An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

The distressed persons attended diligently, and a great Congregation was assembled. These providential dispensations were not ordinary; yet there was a seeming blur cast, though not on the whole yet upon some part of it; for their Servant Girl was at last found throwing some things: and she afterwards confessed that an old Woman came to her, November 7. a little before these things come to pass, and told her that her Master and Dame were bewitched, and that they should hear a great fluttering about their house for the space of two days; she said also, that the old Woman told her, that she must hurl things at her Master and Dame, and withal bad her not to tell, for if she did the Devil would have her: and she confessed that she hurled the Fire-brand, an Hammer, and an iron Tack; and said; that she did it because the old Woman bad her, and said to her, that if she hurled things about the House, it would be the better. But ••••es the throwing of the things about, there were other passages of providence very observable and remarkable. One House was at several times strangely fired, and notwithstanding the warning they had, at last ⟨p. 196⟩quite burned down: and another house to whom they removed, greatly molested, and at length fired. Besides the efficacy of Prayer is most observable, for the encouragement of the Duty, and God's Omniscient and Omnipotent providence wonderfully magnified, thus to discover the Hypocrisy and Theft of the Man, and yet withal, graciously and mercifully delivering them. For though they were not wholly delivered when the Fast was first appointed; yet after the Fast they were fully freed, and not at all any more troubled in that manner. Thus far is Mr. Bennets Relation.

The distressed persons attended diligently, and a great Congregation was assembled. These providential dispensations were not ordinary; yet there was a seeming blur cast, though not on the whole yet upon some part of it; for their Servant Girl was at last found throwing some things: and she afterwards confessed that an old Woman came to her, November 7. a little before these things come to pass, and told her that her Master and Dame were bewitched, and that they should hear a great fluttering about their house for the space of two dayes; she said also, that the old Woman told her, that she must hurl things at her Master and Dame, and withal bad her not to tell, for if she did the Devil would have her: and she confessed that she hurled the Fire-brand, an Hammer, and an iron Tack; and said; that she did it because the old Woman bad her, and said to her, that if she hurled things about the House, it would be the better. But es the throwing of the things about, there were other passages of providence very observable and remarkable. One House was at several times strangely fired, and notwithstanding the warning they had, at last