more_o large_o explain_v in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n equity_n say_v he_o eternal_o attend_v he_o which_o be_v the_o avenger_n of_o those_o that_o forsake_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o happy_a be_v he_o who_o stick_v to_o it_o and_o follow_v it_o constant_o sect._n 4._o but_o how_o advantageous_o soever_o they_o may_v speak_v of_o the_o supreme_a deity_n it_o nevertheless_o appear_v that_o they_o do_v not_o ascribe_v to_o he_o independency_n nor_o the_o immediate_a direction_n of_o all_o thing_n since_o they_o divide_v the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n betwixt_o several_a god_n to_o each_o of_o who_o they_o assign_v his_o particular_a share_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o caldee_n and_o persian_n observe_v how_o human_a affair_n be_v often_o here_o below_o obnoxious_a to_o considerable_a change_n which_o proceed_v from_o heaven_n take_v occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o contrive_v two_o supreme_a deity_n proceed_v from_o that_o first_o be_v one_o of_o who_o they_o call_v oromasdes_n and_o give_v he_o the_o direction_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o name_v arimanius_n they_o ascribe_v that_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o roman_n afterward_o give_v they_o the_o greek_a name_n viz._n to_o the_o former_a that_o of_o jupiter_n and_o to_o the_o latter_a that_o of_o pluto_n who_o they_o at_o first_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o because_o all_o the_o wise_a hold_v for_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o the_o heaven_n surpass_v the_o earth_n in_o perfection_n they_o place_v the_o supreme_a deity_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o other_o god_n under_o it_o each_o according_a to_o his_o dignity_n and_o as_o they_o conceive_v that_o the_o sovereign_a god_n can_v never_o cease_v from_o be_v good_a so_o jupiter_n who_o have_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v in_o great_a credit_n among_o they_o but_o pluto_n the_o god_n of_o hell_n obtain_v but_o a_o ill_a name_n sect._n 5._o it_o be_v here_o methinks_v the_o proper_a place_n to_o distinguish_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pagan_n into_o such_o as_o have_v either_o religion_n or_o nature_n for_o their_o object_n in_o the_o latter_a they_o inquire_v after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o their_o motion_n and_o change_n without_o any_o reference_n to_o religion_n thus_o come_v upon_o the_o stage_n plato_n with_o his_o idea_n and_o aristotle_n with_o his_o intelligency_n plato_n call_v idea_n the_o principle_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o subsist_v with_o he_o and_o by_o which_o all_o thing_n subsist_v each_o of_o they_o be_v as_o a_o engrave_v image_n of_o he_o from_o who_o they_o all_o proceed_v so_o that_o they_o all_o partake_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o original_a and_o be_v such_o as_o the_o principal_a from_o whence_o they_o flow_v when_o i_o confer_v the_o sentiment_n of_o pythagoras_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o socrates_n relate_v in_o the_o parmenis_fw-la with_o what_o plutarch_n say_v in_o his_o first_o book_n chap._n the_o 10_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n and_o laertius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o same_o pythagoras_n as_o also_o cicero_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o tusculan_a question_n fifty_o eight_o wherein_o he_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o philosopher_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v better_o nor_o more_o plain_o express_v concern_v this_o subject_n as_o for_o aristotle_n his_o opinion_n be_v that_o there_o be_v substance_n distinct_a and_o separate_a from_o matter_n who_o put_v the_o heaven_n into_o motion_n suppose_v heaven_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o body_n in_o a_o continual_a and_o restless_a motion_n that_o the_o star_n be_v of_o a_o eternal_a nature_n and_o that_o whâ—t_n move_v must_v be_v more_o durable_a and_o precede_v that_o which_o be_v move_v thence_o he_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o permanent_a and_o immovable_a substance_n this_o be_v what_o he_o teach_v in_o his_o metaphysic_n book_n the_o 14_o cap._n 18._o and_o what_o be_v call_v by_o his_o latin_a interpreter_n intelligency_n sect._n 6._o but_o when_o they_o proceed_v to_o religion_n there_o arise_v still_o among_o they_o more_o considerable_a difference_n which_o may_v be_v plain_o perceive_v in_o the_o book_n of_o plutarch_n entitle_v the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o same_o author_n as_o also_o in_o the_o book_n which_o apuleius_n a_o platonist_n more_o ancient_a than_o plutarch_n have_v write_v of_o the_o life_n of_o socrates_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o say_v come_v to_o this_o that_o the_o deity_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o as_o into_o some_o degree_n that_o descend_v from_o high_a to_o low_a and_o that_o the_o three_o last_o degree_n be_v again_o subdivide_v into_o several_a other_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n demon_n and_o hero_n plato_n say_v apuleius_n have_v divide_v the_o whole_a nature_n into_o three_o with_o relation_n to_o spirit_n in_o particular_a believe_v that_o there_o be_v god_n superior_n middle_n and_o inferior_a of_o which_o three_o sort_n of_o god_n it_o be_v convenient_a to_o say_v something_o sect._n 7._o as_o to_o the_o superior_a or_o celestial_a god_n he_o say_v that_o their_o habitation_n be_v in_o heaven_n that_o they_o be_v immaterial_a and_o eternal_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o which_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n visible_a in_o the_o star_n though_o other_o can_v be_v perceive_v by_o corporal_a eye_n but_o only_o by_o those_o of_o the_o understanding_n after_o he_o have_v distinguish_v those_o deity_n into_o sex_n like_a mankind_n that_o be_v into_o god_n and_o goddess_n he_o mention_n these_o 12_o viz._n jupiter_n apollo_n vulcan_n mars_n neptune_n mercury_n who_o be_v six_o god_n juno_n diana_n venus_n ceres_n vesta_n minerva_n who_o be_v as_o many_o goddess_n the_o dignity_n of_o these_o celestial_a god_n notwithstanding_o the_o liberty_n which_o the_o poet_n often_o take_v to_o contrive_v other_o account_n of_o they_o it_o be_v esteem_v too_o high_a that_o it_o shall_v allow_v they_o to_o descend_v and_o converse_v with_o man_n though_o they_o govern_v their_o affair_n each_o in_o his_o jurisdiction_n but_o the_o same_o plato_n believe_v the_o star_n be_v but_o improper_o call_v god_n and_o only_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o divine_a and_o immutable_a conduct_n that_o be_v observable_a in_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n which_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o visible_a god_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o verse_n arcturum_fw-la pluviasque_fw-la hyadas_n geminosque_fw-la triones_fw-la but_o leave_v those_o god_n to_o plato_n of_o who_o make_v they_o be_v the_o star_n which_o be_v call_v by_o ignorance_n planet_n or_o err_a star_n be_v also_o account_v among_o the_o god_n the_o sun_n be_v call_v apollo_n and_o the_o moon_n diana_n to_o which_o these_o five_o be_v join_v saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n venus_n call_v also_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n star_n and_o mercury_n though_o they_o appear_v but_o ordinary_a star_n another_o source_n of_o the_o pagan_a error_n in_o their_o divinity_n be_v the_o conformity_n betwixt_o the_o name_n of_o some_o star_n and_o those_o of_o their_o invisible_a god_n they_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v deity_n in_o the_o star_n who_o act_v by_o they_o or_o that_o the_o star_n be_v god_n who_o have_v life_n in_o themselves_o communicate_v it_o to_o other_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o alomen_n who_o opinion_n be_v relate_v in_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n sect._n 8._o we_o may_v still_o perceive_v some_o remain_n of_o that_o opinion_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n in_o the_o english_a french_a and_o dutch_a tongue_n as_o well_o as_o in_o latin_a for_o they_o still_o name_n by_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o planet_n that_o day_n on_o which_o they_o believe_v they_o to_o have_v a_o particular_a influence_n as_o lunae_n die_v lundi_n monday_n maanday_n martis_n die_v mardi_n duigsday_n a_o abbreviation_n of_o dyssenday_n which_o be_v still_o in_o use_n in_o zealand_n and_o brabant_n mercury_n die_v mecred_fw-mi wednesday_n woonsdag_n from_o wodensday_n the_o day_n of_o woden_n the_o name_n of_o mercury_n among_o the_o ancient_a german_n and_o dutch_a because_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o merchant_n and_o the_o messenger_n of_o the_o god_n jovis_n die_v jeudi_fw-la thursday_n donderdag_n because_o jupiter_n be_v esteem_v the_o god_n of_o thunder_n veneris_fw-la dies_fw-la vandredi_n friday_n vrydag_n from_o freda_n the_o ancient_a name_n of_o venus_n in_o the_o dutch_a and_o saxon_a tongue_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o frison_n call_v that_o day_n free_v and_o whence_o undoubted_o come_v the_o dutch_a word_n vryen_n to_o court_v a_o woman_n saturni_n die_v samedi_fw-la saturday_n saterdag_n solis_fw-la dies_fw-la sunday_n sondag_n but_o in_o the_o
the_o number_n of_o 364_o that_o be_v of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n but_o one_o now_o the_o jew_n pretend_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o number_n 364_o include_v in_o the_o name_n of_o hassatan_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o right_n of_o accuse_v they_o during_o a_o like_a number_n of_o day_n in_o the_o year_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v but_o one_o remain_v in_o which_o he_o may_v do_v it_o so_o that_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o neglect_v that_o day_n or_o to_o be_v then_o deceive_v or_o puzzle_v he_o may_v well_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o the_o jew_n very_o glad_a all_o this_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o passage_n of_o zacharia_n chap._n 3._o v._n 2_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o o_o satan_n sect._n 12._o they_o also_o pretend_v to_o find_v a_o great_a virtue_n in_o the_o reckon_n of_o letter_n and_o their_o disposition_n into_o several_a different_a order_n they_o write_v on_o the_o forepart_n of_o house_n and_o the_o wall_n of_o chamber_n some_o strange_a character_n of_o no_o less_o extraordinary_a name_n which_o they_o use_v to_o give_v to_o those_o angel_n that_o be_v establish_v over_o the_o plague_n suppose_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o be_v sufficient_o secure_a from_o the_o burn_a dart_n of_o that_o consume_a scourge_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diriroon_n be_v likewise_o a_o infallible_a preservative_n against_o the_o pestilence_n when_o it_o be_v write_v 22_o or_o 23_o time_n that_o be_v as_o many_o time_n as_o there_o be_v letter_n in_o their_o alphabet_n of_o which_o they_o put_v one_o every_o time_n before_o that_o word_n begin_v with_o the_o first_o letter_n and_o end_v with_o the_o last_o they_o have_v likewise_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o ague_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v make_v up_o of_o six_o letter_n be_v write_v 6_o time_n in_o as_o many_o different_a file_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leave_v out_o a_o letter_n of_o every_o file_n on_o the_o left_a side_n be_v in_o their_o opinion_n a_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o the_o quartan_a ague_n the_o stumble_a block_n of_o the_o physician_n by_o this_o any_o one_o may_v perceive_v how_o great_a virtue_n the_o jew_n ascribe_v to_o letter_n