Life and Death of Mr. Badman

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John Bunyan. Life and Death of Mr. Badman

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THE AUTHOR TO THE READER

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MR. BADMAN

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Courteous Reader,

And although, as I said, I have put it forth in this method, yet have I as little as may be, gone out of the road of mine own observation of things.  Yea, I think I may truly say, that to the best of my remembrance, all the things that here I discourse of, I mean as to matter of fact, have been acted upon the stage of this World, even many times before mine eyes.

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Atten.  Then it seems, though as to the matter of fact, a man swears truely, yet if he sweareth lightly and groundlesly, his Oath is evil, and he by it, under sin.

Wise.  Yes; a man may say, 47 The Lord liveth, and that is true, and yet in so saying, swear falsly; because he sweareth vainly, needlesly, and without a ground.  To swear groundedly and necessarily, (which then a man does, when he swears as being called thereto of God,) that is tolerated of the Word: but this was none of Mr. Badmans swearing, and therefore that which now we are not concerned about.

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