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A timely warning to rash and disobedient persons: or, A strange and wonderful relation of a young gentleman that sold himself to the devil for twelve years to have power of being revenged on his father and mother, and now his time being expired, he lies in a sad and deplorable condition, to the amazement of all spectators. With the substance of a sermon upon this unhappy accident; also a prayer for the grace of God against temptation. By D. S. And now published as a monument of divine vengrance, to drive hard-harted and stubborn sinners to a speedy repentance.
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of Diamonds Rubies Pearls and Gold and withal bid him Write and Sign the Contract in a few Words and she would desire no Witness charging him to be private in the Business This he did though as he confessed his Hand and Heart trembled and he felt an unusual reluctancy of Mind However the dark Project went on and she carried away the Writing yet he said when he had slept and waked again he took all as if it had passed by the way of a Dream and indeed Satan the great Deceiver had deluded him for the Treasure he thought he had in Possession was Fantastical or Imaginary and he had that way no doubt been imposed on with seeming Riches by him who can at Will turn his own dreadful Form into that of an Angel of Light This startled him and he could not well perswade himself of the Truth of what had passed but suspected whether he was in his right Wits or not yet going abroad the next Day he found a real Purse of Gold and in it a Diamond Ring and some Stones of great Price and this he concluded to be the Success of his Agreement and disputed not further the Matter at that time but getting into a Gang of Gamesters he continued to encrease his Store and lived in all manner of Riot and Debauchery yet nothing could put his Father's last Act out of his Mind and he studied daily to be revenged and at length the old Man was taken with a pining Disease of which he grievously languished and most were of Opinion he was Bewitched The Mother was taken with an unusual Palsie their Cattle and Poultry died strangely and lastly the Father after a long Sickness gave up the Ghost The Son all this while flourished to outward Appearance chiefly by Gaming in which he had prodigeous Success contrary to what he was wont so that the Devil no doubt helping his Servant People wondered how they came by it and gave various Censures But the twelve Years growing to an end he fell into an unaccountable Melancholly and would often burst into Tears fearful to be alone and found such a Hell of Horrour in his Mind that he wished for Death But being desired by some Friends to pray he told them his Heâ—â—t was so hardned he could not and although he was prayed with yet he minded it not but frightfully cast his Eyes about as if some fearful Apparition had been near and once in the Agony of his Mind attempted to hang himself and so continued tâ—â—â—â—ng what he knew of this Matter till the time as near as he could compute was expired when in the Night-time there arose such a Storm of Wind Lightning Thunder and Rain as frighted most People and the Roof of the House where he lay being split in sâ—â—der his Body was rent in a fearful manner and turned black as if scorched with Fire and having lain some time to the Astonishment of many Spectators was privately Intered And may this be a Warning to wicked Livers The Substance of a SERMON Very suitable upon the foregoing Occasion to warm us to flee Temptation and speedily turn unto the Lord. James 1. Ver. 13.14 15. Let no Man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with Evil neither tempteth he any Man But every Man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own Lusts and inticed Then when Lust hath conceived it bringeth forth Sin and Sin when it is finished bringeth forth Death IT is undoubtedly for Man's Sins that the power of Darkness is permitted to go up and down like a roaring Lyon seeking whom he may Devour and that he prevails against the Souls of the Sons of Men otherways precious in the sight of their Maker It is for Sin that God gives us up to shame and reproach to rashness and dispair of his Mercys for certain it is God never leaves nor forsakes us till our offending the Divine Majesty of Heaven makes him turn away his aimable â—yes and leave our Souls eclipsed under the power of an implacable Enemy who being and Immortal Spirit too subtil for Mortals to contend with unless supported by the Divine Hand we are unable to resist his Temptations which he guilds over like bitter potions that we may swallow them the more securely and studies to suit them to our Inclination To the cholerick fiery Sâ—pirit he represents Reveng and Blood shed bold and brave To the Sanguine Carnal Lusts and Luxury as Generous and Jovial To the Flegmatick Lasiness and Sâ—oath and to the Melancholly Envy and Dispair The most experienced