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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.
Yea, and shall speak more plain than now I can, Because I am clouded by the fall of Man; And am by Satan often-times misled, And utterly unable rendered A true and right decision for to make, He so beguiles me that I do mistake, And a wrong Judgment often times retain, Till Truth sets me into the right again. But Satan then shall no more power have, The heart of any man for to deceive. I in that day shall you provoke and urge, For to confess with shame before the Judge, Thy evil Lust and close Hypocrisy, Unto thy own eternal misery. ⟨p. 61⟩I shall accuse thee so in that great day. Thou shalt not have one word (Young Man) to say Thy inward parts so opened then shall be, That nothing shall be hid in the' least from me, And I before the dreadful Judge shall show, All secret things that ever you did do; And in your face so fiercely shall fly, That you with horror shall be forced to cry, Guilty, guilty, O LORD! then thou must hear The dreadful Sentence, which no one can •ear; Go, Go, ye Cursed! that's a word of •ire, And you must down into eternal fire, Where Hypocrites and Unbelievers lie, Broiling in pain to all Eternity. And as the fire evermore will burn, And thou from thence shalt never more return▪ So also I shall then afflict thy Soul, Whilst thou in scalding Sulp•er flames dost roll, I like a Worm, or Serpent, then will•bite, And gnaw thy Soul, thou cursed Hypocrite, Those inward stings which always thou wilt find, Of cruel gnawing in thy tortured mind Will then increase and aggravate thy woe, In such a sort there is no Tongue can show. You then will think how you did me abuse, And my good Counsel bitterly refuse. And how you laboured to put out my Light, Who in Gods paths would lead your feet aright Your base delays and put-offs you'll repent, And that your time so foolishly was spent That you for love which unto Lust you bore, Should lose your Soul, and that forever more. ⟨p. 62⟩To think how near you were unto salvation, Will prove another grievous aggravation: To bid so fair for Heaven, yet to miss, What greater trouble can there be than this? To see the ship in the' mouth of the' Haven lost, That doth, ye know, Perplex the Merchant most. I'll tell you also how you wilfully Brought on your self that dreadful misery: