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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19295	The mystery of witch-craft Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1617 (1617)	STC 5701; ESTC S108665	124,670	401

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be_v remedy_v page_n 330._o chap._n 2._o a_o second_o cause_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v infidelity_n 1_o this_o be_v prove_v by_o many_o circumstance_n page_n 331._o 2_o the_o mean_v lay_v down_o how_o to_o remedy_v this_o evil_n page_n 332_o chap._n 3._o a_o three_o cause_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v malice_n declare_v by_o many_o pregnant_a reason_n page_n 334._o 2_o and_o the_o particular_a mean_n lay_v down_o to_o prevent_v and_o remedy_v this_o mischief_n page_n 335._o chap._n 4._o a_o four_o cause_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v covetousness_n as_o appear_v 1_o by_o many_o lively_a evidence_n p._n 337_o and_o so_o we_o be_v direct_v how_o to_o remedy_v this_o great_a sin_n page_n 338._o a_o five_o cause_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v curiosity_n here_o 1_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v discover_v page_n 339._o 2_o and_o the_o way_n declare_v how_o to_o meet_v with_o this_o sin_n page_n 341._o chap._n 6._o the_o six_o and_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o judgement_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v pride_n 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hearty_o commend_v thou_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o build_v thou_o further_o in_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o so_o to_o present_v thou_o blameless_a unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n pray_v thou_o to_o pass_v by_o such_o fault_n of_o form_n and_o complement_n as_o my_o manifold_a infirmity_n and_o want_n of_o leisure_n may_v give_v occasion_n of_o and_o to_o amend_v such_o other_o of_o impression_n as_o thou_o shall_v hereby_o be_v furnish_v and_o so_o again_o crave_v thy_o hearty_a prayer_n for_o the_o continuance_n both_o of_o public_a and_o private_a liberty_n i_o commend_v thou_o unfeigned_o to_o the_o blessing_n of_o our_o good_a god_n who_o will_v for_o his_o glory_n reserve_v light_n in_o israel_n for_o the_o full_a demolish_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n and_o for_o the_o glorious_a and_o more_o perfect_a advauncement_n of_o his_o holy_a