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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
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Professor. Sir, I deny your Churches Constitution, Which makes me loath you, & for your pollution Corruption, and vile spots, they are so bad, No Church of Christ the like hath ever had; Which I resolve fully to make a pear Before I'll leave you, if you're pleased to hear.
Professor. Sir, I deny your Churches Constitution, Which makes me loath you, & for your pollution Corruption, and vile spots, they are so bad, No Church of Christ the like hath ever had; Which I resolve fully to make a pear Before I'll leave you, if you'r pleas'd to hear.
Apostate. Rome's Church was rightly gathered that's most clea• Saint Paul himself to this doth Witness bear. Faith and Repentance truly did they own, And were baptized in due form 'tis known; N• Church in Constitution right has been, If that our C•ur•h in the' least doth •ail herein.
Apostate. Rome's Church was rightly gather'd that's most clea• Saint Paul himself to this doth Witness bear. Faith and Repentance truly did they own, And were baptized in due form 'tis known; N• Church in Constitution right has been, If that our C•ur•h i'th' least doth •ail herein.
Professor. […] Church▪ I grant, was true in the' Apostles days, […] yours from that doth differ many ways me's Church was very famous heretofore, t is become the scarlet coloured Whore. om the true Faith she has departed quite, d the true Church was forced to take her flight to the dark and howling wilderness, here she lay hid in sore and great distress, om the vile Beasts, and Dragons furious rage, And so remained until this latter Age. […] Rome's Church now were like unto the old, hen with the Romanists we all would hold, But when she is become Christs Enemy, […] d out of Babylon doth bid us fly. f you can prove Romes Church hath not declined rom that Church-state by Paul himself defined, Then you will undertake for to do more, Than any Papist ever did before. he Jewish Church God once did own and love, ut for their Sins he did them quite remove ut of his sight, they're broken for their sin, ith other Churches, which have famous been, nd yet do keep some outward form and show f Worship and Church-state, as Rome may do. ho has, in Truth, nought left save a bare name, s has been clearly proved by men of fame. […] you would bring your Visibility, o prove your Church is true; I do reply, […] etter Argument I need not bring o prove you' false, than that same very thing.