A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, a reply to a certain pamphlet publishd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called The Surey impostor. With a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure. / by T. J.

  • Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703.
Date:
1698
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Credit: A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, a reply to a certain pamphlet publishd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called The Surey impostor. With a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure. / by T. J. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it would be fo. The Devil raged exceedingly ar this Meeting; ic may be the great Confluence of the People, on this occafion enraged him the more *, had not the Lord hclpt us mightily, we had been run down by him. He play d upon the younger Miniffers very fore, until they, got above him. - As the Evil Spirit fill'd the Jews with Envy,, contradicting,and blafpheming, when they faw the Multitudes flocking to hear the word of God So in this cafe. Yet were not the People affrighted, but followed on : \ea, the Concourfe was fhJJ On the Sabbath following we were mercifully freed from Difhrbance by the Dt• mniaefa until the clofe of the Exercife. ... We were in our place, at our work, we fhould not hinder the People from coming, nor give place to the Devil; but the Lord was pleafed, as he faw meet, to make him Zech 2 to give place to us, being met together in rhe Name of Chriff. Tis he that rebuked 2 Cor. io. Satan ; it’s through him only that the Weapons of our Warfare are mighty. Alas! we a <. are meaner, weaker than others, than any. July 2<. Upon the 2 $th Tnfiant, we had another opportunity on this occafion; the young J J v Man was detain’d from us much of the time, by reafon of feveral Trances he was in: The multitude of the People was very great, that it cauftd great Diffra&ion, and Danger ; alfo a Hay-loft in the Barn being broken down, by the weight of the Peo¬ ple ; Yet was their (through God’s fpecial Providence) no further harm done: This Meeting was in Altham. We were forced many times to meet in Out houfes, the Crowds of the People Mat.15 1.2. j e- tQ very grCar, our Chappel alfo being rather at an outfidefrom the ordinary l8> 2°‘ Congregation : We did for their eafe fometimes meet elfevvhere,having Chriff’s exam* pie, and encouragement thereunto > all the places of meeting being alfo licenfcd ac¬ cording to Law. . n The next day upon this occafion was at toy, the ijl of Amlh then the. Youth was AugH]t 1. icc ajjthe whjjc> Here the young Man dwelt with his Parenrs: His Father and he were Gardners: It is about a mile from Whally. Should there not have been fome refpite fometimes, it h d fcarce been pr flible for the young Man, or we to have held out. We mention ir, that others aho may fee the Lord’s Mercy, as well as our In¬ firmity. We would not fo far offend others, as to meet ar toy upon any Lord’s Day, it being fo nigh Wholly *, yea, all our Meetings are order’d as inoffenfively as a atiD- ^ Again, the fame place, upon the 1 $th Inflant, then the Devil raged in rhe young Man exceedingly; differing himfelf more then ever by the Demoniac^ difeovery of feveral things in his Fits, which could not be difeover’d, but by a Diabolical Means; that Sub jeft John \6. 8, 9,10,11. was feveral days infilled on there, and al¬ fo at our Lord’s-day Meetings. arc** In my abfence Mr. Waddhgton, and the reft of our Society, had a day in Read, up. on this Dugdale's account, tho’hewasnot prerent. Indeed he was moffly prtfent at the Meetings, whether on his account, or nor; rho’ not always. I was bient at this time only, and fo l have a further advantage in giving account of rhis Affair. * Upon the id of September, we again met at toy on young Dugdae's gccouuc: 01F 3* as I went to the place of the meeting, he gave me nonce by a huh* Paper, which he put into my Hand; that, as his Spirit told him in his Fit, he muff oe dumb, and deaf, whilft we prayed ; immediately upon his delivery of theNore tome, he be¬ came both dumb, and deaf, all the while that the Exercife continued. Note, V ac fometimes, he did out of his Fit, tell whit lie* card, or faw in his Fu. bdogdone 2 Kings 5. at a great diftance, at the fame time: As che Prophet coul.i by the mem 0 good 1% Angel, veil what was done ac fwch diftance, in erdinary, he, ou; m £<*,