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affliction whatsoever, but may befall a good man, now to be represented by Satan as a tormentor of bewitched or Possessed Persons, is a Sore afflication this then may happen to a good man. To be tormented by Satan is a Sore afliction yet nothing but what befall to Job and a Daughter of Abram whom we read of in the Gospel. To be represented by Satan as tormenting others is an Affliction like the former. The Lord may bring such Extraordinary Temptations on his own Children to afflict and Humble them for Some Sins they have bin guilty of before him. A most wicked person in [underline] St Joes [/underline] got a knife and went with it to a ministers house, designing to Stab him but was disapointed. Afterward, [her?] coscience being awakened, the Divel appears to this person in the Shape of that Minister with a Knife in his hand Exhorting to Self murder was not here a punishment Suitable to the Sin which that person had been cuilty of? Perhaps some of those whom Satan represents as Committing witchcrafts have been hampering with Some foolish and wicked Sorceries tho not to that degree which is Criminal and Capitall by the Laws of God and man. for this Satan may be permitted So to Scourge them. or it may be they have misrepresented and abused others for which cause the Holy God may Justify give Satan Leave falsey to represent them. Have wee not known Some that have bitterly consured