Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan (most life changing books TXT) 📕

{32c} He that swears to a Lie, concludes that God is as wicked as himself.

{32d} Zech. 5. 3. Jer. 7. 9. Hos. 4. 2, 3.

{33a} Six Causes of vain Swearing.

{33b} Jam. 3. 6, 7, 8, 9.

{34a} How Cursing is distinguished from Swearing.

{34b} Of Cursing, what it is.

{34c} 2 Sam. 16. 6, 7, 8.

{34d} 1 King. 2. 8.

{34e} How the profane ones of our times Curse.

{35a} Job 30. 31.

{35b} Badmans way of Cursing.

{35c} The Damme Blade.

{35d} Badman would curse his Father, &c.

{35e} Badman would curse his Fathers Cattel.

{36a} Job 15. Eccles. 7. 22.

{36b} Four causes of Cursing.

{36c} The dishonour it brings to God.

{36d} Jam. 3. 9.

{37a} Swearing and Cursing, are sins against the light of Nature.

{37b} Gen. 31.

{37c} Examples of Gods anger against them that Swear and Curse.

{37d} NOTE.

{38a} NOTE.

{40a} Psal. 109. 17,18.

{40b} A grievous thing to bring up Children wickedly.

{41a} Badman put to be an Apprentice.

{41b} Young Badmans Master, and his qualifications.

{42a} A bad Master, a bad thing.

{42b} How many ways a Master may be the ruin of an Apprentice.

{43a} Children are great observers of what older folks doe.

{43b} 1 Sam. 2.

{43c} Badman had all advantages to be good, but continued Badman still.

{43d} All good things abominable to Badman.

{44a} Good counsel to Badman like Little-Ease. Prov. 9. 8. Chap.

15. 12.

{44b} How Badman used to behave himself at Sermons.

{45a} NOTE.

{45b} The desperate words of one H. S. who once was my Companion. He was own bother to Ned, of whom you read before.

{45c} Job 21. 14. Zech. 1. 11, 12, 13.

{45d} Zech. 7. 13.

{46a} Gen. 21. 9, 10. 2 King. 2. 23, 24.

{46b} Badmans Acquaintance.

{46c} A Sign of Gods Anger.

{46d} Rom. 1. 28.

{46e} Psal. 125. 5.

{46f} 2 Thess. 2. 10, 11, 12.

{47a} Prov. 12. 20.

{47b} The Devils Decoys.

{47c} Prov. 1. 29.

{47d} NOTE.

{47e} This was done at Bedford.

{48a} Prov. 7. 12, 13.

{48b} Prov. 5. 11.

{48c} 2 Pet. 2. 12, 13.

{48d} Badman becomes a frequenter of Taverns.

{48e} NOTE.

{48f} A Story for a Drunkard.

{49a} Four evils attend drunkenness.

{49b} Prov. 23. 20, 21.

{49c} Eccles. 7. 17.

{49d} Prov. 23. 29, 30.

{50a} 1 Cor. 6. 10.

{50b} The fifth evil the worst.

{50c} Prov. 23. 34, 35.

{50d} An Objection answered.

{50e} Habak. 2, 9, 10, 11, 12. Ver. 5, 15.

{51a} Badmans Masters Purse paid for his drunkenness.

{51b} A Caution for Masters.

{51c} NOTE.

{52a} NOTE.

{52b} Badmans third companion addicted to Uncleanness.

{52c} Sins of great men dangerous.

{53a} Prov. 5. 8.

{53b} Chap. 7. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

{53c} Signs of a whore.

{54a} The sin of Uncleanness cried out against.

{54b} What evils attend this sin. Prov. 6. 26.

{54c} Gen. 38. 18.

{54d} Prov. 31. 1, 2.

{54e} NOTE.

{54f} A Story for unclean persons to take notice of.

{55a} More evils attend this sin.

{55b} NOTE.

{55c} Job 31. 1, 2, 3.

{56a} Prov. 6. 33.

{56b} NOTE.

{57a} NOTE.

{57b} NOTE.

{58c} Prov. 6. 26.

{59a} Chap. 23. 27. Prov. 2. 18, 19. Chap. 7. 25, 26, 27.

{59b} Prov. 22. 14.

{59c} Ephes. 5. 5.

{59d} NOTE.

{59e} Desperate words.

{59a} NOTE.

{59b} Gen. 39. 10.

{59c} Of chaste Joseph.

{60a} Many are made whores by promises of Marriage, &c.

{60b} Clarks Looking-glass for Sinners, Chap. 2. Pag. 12.

{60c} Badman and his Master abhor one another.

