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5 You've mist your aim, your ends you shant obtain,

Of me, for all your subtle snares are vain;

You're like a lion seeking to devour,

But over me you shall not have your power.

At this the devil gave a horrid look,

And in a flash of fire the fields forsook;

This heavenly youth he then knelt down to pray,

And when he'd done to school he took his way.

Almighty and ever living God, who did suffer thine only son to be tempted by the devil, in the wildreness, after he had fasted forty days and forty nights; and as thou hast been pleased at this time to defend me from his snares and subtilty, to rule my heart so that I was enabled to withstand all his temptations. I return thee humble and hearty thanks for the same, for which I hope I shall find rest at the last day; and give thanks to my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.

His master said I pray where have you run,

That you no sooner unto school do come,

You did not use to stay so long from me,

Tell me the reason, pray, now instantly.

The reason that I from the school did stay,

When from my father's house I took my way,

I met the devil in the shape of a man,

Dressed in black, who unto me did run.