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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. These things were not (Sir) in a Corner done, Besides, I never yet have heard of one That is for you, or standeth on your side, Who by just proof these things ever denied; For they, alas, notoriously are known, And many Papists also them do own: Besides, 'twas late some of these Cruelties Murder and Blood, and barbarous Tragedies •ere done, and acted; some alive now be Who with their eyes these villainies did see. ⟨p. 150⟩About the Year (dear Sir) of Fifty five A dreadful Massacre did Rome contrive Near unto France, in the' Dukedom of Savoy, Where thirty thousand Souls she did destroy, Who were Commanded without all delays Papists to turn, and that within three days; Who for refusing were then presently Put unto Death with barbarous Cruelty, Some with sharp spears thrust through' their privy parts, Whilst others stabbed were unto their h•arts. Some Babes they cut in pieces, some they Roasted, And some upon the tops of spears they tossed: Virgins were Ravished, Widows and Wives, All barbarously deprived of their lives: Some were drove forth on bitter Ice and Snow, And many knocked on the' head as they did go. Thus were those Souls brought into misery; See it at large in Morland's History. Two hundred thousand Protestants or more Were Massacred by this vile bloody Whore In Ireland; there's many now alive who saw what kinds of deaths they did contrive, By which some of their dear Relations then Were tortured by those most bloody men. How can you, Sir, these things in the' least deny, Which are so obvious unto every eye?
Professor. These things were not (Sir) in a Corner done, Besides, I never yet have heard of one That is for you, or standeth on your side, Who by just proof these things ever deny'd; For they, alas, notoriously are known, And many Papists also them do own: Besides, 'twas late some of these Cruelties Murder and Blood, and barb'rous Tragedies •ere done, and acted; some alive now be Who with their eyes these villanies did see. ⟨p. 150⟩About the Year (dear Sir) of Fifty five A dreadful Massacree did Rome contrive Near unto France, i'th' Dukedom of Savoy, Where thirty thousand Souls she did destroy, Who were Commanded without all delays Papists to turn, and that within three days; Who for refusing were then presently Put unto Death with barb'rous Cruelty, Some with sharp spears thrust thro' their privy parts, Whil'st others stabbed were unto their harts. Some Babes they cut in pieces, some they Roasted, And some upon the tops of spears they tossed: Virgins were Ravish'd, Widows and Wives, All barb'rously deprived of their lives: Some were drove forth on bitter Ice and Snow, And many knock'd o'th' head as they did go. Thus were those Souls brought into misery; See it at large in Morlands History. Two hunderd thousand Protestants or more Were Massacreed by this vile bloody Whore In Ireland; there's many now alive who saw what kinds of deaths they did contrive, By which some of their dear Relations then Were tortured by those most bloody men. How can you, Sir, these things i'th' least deny, Which are so obvious unto ev'ry eye?