The Man was in great Horror of Mind, and the Family fear'd he would destroy himself; at length they sent for a _Lutheran_ Minister to talk with him, and who after some Labour with him, got out the Truth (_viz._) that he had sold himself to the _Devil_, and that the Time was almost expir'd, when he expected the _Devil_ would come and fetch him away, and he was sure he would not fail coming to the Time to a Minute; the Minister first endeavour'd to convince him of the horrid Crime, and to bring him to a true Penitence for that Part; and having as he thought made him a sincere Penitent, he then began to encourage him, and particularly, desir'd of him, that when the Time was come, that the _Devil_ should fetch him away, he, the Minister, should be in the House with him; accordingly, to make the Story short, the Time came, the _Devil_ came, and the Minister was present, when the _Devil_ came; what Shape he was in, the Story does not say; the Man said he saw him, and cry'd out; the Minister could not see him, but the Man affirming he was in the Room, the Minister said aloud, _in the Name of the_ living God, _Satan, what comest thou here for?_ The _Devil_ answer'd, _I come for my own_; the Minister answer'd, _He is not thy own, for Jesus Christ has redeem'd him, and in his Name I charge thee to avoid and touch him not_; at which, says the Story, the _Devil_ gave a furious Stamp (with his Cloven-Foot I suppose) and went away, and was never known to molest him afterward. Another Story, tho' it be in it self a long one, I shall abridge (for your reading with the less Uneasiness) as follows. A young Gentleman of _----berg_, in the Elector of _Brandenburgh_'s (now the King of _Prussia_'s) Dominions, being deeply in Love with a beautiful Lady, but something above his Fortune, and whom he could by no Means bring to love him again, apply'd himself to an _old thing_ call'd _a Witch_, for her Assistance, and promised her great Things, if she could bring the Lady to love him, or any how compass her, so as he might have his Will of her; nay, at last he told her he would give up his Soul to her, if she would answer his Desire. The old Hag, it seems, having had some of his Money, had very honestly tried what she could do, but all to no Purpose, the Lady would not comply; but when he offer'd such a great Price, she told him, she would consider farther against such a Time, and so appointed him the next Evening.