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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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And those more Formal Protestants, whose Zeal May secretly persuade them to conceal Their seeming Faith, and feignedly to close With Romes Erroneous Doctrine, and suppose Thereby to save their Lives; let none believe Such vain Persuasions, many did deceive Themselves; for Rome, that painted Whore, Will deal with them as she hath done before, With such as hoped in the self-same kind, To meet with Mercy, but nought less did find. ⟨image ?⟩Christ never gave unto his Church Commission For to make Laws for grievous Persecution. No outward Force were they, in the' least, to use, Much less poor Innocents for to abuse, By Burning, Starving, Roasting on a Spit, And tauntingly to make Sport of it. The holy Saints and People of the Lord, Their only Weapon was Gods sacred Word. With that blessed Sword always they overcome, And did Refute all Heretics; but ROME Makes use ('tis plain) of the' Carnal Sword and Fire, 'Tis Blood, 'tis Blood, this Locust doth desire, Death without Mercy, Acts of Cruelty, The matter must decide continually. The way they use to turn a Soul from Error Is the most dreadful Flesh-amazing Terror Of horrid Rack•, whereon a Man must lie Tortured to Death, dying, yet cannot dye. strange kinds of Instruments devised to tear The flesh from •ff the Bones; These sometimes were Her friendly Admonitions to reclaim Such whom she doth for Heretics defame. What Massacres hath she contrived by Night, When Nature doth to Rest, each Man invite! When sleep hath closed their Eyes, no thoughts of harms, Did them possess, but in their folded Arms Their Wives & Children lay, with hope, that they Through' Grace, might live to see another Day. Then came these Murdering Butchers, sent from Hell, Nothing but BLOOD would their vile Rage repel; •aying dear Babes and Mother in their gore, ••ll all were dead they scorned to give o'er: ⟨p. 148⟩If these Church-dealings will not work contrition She can erect a cursed Inquisition: A dreadful place of Cruelty and blood, Whose Torments scarcely can be understood. A loathsome Dungeon and vile stinking Cell, A place of Darkness, representing Hell;
And those more Formal Protestants, whose Zeal May secretly perswade them to conceal Their seeming Faith, and feignedly to close With Romes Erroneous Doctrine, and suppose Thereby to save their Lives; let none believe Such vain Perswasions, many did deceive Themselves; for Rome, that painted Whore, Will deal with them as she hath done before, With such as hoped in the self-same kind, To meet with Mercy, but nought less did find.