▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁teachers ▁and ▁past ors ▁in ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Re formation . ▁Johannes ▁B ugen hagen ▁was ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁W itten berg ▁town ▁church ▁and ▁offici ated ▁at ▁Martin ▁Luther ' s ▁wed ding . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁Luther ▁and ▁Mel anch th on ▁dated ▁November ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁P omer anus ▁rec ount ed ▁his ▁experience ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁who ▁showed ▁signs ▁of ▁demon ▁possession . ▁P omer anus ' ▁method ▁involved ▁coun sel ing ▁the ▁girl ▁concerning ▁her ▁previous ▁bapt ism al ▁v ows , ▁he ▁invoked ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁pray ed ▁with ▁her . ▁( Let ter ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Princi pal ities ▁and ▁Pow ers ). ▁ ▁The ▁Ang lic an - P ur itan ▁writer ▁William ▁G urn all ▁wrote ▁a ▁length y ▁three - volume ▁work ▁The ▁Christian ▁in ▁Complete ▁Arm our ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁between ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 6 6 5 . ▁In ▁this ▁work ▁G urn all ▁str essed ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁reading ▁Script ure , ▁prayer ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Evangel ical ism ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁American ▁rev ival ▁tradition ▁among ▁evangel ical s , ▁prominent ▁pre ach ers ▁such ▁as ▁D . ▁L . ▁Mo ody , ▁Billy ▁Sunday , ▁R . ▁A . ▁Tor rey ▁and ▁Billy ▁Graham ▁have ▁all ▁aff ir med ▁their ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁demon ic ▁and ▁had