An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

There is another Remarkable Passage to this purpose, which happened of later years, wherein the Turkish Chaous Baptized at London, January 30. A. D. 1658. was concerned. This Chaous being alone in his Chamber, 3. h. P. M. a person in the likeness of Mr. Dury, the Minister with whom he did most ordinarily converse, came and sat by him. This seeming Mr. Dury told him, that he had waited with a great deal of patience as to the matter of his Baptism; and that himself had endeavoured by all means possible to procure it, to be performed with public Countenance; and to that effect, had dealt with Richard, and several of his Counsel, but that now he perceived that it was in vain to strive or wait longer. And therefore advised him not to be much troubled at it, but setting his mind at rest, to leave these thoughts, and take up his resolution another way. When the Chaous heard this Discourse, being much perplexed in his Spirit, he lifted up his hands and eyes to Heaven, uttering Words to this effect. O my Lord Jesus Christ, what a miserable thing is this, that a true Christian cannot be owned by other Christians; that one who believeth ⟨p. 218⟩on thee cannot be Baptized into thy Name. When he had so spoken, looking down, he saw no body, the appearance of Mr. Dury being vanished, which was at first an amazement to him; but recollecting himself, he began to rejoice, as hoping that Satan would be disappointed of his Plot. About 8 h. at night, the true Mr. Dury met with the Chaous who acquainted him with what happened to him, so did he more fully understand how he had been imposed upon by Satan. The mentioned Instances, are enough to prove that the Devil may possibly appear in the shape of good Men, and that not only of such as are dead, but of the still living. It might as a further confirmation of the truth we assert, have been here noted, that the Devil doth frequently amongst the Papists visibly appear, pretending to be Christ himself, as their own Authors do acknowledge. They affirm, that he came in the shape of Christ to Pachomius and to St. Martin. So hath he often appeared in the Form of the Virgin Mary, whereby miserable Souls have been seduced into gross Idolatries. It is likewise reported, that when Luther had spent a Day in Fasting and Prayer, there appeared to him one seeming to be Christ;

There is another Remarkable Passage to this purpose, which hapned of later years, wherein the Turkish Chaous Baptized at London, Ianuary 30. A. D. 1658. was concerned. This Chaous being alone in his Chamber, 3. h. P. M. a person in the likeness of Mr. Dury, the Minister with whom he did most ordinarily converse, came and sat by him. This seeming Mr. Dury told him, that he had waited with a great deal of patience as to the matter of his Baptism; and that himself had endeavoured by all means possible to procure it, to be performed with publick Countenance; and to that effect, had dealt with Richard, and several of his Counsel, but that now he perceived that it was in vain to strive or wait longer. And therefore advised him not to be much troubled at it, but setting his mind at rest, to leave these thoughts, and take up his resolution another way. When the Chaous heard this Discourse, being much perplexed in his Spirit, he lifted up his hands and eyes to Heaven, uttering Words to this effect. O my Lord Iesus Christ, what a miserable thing is this, that a true Christian cannot be owned by other Christians; that one who believeth