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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.
Conscience. Come, come, O Young-Man, listen unto me, I will no longer thus deceived be. I from God' word, commission have a-new, To, tell, thee what is like for to ensue; For all thy hopes and seeming goodly show, Thou art a wretched sinner thou dost know, Thinkest thou on Conscience to commit a Rape And yet God's dreadful Vengeance to Escape? Darest thou again under a new disguise, Encounter with those former enemies? You are the same i'm sure, although you have Changed your coat, poor mortals to deceive. Ungodly wretch, dost thou not dread my name Who'm come once more against thee to proclaim A second War, and to declare also, God's still thy Enemy and bitter Foe. His Sword is whet, his Bow he'll also bend, To cut down those that do like thee offend. Nought he hates more than vile Hypocrisy, And from his Presence, Youth, thou canst not fly.
Conscience. Come, come, O Young-Man, listen unto me, I will no longer thus deceived be. I from God' word, commission have a-new, To, tell, thee what is like for to ensue; For all thy hopes and seeming goodly show, Thou art a wretched sinner thou dost know, Think'st thou on Conscience to commit a Rape And yet God's dreadful Vengeance to Escape? Dar'st thou again under a new disguise, Encounter with those former enemies? You are the same i'm sure, although you have Changed your coat, poor mortals to deceive. Ungodly wretch, dost thou not dread my name Who'm come once more against thee to proclaim A second War, and to declare also, God's still thy Enemy and bitter Foe. His Sword is whet, his Bow he'll also bend, To cut down those that do like thee offend. Nought he hates more than vile Hypocrisy, And from his Presence, Youth, thou canst not fly.
Youth, Conscience, be still, though I a sinner be, There's none doth know it now save only thee.
Conscience. Deceived Soul! doth none know it but I? Where's the great God, is he not also nigh? Dost think, vain Youth, the interposing Cloud From God's all searching Eye can be a shroud?