character_n and_o name_n here_o you_o have_v another_o mystery_n teach_v in_o the_o book_n aroda_n zara_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o drink_v at_o night_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o because_o that_o make_v people_n blind_a but_o if_o one_o be_v dry_a and_o he_o drink_v what_o then_o here_o be_v the_o remedy_n the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shebriri_fw-la that_o be_v lose_v sight_n or_o sudden_a blindness_n be_v write_v as_o it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o margin_n and_o hang_v about_o the_o neck_n cause_n the_o blindness_n to_o go_v off_o as_o much_o as_o we_o see_v decrease_v the_o first_o letter_n of_o this_o word_n until_o they_o be_v altogether_o vanish_v and_o the_o blindness_n go_v those_o instruction_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o lexicon_fw-la talmudicum_fw-la of_o buxtorf_n sect._n 13._o by_o this_o short_a specimen_fw-la of_o their_o witchcraft_n may_v be_v see_v the_o relation_n that_o there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o practice_n and_o doctrine_n of_o their_o rabbin_n contain_v in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n from_o which_o doubtless_o those_o practice_n take_v their_o original_a first_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o materiality_n as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 8.10_o 14_o 15._o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o ascribe_v to_o they_o external_a and_o visible_a shape_n with_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n as_o they_o have_v be_v describe_v sect._n 6.8_o for_o material_a cause_n act_v material_o whereas_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v for_o those_o that_o be_v spiritual_a 1_o cor._n 2.13_o second_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n that_o the_o st_o aâ—ge_a thought_n they_o have_v of_o sammael_n prince_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o of_o lilis_n his_o mother_n according_a to_o some_o chap._n 12._o sect._n 13_o 14_o shall_v carry_v they_o to_o practice_v conjuration_n by_o which_o they_o hope_v to_o put_v mother_n and_o son_n to_o flight_n or_o at_o least_o to_o turn_v they_o off_o sect._n 7_o 8_o 9_o whoever_o be_v so_o credulous_a in_o that_o point_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o mistake_v in_o all_o other_o three_o their_o great_a and_o general_a esteem_n for_o the_o cabbala_n that_o ascribe_v so_o much_o power_n to_o letter_n name_n and_o number_n be_v the_o original_n of_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o witchcraft_n that_o be_v perform_v with_o letter_n number_n and_o character_n sect._n 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o a_o nation_n who_o have_v lose_v the_o vivify_a spirit_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o holy_a writ_n shall_v now_o so_o curious_o and_o with_o so_o much_o trouble_n seek_v the_o help_n of_o those_o letter_n destitute_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n four_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o be_v ancient_o use_v to_o prophecy_n vision_n vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n they_o now_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o the_o empty_a sound_n of_o bathcole_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o the_o advantage_n they_o have_v lose_v sect._n 14._o when_o we_o recollect_v all_o those_o thing_n we_o easy_o perceive_v that_o tho'_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o pagan_n idolatry_n yet_o they_o have_v a_o near_a relation_n to_o they_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n and_o custom_n they_o have_v not_o draw_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n nay_o they_o go_v far_o than_o the_o heathen_n and_o be_v in_o a_o more_o diametrical_a opposition_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o own_o doctrine_n than_o the_o heathen_n with_o those_o of_o their_o religion_n for_o the_o jew_n conceive_v plain_o than_o they_o do_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o creator_n and_o director_n of_o all_o sufficient_a to_o himself_o and_o have_v such_o a_o strong_a prejudice_n against_o all_o the_o god_n invent_v by_o man_n and_o against_o whatever_o have_v any_o nearness_n to_o idolatry_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o forgive_v they_o their_o dependency_n upon_o the_o star_n their_o fear_n of_o the_o great_a devil_n sammael_n nor_o their_o faith_n for_o the_o virtue_n of_o word_n letter_n character_n and_o number_n since_o the_o heathen_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o those_o fault_n only_o because_o they_o have_v not_o a_o sufficient_a knowledge_n of_o the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o do_v not_o rely_v so_o much_o upon_o he_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v whereas_o they_o trust_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o creature_n which_o they_o have_v deify_v themselves_o however_o our_o amazement_n will_v diminish_v if_o we_o observe_v that_o all_o these_o doctrine_n have_v be_v draw_v from_o paganism_n and_o have_v be_v receive_v among_o they_o only_o by_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o natural_a inclination_n and_o eagerness_n of_o that_o people_n for_o such_o fable_n and_o invention_n without_o consider_v whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o utmost_a blindness_n be_v to_o persist_v in_o they_o to_o this_o very_a day_n without_o reflect_v upon_o the_o state_n in_o which_o the_o divine_a justice_n have_v put_v they_o by_o a_o entire_a destruction_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n and_o scatter_v of_o their_o nation_n among_o the_o heathen_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v that_o hitherto_o we_o have_v meet_v with_o nothing_o of_o whatever_o be_v call_v witchcraft_n phantasm_n or_o diabolical_a apparition_n but_o it_o draw_v its_o original_a