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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55568	The young mans conflict with, and victory over the Devil by faith, or, A true and perfect relation of the experiences of T.P., begun in the 15th and continued till the 17th year of his age ... by T.P.	Powell, Thomas, fl. 1674-1679.	1675 (1675)	Wing P3076; ESTC R17963	49,441	152

you not know that God is a Spirit John 4.24 Paulus I do believe God is a Spirit Apollyon Why do you then contend with m● any further who am so fully God as have declared unto you Paulus Did you create the Heavens and th● Earth and all thing contained ther● in Apollyon Yea and you too Paulus Lord have mercy upon me Apollyon Nay him whom thou thinkest to be God I made Paulus Pardon me then blessed God that I have offered to con●end thus with thee ●als by I pray my ●alapert audacious ●nd rustical carriage ●owards thee for I see now I am ●ike the woman of Samaria who through ignorance ascribed the title of Sir ship unto him that was King over Heaven and Earth even as I have done towards thee Apollyon I pardon thee because what thou hast done has been through ignorance Paulus Yea good Lord that it was Apollyon Well time doth call me away for indeed I have many souls to look after therefore I must leave you only desiring you to remember those three things once Propos'd viz. 1. The denying of God which once you serv'd 2. The abstaining from those Ministers which once you frequented 3. The believing what I have said and shall furthermore say unto you Paulus With all my heart good Lord. Apollyon Farewel ther to-morrow-morning I 'le come and see you again Paulus Oh my Lord go not away so soo● from me Apollyon It matters not as long as I shall come so quickly unto you again Paulus Then farewel my Lord. Reader Take notice that when the Devil had parted from this Youth Demas the day after comes according to promiss But Apollyon is not with him from whence we may gather thus much It is impossible for the Devil to keep his promiss in regard that he is the father of lyes and lyers The end wherefore Demas came you will understand by the ensuing discourse Demas How do you my friend Paulus As well as any damned creature can do but where is my Lord. Demas He could not come through excessive want of him at another place but why doest thou say thou art damned for if so then thou art irrecoverable which if thou wert Apollyon would not undertake to do any thing for you neither should I have brought him to you Paulus I believe you good Sir and therefore do desire to bless God for you because you brought me acquainted with him Demas Alas I have tried all ways but could finde no rest till I met with him and so it will be with thee Paulus Ha how may one be deceived for I thought that I was in the right way and worship'd the true God but it seemes it is otherwise do you think therefore your God will receive me after I have been serving a strange God Demas Yes yes I 'le warrant that Paulus When will he come to me then Demas Tomorrow morning precisely at five of the Clock I came therefore as desired by him to inform you of it and likewise from my self to advise you of several things Paulus Speak on and well come Demas First be sure you do remember and ●e●r in minde what Apollyon said unto you last Now that which I have from my self unto you is this Whatsoever my Lord shall require of you condescend unto it immediately therefore if he should require your self give up your self unto him by a free Resignation of spirit with●ut any doubting for if you should in the juncture of time that he requires any thing of you seem to refuse he then departs from you totally and finally This I know because through fear I had like to have given him occasion my self and hence it is that I caution you Paulus The Lord your Master treble it into your bosome for what you have done unto me Demas Nay my Work is wages Paulus I Question not but it is Demas Well I must bid you adieu Paulus And you also but be sure yo● bring my Lord with you Demas Don't question that Reader When this young Convert had departed from his two supposed friends and from one especially he walks abroad and in his return homewards finds a letter directed unto him by that Choice Minister of Jesus Christ from whom he had abstein'd so long and by whom he could not be found through obligation unto a Promise The Letter is as followeth To the Beloved of my Soul T.P. My Son FOR so I may call thee because in the Lord Iesus I begot thee in whose Name I command attention unto the affectionate Exhortations of your distressed father who through thy disobedience unto God has almost brought his hoary head with sorrow unto the Grave and for which cause I have made my tears my meat and drink day and night ever since I saw thee last Ah Child thou art gone which vexe● me sore but the consideration of thy being gone from God vexes me sorest of all how happy wouldest thou make me if I could but see thy face before I go from hence and be seen no more I long to understand thy Conflicts as once I did that I might thereby administer something of comfort and advice in a more sympathizing and condoling manner then ever The thoughts of thy groans pierces me to the heart but the thoughts of thy trials and temptations doth so oppress my spirits as that I know not what to do Art thou not therefore blame-worthy to carry thy self in such an occult and secret manner as thou doest fall down I beseech you through the sense thereof think not of being freed from Satan while thou art such a friend unto him in keeping of his counsel The Devil is a subtile enemy adhere not to him believe him no● and give no credit unto any of his suggestions to be ruined is sad but to be instrumental to thy own ruine is more sad Something of the Devils wiles thoa hast already s●●n O therefore let such an Experiment anticipate all his other designes from having effect keep off from him have nothing to do with him for there is nothing but malice and evil in all his designes I hear you make a strict Inquisition after Satan I pray wherefore is it Have you a minde to lose your soul Are you in love with your own damnation Is the loss of Heaven and the Enjoyment of God nothing Will the Devil ve a better friend to you then God Will the Flames of Hell be as sweet as a Bed of Roses Will weeping in the Labyrinth of eternal misery be more pleasant then the singing Hall●lujahs in the glorious Heavens which is best to be chosen misery or felicity Iudg you which would you chuse to sit at Gods right Hand or his Left why I tell you if you combine with the Devil you will then take Gods gre●test Enemies part and thereby will lose all those perpetual heavenly and celestial Ioys Promised and Prepared for Gods Elect. If thou believest and