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By these Examples, plainly it appears,
How Satan plaid his Pranks in former years,
What Arts he us'd, how craftily he wrought,
What Instruments, whereby to work, he sought;
One while, professed Enemies, and then
Another while he chose false Brethren.
And though those Agents now are dead and gone,
Satan remains the same, the Evil One.
He Mischief always to the Church intends,
And Mischief to effect, his Agents sends.
Though Rabshakih be dead, Tobiah Rotten,
Sanballat and Diotrephes forgotten,
The Wicked Spirit that in them did strive
Against Gods Truth and Church, is still alive;
And other Instruments doth daily raise,
To hinder Truth's fair Progress, in these dayes.
He Agents has, great store, of ev'ry size
And sort. How num'rous are Truth's Enemies!
Yet blest be God! A greater Number's those
That stand for Truth, than those that it oppose.
How Satan plaid his Pranks in former years,
What Arts he us'd, how craftily he wrought,
What Instruments, whereby to work, he sought;
One while, professed Enemies, and then
Another while he chose false Brethren.
And though those Agents now are dead and gone,
Satan remains the same, the Evil One.
He Mischief always to the Church intends,
And Mischief to effect, his Agents sends.
Though Rabshakih be dead, Tobiah Rotten,
Sanballat and Diotrephes forgotten,
The Wicked Spirit that in them did strive
Against Gods Truth and Church, is still alive;
And other Instruments doth daily raise,
To hinder Truth's fair Progress, in these dayes.
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And sort. How num'rous are Truth's Enemies!
Yet blest be God! A greater Number's those
That stand for Truth, than those that it oppose.
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