from_o heathenism_n chap._n fourteen_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o magic_n be_v also_o in_o request_n among_o the_o mahometan_n sect._n 1_o we_o can_v say_v many_o thing_n with_o great_a certainty_n concern_v the_o mahometan_n upon_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o we_o must_v learn_v it_o either_o in_o the_o alcoran_n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o mahomet_n or_o from_o the_o precept_n of_o their_o doctor_n which_o very_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o law_n as_o to_o the_o alcoran_n i_o will_v not_o trust_v to_o any_o but_o myself_o and_o therefore_o have_v read_v it_o sheet_n by_o sheet_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n but_o can_v not_o gather_v any_o particular_n relate_v to_o our_o subject_n except_o that_o little_a which_o i_o shall_v mention_v hereafter_o beside_o there_o be_v come_v to_o my_o hand_n but_o very_o few_o writing_n of_o the_o mahometan_n yet_o i_o have_v read_v some_o very_a credible_a christian_a author_n that_o treat_v of_o their_o belief_n who_o i_o shall_v presume_v to_o make_v use_n of_o because_o every_o one_o know_v that_o during_o their_o abode_n among_o those_o nation_n they_o have_v examine_v very_o impartial_o and_o narrow_o such_o
can_v not_o find_v any_o particular_a description_n of_o it_o tho'_o i_o be_v never_o so_o inquisitive_a after_o it_o but_o i_o suppose_v that_o to_o this_o may_v be_v refer_v what_o be_v relate_v by_o livy_n decad._n 1_o book_n 7._o sect._n 6._o concern_v marius_n curtius_n in_o the_o same_o year_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o calvisius_n 357_o before_o christ_n either_o by_o a_o earthquake_n or_o some_o other_o strange_a commotion_n almost_o one_o half_a of_o the_o market_n of_o rome_n be_v swallow_v up_o there_o be_v a_o great_a depth_n and_o most_o frightful_a chasm_n which_o can_v not_o be_v fill_v what_o trouble_v soever_o be_v take_v for_o it_o tho'_o people_n carry_v cattle_n thither_o continual_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n be_v consult_v and_o the_o diviner_n answer_v that_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o principal_a strength_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n consist_v must_v be_v consecrate_a to_o they_o in_o that_o very_a place_n if_o they_o desire_v to_o establish_v for_o ever_o the_o republic_n of_o rome_n and_o as_o they_o be_v trouble_v to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v consecrate_a a_o warlike_a young_a man_n call_v martius_n curtius_n deride_v it_o assert_v that_o the_o chief_a strength_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n consist_v in_o valour_n and_o a_o undaunted_a courage_n to_o confirm_v which_o he_o get_v on_o horseback_n and_o precipitate_v himself_o into_o the_o abyss_n sect._n 17._o chiromancy_n or_o palmistry_n consider_v the_o line_n of_o the_o hand_n to_o know_v the_o fortune_n of_o man_n whereupon_o juvenal_n say_v in_o his_o 6_o satyr_n frontemque_fw-la manumque_fw-la praebebit_fw-la vati_fw-la his_o hand_n and_o head_n he_o will_v show_v to_o the_o divine_a whence_o appear_v that_o physiognomy_n that_o be_v accorde_v to_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n the_o knowledgs_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o use_n the_o observation_n of_o a_o man_n shape_n must_v be_v comprehend_v under_o this_o sort_n for_o this_o art_n foretell_v thing_n by_o the_o look_v the_o feature_n and_o lineament_n of_o the_o face_n by_o which_o the_o genius_n and_o humour_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v discover_v sect._n 18._o now_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v natural_a tho'_o they_o be_v abuse_v to_o attain_v to_o a_o supernatural_a knowledge_n but_o art_n be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o other_o mean_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n that_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o bewitch_v pomp_n in_o that_o rank_n be_v contain_v the_o axinomancy_n a_o witchcraft_n make_v with_o a_o axe_n hatchet_n or_o the_o like_a tool_n the_o lecanomancy_n another_o witchcraft_n in_o which_o they_o use_v a_o caldrâ—u_n full_a of_o water_n on_o the_o bottom_n of_o which_o they_o fancy_v that_o the_o demon_n come_v to_o walk_v the_o catoptromancy_n a_o witchcraft_n make_v with_o looking-glass_n in_o which_o they_o suppose_v that_o blindfolded_a child_n see_v what_o it_o be_v desire_v to_o be_v know_v the_o keskinomancy_n in_o which_o they_o use_v a_o seive_v and_o a_o thousand_o other_o impertinency_n chap._n iu._n that_o all_o the_o different_a sort_n of_o witchcraft_n that_o have_v be_v in_o use_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o original_a sect._n 1_o i_o have_v hitherto_o treat_v of_o those_o art_n that_o to_o say_v proper_o be_v sciency_n suppose_v to_o be_v acquire_v several_a way_n by_o the_o communication_n with_o the_o god_n or_o with_o the_o spirit_n now_o i_o shall_v treat_v of_o magic_n which_o refer_v to_o action_n that_o name_n be_v now_o determine_v to_o that_o particular_a practice_n tho'_o it_o have_v be_v give_v in_o general_a to_o all_o the_o other_o sciency_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n if_o come_v from_o the_o grecian_n tho'_o it_o be_v not_o a_o greek_a word_n it_o be_v universal_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o persian_a word_n now_o that_o tongue_n have_v ancient_o many_o thing_n common_a with_o the_o hebrew_n as_o well_o in_o the_o style_n as_o in_o the_o etymology_n but_o in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hagah_n signify_v to_o censider_v to_o reflect_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mahgeh_a think_v person_n one_o who_o tell_v secret_n and_o mystery_n i_o have_v explain_v what_o the_o magi_n be_v in_o my_o commentary_n upon_o daniel_n sect_n 62_o where_o the_o matter_n require_v it_o they_o be_v at_o first_o honest_a man_n who_o endeavour_v to_o