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    greet an enemy in this duty now , as I have done heretofore , but I fear not thy threat , I know tliou Art limited . God heareth the

    prayers of the upright , hath promised to give his spirit to supply infirmities . Thereforeln con - fidence of his piomise and powerful assistance of his spirit , and in the name and intercession of his San Jesus Christ , we will go to

    prayer . They did so , Mr . Rothwell kneeled by the bed on which the poor man lay ; the devil for a quarter of an hour together , or more , made a horrid noise ;

    nevertheless Master RothwelPs voice was louder than the devil ' s . After a while the devil roared at Master Rothweli ' s face , ( this was the first motion of any part of the man ' s

    body , ) Master Rothwell opened his eyes , met , and brought down the hand , which he held with great ease , two men being scarce able to hold the other hand .

    Prayer was still continued . At length the devil lay silent in the man , and after that departed from him . The man fetched divers deep sighs , insomuch as they thought he had been expiring , but his colour returned to him , and the use of all . his members , senses

    and understanding ; and at the next petition , he said ( to the glory of God , and amazement but comfort of all the company ) Amen : and so continued to repeat his Amen to ^ very petition : prayer

    was now turned into thanksgiving , and so concluded . After prayer John Fox said , good M « aster Roth-^ vell , leave me not , I shall not live long , for the devil tells me he will choak me with the first bit of meat that I eat . Master Rothwell answered , Wilt thou believe the devil

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    that seeks thy destruction , before thou wilt trust in God through Jesus Christ that seeks thy salvation ? Hath not God by his almighty power dispossesed him , had he had his will , thou badst been in hell before now ; but he is a liar , and as he is not able to hinder thy soul's life , so neither shall he be able to destroy the life

    of thy body ; wherefore get me something ready ( saith he ) forTiim , and I will see him eat before I go , and will crave a blessing upon it . When it was brought , Eat , saith Master Rothwell , and fear not the devil , shewing him that he might

    do it in faith of that ordinance by which God appoints meat for means to preserve life , and urged that place of Jairus ' s daughter restored to life , he commanded to give her meatj Luke , viii , 55 . With muck ado and in great trembling , at last the man took and eat it . Look .

    says Master Rothwell , you all see the devil is a liar , the first bit hath not choaked him , nor shall the rest . Master Rothwell left him after which he was stricken dumb

    for-three years together . I had a book , written with his own hand , of the temptations the devil haunted him with afterwards , and the answers divers godly and reverend ministers gave to those temptations , but the cavaliers got them and all my books and writings .

    Thus the poor man remained tempted , but no longer possessed . At length by prayer also , ( which was instantly put up to God for him every sabbath and

    lectureday , in many places ) the Lord opened his mouth , and restored his speech to him , one using this petition , Lordy open thou his mouth that his lips may shew forth thy praise . He answered ia the con-

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    Account of Ci Master Rotlvwell , " the Exorcist . 141

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1811, page 141, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2414/page/13/