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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. You may Mistake, sometimes the waters flow, Yet on a sudden I observe them low. A Hamon may maliciously devise Poor Mordecai and others to surprise, Yet may h•s Purposes meet with a Blast, And he himself be hanged too at last. ⟨p. 154⟩The flesh with all its Lusts to Mortify, Is hard to those that love Iniquity. The Way to Papists wholly is Untrod, And unto all who haters are of God, The Way seems Dark to you, Untrod, Uneven Hard 'tis to the' flesh, yet 'tis the way to Heaven 'Tis dark to you, because that you are blind, And can't Gods Purpose in dark foot-steps mind. I've a sure hand to lead my trampling Paces, To 'scape the danger of those dangerous Spaces. I shall pass safe, by means of my best Guide, Tho' thousands fall by me on every side. For to turn back will prove a doleful fault, I think upon the Monument of Salt. I am Resolved a thousand Deaths to dye, Before I'll ever yield to POPERY.
Professor. You may Mistake, sometimes the waters flow, Yet on a sudden I observe them low. A Hamon may maliciously devise Poor Mordicai and others to surprize, Yet may h•s Purp•ses meet with a Blast, And he himself be hanged too at last. ⟨p. 154⟩The flesh with all its Lusts to Mortify, Is hard to those that love Iniquity. The Way to Papists wholly is Untrod, And unto all who haters are of God, The VVay seems Dark to you, Untrod, Uneve• Hard 'tis to th' flesh, yet 'tis the way to Heaven 'Tis dark to you, because that you are blind, And can't Gods Purpose in dark foot-steps mind. I've a sure hand to lead my trampling Paces, To 'scape the danger of those dang'rous Spaces. I shall pass safe, by means of my best Guide, Tho' thousands fall by me on every side. For to turn back will prove a doleful fault, I think upon the Monument of Salt. I am Resolv'd a thousand Deaths to dye, Before I'll ever yeild to POPERY.