penetrate_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n by_o lawful_a mean_n and_o attain_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o thing_n above_o the_o common_a belief_n nam_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la apud_fw-la plurimos_fw-la lego_fw-la persarum_fw-la lingua_fw-la magus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la nostra_fw-la sacerdoss_n for_o as_o i_o read_v in_o several_a author_n a_o magus_n in_o the_o persian_a tongue_n signify_v a_o priest_n in_o we_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o apuleius_n in_o his_o apology_n and_o plato_n call_v magic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cure_n of_o the_o god_n '_o and_o porphyry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o divine_n and_o physician_n be_v call_v by_o the_o persian_n magi_n which_o title_n be_v give_v to_o both_o in_o the_o country_n hesychius_n likewise_o say_v that_o a_o pious_a man_n and_o well_o inform_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n or_o a_o priest_n be_v call_v magus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cicero_n de_fw-fr divinatione_fw-la sapientum_fw-la &_o doctorum_fw-la genus_fw-la magorum_fw-la habebatur_fw-la in_o persis_n among_o the_o persian_n the_o magi_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o wise_a and_o learned_a men._n sect._n 2._o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o when_o those_o man_n be_v get_v at_o court_n and_o in_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o vulgar_a their_o art_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o keep_v up_o their_o reputation_n then_o they_o begin_v to_o use_v craft_n and_o cheat_n and_o even_o some_o of_o they_o abuse_v that_o art_n so_o far_o as_o to_o join_v malice_n to_o deception_n and_o not_o to_o spare_v either_o the_o good_n or_o the_o blood_n or_o several_a person_n so_o that_o as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o pagan_n extreme_o honour_v that_o sort_n of_o people_n because_o of_o their_o wit_n and_o part_n so_o they_o despise_v they_o upon_o another_o account_n and_o have_v a_o great_a hatred_n for_o they_o thence_o proceed_v that_o some_o have_v ancient_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o magic_a art_n as_o well_o for_o the_o good_a as_o the_o bad_a use_n they_o make_v of_o it_o as_o apollonius_n of_o tyanis_n who_o life_n have_v be_v write_v by_o philostrate_v and_o elymas_n who_o resist_v st._n paul_n act_n 13._o verse_n 8._o and_o the_o wiseman_n of_o egypt_n and_o babylon_n who_o be_v call_v to_o expound_v the_o dream_n of_o their_o king_n gen._n chap._n 4._o verse_n 8._o and_o daniel_n chap._n 2._o verse_n 4._o even_o moses_n daniel_n the_o wiseman_n of_o the_o east_n who_o seek_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n new_o bear_v all_o those_o man_n be_v famous_a for_o magic_n tho'_o author_n speak_v various_o of_o they_o either_o with_o or_o against_o they_o there_o be_v so_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o same_o science_n and_o the_o same_o action_n by_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o they_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v proper_o that_o art_n to_o which_o we_o now_o give_v the_o name_n of_o magic_n agrippa_z of_o nettinheim_n distinguish_v it_o in_o two_o sort_n one_o of_o which_o may_v be_v call_v natural_a magic_n and_o the_o other_o artificial_a because_o the_o first_o have_v natural_a cause_n produce_v natural_a effect_n but_o the_o second_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o art_n nature_n have_v no_o share_n in_o its_o operation_n i_o mean_v that_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o all_o art_n and_o handicraft_n that_o nature_n shall_v supply_v the_o matter_n and_o power_n of_o action_n tho'_o the_o workman_n employ_v they_o this_o or_o that_o way_n only_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o art_n it_o go_v even_o so_o with_o the_o artist_n of_o who_o i_o speak_v and_o not_o as_o which_o a_o husbandman_n who_o can_v only_o prepare_v the_o ground_n cast_v his_o seed_n upon_o or_o plant_v a_o tree_n upon_o it_o but_o must_v expect_v the_o harvest_n and_o fruit_n from_o nature_n itself_o holpen_v with_o his_o art_n sect._n 3_o they_o believe_v say_v agrippa_n that_o natural_a magic_n be_v but_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o power_n in_o natural_a science_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o call_v it_o the_o extreme_a and_o last_o perfection_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o active_a part_n of_o natural_a wisdom_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o natural_a power_n use_v in_o proper_a time_n operate_v wonderful_a effect_n and_o raise_v admiration_n the_o moor_n and_o indian_n make_v a_o special_a use_n of_o that_o magic_n that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v able_a
ancient_a father_n establish_v 99_o to_o one_o man._n our_o schottus_n make_v their_o number_n amount_v to_o 1000,000,000,000_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o million_o more_o of_o who_o be_v good_a then_o bad_a though_o he_o undertake_v not_o to_o determine_v the_o number_n of_o each_o pag._n 9_o 10._o this_o vast_a number_n of_o angel_n as_o well_o bad_a as_o good_a be_v divide_v by_o way_n of_o degree_n into_o some_o certain_a order_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o particular_a somewhat_o further_o in_o that_o same_o book_n sect._n 6._o as_o to_o the_o power_n ascribe_v to_o good_a and_o bad_a angel_n 1._o they_o can_v neither_o penetrate_v the_o secret_a thought_n of_o one_o another_o nor_o those_o of_o man_n yet_o they_o can_v much_o better_o pierce_v into_o futurity_n than_o man_n can_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o know_v for_o instance_n whether_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v fruitful_a whether_o it_o will_v freeze_v very_o hard_o whether_o it_o will_v rain_v or_o blow_n pag._n 12_o 13_o 14._o 