{60d} Prov. 29. 27.

{61a} Young Badman runs away from his Master.

{61b} He gets a new Master like himself.

{61c} A sign of Gods anger upon young Badman.

{62a} Demonstration of Gods anger towards him.

{62b} Gen. 18. 18, 19.

{62c} Psal. 7. 14.

{62d} Jam. 1. 15.

{63a} It concerns Parents to put their Children into good Families.

{63b} Masters should also beware what Servants they entertain.

{63c} Young Badman and his second Master cannot agree.

{63d} Acts 16. 16.

{63e} Reasons of their disagreeing.

{64a} Acts 16. 17, 18, 19, 20.

{64b} Ro. 14. 22.

{64c} Bad Masters condemn themselves when they for badness beat their Bad servants.

{64d} 1 King. 16. 7.

{65a} Why young Badman did not run away from this Master though he did beat him.

{65b} Why Badman could bear his last Masters reproof better than he could the first.

{65c} By what means Badman came to be compleated in his wickedness.

{66a} Badman out of his time.

{66b} He goes home to his Father.

{66c} He refrains himself for Money.

{66d} Severity what it inclines to.

{67a} We are better at giving then taking good Counsel.

{67b} This is to be considered.

{68a} A good woman and her bad son.

{68b} Mr. Badman sets up for himself, and quickly runs to the lands end.

{69a} The reason of his runing out.

{69b} Eccle. 11, 9.

{69c} New companions.

{69d} Mr. Badmans temper.

{69e} Pro. 29. 3. Chap. 13. 20.

{69f} Pro. 28. 7.

{69g} Pro. 28. 19.

{70a} Pro. 23. 21.

{70b} His Behaviour under his decays.

{70c} How he covered his decayes.

{70d} Badman is for a rich Wife.

{70e} Badman has a godly Maid in his eye.

{71a} He seeks to get her, why, and how.

{71b} He calls his Companions together, and they advise him how to get her.

{71c} Badman goes to the Damosel as his Counsel advised him.

{72a} Badmans complement, his lying complement.

{72b} Neglect of Counsel about marriage dangerous.

{73a} Badman obtains his desire, is married, &c.

{73b} His carriage judged ungodly and wicked.

{73c} Mat. 23.

{73d} The great alteration that quickly happened to Badmans wife.

{73e} Mala. 3. 15.

{73f} Expectation of Judgment is for such things.

{73g} Job. 21. 30, 31, 32.

{74a} An example of Gods anger on such as have heretofore committed this sin of Mr. Badman. Gen 34.

{74b} NOTE.

{74c} After Badman is married, his Creditors come upon him, and his wives Portion pays for that which his whores were feasted with before he was married.

{75a} Now she reaps the fruits of her unadvisedness.

{75b} Now Badman has got him a wife by Religion, he hangs it by as a thing out of use, and entertains his old Companions.

{75c} He drives good company from his wife.

{75d} He goes to his Whores.

{76a} He rails at his wife.

{76b} He seeks to force his wife from her Religion.

{76c} He mocks at her Preachers.

{76d} He mocks his wife in her dejections.

{76e} He refuses to let her go out to good company.

{77a} She gets out sometimes by stealth.

{77b} Her repentance and complaint.

{77c} Psal. 120

{77d} The evil of being unequally yoaked together.

{78a} 2 Cor. 6. 13.

{78b} Gen. 3. 15.

{78c} Deut. 2. 43. (This doesn’t exist but is as given in the text. DP)

{78d} Good counsel to those godly maids that are to marry.

{79a} A caution to young women.

{79b} Let Mr. Badmans wife be your Example.

{80a} Deut. 7. 4, 5. (Rather unnecessary footnote. DP)

{80b} 1 Cor. 7. 39. 2 Cor. 6. 14, 15, 16.

{80c} Rules for those that are to marry.

{80d} If you love your Souls take heed.

{81a} Duet 7.

{81b} Psal. 106. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.

{81c} Badmans Children that he had by this good woman.

{81d} Nehem. 13. 24.

{82a} How the ungodly Father and godly Mother doe strive for the Children that God doth give them.

{82b} 2 King. 17.

{83a} The advantages that Children have, whose Parents are both godly.

{84a} The disadvantages that the Children of ungodly Parents have.

{84b} Job 30. 8.

{84c} A contest betwixt Mr. Badman and his wife.

{85a} Ephes. 5. 28.

{85b} With what weapons Badman did deal with his wife.

{85c} Mr. Badmans heart discovered as to its enmity against the friends of his wife.

{86a} Mark

{86b} NOTE.

