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affliction whatsoever, but may befall a good man, now to God represented by Satan as atorment of bonniefied or Possessed Persons, is adore affliction this then may happen to a good men. To be atormented by Satan is afore afliction yet no thing but what befell Job and a Daughter of Abram whom we read of in the Gospel. Job [is?] represented by Satan as formenting . 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 st Ives got a knife and went with it to aministers house, designing to stab him but was disapointed. Afterward her conscience 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 guilty of? Perhaps some of those to whom Satan represents as Committing witchcrafts have been tampering 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 Justly give Satan Leave falsly to represent them. Have wee not known some that have bitterly conjured