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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 [last eight words written in a different handwriting]. To be atormented by Satan is adore afliction yet no thing but what befell Job and a Daughter of Abram whom we read of in thed gospel. Job o represented by Satan as tormenting o [illegible ] is an Affliction Like the 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?] [underlined] got a knife and wenteth it to a ministers house, designing to stab him but was disapointed. Afterward her conscience being awakened [last four words written in a different handwriting], [lined crossed out] 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 [circle over the P in Perhaps] some of those to from 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 to to Scourge them. or it may be they have misrepresented and abused others for which cause the Holy God may Justify give Satan Leave falsly to represent them. Have weenot known some that have bitterly conjured