2._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o ascribe_v to_o they_o the_o faculty_n of_o move_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o though_o it_o be_v not_o do_v in_o a_o instant_n and_o that_o of_o extend_v and_o contract_v themselves_o local_o pag._n 17._o 18._o 3._o he_o admit_v the_o opinion_n of_o ignatius_n erkenness_n that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a a_o angel_n shall_v have_v a_o body_n to_o move_v another_o body_n pag._n 20._o etc._n etc._n 4._o that_o nevertheless_o neither_o angel_n nor_o devil_n can_v act_v upon_o each_o other_o unless_o they_o meet_v both_o in_o the_o same_o place_n pag._n 21._o 5._o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o a_o spirit_n may_v assume_v a_o body_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o outward_o to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n by_o a_o person_n who_o eye_n be_v convenient_o dispose_v without_o be_v perceive_v by_o another_o near_o he_o though_o his_o eye_n be_v as_o fit_v for_o it_o as_o those_o of_o the_o former_a pag._n 24._o 6._o it_o be_v likewise_o the_o common_a opinion_n that_o each_o person_n have_v his_o particular_a angel_n and_o devil_n p._n 37_o 38._o sect._n 7._o as_o to_o the_o holy_a angel_n in_o particular_a the_o opinion_n of_o lombard_n concern_v their_o order_n and_o different_a ministries_n have_v be_v always_o much_o credit_v among_o the_o papist_n they_o believe_v that_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n when_o he_o constitute_v nine_o order_n of_o they_o angel_n archangel_n principality_n power_n virtue_n dominion_n throne_n cherubim_n and_o seraphim_n lombard_n assert_n that_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n have_v distinguish_v they_o so_o but_o i_o have_v show_v before_o chap._n 15._o sect._n 3._o that_o it_o be_v pope_n gregory_n who_o have_v establish_v that_o number_n though_o not_o altogether_o in_o the_o same_o order_n these_o nine_o order_n have_v be_v since_o divide_v into_o three_o time_n three_o the_o three_o superior_a order_n be_v the_o seraphim_n cherubim_n and_o throne_n and_o so_o forth_o ascend_v again_o and_o reckon_v all_o nine_o lombard_n explain_v this_o thought_n more_o at_o large_a say_v that_o as_o the_o martyr_n be_v one_o order_n and_o the_o apostle_n another_o and_o yet_o one_o apostle_n be_v above_o another_o as_o one_o martyr_n above_o another_o he_o reasonable_o believe_v the_o same_o to_o be_v with_o the_o angel_n sect._n 8._o as_o to_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n in_o particular_a it_o be_v believe_v 1._o that_o they_o have_v not_o all_o be_v precipitate_v into_o hell_n immediate_o after_o their_o fall_n but_o that_o part_n of_o they_o remain_v ramble_v without_o and_o sometime_o return_v upon_o earth_n or_o abide_v in_o the_o air_n p._n 26_o 27._o 2._o that_o there_o be_v six_o different_a place_n where_o the_o devil_n common_o dwell_v and_o whence_o they_o effect_v their_o malice_n and_o power_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v in_o relation_n to_o those_o place_n 1._o ignean_n or_o superaereal_a devil_n 2._o aereal_a devil_n 3._o terrestrial_a 4._o aquatic_n 5._o subterraneous_a 6._o those_o that_o hate_v the_o light_n the_o abbot_n trithemius_n delrio_n and_o agrippa_n be_v quote_v by_o our_o author_n on_o that_o account_n pag._n 28._o 31._o 3._o they_o be_v as_o well_o as_o the_o angel_n divide_v into_o several_a order_n but_o the_o papist_n agree_v not_o together_o upon_o this_o matter_n neither_o our_o author_n nor_o agrippa_n who_o have_v treat_v at_o large_a of_o this_o matter_n agree_v together_o nor_o with_o other_o but_o after_o all_o i_o relate_v here_o what_o be_v most_o general_o receive_v to_o which_o i_o add_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o thyleus_n who_o divide_v the_o devil_n into_o three_o spiritual_a dominion_n and_o nine_o quire_n be_v not_o reject_v pag._n 36_o 37._o sect._n 9_o their_o power_n and_o effect_n have_v always_o be_v much_o exalt_v among_o the_o papist_n they_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n can_v do_v great_a wonder_n either_o by_o their_o knowledge_n or_o power_n mira_n hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la vocamus_fw-la say_v schottus_n quorum_fw-la causas_fw-la etiam_fw-la sapientes_fw-la ignorant_a &_o digna_fw-la admiratione_n censent_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la â—aetero_fw-la natura_fw-la facultates_fw-la transcendunt_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la i_o give_v here_o the_o name_n of_o wonder_n to_o those_o effect_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o even_o the_o wise_a be_v ignorant_a of_o and_o judge_v they_o worthy_a admiration_n whether_o or_o no_o they_o surpass_v the_o force_n of_o nature_n pag._n 39_o 40._o it_o be_v therefore_o his_o opinion_n that_o the_o devil_n can_v produce_v effect_n that_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n for_o though_o he_o declare_v afterward_o that_o they_o produce_v but_o apparent_o and_o not_o real_o some_o effect_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n only_o yet_o he_o believe_v that_o frequent_o they_o real_o operate_v other_o which_o indeed_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o god_n but_o which_o neither_o man_n nor_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o effect_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o those_o spirit_n to_o prove_v this_o thesis_n he_o quote_v many_o popish_a author_n and_o show_n that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o distinguish_v what_o the_o devil_n be_v able_a to_o effect_v of_o themselves_o from_o what_o they_o can_v do_v but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o magician_n and_o witch_n pag._n 40._o to_o 50._o sect._n 10._o the_o consequence_n he_o draw_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v that_o the_o devil_n operate_v some_o thing_n by_o motion_n other_o by_o the_o active_a