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affliction whatsoever, but may befall a good man, now fo God represented by Satan as atorment of [beitefied?] or possessed persons, is adore affliction [crossed out line] this then ma happen to a good men. To be atormented by Satan is afore afliction yet no ... but what befell Job and a Daughter of Abram whom we read of in the ... et. Job ... by Satan as formenting . is an Affliction .. 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 .. it fo .. house, designing to stab him but was disapointed. Afterward her conscience being awakened, the Divel? appears to this person in the shap 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 shown from Satan represents as Committing witchcrafts have been tampering with some foolish and wicked sorceries tho not fo that degree which is Criminal and Capitall by the Laws of God and man. for this Satan may be permitted fo to Scourge them. or it may be they have misrepresented and abused athers for which cause the Holy God may Justify give .. for Leave falsly of .. them. Have wee not known some that have bitterly consured