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 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a 
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may read more 
 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a 
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
 The spirit that I have seen
 May be a devil, and the devil hath power
  T' assume read more 
 The spirit that I have seen
 May be a devil, and the devil hath power
  T' assume a pleasing shape, yea, and perhaps
   Out of my weakness and my melancholy,
    As he is very potent with such spirits,
     Abuses me to damn me. 
 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
  And to read more 
 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
  And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight.
   I conjure thee by all the saints in heaven. 
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount read more
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.
Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.
 Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of 
sables.  
 Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of 
sables.