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meâ—â—â—_n while_n he_o that_o desire_v to_o see_v more_o experiment_n concern_v this_o matâ—â—â—_n let_v he_o read_v leonardus_n vairus_n de_fw-fr fascino_fw-la now_o this_o present_a year_n 15â—â—_n new_o publish_v wherein_o with_o a_o incestuous_a mouth_n he_o affirm_v daâ—â—ly_o that_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v venefici_fw-la very_o fond_o prosecute_a 〈◊〉_d argument_n and_o with_o as_o much_o popish_a folly_n as_o may_v be_v labour_v to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o lawful_a to_o charm_v and_o inchant_v vermin_n etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o john_n bodin_n triumph_v against_o john_n wier_n be_v overtake_v with_o false_a greek_a and_o false_a interpretation_n thereof_o monsieur_fw-fr bodin_n triumph_v over_o doctor_n wier_n herein_o bodin_fw-mi pronounce_v a_o heavy_a sentence_n upon_o he_o because_o he_o refer_v this_o word_n to_o poison_v but_o he_o reign_v or_o rather_o ride_v over_o he_o much_o more_o for_o speak_v false_a greek_a affirm_v that_o he_o call_v veneficos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o true_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o report_n and_o fable_n of_o witch_n miracle_n contain_v in_o his_o book_n of_o devilish_a devise_n for_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v no_o such_o word_n but_o say_v they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o true_a accent_n be_v omit_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v enterpole_v which_o shall_v have_v be_v leave_v out_o which_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o printer_n fault_n but_o bodin_n reason_v in_o this_o wise_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v sometime_o put_v for_o magos_n or_o praestigiatores_fw-la â—_o ergo_fw-la in_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o septuaginta_fw-la it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v take_v wherein_o he_o manifest_v his_o bad_a logic_n more_o than_o the_o other_o ill_a greek_a for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o learned_a in_o this_o tongue_n that_o the_o usual_a and_o proper_a signification_n of_o this_o word_n with_o all_o
finger_n the_o party_n shall_v feel_v no_o pain_n whereas_o if_o they_o draw_v their_o finger_n downward_o thereupon_o the_o party_n wound_v shall_v feel_v intolerable_a pain_n with_o a_o number_n of_o other_o cure_n do_v altogether_o by_o the_o virtue_n and_o force_n of_o word_n utter_v and_o speak_v where_o 8._o by_o the_o way_n i_o may_v not_o omit_v this_o special_a note_n give_v by_o m._n mal._n to_o wit_n that_o holy_a water_n may_v not_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o bewitched_a beast_n but_o must_v be_v pour_v into_o their_o mouth_n and_o yet_o he_o and_o also_o nider_n say_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o bless_v and_o sanctify_v beast_n as_o well_o as_o man_n both_o by_o charm_n write_v and_o also_o by_o holy_a word_n speak_v for_o say_v nider_n if_o your_o cow_n be_v bewitch_v three_o cross_n three_o pater_n noster_n and_o three_o ave_n will_v certain_o cure_v she_o and_o likewise_o all_o other_o ceremony_n ecclesiastical_a and_o this_o be_v a_o sure_a maxim_n that_o they_o which_o be_v deliver_v from_o witchcraft_n by_o shrift_n be_v ever_o after_o in_o the_o night_n much_o molest_v i_o believe_v by_o their_o ghostly_a father_n also_o they_o lose_v their_o money_n out_o of_o their_o purse_n and_o casket_n as_o m._n mal._n say_v he_o know_v by_o experience_n also_o one_o general_a rule_n be_v give_v by_o m_n mal._n to_o all_o butter-wive_n 7._o anh_o dairy-maide_n that_o they_o neither_o give_v nor_o lend_v any_o butter_n milk_n or_o cheese_n to_o any_o witch_n which_o always_o use_v to_o beg_v thereof_o when_o they_o mean_v to_o work_v mischief_n to_o their_o cow_n or_o white-meat_n whereas_o indeed_o there_o be_v in_o milk_n three_o substance_n commix_v to_o wit_n butter_n cheese_n and_o whaie_n if_o the_o same_o be_v keep_v too_o long_o or_o in_o a_o evil_a place_n or_o be_v sluttish_o use_v so_o as_o it_o be_v stale_a and_o sour_a which_o happen_v sometime_o in_o the_o winter_n but_o often_o in_o the_o summer_n when_o it_o be_v set_v over_o the_o fire_n the_o cheese_n and_o butter_n run_v together_o and_o congeal_v so_o as_o it_o will_v rope_n like_o birdlime_n that_o you_o may_v wind_v it_o about_o a_o stick_n and_o in_o short_a space_n it_o will_v be_v so_o dry_a as_o you_o may_v beat_v it_o to_o powder_n which_o alteration_n be_v strange_a be_v wonder_v at_o and_o impute_v to_o witch_n and_o herehence_a sometime_o proceed_v the_o cause_n why_o butter_n come_v not_o which_o when_o the_o country_n people_n see_v that_o it_o come_v not_o then_o get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o suspect_a witch_n house_n a_o little_a butter_n whereof_o must_v be_v make_v three_o ball_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o so_o if_o they_o be_v put_v into_o the_o chern_a the_o butter_n will_v present_o come_v and_o the_o witchcraft_n will_v cease_v sic_fw-la ars_fw-la deluditur_fw-la arte_fw-la but_o if_o you_o put_v a_o little_a sugar_n or_o soap_n into_o the_o cherne_a among_o the_o cream_n the_o butter_n will_v never_o come_v which_o be_v plain_a witchcraft_n if_o it_o be_v close_o clean_o and_o privy_o handle_v there_o be_v twenty_o several_a way_n to_o make_v your_o butter_n come_v which_o for_o a_o brevity_n i_o omit_v as_o to_o bind_v your_o chern_n with_o a_o rope_n to_o thrust_v thereinto_o a_o red_a hot_a spit_n 〈◊〉_d but_o your_o best_a remedy_n and_o sure_a way_n be_v to_o look_v well_o to_o your_o dairy-maid_n or_o wise_a that_o she_o neither_o eat_v up_o the_o cream_n nor_o sell_v away_o your_o butter_n a_o charm_n to_o find_v she_o that_o bewitch_v your_o cow_n charm_n put_v a_o pair_n of_o breech_n upon_o the_o cow_n head_n and_o beat_v she_o out_o of_o the_o pasture_n with_o a_o good_a cudgel_n upon_o a_o friday_n and_o she_o will_v run_v right_a to_o the_o witch_n door_n and_o strike_v thereat_o with_o her_o horn_n another_o for_o all_o that_o have_v bewitch_v any_o kind_n of_o cattle_n when_o any_o of_o your_o cattle_n be_v kill_v with_o witchcraft_n haste_v you_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o carcase_n lie_v and_o trail_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o beast_n unto_o your_o house_n and_o draw_v they_o not_o in_o at_o the_o door_n but_o under_o the_o thresthold_a of_o the_o house_n into_o the_o kitchen_n and_o there_o make_v a_o fire_n and_o set_v over_o the_o same_o a_o grediron_n and_o thereupon_o lie_v the_o inward_o or_o bowel_n and_o as_o they_o wax_v hot_a so_o shall_v the_o witch_n entrail_n be_v molest_v with_o extreme_a heat_n and_o pain_n but_o then_o must_v you_o make_v fast_o your_o door_n lest_o the_o witch_n come_v and_o fetch_v away_o a_o coal_n of_o your_o fire_n for_o than_o cease_v her_o torment_n and_o we_o have_v know_v say_v m._n mal._n when_o the_o witch_n can_v not_o come_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a house_n have_v be_v so_o darken_v and_o the_o air_n round_o about_o the_o same_o so_o trouble_v with_o such_o horrible_a noise_n and_o earthquake_n that_o except_o the_o door_n have_v be_v open_v we_o have_v think_v the_o house_n will_v have_v fall_v on_o our_o head_n thomas_n aquinas_n a_o principal_a treater_n herein_o allow_v conjuration_n against_o the_o changeling_n and_o in_o diverse_a other_o case_n whereoft_v will_v say_v more_o in_o the_o word_n lidoni_fw-fr a_o special_a charm_n to_o preserve_v all_o cattle_n from_o witchcraf_n all_o at_o easter_n you_o must_v take_v certain_a drop_n that_o lie_v uppermost_a of_o the_o holy_a paschal_n candle_n and_o make_v a_o little_a wax-candle_n thereof_o and_o upon_o