Angler has not half so many baits and slights to intrap the unthinking watery â—ry as this grand Deceiver has to intrap the Souls of Men that are so proud of being Rational We find that he durst even in the Presence of the Almighty be so bold to demanded a Commission to tempt righteous Job and had no doubt prevailed against him had not an Almighty Hand sustain'd him as you may find it more at large in the first and second Chapters of that Book Nay more transcendent than this he durst to tempt even the Lord his God when he carried him up into an exceeding high Mountain and shewed him all the Kingdoms of the Earth and the Glories thereof promising to give them if our blessed Saviour would fall down and worship him and had a Lye immediately prepared if there had been a possibility of its taking place For that continues he is delivered to me and to whosoever I will â— give it But here he was Repulsed with a Get thee bind me Satan for it is written Thou shalt Worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve Luke 4 c. If St. Paul who was endued with the most excellent Spirit of Wisdom was not proof against his Temptation with strong Prayer and Cries when he sent a Messenger to Buffet him a Thorn in the Flesh as himself terms it what can we that dare not pretend to so great a portion of immediate Inspiration do to resist him in whom as the Psalmist say is our help Why truly our help is in the Lord 't is he alone that can deliver out of the Paws of the Spiritual Lion and Bear He is come to us in great Wrath because he has but a short time and is so implacable an Enemy to the Soul that where his force is baffled fallacies delusions and subtil underminings frequently take place and so far we find his malice to extend that when he was compelled to depart out of the possessed Person that his hand might not be out in doing Mischief begged earnestly to enter into a simple Herd of Swine whom he as maliciously destroyed Let us then to be safe from his Temptations so as they may not bring us to shame in this World and endless Misery in the next lay hold on him that is Mighty and able to save to the utmost all those that by Faith and true Repentance draw near unto him Let us lay hold on the Rock of Ages and build a sure Foundation upon this Mercy and Goodness for â—iâ— he alone can deliver us from Everlasting Death and defeat the cruel designs of the Destroyer of Souls Had this unadvised Person made God his Refuge he had not been as now we sadly fear he is suffering under the Almighty Uengeance though it is not for us to dare so much as positively to limit the Mercies of God even to the worst of Sinners but we must submit them to his will and pleasure whose Mercies are over all the works of his Creation Sometimes we may be tempted for our good which is the tryal of our Faith and Perseverance for Blessed saith St. James is the Man that endureth Temptation for when he is Tryed he shall receive the Crown of Life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with Evil neither tempteth he any Man but every Man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own Lusts and inticed then when Lust hath conceived it bringeth forth Sin and Sin when it is finished bringeth forth Death James 1.12 13 14 15. Thus we see 't is the depravity of Man's Nature and wicked Inclinations that gives Satan the advantage over him to snare and intrap his Soul to rob him of Glory Bliss and Immortality to which he was born an Heir and has a Title to be Co-heir with the Lord of Life Let us be fervent in Prayer then least we enter into Temptation as this deplorable Wretch did Let us put on the Armour of God in Righteousness the Shield of Faith and the Helmet of Salvation that so we may quench the fiery Darts of our Enemy Let us but resist the Devil as we ought and we have a warrant that he will flee from us Let us put away Wrath Envy and Revenge Love our Parents and Reverence our Supetiours be watchful over our Souls and live not in Rioting and Drunkenness Chambering and Wantonness but put on the Lord Jesus and take no care for the Flesh to fulfil the Lusts thereof Which that we may all do and so be happy God of his infinite Mercy grant through the Merits and Meditation of our blessed Saviour and Redeemer Amen Amen A Prayer against Temptation Lord in whom alone is our Strength and Trust mightily defend us we beseech thee from our Spiritual Enemy that he may get no Advantage over us keep us in perpetual Safety under the Shadow of thy Wings that no Tribulation Discontent Fears or Afrightments may make us fall from thee Arm us with Spiritual Weapons that we may be able to repel the fiery Darts of the Adversary and at last having overcome may receive the immortal Crown of Glory which thou hast prepared for all them that love and fear thee And since thy Son came to destroy the Works of the Devil lâ—â— the Kingdom of Darkness fall before 〈◊〉 Satan fell like Lightning that thy Scepter of Righteousness may be established for ever Amen FINIS