wayes were such as young Badman could not endure. Thus in these
two, was fulfilled that saying of the Holy Ghost: An unjust man is
an abomination to the just, and he that is upright in the way is
abomination to the wicked. {60d}

The good mans wayes, Mr. Badman could not abide, nor could the good
man abide the bad wayes of his base Apprentice. Yet would his
Master, if he could, have kept him, and also have learnt him his
trade.

Atten. If he could! why he might, if he would, might he not?

Wise. Alas, Badman ran away {61a} from him once and twice, and
would not at all be ruled. So the next time he did run away from
him, he did let him go indeed. For he gave him no occasion to run
away, except it was by holding of him as much as he could (and that
he could do but little) to good and honest rules of life. And had
it been ones own case, one should have let him go. For what should
a man do, that had either regard to his own Peace, his Childrens
Good, or the preservation of the rest of his servants from evil,
but let him go? Had he staid, the house of Correction had been
most fit for him, but thither his Master was loth to send him,
because of the love that he bore to his Father. An house of
correction, I say, had been the fittest place for him, but his
Master let him go.

Atten. He ran away you say, but whither did he run?

Wise. Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his