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[Paul exorcised the maid possess'd]

Paul...said,...I command thee...to come out of, &c. —xvi. 18.

Paul exorcised the maid possess'd,
And Satan chased out of her breast;
But now the wiser world's afraid
To ruin the diviner's trade;
You, who the laws of God repeal,
Permit the fiend in souls to dwell;
And much the superstitious doubt
If all your “Acts” could cast him out.