time.

Atten. Then, sure, he had his hearts desire, when he was with one
so like himself.

Wise. Yes. So he had, but God gave it him in his anger.

Atten. How do you mean?

Wise. I mean as before, that for a wicked man to be by the
Providence of God, turned out of a good mans doors, into a wicked
mans house to dwell, is a sign of the Anger of God. {61c} For God
by this, and such Judgements, says thus to such an one: Thou
wicked one, thou lovest not me, my wayes, nor my people; Thou
castest my Law and good Counsel behinde thy back: Come, I will
dispose of thee in my wrath; thou shalt be turned over to the
ungodly, thou shalt be put to school to the Devil, I will leave
thee to sink and swim in sin, till I shall visit thee with Death
and Judgment. This was therefore another Judgment that did come
upon this young Badman.

Atten. You have said the truth, for God by such a Judgment as
this, in effect says so indeed; for he takes them out of the hand
of the just, and binds them up in the hand of the wicked, and
whither they then shall be carried, a man may easily imagin.

Wise. It is one of the saddest tokens of Gods anger that happens
to such kind of persons: And that for several reasons. {62a}

1. Such an one, by this Judgment, is put out out of the way, and