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III. I pray tell me, is it sit that you should give the first of your time to the Devil, rather than unto God; for you first to serve the Devil, then next to serve God, to give your Youth unto him that would devour and destroy your Souls, rather than to God, that would five your Souls, and make them happy? Should you give to […] the first of your time, that deserves none at all? And Sirs, I tell you, that you deserve to be Damned, if you give one hour. Think of it, What would the World think of ⟨p. 64⟩you if you deal with your Parents as you deal with the Eternal God? if you should say, Father I will rebel against you, whole I am Young, I will vex & grieve you, whilst Young, but I will be Dutiful to you when I am Old; Will you in effect say worse to God? And say, We will do what the Devil saith to us now, and we will do what God commands us hereafter. Tell me, Who was it that gave […] your Being? Who was in that formed you in your Mothers Womb? Who was it that brought you forth? Who […] it that preserved you, whilst you hung upon your Mothers Breast? Who is it that kept you from Death and Hell to this day, that night have cast you into utter darkness, as soon as you beheld the light of the Sun? Has the Devil done for you as God has done or can you expect he shall or will? […] all these together, then […] it •e fitting that you should serve the Devil a […].

III. I pray tell me, is it sit that you should give the first of your time to the Devil, rather than unto God; for you first to serve the Devil, then next to serve God, to give your Youth unto him that would devour and destroy your Souls, rather than to God, that would five your Souls, and make them happy? Should you give to 〈…〉 the first of your time, that deserves none at all? And Sirs, I tell you, that you deserve to be Damned, if you give one hour. Think of it, What would the World think of ⟨p. 64⟩you if you deal with your Parents as you deal with the Eternal God? if you should say, Father I will rebel against you, whole I am Young, I will vex & grieve you, whilst Young, but I will be Dutiful to you when I am Old; Will you in effect say worse to God? And say, We will do what the Devil saith to us now, and we will do what God commands us hereafter. Tell me, Who was it that gave your Being? Who was in that formed you in your Mothers Womb? Who was it that brought you forth? Who it that preserved you, whilst you hung upon your Mothers Breast? Who is it that kept you from Death and Hell to this day, that night have cast you into utter darkness, as soon as you beheld the light of the Sun? Has the Devil done for you as God has done or can you expect he shall or will? all these together, then it e fitting that you should serve the Devil a .