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all that have been Complained of by bewitched^ed persons saying it was impossible they should not be guilty. Soon upon which thems^selves or some of their near Relations have to the Lasting infa my of their familys been accused after this same manner, and personated by the Divel. Such tre= mendous rebukes on a few should make all men to be Carefull how they Joyne with Satan in Condemning the Inȏcent. [decorative flourish] Argum..^t [illegible number] Because tis Possible for the Divel in the Shape of an Inocent person to doe other mischeifs. As for those that Acknowledge Satan may personate a pious person, but not to doe mischeif, their Opinion has been Confuted by more than a few unhappy instances. Mr [sidenote: a) Exampl. vol. 1. p. 500] Clark [underlined] Speaks (a) of a man that had been an Atheist or a Sadduce not beleiving that ther are any Divels, or any (to us) invisible world. this man was Converted but as a punishment for his infidelity Evil angels did often appear to him in the Shape of his intimate friends & would Sometime Seduce him into great in= conveniences. I have [crossed out word: been] Elsewhere noted that a dӕmon [underlined] in the Shape of Exellent M^r Dury [unerlined] appeard to the Turkish Chaous Anno 1658 to diswade him from prosecuting his designs of being Baptised[crossed out letters] into the Name of Christ. Also to M^r Earl [underlined] in the Likeness of his friends to dis=