some_o sunday_n morning_n rath_n light_v it_o and_o hold_v it_o so_o as_o it_o may_v drop_v upon_o and_o between_o the_o horn_n and_o ear_n of_o the_o beast_n say_v in_o nomine_fw-la patriâ—_n &_o silij_fw-la &_o duplexss_n &c_n &c_n burn_v the_o beast_n a_o little_a between_o the_o horn_n on_o the_o ear_n with_o the_o same_o wax_n and_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v thereof_o stick_v it_o in_o crossewise_o about_o the_o stable_n or_o stall_n or_o upon_o the_o threshhold_v or_o over_o the_o door_n where_o the_o cattle_n use_v to_o go_v in_o in_o and_o out_o and_o for_o all_o that_o year_n your_o cattle_n shall_v never_o be_v bewitch_v otherwise_o jacobus_n de_fw-fr chusa_n carthusianus_n show_v how_o bread_n water_n and_o salt_n be_v conjure_v and_o say_v that_o if_o either_o man_n or_o beast_n receive_v holy_a bread_n and_o holy_a water_n nine_o day_n together_o with_o three_o paster_n noster_n &_o three_o ave_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o of_o s._n hubert_n it_o preserve_v that_o man_n or_o beast_n from_o all_o disease_n and_o defend_v they_o against_o all_o assault_n of_o witchcraft_n of_o satan_n or_o of_o a_o mad_a dog_n etc._n etc._n lo_o this_o be_v their_o stuff_n maintain_v to_o be_v at_o the_o least_o effectual_a if_o not_o wholesome_a by_o all_o papist_n and_o witchmonger_n and_o special_o of_o the_o last_o and_o proud_a writer_n but_o to_o prove_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v effectual_a god_n know_v their_o season_n be_v base_a and_o absurd_a for_o they_o write_v so_o as_o they_o take_v the_o matter_n in_o question_n as_o grant_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n go_v away_o therewith_o for_o l._n vairus_n say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o this_o supernatural_a matter_n because_o a_o number_n of_o writer_n agree_v herein_o and_o a_o number_n of_o story_n confirm_v it_o and_o many_o poet_n handle_v the_o same_o argument_n and_o in_o the_o twelve_o table_n there_o be_v a_o law_n against_o it_o and_o because_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o common_a people_n be_v full_o with_o it_o and_o because_o immoderate_a praise_n be_v to_o be_v approve_v a_o kind_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o because_o old_a woman_n have_v such_o charm_n and_o superstitious_a mean_n as_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o it_o and_o because_o they_o be_v mock_v that_o take_v away_o the_o credit_n of_o such_o miracle_n and_o because_o solomon_n say_v fascinatio_fw-la malignitatis_fw-la obscurat_fw-la bona_fw-la and_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v o_o insensati_fw-la galatae_n quis_fw-la vos_fw-la facinavit_fw-la and_o because_o it_o be_v write_v qui_fw-la timent_fw-la te_fw-la videbunt_fw-la i_o and_o final_o he_o say_v lest_o you_o shall_v seem_v to_o distrust_v and_o detract_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o credit_n of_o so_o many_o grave_a man_n 119._o from_o history_n and_o common_a opinion_n of_o all_o man_n he_o mean_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v miraculous_a work_n by_o witchcraft_n and_o fascination_n and_o proceed_v so_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n chap._n xxii_o lawful_a charm_n or_o rather_o medicinable_a cure_n for_o disease_a cattle_n the_o charm_n of_o charm_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o but_o if_o you_o desire_v to_o learn_v true_a and_o lawful_a charm_n to_o cure_v disease_a cattle_n etc._n even_o such_o as_o seem_v to_o have_v
