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A Strange Friendship, which is made by dishonour∣ing God, and hath Sin and Impiety for its Foun∣dation! Such Friendship the World is acquainted with; and Men become Friends one to another, because they agree in committing Sins much of the same nature and size. This makes Drunkards kind: And one ill Man takes the other to be his Friend, because he wills and
nills the same. Two Carnal Humours are alike grati∣fied; each counts Vertue needless or burthensome, but Sin and Extravagance is the Diversion and Business of both. O my Soul, come not thou into their Secret: Unto their Assembly, mine Honour, be not thou united. But thy Friendship, sweet Jesu, is that my Soul longs for: If thou be my Friend, I need no more. Thou art more than all the Friends I have in the World. Where-ever I am, be thou my Friend; while I live, when I die, when I leave this World, and when my Soul must appear be∣fore thy Tribunal; and I shall never be confounded.