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will_v not_o obscure_o detect_v themselves_o through_o the_o guilt_n of_o their_o conscience_n aâ—…_n hasten_v hereby_o their_o deserve_a veâ—…_n ance_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o diverse_a kind_n of_o witchcraft_n where_o especial_o of_o good_a and_o bâ—…_n witch_n and_o that_o the_o good_a with_o be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o powerful_a there_o be_v two_o principal_a kind_n of_o witchcraft_n witchcraft_n namely_o divine_a whereâ—…_n strange_a thing_n be_v reveal_v â—…ey_n thâ—…_n past_a present_a or_o to_o come_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d stance_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o work_v which_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o practice_n and_o real_a work_n of_o strange_a thing_n or_o wonder_n concern_v the_o former_a of_o these_o my_o purpose_n be_v so_o far_o to_o speak_v thereof_o at_o this_o time_n as_o may_v concern_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o good_a witch_n who_o special_o triumph_v in_o this_o power_n of_o divination_n and_o conjecture_v of_o unknown_a and_o hide_a thing_n 1_o and_o therefore_o 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the_o secret_a consult_v 〈◊〉_d of_o prince_n may_v give_v also_o furtherance_n to_o this_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o hereby_o be_v able_a to_o inform_v their_o agent_n hereof_o who_o acquaint_v by_o this_o mean_n the_o world_n withal_o gain_v this_o reputation_n to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o câ—…_n 4_o add_v we_o hereunto_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n in_o put_v into_o man_n mind_n wicked_a mind_n counsel_n and_o purpòse_n which_o he_o discern_v to_o be_v apprehend_v &_o resolve_v on_o do_v thereby_o acquaint_v his_o proctor_n herewith_o and_o so_o they_o become_v to_o foretell_v of_o the_o same_o 5_o consider_v we_o the_o agility_n of_o satan_n nature_n whereby_o be_v able_a to_o convey_v himself_o in_o a_o trice_n from_o place_n to_o place_n he_o come_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o the_o notice_n agility_n of_o many_o strange_a and_o hide_a thing_n to_o the_o vulgar_a and_o ignorant_a and_o so_o communicate_v they_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n to_o his_o proselyte_n and_o creature_n 6_o especial_o confider_v we_o that_o satan_n revelation_n be_v god_n instrument_n to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n in_o the_o world_n have_v therefore_o even_o from_o the_o lord_n reveal_v unto_o he_o many_o thing_n as_o the_o place_n time_n perkins_n and_o manner_n how_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v which_o satan_n be_v no_o blab_n can_v publish_v to_o serve_v his_o turn_n so_o far_o as_o shall_v â—end_n to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o church_n and_o stumble_v of_o the_o unbelieve_a world_n thus_o he_o come_v to_o reveal_v unto_o saul_n his_o end_n as_o be_v inform_v thereof_o by_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v take_v his_o good_a spirit_n from_o saul_n &_o leave_v he_o to_o satan_n and_o so_o inform_v satan_n in_o the_o mean_n to_o execute_v his_o wrath_n upon_o he_o 1._o sam._n chapter_n 28._o verse_n 20._o 21._o thus_o may_v satan_n attain_v to_o some_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v if_o we_o will_v know_v how_o far_a 1_o surely_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v 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