that_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n have_v have_v so_o ill_a success_n the_o alchymister_n promise_v to_o do_v penance_n to_o hear_v twelve_o mass_n for_o two_o that_o he_o have_v foreslow_v and_o for_o every_o 〈◊〉_d overslip_v to_o render_v and_o repeat_v twelve_o to_o our_o lady_n soon_o after_o this_o when_o all_o our_o alchymisters_n money_n be_v spend_v and_o also_o his_o shift_n fail_v how_o to_o come_v by_o any_o more_o he_o come_v home_o with_o this_o advice_n as_o a_o man_n wonderful_o fraied_a and_o amaze_v piteous_o cry_v and_o lament_v his_o misfortune_n knavery_n whereat_o balbine_n be_v astonish_v desire_v to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o complaint_n oh_o say_v the_o alchymister_n the_o coutier_n have_v spy_v our_o enterprise_n so_o as_o i_o for_o my_o part_n look_v for_o nothing_o â—â—_o present_a imprisonment_n whereat_o balbine_n be_v abash_v because_o it_o be_v â—â—_o felony_n to_o go_v about_o that_o matter_n without_o special_a licence_n but_o quoth_v the_o alchymister_n i_o fear_v not_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n i_o will_v it_o will_v fall_v our_o â—â—_o marry_o i_o fear_v lest_o i_o shall_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o some_o castle_n or_o tower_n and_o then_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o tug_v about_o this_o work_n and_o broil_n in_o this_o business_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n now_o the_o matter-being_a bring_v to_o consultation_n balbine_n because_o â—â—_o be_v cunning_n in_o the_o art_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o not_o altogether_o ignorant_a in_o laâ—_n beat_v his_o brain_n in_o devise_v how_o the_o accusation_n may_v be_v answer_v and_o the_o danger_n avoid_v alas_o say_v the_o alchymister_n you_o trouble_v your_o sâ—â—_n all_o in_o vain_a for_o you_o see_v the_o crime_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v it_o be_v so_o general_a bruit_v in_o court_n neither_o can_v the_o fact_n be_v defend_v because_o of_o the_o manifest_a law_n publish_v against_o it_o to_o be_v short_a when_o many_o way_n be_v derâ—â—_n and_o diverse_a excuse_n 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and_o we_o depart_v for_o a_o time_n now_o when_o her_o strength_n and_o power_n be_v weary_a and_o decay_a she_o awake_v of_o she_o own_o accord_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v many_o vain_a and_o dote_a word_n affirm_v that_o she_o have_v pass_v over_o both_o sea_n and_o mountain_n deliver_v to_o we_o many_o untrue_a and_o false_a report_n we_o earnest_o deny_v they_o she_o impudent_o affirm_v they_o this_o say_v he_o will_v not_o so_o come_v to_o pass_v with_o every_o one_o but_o only_o with_o old_a woman_n that_o be_v melancholic_a who_o nature_n be_v extreme_a cold_a and_o their_o evaporation_n small_a and_o they_o both_o perceive_v and_o remember_v what_o they_o see_v in_o that_o case_n and_o take_v of_o they_o chap._n ix_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o former_a folly_n as_o well_o concern_v ointment_n dream_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o of_o the_o assembly_n of_o witch_n and_o of_o their_o consultation_n and_o banquet_n at_o sundry_a place_n and_o all_o in_o dream_n but_o if_o it_o 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only_o in_o the_o inquisitor_n book_n it_o be_v marvel_n that_o when_o a_o stranger_n be_v anoint_v therewith_o they_o have_v sometime_o and_o yet_o not_o always_o the_o like_a operation_n as_o with_o witch_n which_o all_o the_o inquisitor_n confess_v but_o to_o this_o last_o friar_n bartholomaeus_n say_v that_o the_o witch_n themselves_o before_o they_o anoint_v themselves_o do_v hear_v in_o the_o night_n time_n a_o great_a noise_n of_o minstrel_n which_o fly_v over_o they_o with_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o fairy_n and_o then_o they_o address_v themselves_o to_o their_o journey_n 30_o but_o then_o i_o marvel_v again_o that_o no_o body_n else_o hearth_n nor_o see_v this_o troop_n of_o minstrel_n especial_o ride_v in_o a_o moonlight_n night_n it_o be_v marvel_n that_o they_o that_o think_v this_o to_o be_v but_o in_o a_o dream_n can_v be_v persuade_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v