“ Had this person made God his refuge he had not now been suffering under the almighty’s vengeance, tho’ we must not presume to limit the mercy of God even to the worst of sinners, but we must submit them to his will and pleasure whose mercies are over all his works.
Sometimes we may be tempted for good, this is the trial of our faith and perseverance——Let us then be servant in prayer, that we enter not into temptation as this deplorable wretch did. ”

“ I could not endure the sight of a poor person near my house. One day a poor old sailor came to ask charity, I struck him several times with my cane, then set my mastiff dog at him who tore him in several places so as he died in a few days after in a poor man’s byre who lived near by, & was buried at the expence of the parish; but woes me I gave nothing but oaths & imprecations to them that asked me to give money to bury such a old dog. ”

“ To the choleric fiery spirit he represents revenge & blood-shed, bold & brave to the sanguine, carnal lust & luxury to the generous & jovial, to the phlegmatic laziness & sloth, & to the melancholy envy and despiar, We find that he durst even in presence of the almighty be so bold as to demand a commission to tempt Job, & had no doubt prevailed had not the almighty sustained him, as you may read in Job chap ii. ”

“ And when the thousand years are expired Satan shall be loosed out of prison, &c.
IT is undoubtedly for mens' sins that the prince of darkness is permitted to go up & down like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, that he prevails on the souls of men ”