{87a} NOTE.

{88a} New discourse of Mr. Badman.

{88b} Mr. Badman plays a new prank.

{89a} Mr. Badmans perfection.

{90a} How Mr. Badman came to enjoy himself.

{90b} 2 Chron. 28. 22. 1 King 21. 25. Gen. 13. 13.

{90c} Job 21. 17.

{90d} There are abundance like Mr. Badman.

{91a} Pro. 24. 9.

{91b} He that would be bad is bad.

{91c} Matt 5. 28.

{91d} Pro. 23. 7. Mat. 5. Rom. 7. 7.

{92a} A bad heart makes a bad man.

{92b} 1 Sam. 24. 13. Mat. 7. 16, 17, 18.

{92c} Mar. 7. 20, 21, 22, 23.

{93a} Mr. Badman had an art to break, and to get money that way.

{93b} How he managed things in order to his breaking.

{93c} He breaks.

{94a} Mr. Badmans suger words to his Creditors.

{94b} Badmans friend.

{94c} What Mr. Badman propounds to his Creditors.

{94d} They at last agree, and Mr. Badman gains by breaking.

{95a} There is no plea for his dishonesty.

{96a} An answer to two questions.

{96b} 1. Q[u]estion.

{96c} Levit. 19. 13.

{96d} The hainousness of this sin.

{96e} 1 Thess. 4. 6.

{96f} fair warning.

{97a} Colos. 3. 25.

{97b} Fair warning again.

{97c} He that designedly commits this sin is like the Devil.

{97d} 2. Question.

{98a} How those that are Banckrupts should deal with their consciences.

{98b} Good advice.

{98c} Rom. 12. 11.

{98d} 1 Tim. 5. 8.

{98e} Pro. 18. 9.

{98f} Good counsel again.

{99a} How to find that thy decay came by the Judgment of God, or by thy miscarriage.

{99b} Another question.

{99c} Pro. 10. 3. 1 Pet. 5. 6.

{99d} Lam. 3. 33.

{100a} Good advice again. Deut. 32. 15.

{100b} James 1. 9, 10.

{100c} Consider four things.

{100d} Job 1. 21. Chap. 2. 8.

{100e} Psal. 49. 6.

{100f} Jam. 2. 5.

{101a} Honest dealing with Creditors.

{101b} Pro. 16. 33.

{102a} Jer. 15. 10, 11. Pro. 16. 7.

{102b} A heavy blot upon Religion.

{103a} If Knaves will make profession their cloak to be vile, who can help it?

{103b} 1 Cor. 6. 8, 9, 10. 2 Tim. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

{103c} Matt. 18. 6, 7, 8.

{103d} Let such be disowned of all good men.

{103e} Jer. 17. 11.

{104a} Ezek. 20. 38, 39.

{104b} 2 Cor. 7. 2.

{104c} Mar. 10. 19.

{104d} 1 Sam. 12. 3.

{104e} Ver. 4.

{105a} A question.

{105b} An answer.

{105c} 2 King. 4. 1, 2.

{105d} Hag. 1. 9.

{105e} God does sometimes blow upon his own people. How they should doe at that time.

{105f} Philip. 4. 12.

{106a} More of Mr. Badmans fraudulent dealing. He used deceitful weights and scales.

{107a} Levit. 19. 35, 36.

{107b} Of Just weights and measures.

{107c} Ezek. 45. 10.

{107d} Pro. 20. 23. Chap. 11. 1.

{107e} The evil of deceitful Balances, Weights and Measures.

{107f} Deut. 25. 13, 14, 15, 16.

{108a} The Old and New Law commands all men to be honest and upright in their weights and measures.

{108b} Luke 6. 88.

{108c} Pat Scriptures for our purpose.

{109a} Where false weights and measures are to be found.

{109b} 1. With evil doers.

{109c} Mic. 6. 10.

{109d} 2. With the merciless and Oppressors.

{109e} Hos. 12. 7.

{109f} 3. With such as would swallow up the poor.

{109g} Amos 8. 4, 5, 6, 7.

{110a} 4. With impure ones.

{110b} Mic. 6. 11.

{110c} Dan. 5. 27.

{111a} How Mr. Badman did cheat, and hide his cheating.

{111b} Good Weights and a bad Ballance a deep piece of Knavery.

{112a} Mat. 23.

{112b} A cloak of Religion to blind Mr. Cheats Knavery.

{112c} Some plead Custom to cheat.

{112d} Deut. 16. 20.

{113a} They get nothing that cozen and cheat.

{113b} Mar. 9.

{113c} Prov. 10. 3. Jer.