Wise. Ai, so it does in the ears of him that has a tender Conscience. But if, as you say, and that truly, the very Name of Hell, is so dreadful, what is the Place it self, and what are the Punishments that are there inflicted, and that without the least intermission, upon the Souls of damned men, for ever and ever. Atten. Well, but passing this; my leisure will admit me to stay, and therefore pray tell me what it is that makes you think that Mr. Badman is gone to Hell. Wise. I will tell you. But first do you know which of the Badmans I mean? Atten. Why was there more of them than one? Wise. O, yes, a great many, both Brothers and Sisters, and yet all of them the Children of a godly Parent, the more a great deal is the pity. Atten. Which of them therefore was it that died. Wise. The eldest, old in years, and old in sin; but the sinner that dies an hundred years old shall be accursed. Atten. Well, but what makes you think he is gone to Hell? Wise. His wicked life, and fearful death, specially since the Manner of his death was so corresponding with his life. Atten. Pray let me know the manner of his death, if your self did perfectly know it. Wise. I was there when he died: But I desire not to see another such man (while I live) die in such sort as he did. Atten. Pray therefore let me hear it. Wise. You say you have leisure and can stay, and therefore, if you please, we will discourse even orderly of him. First, we will begin with his Life, and then proceed to his Death: Because a relation of the first may the more affect you, when you shall hear of the second. Atten. Did you then so well know his Life? Wise. I knew him of a Child. I was a man, when he was but a boy, and I made special observation of him from first to last. Atten. Pray then let me hear from you an account of his Life; but be as brief as you can, for I long to hear of the manner of his death. Wise. I will endeavour to answer your desires, and first, I will tell you, that from a Child he was very bad: his very beginning was ominous, and presaged that no good end, was, in likelyhood, to follow thereupon. There were several sins that he was given to, when but a little one, that manifested him to be notoriously infected with Or[i]ginal corruption; for I dare say he learned none of them of his Father or Mother; nor was he admitted to go much abroad among other Children, that were vile, to learn to sin of them: Nay, contrariwise, if at any time he did get abroad amongst others, he would be as the Inventer of bad words, and an example in bad actions. To them all he used to be, as we say, the Ring-leader, and Master-sinner from a Childe.