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War with the devil, or, The young man's conflict with the powers of darkness,…
War with the devil, or, The young man's conflict with the powers of darkness, in a dialogue discovering the corruption and vanity of youth, the horrible nature of sin, and deplorable condition of fallen man, also, a description of the power and rule of conscience, and the nature of true conversion. : To which is added, an appendix, containing a dialogue between an old apostate and a young professor, worthy the perusal of all, but chiefly intended for the instruction of the younger sort. / By B.K. author of Zion in distress, or The groans of the Protestant church.War with the devil, or, The young man's conflict with the powers of darkness, in a dialogue discovering the corruption and vanity of youth, the horrible nature of sin, and deplorable condition of fallen man, also, a description of the power and rule of conscience, and the nature of true conversion. : To which is added, an appendix, containing a dialogue between an old apostate and a young professor, worthy the perusal of all, but chiefly intended for the instruction of the younger sort. / By B.K. author of Sion in distress, or The groans of the Protestant church.
New York: printed by William Bradford, 1707
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Youth in his Unconverted state.Youth in his Ʋnconverted state.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Truth. Come, come, Young Man, Don't thy Convictions lose, But cherish them, & timely also choose The one thing needful, which alone is good▪ That God may wash thy Soul in Christ his Blood. Thy Soul is precious, 'tis of greater worth Than all the things that are upon the Earth; For if that the whole world you now could gain, And all the pleasures of it could obtain, And in exchange your Soul should lose thereby, What would your profit be when you must dye? When once thy Soul is lost, thou losest all: Oh! that will be a very dismal fall! Dost thou not know what I of Hell declare, Of th' hideous Howlings of the damned the•e? How canst thou with devouring Fire dwell, Or lie with Devils in the lowest Hell? Those who do in their natural state remain, Must live forever in that restless Pain. All Fornicators, Drunkards and the Liar, Must have their Portion in that Lake of Fire; With Thieves, Revilers and Extortioners, And such who are most vile Idolaters; The Proud, the Swearer, and the Covetous, God doth pronounce on them the sel•-s•me Curse. And those who live in vile Hypocrisy, Or do back-slide into Apostasy; ⟨p. 35⟩Let such unto my present words give heed, Their Pain and Torment shall all mens exceed. What wilt thou do, or whither canst thou fly, Where canst thou hide from the great Majesty? Who tries the reins, and searches every heart, Conscience declares that thou most guilty art. Condemned Soul! thou knowest that this is so, And this moreover which I plainly show, Will come to pass, as sure as God's above, If from all sin with speed you don't remove; As sure as you do live, where e'er you dye, To Hell you go to all eternity: Except Repentance in your Soul be wrought, With vengeance thither you•ll at last be brought, You are the Man for whom God did prepare That dreadful Toph•t, where the Damned are, The which is made exceeding large and deep, The Damned in that doleful place to keep, Oh! call to mind what Conscience doth this day Charge you withal, before you're swept away; Lest you from him do hear no more at all, Till you into those scorching flames do fall; What mercy is't that Conscience strives so long, And his Convictions still in you are strong! Oh! fear, lest sin do fear your Conscience quite, And God also put out your Candle light! And give you up unto a heart of stone, As he in wroth has served many a one;