they, and against Debauchery as they; yea, and would too seem to
shew a dislike of them that said, did, or were otherwise than
honest.

Again, when he did light among those that were bad, then he would
be as they, but yet more close and cautiously, except he were sure
of his company: Then he would carry it openly, be as they; say,
Damn'em and Sink'em, as they. If they railed on Good men, so could
he; {89a} if they railed on Religion, so could he: if they talked
beastly, vainly, idlely, so would he; if they were for drinking,
swearing, whoring, or any the like Villanies, so was he. This was
now the path he trod in, and could do all artificially, as any man
alive. And now he thought himself a perfect man, he thought he was
always a Boy till now. What think you now of Mr. Badman?

Atten. Think! why, I think he was an Atheist: For no man but an
Atheist can do this. I say, it cannot be, but that the man that is
such as this Mr. Badman, must be a rank and stinking Atheist; for
he that believes that there is either God or Devil, Heaven or Hell,
or Death, and Judgment after, cannot doe as Mr. Badman did; I mean,
if he could do these things without reluctancy and check of
Conscience; yea, if he had not sorrow and remorse for such
abominable sins as these.

Wise. Nay, he was so far off from reluctancies and remorse of
Conscience for these things, that he counted them the excellency of
his Attainments, the quintessence of his Wit, his rare and singular
vertues, such as but few besides himself could be the Masters of.
Therefore, as for those that made boggle and stop at things, and
that could not in Conscience, and for fear of Death and Judgement,