virtue_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o other_o by_o illusion_n 1._o they_o allege_v 15_o sort_n of_o their_o operation_n by_o their_o motion_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o of_o which_o the_o five_o first_o consist_v in_o real_a operation_n and_o the_o nine_o last_o in_o mere_a representation_n those_o of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la be_v first_o they_o cause_n fire_n to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o job_n second_o according_a to_o the_o same_o history_n they_o may_v raise_v storm_n and_o tempest_n three_o they_o may_v likewise_o cause_v rain_n bring_v fair_a weather_n make_v wind_n blow_v upon_o the_o sea_n stop_v the_o course_n of_o vessel_n and_o overturn_v they_o four_o they_o may_v produce_v earthquake_n five_o they_o may_v transport_v through_o the_o air_n or_o in_o some_o other_o manner_n the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o body_n sect._n 11._o our_o author_n afterward_o relate_v what_o they_o operate_v by_o motion_n of_o mere_a representation_n to_o the_o internal_a and_o external_a sense_n 1._o they_o render_v visible_a thing_n invisible_a by_o sudden_o snatch_v they_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o men._n 2._o they_o make_v statue_n and_o other_o inanimate_a object_n move_v and_o walk_v they_o make_v they_o speak_v 4._o they_o make_v appear_v man_n and_o beast_n in_o their_o dead_a body_n as_o though_o they_o be_v alive_a 5._o they_o take_v upon_o they_o aereal_a body_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n produce_v several_a effect_n 6._o they_o represent_v the_o figure_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o matter_n either_o gold_n silver_n precious_a stone_n or_o other_o 7._o they_o direct_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n the_o animal_n spirit_n of_o man_n that_o they_o make_v appear_v to_o they_o past_a present_a and_o future_a thing_n in_o their_o own_o shape_n and_o persuade_v they_o that_o they_o see_v hear_v and_o do_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o real_a 8._o they_o cause_v pineing_n and_o violent_a disease_n in_o human_a body_n 9_o by_o dream_n they_o present_v to_o people_n such_o object_n as_o be_v absent_a and_o remote_a and_o forewarn_v they_o of_o future_a thing_n 10_o they_o produce_v in_o man_n the_o passion_n of_o love_n hatred_n anger_n and_o fury_n from_o pa._n 51._o to_o 54._o sect._n
soul_n in_o whatsoever_o place_n they_o may_v be_v expect_v those_o that_o be_v enter_v into_o heaven_n or_o into_o hell_n appear_v to_o man_n p._n 253._o we_o see_v that_o he_o will_v not_o much_o trouble_v we_o with_o purgatory_n and_o instead_o of_o perplex_v himself_o with_o a_o determine_a place_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v at_o large_a in_o place_v soul_n in_o loco_fw-la dispensationis_fw-la in_o a_o place_n of_o dispensation_n such_o as_o the_o schoolman_n have_v forge_v it_o who_o opinion_n some_o of_o we_o find_v not_o condemnable_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o those_o soul_n may_v be_v the_o papist_n believe_v certain_o that_o they_o appear_v often_o to_o man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v be_v mention_v it_o be_v also_o the_o common_a opinion_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o those_o that_o be_v in_o paradise_n or_o in_o hell_n but_o those_o that_o dwell_v between_o those_o two_o place_n or_o in_o purgatory_n for_o frequent_a journey_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n will_v too_o much_o disturb_v the_o repose_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v there_o and_o hell_n keep_v its_o captive_n too_o close_o confine_v to_o give_v they_o so_o much_o liberty_n and_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v i_o to_o divert_v the_o public_a i_o shall_v say_v it_o will_v bring_v no_o profit_n to_o the_o church_n coffer_n who_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n make_v the_o pot_n boil_v much_o better_a than_o all_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n do_v or_o all_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o celestial_a fire_n sect._n 7._o if_o one_o will_v know_v what_o all_o those_o phantom_n do_v in_o the_o world_n schottus_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o inform_v you_o and_o even_o to_o mark_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o exactness_n many_o different_a manner_n in_o which_o they_o show_v themselves_o p._n 269_o etc._n etc._n first_o they_o appear_v to_o the_o sight_n under_o divers_a figure_n as_o well_o of_o man_n as_o of_o beast_n or_o frightful_a monster_n second_o the_o ear_n be_v often_o strike_v without_o see_v any_o thing_n and_o even_o sometime_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n that_o it_o cause_v astonishment_n and_o fear_n p._n 271._o three_o the_o touch_n have_v its_o share_n in_o it_o if_o what_o the_o author_n say_v be_v true_a that_o they_o move_v they_o sometime_o to_o touch_v man_n without_o do_v they_o any_o harm_n but_o at_o other_o time_n they_o push_v they_o so_o that_o they_o drive_v they_o with_o violence_n they_o make_v they_o fall_v down_o bruise_v they_o and_o beat_v they_o that_o they_o even_o trouble_v they_o and_o tempt_v they_o to_o lechery_n p._n 273._o sect._n 8._o it_o be_v likewise_o necessary_a to_o know_v that_o which_o be_v write_v concern_v the_o figure_n of_o body_n in_o which_o phantasm_n appear_v he_o say_v p._n 287._o that_o the_o abbot_n trithemeus_n thyreus_n delrius_n and_o other_o whence_o it_o apperr_v that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n relate_v certain_a sign_n by_o which_o one_o may_v know_v if_o whether_o spirit_n who_o present_v themselves_o in_o a_o corporeal_a form_n be_v angel_n or_o man_n good_a angel_n or_o devil_n soul_n of_o the_o bless_a or_o damn_v or_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n to_o be_v purify_v there_o however_o he_o afford_v not_o a_o very_a