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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

days of your Youth Consider I pray you these following things First Consider your Youth God requires Eccl. 12.1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth Secondly it is a Question whether you may live to an old Age which if not what will become of you Thirdly grant that you live to an old Age it is a Question whether the day of grace may last so long Fourthly if the day of grace should last so long it is a question whether you will not through the pains and imbecilities of old Age be rendred incapable to serve God Fifth●y Consider you may serve God when it is too late but you can never serve him too soon Paulus Verily this is true I cannot deny it but do you not think that God is more glorified by an old Convert then by a young Evangelus When you have such suggestions as these endeavor to make them abortive at their birth for any will tell you that there is nothing more acceptable unto God then when a young man offers up the Flower of his Age unto him yea and what does conduce more unto Gods glory then the same Paulus Well I am now convinc'd of my folly especially of confiding in good works for salvation Evangelus Well bless God for it and now seeing through infinite mercy an insufficiency in good works to save you what think you of God Paulus Why I think that he is a Spirit Evangelus He is so my friend and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth Paulus This I knew a great while ago Evangelus Very good are there more Gods then one Paulus Y●a surely there must be three Gods God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost Evangelus Know Friend that thou art wofully ignorant for though there be three Persons in the Godhead yet th●se three are but one in substance all this while there is but one individual Deity as the Fire does contain in it three Properties 1. It s self 2. Heat 3. Light So though there be but three ways of subsisting in the Godhead yet all this while it is but individual Paulus Pray Sir is there any Scripture for this Evangelus Yea Scripture enough see Deut. 6.4 Hear O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord Isa. 44.6 I am the first and I am the last and beside me there is no God Isa. 45.22 Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the Earth for I am God and there is none else So 2 Cor. 8.4 5 6. and Eph. 4.5 1 Tim. 2.5 Paulus I confess these Scriptures do hit me for how many times have I read the Bible over and yet do not remember these places Evangelus You minded then well what you read for certainly if you had read diligently and with a desire to know you would have given a more pertinent Answer to such a Fundamental and Practical Point of Divinity as this But this is not all our Souls are spirits Angels are spirits and the D●vils are spirits what difference is th●●● then between God and these Paulus Why I suppose he is bigger then all of them Evangelus Bigger then all of them this is no solid Answer God he is an increated Spirit all others are created God he is an infinite Spirit all others are finite Paulus Nay this is very good Evangelus Well I am glad you like it but what difference is there between the Devils and the Angels Paulus Why I suppose they are both Spirits and both Angels only the Angels in Heaven are the good Angels and the Devils are the evil ones Evangelus Thou sayest right the Devils th●● are now in Hell were once righteous Angels but through pride and malice they are now become of all creatures the most miserable but where do the Devils inhabit Paulus I suppose the Devils do dwell in Hell it being a Place prepared for them and the wicked Evangelus The habitation of the Devils is partly in Hell and partly in the Air The Devils do dwell in the Air unto the Day of Iudgement and usurping the same on purpose that they might rule in the hearts of men But what difference is there between the spirits and our souls for our souls you know are spirits Paulus Nay I believe now you ask me that which you cannot answer your self Evangelus Think not so friend for the Angels were the firs● Creatures that God made whereas our souls are not the Angels are not covered with flesh but our souls are the Angels are perfect spirits but our souls through union with their bodies are imperfect and impure but enough of this what think you now of Iesus Christ Paulus Who is Jesus Christ why he is the Son of God Evangelus It is true my friend he is so for God the Father testifies it Mat. 3.17 The Chu●ch acknowledgeth it Matth. 16.16 And the Devils confess it Luke 4.41 But who do you think of these were first God the Father or God the Son Paulus There is a question indeed surely the Father must be before the Son Evangelus Yea friend that is true it is so in natural generation but here it is not for Christ Iesus is co-eternal with his Father and equal with him in Power and Glory Paulus This will not stand by reason Evangelus Divine Mysteries are not to be apprehended by carnal reason for he who would see by an eye of Faith must shu● out the eye of Reason and what think you now of the Holy Ghost Paulus Why I suppose he is God too is he not Evangelus Yes he is so see 1 John 5.7 For there are three that bear Record in Heaven the Father Word and Holy Ghost and these three are one Paulus Nay this is very evident you bring Scripture I say to prove what you say Evangelus Well if so be you do believe what I have said concerning the blessed Trinity say with me God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost and these three are one Paulus God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost and these three are one Evangelus Right what think you now of the Creation of the World did God make the World of somthing or of nothing Paulus Of somthing surely for out of nothing nothing can be made Evangelus Friend what do you think Creation signifies Paulus Truly I know not very well Evangelus Why it signifies a making all things of nothing Paulus Say you so Evangelus Yea and have you not read that the World was made only by the especial word of his Power not that we should understand that any word did really proceed from God but only that he will'd it Paulus Did God do you say only speak● th● word and was this World made I cannot believe this except you bring me Scripture Evangelus If Scriptures will convince you I 'le bring you Scriptures enough See Psal. 33.9 For he spake and it was done he commanded and it

