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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Youth. I do not only see my sin, but I Do mourn and grieve for sin continually. And those which so do mourn they blessed are, Don't you also the self same thing declare?
Truth. Nay hold a little, thou mayst weep amain; And yet in thee may many evils reign. And thou mayst mourn for sin, as many do, Because of shame, of bitter pain, and woe, ⟨p. 41⟩Which now it brings and leads unto in the' end, And not because thereby you do offend The living God, and wound your Saviour, who Did for your sake such torment undergo. Mourn more for the' evil which doth come thereby▪ Than for the evil which in it doth lie. Th•• ground is weak, for Esau it appears, D•d mourn and weep, and let fall bitter tears: And yet you know that Esau was profane, And fa• was he from being born again.
Truth. Nay hold a little, thou may'st weep amain; And yet in thee may many evils reign. And thou may'st mourn for sin, as many do, Because of shame, of bitter pain, and wo, ⟨p. 41⟩Which now it brings and leads unto i'th' end, And not b•cause thereby you do offend The living God, and wound your Saviour, who Did for your sake such torment undergo. Mourn more for th' evil which doth come thereby▪ Than for the evil which in it doth lie. Th•• ground is weak, for Esau it appears, D•d mourn and weep, and let fall bitter tears: And yet you know that Esau was prophane, And fa• was he from being born again.