ample_a instruction_n upon_o this_o point_n for_o the_o chief_a matter_n that_o he_o say_v of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a appear_v with_o a_o air_n of_o content_n and_o joy_n that_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n have_v a_o more_o doleful_a countenance_n but_o that_o those_o of_o the_o damn_a have_v a_o more_o frightful_a aspect_n with_o sign_n of_o despair_n and_o tho'_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o there_o be_v always_o some_o defect_n or_o something_o disfigure_v in_o the_o body_n in_o which_o the_o devil_n present_v himself_o notwithstanding_o neither_o our_o jesuit_n nor_o delrius_n hold_v it_o for_o certain_a see_v that_o which_o the_o first_o put_v for_o certain_a and_o as_o general_o believe_v p._n 291._o it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n appear_v and_o speak_v he_o always_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o be_v so_o that_o he_o must_v understand_v more_o language_n than_o mithridates_n or_o every_o devil_n can_v appear_v but_o in_o his_o proper_a country_n but_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o spectre_n be_v always_o perplex_v tremble_a weak_a and_o as_o mutter_n as_o tho'_o it_o be_v understand_v through_o a_o tub_n or_o through_o the_o cheft_n of_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n for_o say_v schottus_n the_o devil_n can_v speak_v no_o better_o see_v according_a to_o this_o author_n and_o those_o of_o his_o belief_n a_o good_a mark_n to_o know_v he_o sect._n 9_o we_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o which_o be_v give_v out_o as_o a_o thing_n certain_a that_o a_o phantasm_n feel_v always_o cold_a when_o one_o touch_v it_o cardan_n &_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n be_v witness_n that_o affirm_v it_o and_o cajetan_n give_v a_o reason_n that_o he_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o devil_n be_v own_o mouth_n who_o be_v ask_v by_o a_o witch_n concern_v this_o subject_n answer_v that_o the_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o the_o cardinal_n explain_v the_o word_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o he_o will_v not_o communicate_v to_o a_o body_n he_o take_v that_o moderate_a heat_n which_o be_v so_o agreeable_a or_o that_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o the_o witch_n be_v content_v with_o that_o positive_a answer_n without_o put_v the_o question_n further_o sect._n 10._o the_o question_n now_o be_v to_o know_v who_o they_o be_v which_o often_o see_v spectre_n our_o author_n answer_v pertinent_o to_o this_o question_n p._n 292_o and_o 293._o and_o his_o word_n deserve_v very_o well_o to_o be_v report_v as_o they_o be_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n appear_v rather_o to_o the_o faithful_a then_o to_o the_o excommunicate_v or_o to_o infidel_n and_o among_o these_o first_o they_o appear_v rather_o to_o their_o parent_n to_o their_o ally_n and_o to_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o than_o they_o do_v to_o stranger_n because_o that_o they_o hope_v for_o succour_v from_o they_o which_o they_o can_v hope_v from_o other_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o damn_a appear_v particular_o to_o those_o which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o loss_n and_o of_o the_o torment_n they_o suffer_v the_o apparition_n of_o devil_n be_v make_v also_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o those_o they_o persecute_v and_o their_o ill_a will_n for_o mankind_n who_o they_o take_v pleasure_n to_o torment_v on_o the_o first_o respect_n those_o who_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o sin_n have_v most_o to_o suffer_v in_o the_o second_o the_o most_o virtuous_a man_n be_v the_o more_o expose_v to_o their_o attack_n sect._n 11._o after_o the_o spectre_n let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o possesse_v refer_v the_o remedy_n against_o these_o two_o accident_n to_o the_o follow_a chapter_n that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o possess_v give_v occasion_n to_o know_v more_o particular_o what_o the_o devil_n can_v act_v possess_v say_v schottus_n be_v a_o inevitable_a torment_n to_o man_n from_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v in_o his_o body_n who_o act_v there_o and_o keep_v he_o in_o his_o power_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n p._n 521._o which_o he_o unfold_v more_o particular_o afterward_o but_o as_o there_o have_v be_v late_o publish_v a_o history_n of_o the_o devil_n of_o loudun_n and_o of_o a_o possession_n very_o famous_a say_v to_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o town_n the_o circumstance_n of_o which_o give_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o light_n upon_o this_o point_n we_o will_v allege_v that_o which_o will_v be_v proper_a for_o this_o subject_n refer_v a_o more_o strict_a examination_n to_o our_o four_o book_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o author_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o protestant_n because_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o story_n this_o history_n contain_v be_v gather_v from_o many_o ecclesiastic_a book_n where_o they_o be_v ground_v upon_o authentic_a public_a act_n and_o that_o the_o possession_n be_v declare_v true_a by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o bishop_n it_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o priest_n who_o be_v execute_v for_o a_o magician_n after_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o a_o act_n make_v by_o a_o sentence_n of_o judge_n commissioner_n send_v by_o the_o french_a king_n to_o examine_v this_o affair_n see_v then_o yet_o what_o schottus_n say_v p._n 533._o etc._n etc._n first_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v possess_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o evil_a spirit_n of_o what_o order_n soever_o they_o may_v be_v for_o it_o have_v be_v say_v in_o