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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.
To your own righteousness do you not trust, I fear you do, come speak, or Conscience must, Don't you conclude God is obliged to you, Since you have let so many evils go? And are so holy here of late become, Are not your duties set up in the room, And place of Christ? Oh! see you do not make A saviour of your own for Jesus sake, Did ever sin, sinful to you appear? And, as 'tis sin, to it great hatred bear, ⟨p. 53⟩Would you not sin, were there no hell of pain, Because you know the Lord doth it disdain? Rather, it's not fear of Punishment, That you of late seem thus for to relent? Or doth there not some carnal base design, Move thee so far unto God's Truth to join? Is not thy end to get a name thereby? Or only done, Conscience to satisfy? Or done to free thee from reproach & shame, Which sin doth bring upon a person's name Hast not it done, and wisely cast about This way, for to prevent a Bank•rut? Or done for to augment thy outward store To save thy stock, and add unto it more? For riotous living, which attend thy age, Consumes apace, and want it doth presage. Come speak, O Youth, and be not thou unfree To let me understand how 'tis with thee. Come call to mind what thou hast heard of late And thereby judge of this thy present state.
To your own righteousness do you not trust, I fear you do, come speak, or Conscience must, Don't you conclude God is oblig'd to you, Since you have let so many evils go? And are so holy here of late become, Are not your duties set up in the room, And place of Christ? Oh! see you do not make A saviour of your own for Jesus sake, Did ever sin, sinful to you apear? And, as 'tis sin, to it great hatred bear, ⟨p. 53⟩Would you not sin, were there no hell of pain, Because you know the Lord doth it disdain? Rather, it's not fear of Punishment, That you of late seem thus for to relent? Or doth there not some carnal base design, Move thee so far unto God's Truth to joyn? Is not thy end to get a name thereby? Or only done, Conscience to satisfy? Or done to free thee from reproach & shame, Which sin doth bring upon a person's name Ha'st not it done, and wisely cast about This way, for to prevent a Bank•rut? Or done for to augment thy outward store To save thy stock, and add unto it more? For riotous living, which attend thy age, Consumes apace, and want it doth presage. Come speak, O Youth, and be not thou unfree To let me understand how 'tis with thee. Come call to mind what thou hast heard of late And thereby judge of this thy present state.