;,82 £he; Evil of Evils, Or the given up to fin isa greater evil than to be poffeft. Therefore all you that have friends and chil- dren, whichyou fee wicked and licentious, and you fee force caule tofear theybe givenup to the power offin for the prefent, it fhould caufe Fathers and Mothers to come to Chrifi, as ear neftly as ever thofe poor Creatures did,that had Childrenpoffeffedwith theDevil,in the Gofpel; poor women had childrenpoffetfed,and Co men; Fathers that hadChildren poffeffed with the De- vil, that did rent and tear him in theprefence of Chri1l, he cries out mightily to Chrifl, if he could, Oh that he would_come and help him : and'fo the woman of Canaan for her daughter, cries after Chrift to help her Daughter, for the was miferably vexed with an unclean Spirit. So you fhould`even go andcry to' God, Lord, help ifpalible, and havemercy upon my Son, uponmyDaughter, for theyhave unclean Spirits; yea, theyare in a worfecondition than ifpofleffed"by the Devil : I have a Son, a (wea- ring yong man ; a Daughter, that is vain, and profane, andwicked, and licentious, and flub- born,andúnruly,Oh'if it be potiible help me ; if youcouldbe as fenfible ofthe fins, and wicked nefs ofyourChildren, as in the time ofthe Gof -. pel, Fathers and Mothers were ofthe poflefüon oftheirChildren, muchmight then be done: 44.1114-0440430.0. r.+1-) CA-A P.
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