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and_o marrow_n shall_v not_o equal_o in_o case_n of_o witchcraft_n as_o in_o all_o other_o case_n of_o judgement_n and_o inquisition_n though_o not_o ever_o because_o that_o exceed_v the_o nature_n of_o presumption_n equal_o i_o say_v and_o as_o oft_o shall_v not_o confound_v the_o guilty_a and_o chase_n and_o wind_n out_o as_o fair_a a_o issue_n certain_o if_o man_n will_v more_o industrious_o exercise_v their_o sharp_a wit_n exquisite_a sense_n and_o awake_v judgement_n according_a unto_o the_o former_a reasonable_a religious_a and_o judicious_a way_n exempt_a from_o the_o burden_n and_o encumbrance_n of_o blind_a superstition_n traditionary_a and_o imaginary_a invention_n and_o custom_n no_o doubt_n but_o experience_n will_v yield_v and_o bring_v forth_o in_o short_a time_n a_o much_o more_o rich_a increase_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o more_o happy_a detection_n in_o judicial_a proceed_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o case_n of_o witchcraft_n many_o thing_n be_v very_o 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annihilate_v chap._n xiii_o the_o confutation_n of_o diverse_a erroneous_a way_n unto_o the_o discovery_n of_o witch_n vulgar_o receive_v and_o approve_a as_o true_a religion_n do_v true_o teach_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o that_o true_a manner_n which_o he_o require_v and_o command_v so_o superstition_n in_o a_o unapt_a measure_n or_o manner_n do_v offer_v up_o and_o sacrifice_v her_o vain_a &_o foolish_a zeal_n or_o fear_n unto_o she_o therefore_o &_o her_o sacrifice_n thus_o do_v almighty_a god_n reply_n who_o require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n i_o hate_v and_o abhor_v your_o sabbath_n and_o your_o new_a moon_n isa_n 12.13_o the_o heathen_a orator_n can_v say_v religio_fw-la continetur_fw-la cultu_fw-la pio_fw-la deorum_fw-la true_a religion_n consist_v in_o the_o holy_a and_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o advance_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n the_o extirpation_n of_o witch_n and_o witchcraft_n because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o abominable_a kind_n of_o idolatry_n be_v a_o special_a service_n and_o acceptable_a duty_n unto_o god_n express_o command_v by_o himself_o deut._n 17.3_o 4_o 5._o in_o the_o performance_n therefore_o of_o this_o worship_n as_o it_o be_v sole_o and_o true_o religious_a to_o seek_v their_o extermination_n by_o those_o mean_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n which_o almighty_a god_n do_v approve_v and_o allow_v so_o with_o misgovern_a zeal_n or_o fear_n in_o the_o ignorance_n or_o neglect_v of_o the_o right_a manner_n or_o way_n inconsiderate_o to_o follow_v unwarrant_v path_n thereto_o be_v plain_a superstition_n julius_n scaliger_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o poetry_n thus_o describe_v very_o lively_a the_o nature_n of_o superstition_n superstitio_fw-la satisfacit_fw-la ad_fw-la notandum_fw-la eum_fw-la habitum_fw-la quo_fw-la metuimus_fw-la aut_fw-la deum_fw-la sine_fw-la ratione_fw-la aut_fw-la ei_fw-la opera_fw-la attribuimus_fw-la quae_fw-la opera_fw-la ne_fw-la cogitavit_fw-la quidem_fw-la unquam_fw-la ille_fw-la that_o be_v this_o word_n superstition_n do_v serve_v to_o set_v forth_o such_o a_o habit_n or_o disposition_n of_o mind_n wherein_o we_o worship_v or_o so_o fear_v god_n as_o be_v void_a of_o cause_n or_o reason_n or_o unto_o our_o own_o hurt_n or_o damage_n we_o attribute_v unto_o god_n as_o of_o god_n those_o work_n or_o thing_n which_o almighty_a god_n himself_o never_o think_v or_o intend_v the_o word_n which_o the_o greek_n use_v for_o superstition_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inconsulta_fw-la &_o absurda_fw-la divinae_fw-la potentiae_fw-la formido_fw-la that_o be_v a_o absurd_a and_o ill-advised_n fear_v or_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o certain_o be_v there_o where_o he_o neither_o require_v it_o nor_o be_v true_a cause_n or_o reason_n either_o of_o such_o worship_n or_o in_o such_o sort_n or_o manner_n in_o this_o special_a part_n therefore_o of_o the_o worship_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n namely_o in_o the_o discovery_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o 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