men; and when Conscience for any Sin gripes you, divert your self amongst the brave Heroes you used to keep Company with, get to the Tavern, or to some Play-House, but be sure at no time you read any ⟨p. 26⟩Book besides your Books of Accounts, and Romances, or such like: And for Religion, can any suit better with you than the Old Roman Catholic Religion? And it may come into Fashion again too for all this. I do not say you should not be Religious at all, no, God forbid I should give you such Counsel, but there is no need to entertain strict Godliness, because you may be saved without it, else Lord, what will become of the greatest part of the World! go to Church and hear Prayers, but be sure forbear to go to such Churches, where any bawling Preacher endeavours to reach your Conscience, but be sure what times so ever happen, do not expose your self to suffer any thing for Religion; you must do whatsoever your superiors require. Can any man persuade me his soul cannot be saved, unless he venture the loss of his Estate, and so bring distress and ruin upon his body; is not each man to provide for his Family; and he that doth it not, is worse than an Infidel, and hath denied the Faith.

Dr. Self-love. You must not give way to him, for I know him well enough, his Name is Conscience. Sir, if you follow his Dictates and embrace this Godliness, you will be undone, and your Wife and Children soon will be brought to a piece of Bread, notwithstanding your great Estate: But alas, he is grown Old, and is in his Dotage, and for want of good Eye-sight errs exceedingly; nay, is so erroneous, that you do well to advise with us; come, doubt not but we shall inform him better. Sir, your great fault have been this (I perceive it clearly) you have read too much of late, why should you concern your self with the Bible, I think it had been well if it had never been Translated into our Mother Tongue, this hath given him Opportunity to disturb your Mind; come, give over this in the first place: The Cause, you know, of a Distemper must be first removed, or no effectual Cure can be expected; 'tis enough for you to mind your Secular Affairs, things of Religion belong to Religious Men; and when Conscience for any Sin gripes you, divert your self amongst the brave Heroes you used to keep Company with, get to the Tavern, or to some Play-House, but be sure at no time you read any