thy Holy Spirit against Heaven and in thy sight and we are not worthy to be called thy children and therefore most iustly mayst thou pour down thy displeasure upon us and empty the Vials of thy wrath upon us and ours it is mercy nay infinite mercy and free grace that we are this side of Hell and the Grave but much more that we have an opportunity to plead with thee how many are there in Hell that would give ten thousand worlds for what we enjoy and have We bless thee O Lord for Iesus Christ by whose blood these Mercies were Purchased and the Priviledges which we now enjoy receive him for us and accept us in him magnifie thy grace in and through him towards us by pardoning our sins remiting our transgressions sanctifying our nature washing our souls in the water of Regeneration and by evidencing thy favour unto us under all our cloudy and gloomy dispensations and this is that O God which we are come about at this time it is the Sun-shine of thy countenance and strength against our adversary the Devil Behold O Lord thy servant before thee that is molested by Satan and burried with his temptations Behold O Lord the enemies which he hath to wrestle with how are they increased both from without and from within increase his faith that his spiritual existence may be sustein'd let him not perish in his distress and warfare for want of thy assistance seeing O God that we sue not to thee for any terrene or earthly enjoyments but for grace that we may through strength received therefrom be enabled to repel and quench all the fiery darts of the evil one and therefore for the sake of thy Son Iesus hear us and strengthen thy servant whereby he may now at ●ist conquer Satan who has so much ●●deavored to overthrow him Ap●ear for him O blessed Iesus unto ●hom all Power is given in Heaven ●nd in Earth and being tempted ●nowest how to succour those that be ●empted And with us sweet Father ●e mindful of all thine throughout the ●hole World Bless thy Church and Zi●n bring home Iews and Gentiles and ●ll that belong unto the Election of thy ●race Give unto thy Son the Hea●hens for his inheritance and the ut●ermost Parts of the Earth for his Possessions O Lord keep up England ●rom falling from thee let it not languish nor decay in Godliness and let ●ot wantonness under the means of ●race procure any want of grace thou ●ast divided us bring us together again And thou who art a God of Order O settle Order in thy Church ●●d Vnity among thy Saints Let ●uch as do erre out of ignorance learn ●nowledge and such as have sinn'd against knowledge finde repentance Endu● the Magistrates with the knowledge of thy Spirit of Grace and Wisdom as well as with Power that w● may live a peaceable and quiet life under them in all godliness and honesty O let thy Ministers be cloathed with holiness write it on their Breasts give them the Urim and Thummim and let them shine by holiness of life as well as by doctrine and Crown all their labours with a Garland of Souls Remove not O Father thy Candlestick from us for our unworthiness of it and unthankfulness for it but pardon our unpro●●ableness under it and teach us to profit more and more And now O Lord comfort thy afflicted Servant before thee stand by him and be his Help and all this we beg in the Name and for the sake of Iesus Christ to whom with thy self and ever blessed Spirit of Grace enable us to ascribe as is most due all Power Praise Glory and sincere obedience from us and all thine now henceforth and for evermore Amen Well I 'le detain you no longer only take this from me Do not give place to the Devil Reader Take notice that this poor young ●onvert having taken his leave of this ●recious Minister doth in his return ●omewards meet with a cursed in●rument of the Devil being one De●as by name a sad Apostate who ●●swades him to throw off Religion ●nd to turn Atheist that is nothing at ●ll of which this ensuing Dialogue ●ill give a further account Demas How now why do you look somelan●holy no doubt but you have been with ●ome Phanatick Priest or another your ●ountenance is so dreadful Paulus I blame your folly for he whom ● have been with let him go under what notion soever is a holy man and has been one of great use to me Demas I sware you talk more like a mad ●an than any body else I tell ●ou if you believe all what they say you 'll be distracted if you are not already Paulus Whether I am distracted or no I matter not for take notice I must observe what they say unto me because it concerns what I am to do for God and for my own soul Demas Why doest thou think there is a God Paulus Yes as firmly as I do believe the Sun to be in Firmament on Noon-dayes Demas Doest thee I hope then before I shall have done with you to make you of the same opinion as I am Paulus What opinion I pray are you of Demas What opinion am I of why I am of such an opinion as that I can produce you one whom I 'le affirm to be God Omnipotent Omnipresent Om●iscient and more just then the God ●hom you serve for I shall tell you I have been of the same opinion with your ●elf and have believed on the same God ●hich you believe but now I am of an●ther mind and I question not but that ● shall make you of the same also if you ●e but ruled by me Paulus Pray what is he Demas A sober Gentleman Paulus Will he do one no hurt Demas No he will not hurt you for he is a harmless Gentleman you may see him if you please Paulus Pray then bring him and let me see him Demas Rather than that I would have you come to my House about ten a Clock to● morrow morning and then we may talk together without any interruption You know where I live Paulus Well then I le be sure to come if I am in health Demas Be sure you do not fail me Reader Now followeth another Conference between Evangelus a Minister of th● Gospel and Paulus the young Convert who endeavours to hinder him from going but cannot Evangelus So So I see I am forc'd to visit you before you will visit me Paulus Truly Sir I can't help it for I have been so out of order both in soul and body since I saw you last a● that I am not fit to keep any body Company Evangelus Why did you not send for me all this while if you had I should have come for I doubt you have had no company since I have been with you Paulus Yes Sir I have had some Company with me Evangelus What company I pray good company