any_o other_o thâ—â—_n dream_n at_o it_o be_v marvel_n that_o in_o dream_n witch_n of_o old_a acquaintance_n meet_v so_o just_a together_o and_o conclude_v upon_o murder_n and_o receive_v ointment_n root_n powder_n etc._n etc._n as_o witchmonger_n report_v they_o do_v and_o as_o they_o make_v the_o witch_n confess_v and_o yet_o lie_v at_o home_n fast_o asleep_a it_o be_v marvel_n that_o such_o preparation_n be_v make_v for_o they_o as_o sprenger_n bartholomew_n and_o bodin_n report_n as_o well_o in_o noble_a man_n house_n as_o in_o alehouse_n and_o that_o they_o come_v in_o dream_n and_o eat_v up_o their_o meat_n and_o the_o alâ—wiâ—e_n special_o be_v not_o weary_v with_o they_o for_o nonpayment_n of_o their_o score_n or_o false_a payment_n to_o wit_n with_o imaginary_a money_n which_o they_o say_v be_v not_o substantial_a and_o that_o they_o talk_v not_o afterward_o about_o the_o reckon_n and_o so_o discover_v the_o matter_n and_o it_o be_v most_o marvel_n of_o all_o that_o the_o hostess_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o sit_v among_o they_o and_o take_v part_n of_o their_o good_a cheer_n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o if_o any_o part_n of_o these_o their_o meeting_n and_o league_n be_v true_a it_o be_v as_o true_a and_o as_o certain_o prove_v and_o confess_v that_o at_o some_o alehouse_n or_o some_o time_n at_o some_o gentleman_n house_n germani_n there_o be_v continual_a preparation_n make_v monthly_o for_o this_o assembly_n as_o appear_v in_o s._n germane_a story_n chap._n x._o that_o most_o part_n of_o prophecy_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v reveal_v in_o dream_n that_o we_o be_v not_o now_o to_o look_v for_o such_o revelation_n of_o some_o who_o have_v dream_v of_o that_o which_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o dream_n prove_v contrary_a nabuchadnezzer_n rule_v to_o know_v a_o true_a expositor_n of_o dream_n it_o be_v hold_v and_o maintain_v by_o divers_a and_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o 12._o of_o number_n that_o all_o which_o be_v write_v or_o speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n moses_n except_v be_v propound_v to_o they_o by_o dream_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v by_o the_o unlearned_a to_o have_v be_v real_o finish_v have_v be_v only_o perform_v by_o dream_n and_o vision_n as_o where_o solomon_n require_v of_o god_n the_o gift_n of_o wisdom_n 3.5.15_o that_o be_v i_o say_v in_o a_o dream_n and_o also_o where_o he_o receive_v promise_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o line_n so_o be_v esay_n vision_n in_o the_o 6._o of_o his_o pprophecy_n as_o also_o that_o of_o ezechiel_n the_o 12._o final_o 13._o where_o jeremy_n be_v command_v to_o hide_v his_o girdle_n in_o the_o cleft_n of_o a_o rock_n at_o the_o river_n euphrates_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o after_o certain_a day_n it_o do_v there_o putrefy_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o a_o dream_n for_o jeremy_n be_v never_o or_o at_o least_o wise_a not_o then_o at_o babylon_n we_o that_o be_v christian_n must_v not_o now_o slumber_n and_o dream_n but_o watch_n and_o pray_v and_o meditate_v upon_o our_o salvation_n in_o christ_n both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o if_o we_o expect_v revelation_n in_o our_o dream_n now_o when_o christ_n be_v come_v we_o shall_v deceive_v ourselves_o for_o in_o he_o be_v fullfil_v all_o dream_n &_o prophecy_n 5._o howbeit_o bodin_n hold_v that_o dream_n and_o vision_n continue_v till_o this_o day_n in_o as_o miraculous_a manner_n as_o ever_o they_o do_v if_o you_o read_v artemidorus_n you_o shall_v read_v many_o story_n of_o such_o as_o dream_v of_o thing_n that_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o he_o may_v have_v cite_v a_o thousand_o for_o one_o that_o fall_v out_o contrary_a for_o as_o for_o such_o dreamer_n among_o the_o jew_n themselves_o as_o have_v not_o extraordinary_a vision_n miraculous_o exhibit_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n they_o be_v count_v cousener_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n zacharie_n sure_o the_o idol_n have_v speak_v vanity_n and_o the_o soothsayer_n have_v see_v a_o lie_n 10.2_o and_o the_o dreamer_n have_v tell_v a_o vainthing_n according_a to_o solomon_n say_v 23._o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o dream_n and_o vanity_n be_v many_o word_n it_o appear_v in_o jeremy_n 23._o that_o the_o false_a prophet_n while_o they_o illude_v the_o people_n with_o lie_n counterfeit_v the_o true_a prophet_n use_v to_o cry_v out_o dream_n dream_n we_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n etc._n etc._n final_o nabuchadnezzer_n teach_v all_o man_n to_o know_v a_o true_a expositor_n of_o dream_n to_o wit_n such_o a_o one_o as_o have_v his_o revelation_n from_o god_n for_o he_o can_v as_o daniel_n do_v repeat_v your_o dream_n before_o you_o discover_v it_o 21._o which_o thing_n if_o any_o expounder_n of_o dream_n can_v do_v at_o this_o day_n i_o will_v believe_v he_o the_o eleven_o book_n chap._n
i._n the_o hebrew_n word_n nahas_n expound_v of_o the_o art_n of_o augury_n who_o invent_v it_o how_o slovenly_a a_o science_n it_o be_v the_o multitude_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o sacrificer_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o nahas_n be_v to_o observe_v the_o fly_n of_o bird_n and_o comprehend_v all_o such_o other_o observation_n where_o man_n do_v guess_v upon_o uncertain_a toy_n it_o be_v find_v in_o deut._n 18._o and_o in_o 2._o chron._n 33._o and_o elsewhere_o of_o this_o art_n of_o augury_n tiresias_n the_o king_n of_o the_o theban_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n but_o tages_n first_o publish_v the_o discipline_n thereof_o augury_n be_v but_o a_o little_a boy_n as_o cicero_n report_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o themselves_o some_o point_n of_o this_o art_n be_v more_o high_a and_o profound_a than_o some_o other_o &_o yet_o be_v they_o more_o homely_a and_o slovenly_a than_o the_o rest_n as_o namely_o the_o divination_n upon_o the_o entrail_n of_o beast_n which_o the_o gentile_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n special_o observe_v insomuch_o as_o marcus_n varro_n see_v the_o absurdity_n thereof_o say_v that_o these_o god_n be_v not_o only_o idle_a but_o very_a sloven_n that_o use_v so_o to_o hide_v their_o secret_n and_o counsel_n in_o the_o gut_n and_o bowel_n of_o beast_n how_o vain_o absurd_o and_o superstitious_o the_o heathen_a use_v this_o kind_n of_o divination_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v manifest_v by_o their_o action_n and_o ceremony_n in_o that_o behalf_n practise_v as_o well_o in_o time_n past_a as_o at_o this_o hour_n the_o egyptian_n have_v 666._o several_a sort_n and_o kind_n of_o sacrifice_n the_o roman_n have_v almost_o as_o many_o the_o grecian_n have_v not_o so_o few_o as_o they_o the_o persian_n and_o the_o mede_n be_v not_o behind_o they_o the_o indian_n and_o other_o nation_n have_v at_o this_o instant_a their_o sacrifice_n full_a of_o variety_n and_o more_o full_a of_o barbarous_a impiety_n for_o in_o sundry_a place_n these_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o devil_n hope_v thereby_o to_o move_v he_o to_o lenity_n yea_o these_o common_o sacrifice_v such_o of_o their_o enemy_n as_o they_o have_v take_v in_o war_n as_o we_o read_v that_o the_o gentile_n in_o ancient_a time_n do_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o appease_v the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o their_o feign_a god_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o jew_n sacrifice_n to_o moloch_n a_o discourse_n thereupon_o and_o of_o purgatory_n the_o jew_n use_v one_o kind_a of_o diabolical_a sacrifice_n never_o teach_v they_o by_o moses_n 20.2_o namely_o to_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o moloch_n make_v their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n to_o run_v through_o the_o fiâ—e_n suppose_v such_o grace_n and_o efficacy_n to_o have_v be_v in_o that_o action_n as_o other_o witcheâ—_n affirm_v to_o be_v in_o charm_n and_o word_n and_o therefore_o among_o other_o point_n of_o witchcraft_n this_o be_v special_o and_o namely_o forbid_v by_o moses_n we_o read_v of_o no_o more_o miracle_n wrought_v hereby_o than_o by_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o witchcraft_n in_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n express_v it_o be_v no_o ceremony_n appoint_v by_o god_n no_o figure_n of_o christ_n purgatory_n perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o rather_o a_o figure_n of_o purgatory_n the_o which_o place_n be_v not_o remember_v by_o moses_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o sacrifice_n appoint_v by_o the_o law_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o israelite_n soul_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v torment_v which_o without_o all_o doubt_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v omit_v if_o any_o such_o place_n of_o purgatory_n have_v be_v then_o as_o the_o pope_n have_v late_o devise_v for_o his_o private_a and_o special_a lucre_n this_o sacrifice_v to_o moloch_n as_o some_o affirm_v be_v usual_a among_o the_o gentile_n from_o whence_o the_o jew_n bring_v it_o into_o israel_n and_o there_o of_o likelihood_n the_o eutichist_n learn_v the_o obomination_n in_o that_o behalf_n chap._n iii_o the_o cannibal_n cruelty_n of_o popish_a sacrifice_n exceed_v in_o tyranny_n the_o jew_n or_o gentile_n the_o incivility_n and_o cruel_a sacrifice_n of_o popish_a priest_n do_v yet_o exceed_v both_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_a mass_n for_o these_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o sacrifice_n christ_n himself_o and_o to_o make_v their_o tyranny_n the_o more_o apparent_a they_o be_v not_o contend_v to_o have_v kill_v he_o once_o but_o daily_o and_o hourly_o torment_v he_o with_o new_a death_n yea_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o swear_v that_o with_o their_o carnal_a hand_n they_o tear_v his_o humane_a substance_n break_v it_o into_o small_a gobbet_n and_o with_o their_o external_a tooth_n chew_v his_o flesh_n and_o bone_n contrary_a to_o divine_a or_o humane_a nature_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o pprophecy_n which_o say_v there_o shall_v not_o a_o bone_n of_o he_o be_v break_v final_o in_o the_o end_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n as_o they_o say_v they_o eat_v he_o up_o raw_a 34.20_o and_o swallow_v down_o into_o their_o gut_n every_o member_n and_o parcel_n of_o he_o and_o last_o of_o all_o that_o they_o convey_v he_o into_o the_o place_n where_o they_o bestow_v the_o residue_n of_o all_o that_o which_o they_o have_v devour_v that_o day_n and_o this_o same_o barbarous_a impiety_n exceed_v the_o cruelty_n of_o all_o other_o for_o all_o the_o gentile_n consume_v their_o sacrifice_n with_o fire_n which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v holy_a chap._n iu._n the_o superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_a about_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n and_o how_o it_o grow_v in_o such_o reverence_n among_o they_o of_o their_o corruption_n and_o that_o they_o have_v some_o inkling_n of_o the_o godly_a father_n do_n in_o that_o behalf_n as_o touch_v the_o element_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o superstition_n thereof_o about_o those_o business_n you_o shall_v understand_v that_o many_o superstitious_a people_n of_o all_o nation_n have_v receive_v and_o reverence_v as_o the_o most_o 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