"Oh Lord thou seeist this hardened enemy of Thine, thou seeist how she is stretching out her puny hands to lay hold of Thee and pull Thee from Thy throne. Thou knowest how black her heart is. - and how her enmity to Thee rankles and burns with all the malice of a demon. Now Lord God Almighty come down upon this enemy of Thine, break in upon her, break her down O Lord, break her down! Break her down, crush her at Thy feet, slay her before Thee!"
— A prayer at the close of a message from Nathanial Beeman who was a preacher in the 2nd Great Awakening (when the altar call and persuasion methods of preaching became the trend). Makes me laugh so hard.
