and Deceit. Besides, this is the way to engage God to favour him
by the sentence of his Creditors; (for He can entreat them to use
him kindly,) and he will do it when his ways are pleasing in his
sight: When a mans ways please the Lord, his enemies shall be at
peace with him; {102a} And surely, for a man to seek to make
restitution for wrongs done, to the utmost of his power, by what he
is, has, and enjoys in this world, is the best way, in that
capacity, and with reference to that thing, that a man can at this
time be found active in.

But he that doth otherwise, abides in his sin, refuses to be
disposed of by the Providence of God, chuseth an high Estate,
though not attained in Gods way; when Gods Will is, that he should
descend into a low one: yea, he desperately saith in his heart and
actions, I will be mine own chooser, and that in mine own way,
whatever happens or follows thereupon.

Atten. You have said well, in my mind. But suppose now, that Mr.
Badman was here, could he not object as to what you have said,
saying, Go and teach your Brethren, that are Professors, this
lesson, for they, as I am, are guilty of Breaking; yea I am apt to
think, of that which you call my Knavish way of breaking; to wit,
of breaking before they have need to break. But if not so, yet
they are guilty of neglect in their Calling, {102b} of living
higher, both in Fare and Apparrel, than their Trade or Income will
maintain. Besides, that they do break, all the world very well
knowes, and that they have the art to plead for a composition, is
very well known to men; and that it is usual with them, to hide
their Linnen, their Plate, their Jewels, and ('tis to be thought,
sometimes Money and Goods besides,) is as common as four eggs a