The Evil ofEvils) Cr the then tunanot, but if I may do good, may I not tell a Lye) (well) this Quefiion was brought to Austfiine) and faith he, Tkounnfli not teThti)e Mfizve ibewhole zrorld: this was his Anfwer. Sup pole that the Soul of thy Father, Mother, or Child, ( this is but a fuppoiition ) or the* like,' thouldlie upon it to be faved,or damned i fthou wilt commit one fin, fuppofe fuch a temptation lhould come thou mull not commit one fin, ough the foul of thy father or mother, or all' the world lay upon it; now it is another man- ner of thing tocommit a fin togaina groat ; Oh now byadeceitful word I may have this gain, if t were twenty fbillings, thou mull not venture upon fin to fave the world ; therefore not to gain ti/t pence or a Chilling: Certainly thefe be the truths of Cod, and for one to come and fpeak thefe things in a folernn manner in the prefenceof God if it were not upon deliberati- on andgood fearch, it were a great boldnefs; and thereforecertainly beleeve there is fuch e- vil in Sin : and though you pafs by a thoufand idle thoughts andevil actions and theybe gone with youand you make little of them : but if you did knowwhat the evil of Sin were, you would look upon them with amazement, and cryout, Lord what have I done I Men andwo- men go abroad, and before they come home meet with Company, and there fwear many Oaths, commit lewdnefs, have told lyes, and donewickednefs 5 Oh did they but knowwhat they have done that day, they would come home wringing their hands and ready to tear their
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