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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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Thus those that won't confess JEHOVAH's Name, Are forced to own him to their utter Shame. And those who will not of Gods Word allow, Are forced by Conscience under it to bow. These being weighed may make you quite give o'er, Yea, and Gods Word thus to oppose no more. Now if the Scripture cannot be gain-said, Methinks each Soul should be exceeding 'fraid, How they condemn that glorious Deity, Whom they so clearly show and magnify. But to leave this a little, and descend To mans own reason which you so commend, How many Heathens did alone thereby Find out (dear Sir) Gods glorious Majesty? If you your Reason would but exercise, From Atheism, doubtless soon might rise, And hate also this Soul-destroying evil, Thus siding with, and yielding to the Devil.
Thus those that won't confess JEHOVAH's Name, Are forc'd to own him to their utter Shame. And those who will not of Gods Word allow, Are forc'd by Conscience under it to bow. These being weigh'd may make you quite give o're, Yea, and Gods Word thus to oppose no more. Now if the Scripture cannot be gain-said, Methinks each Soul should be exceeding 'fraid, How they condemn that glorious Deity, Whom they so clearly shew and magnify. But to leave this a little, and descend To mans own reason which you so commend, How many Heathens did alone thereby Find out (dear Sir) Gods glorious Majesty? If you your Reason would but exercise, From Atheism, doubtless soon might rise, And hate also this Soul-destroying evil, Thus siding with, and yielding to the Devil.
Apostate Amongst the Heathen (Youth) were men of same Who for their skill in nature had the Name Above all others, which did quite deny There was a GOD or such a Deity.
Professor Your Epicurus, and old Aristotle, With Theodorus, Bion, and the Rabble, And such like Atheists, I must grant to you Denied there was a God as stories show. ⟨p. 174⟩