Phænomemn of Dreaming . 233

^ apparitions, as long as the world stands,

^ there are false reports concerning every^gthat is true. We should not surprize andyoung persons with silly, idle relations,J ch may have an ill effect on their tenderlr> ds; but to avoid this, which is not the■ ea test inconvenience they may fall into,^ Uc h discretion is to be used. Weought nottell them that all these things are ground-r . a nd absurd; but own that there is a pos-Uity 0 f them; and that God only can pro-^ * Us from their power and malice, if we/^ly trust in him. Reason is strongest, holds^ l twith any age, and is that which will en-'s® : and one who is capable of observing^ ^occurs to his mind in steep, and curioushow it may be, is capable of having• ^donal account of it given him. It is not^Possible that one who believed the existence

p e ' ^S of this, but give consistent accounts to young^ ® Bs j as soon as they are capable of them, or want^ to solve some doubt; but there is a great differencet 0 Proceeding thus with them, and endeavouring^ em sturdy against the belief of Spirits, by tell-^ et o there are no such things, nor reason to believeaCC ° Unts of this kind. Out of an over great zeal tostrong , we bend them to the side of Scepti~» 9s if that were a less weakness.