But I am not of your mind, to think that there are but few such in
the world; except you mean as to the Degree of wickedness unto
which he had attained. For otherwise, no doubt, {90d} there is
abundance of such as he: men of the same mind, of the same
principles, and of the same conscience too, to put them into
practice. Yea, I believe that there are many that are endeavouring
to attain to the same pitch of wickedness; and all them are such as
he, in the Judgment of the Law; nor will their want of hellish wit
to attain thereto, excuse them at the day of Judgment. You know
that in all Science, some are more arch than some; and so it is in
the art, as well as in the practice of wickedness: some are two-
fold, and some seven-fold more the children of Hell than others,
(and yet all the children of Hell,) else they would all be Masters,
and none scholars in the school of wickedness. But there must be
Masters, and there must be Learners; Mr. Badman was a master in
this art, and therefore it follows that he must be an arch and
chief one in that mystery.

Atten. You are in the right, for I perceive that some men, though
they desire it, cannot be so arch in the practice thereof as
others, but are (as I suppose they call them) fools and dunces to
the rest, their heads and capacities will not serve them to act and
do so wickedly. But Mr. Badman wanted not a wicked head to
contrive, as well as a wicked heart to do his wickedness.

Wise. True, but yet I say, such men shall at the day of Judgment,
be judged, not only for what they are, but also for what they would
be. For if the thought of foolishness is sin, {91a} doubtless the
desire of foolishness is more sin: and if the desire be more, the
endeavour after it must needs be more and more. {91b} He then that