high, and those that study its nourishment so many. God bring it
down, and those that nourish it to Repentance, and then my good
Neighbour, you will be concerned, not as you are now: Now you are
concerned because times are so bad; but then you will be so, 'cause
times are so good: Now you are concerned so as to be perplexed,
but then you will be concerned so as to lift up your voice with
shouting; for I dare say, could you see such dayes they would make
you shout.

Atten. Ai, so they would, such times I have prayed for, such times
I have longed for: but I fear they'l be worse before they be
better.

Wise. Make no Conclusions, man: for he that hath the hearts of
men in his hand, can change them from worse to better, and so bad
times into good. God give long life to them that are good, and
especially to those of them that are capable of doing him service
in the world. The Ornament and Beauty of this lower World, next to
God and his Wonders, are the men that spangle and shine in
godliness.

Now as Mr. Wiseman said this, he gave a great sigh.

Atten. Amen. Amen. But why, good Sir, do you sigh so deeply? is
it for ought else than that for the which as you have perceived, I
my self am concerned?

Wise. I am concerned with you, for the badness of the times; but
that was not the cause of that sigh, of the which, as I see, you
take notice. I sighed at the remembrance of the death of that man