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A60284	Satan's invisible world discovered, or, A choice collection of modern relations proving evidently against the saducees and atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentick records, attestations of famous witnesses and undoubted verity : to all which is added, that marvellous history of Major Weir, and his sister : with two relations of apparitions at Edinburgh / by Georg Sinclar ...	Sinclair, George, d. 1696.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3858; ESTC R4971	118,890	288

called Remonstrantes bred much trouble to the Belgick Churches but not comparable to what this man Cartes especially his Followers have done The Arminian Tenets were but five in number as to heads and had some shaddow of Reason But the Cartesian Novelties far exceed the number of heads which the Hydra or Lernean Serpent had They are big with and ready to be delivered of Vaninianism Arianism Socinianism Vorstianism Nestorianism Novitates Cartesianae says a learned man multis parasangis supera●t Arminianas the Cartesian Novelties go far beyond for number and weight the Arminian Tenets They not only gnaw about arrodunt as a Gangren but exedunt they eat up the most part of the whole body of Theology to the utter ruin of the Christian Faith Let no man mistake me for it s not my design to discourage any man that teaches or learns new Philosophy Ego ipse amo novam Philosophiam verum non quia est nova sed quia est bona It is very fit that Students in Philosophy should have ex omni aliquid should know all the different sects and opinions of learned men for their accomplishment providing first as the Great Philosopher says this Axiom be observed Quicquid movetur aliquo quiescente movetur There ought to be layed down some sure principles as a foundation upon which Students may walk surely which for their evidence and certainty may never be called in question Archimedes said well when one asked him If he was able to move the Earth with his Mechanical Engines da ubi stabo terram movebo Give me a place to stand upon says he and I shal move the Earth intimating that no desing how small or how great soever can be accomplished without sure grounds layed down first as a foundation otherwise men might resolve to build Castles in the Air. To put an end to this matter I shall inquire at the Witch Patrons why Pharo's Magicians were not able by their Inchantments to turn the dust of Egypt into lice as Aaron did with his Rod. They cast down their counterfeit Serpents turn water into blood brought up Frogs upon the Land of Egypt and yet were not able to produce Lice the meanest of all Vermin It is said the Magicians did so with their Inchantments that is they endeavoured by their Magical Art to do it but could not for say they to Pharo the Finger of God is in this for neither we nor the Devil our Master can counterfeit this Miracle It must be said that either the Lord laid an inhibition upon these Evil assisting Spirits that they had no power to withstand Moses any longer or if these Sorcerers were onely men that used Legerdemain and slight of hand that he restrained them from playing their tricks any more If the first be granted then there must be wretched Wights that do strange Miraculous things by the assistence or consociation of evil Spirits and consequently Wizzards or He-Witches If the second be said Viz that the Lord only restrained these Juglers from using bare slight of hand then what will not follow First that poor Jugling Fellows were able to contend and debate with Moses who was immediately assisted by the power of GOD. Secondly that this victory which Moses obtained over these men was but mean and small not to be boasted of which is the basest Derogation to the glory of that victory and the vilest reproach against the God of Israel and his Servant Moses that ever was heard of It is evident that this conflict was between the Kingdom of light and the Kingdom of darkness and the evil Spirits thereof And is it likely that the Spirit of GOD would compare seducers men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning the Faith nay the worst of men 2 Tim. 3. from the first to the 9. verses to Jannes and Jambres if they had been but Cheats and Juglers They have been famous at that time for their Sorceries that they were remembred many years after as witness Numenius the Pythagorean Philosopher that mentions Jannes and Pliny that mentions that same Wizzard The Lord put such an affront upon the Devil and his instruments while they were not able to produce a Louse that they never compeired again with their enchantments This was a part of that Glorious Victory Speaking of the Cartesian Philosophy I forgot to Relate that Mr. Forbes one of the Regents of the Kings Colledge of Aberdeen has this year in his publick Theses confuted the chiefest points of the Cartesian Philosophy both Iudiciously and Modestly My little Book I send thee forth into the World where some will welcome thee some mock thee some contradict thee be not discouraged though thou be the youngest of five Degeneres animos timor arguit Thy Brethren before thee have met with foul and maleapart Censures Tune cede malis sed contra audentior ito Quam tua te fortuna sinet Say with valiant Aeneas when the Prophetess Sibylla was shewing him what bad fortune he was to meet with Non ulla laborum O Virgo nova mi facies inopinave surgit Omnia praecepi atque animo mecum ante peregi Per varios casus per tot discrimina rerum Tendimus in Latium Carmen Steliteutieon EUGE SY GERYONOS RHOPALO TRIA SOMATA RIPSAS AMPHITRIONIADES HOS MEGAS ALLOS ESE HEIMATI T'ALLOTRIO SEO CERBERE KEUTHE KARENON OU DYNATON PHOREEIN EELIOIO PHAOS SATANS INVISIBLE World DISCOUERED Or A choice Collection of Relations anent Devils Spirits Witches and Apparitions RELATION I. Touching the Troubles which Sir George Maxwel of Pollok met with from the Devil and his Haggs Pollok 24 of Iune 1684. Sir I Send you herewith the true Account my Father caused me write from his own mouth which is the surest Relation I can give either of his own trouble or what concerns Jennet Dowglas the first discoverer of these Pictures There fell out some less matterial circumstances in the Family during her abode there whereby it fully appeared that she knew what was done in distant places and understood Languages For instance when a Chapter in the Greek New-Testament was read she made us understand by signs what the purposes were for at that time she was dumb whether really or counterfeitly its hard to determine and did exactly give an account to my self what we did at two miles distance from the place where she was without any information given to her which I know of I rest your affectionat Friend John Maxwel Vpon the 14. of October 1676. my Father was surprised at Glasgow in the night time with a hot and firy distemper and coming home the next day he was fixed to his bed The Physician fearing a Pleurisy and a Fever opened a vein and the application of Medicaments being made the firy heat was abated he remaining for seven weeks together under a great pain chiefly in his right side though not fixed to his bed There had come to Pollok-town a young dumb Girle but from whence was not