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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.
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.
Professor. From Egypt, Sir, Apost. I am Travelling thither,
Professor. From Egypt, Sir, Apost. I am Trav'lling thither,
Apostate. What is your business, Sir, that thus in pain You strive against the wind with might and main? Ere further you do go, sit down, account, See whether that you run for, will surmount The labour great, and loss you will sustain Before the prize in truth you do obtain. What place is this to which you think to go, That t• •ise you▪ may fully know. For good instructions to you I'll afford, When I this thing from you have plainly heard,
Apostate. What is your business, Sir, that thus in pain You strive against the wind with might and main? E're further you do go, sit down, account, See whether that you run for, will surmount The labour great, and loss you will sustain Before the prize in truth you do obtain. What place is this to which you think to go, That t• •ise you▪ may fully know. For good instructions to you I'll afford, When I this thing from you have plainly heard,
Professor. I am for Canaan that most holy Land, I'll travel there, as God doth command; Whose worth and value I do know f•ll well, For Riches it doth, far, all things excel. And though all things I lose ere I come there, 'Twill all my losses, I am sure, repair. The worth of that therefore for which I run, I did account before I first begun.