of_o the_o first_o operate_n by_o the_o last_o and_o that_o they_o hold_v the_o celestial_a body_n for_o god_n because_o they_o act_n upon_o the_o sublunary_a which_o be_v of_o a_o particular_a and_o necessary_a use_n to_o mankind_n thus_o the_o heathen_n endeavour_v each_o according_a to_o his_o fancy_n to_o acknowledge_v a_o deity_n in_o heaven_n and_o to_o adore_v it_o upon_o earth_n sect._n 8._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wickâ—d_n and_o the_o reward_n of_o pious_a man_n after_o this_o life_n be_v general_o believe_v in_o peru_n but_o not_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a say_v montanus_n pag._n 307._o however_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o people_n who_o have_v such_o a_o gross_a religion_n and_o such_o material_a god_n shall_v nevertheless_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n subsist_v though_o they_o hear_v nothing_o of_o it_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o body_n which_o 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magician_n and_o diviner_n because_o they_o discover_v private_a robbery_n even_o such_o as_o be_v commit_v in_o very_o remote_a country_n and_o foretell_v good_a or_o bad_a fortune_n which_o happâ—â—s_v say_v montanus_n by_o their_o converse_n with_o wicked_a spirit_n in_o dark_a place_n they_o declare_v to_o the_o spaniard_n the_o victory_n their_o countryman_n obtain_v or_o the_o battle_n they_o lose_v in_o the_o low_a country_n the_o very_a same_o day_n that_o they_o be_v fight_v there_o be_v also_o in_o peru_n many_o she_o diviner_n who_o shut_v themselves_o in_o their_o house_n where_o they_o make_v themselves_o drink_v with_o chica_n mix_v with_o the_o herb_n vilca_n till_o they_o fall_v down_o on_o the_o place_n and_o when_o they_o awake_v and_o come_v to_o themselves_o again_o they_o answer_v all_o the_o question_n that_o be_v propose_v to_o they_o sect._n 11._o the_o cannibal_n who_o take_v the_o name_n of_o caraibe_n and_o dwell_v to_o the_o north_n of_o southern_n america_n acknowledge_v the_o sun_n for_o their_o sovereign_a god_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o each_o bâ—ie_n or_o priest_n have_v his_o own_o which_o he_o call_v out_o to_o himself_o in_o the_o most_o frightful_a night_n by_o song_n or_o enchant_a verse_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o tobacco_n the_o devil_n say_v montanus_n but_o i_o will_v rather_o say_v the_o spirit_n utter_v his_o oracle_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o dead_a bone_n wrap_v up_o in_o cotton_n those_o heathen_n have_v at_o all_o time_n but_o especial_o in_o case_n of_o death_n much_o to_o endure_v from_o the_o piais_n or_o magician_n but_o methinks_v montanus_n have_v express_v himself_o better_a have_v he_o say_v priest_n rather_o than_o magician_n one_o of_o the_o great_a disturbance_n they_o cause_v be_v that_o when_o they_o be_v consult_v they_o persuade_v people_n that_o such_o or_o such_o have_v cause_v they_o to_o interrogate_v such_o a_o decease_a which_o incite_v the_o near_a relation_n of_o the_o decease_a to_o avenge_v themselves_o of_o those_o that_o have_v disturb_v his_o rest_n by_o that_o action_n sect._n 12._o montanus_n add_v to_o this_o also_o the_o caraibe_n follow_v a_o most_o strange_a opinion_n concern_v the_o soul_n every_o one_o believe_v to_o have_v as_o many_o soul_n as_o beat_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v still_o the_o heart_n itself_o which_o after_o the_o death_n go_v to_o icheiri_n or_o the_o god_n that_o be_v particular_a to_o he_o where_o he_o live_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n that_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o earth_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o kill_v the_o servant_n upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o master_n to_o go_v and_o minister_n to_o they_o in_o the_o other_o world_n the_o other_o soul_n that_o consist_v in_o beat_n of_o the_o heart_n have_v two_o sort_n of_o abode_n the_o maboias_n wander_v in_o desert_n and_o wood_n and_o the_o ormiceous_a keep_v along_o the_o sea_n and_o overturn_v vessel_n the_o soul_n of_o warlike_a hero_n go_v into_o the_o fortunate_a island_n where_o the_o arovage_n be_v their_o slave_n bloody_a cruel_a mâ—n_z go_v out_o of_o this_o life_n eternal_o to_o wander_v in_o dry_a wilderness_n behind_o high_a mountain_n to_o carry_v the_o yoke_n of_o the_o arovage_n a_o people_n that_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o its_o ancient_a abode_n if_o we_o believe_v the_o account_n that_o be_v give_v of_o their_o destruction_n from_o all_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o nation_n acknowledge_v almost_o no_o other_o god_n but_o their_o own_o soul_n of_o which_o they_o have_v very_o near_o the_o same_o sentiment_n that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n have_v of_o their_o demon_n and_o hero_n sect._n 13._o richard_n blome_n a_o english_a author_n have_v publish_v of_o late_a in_o his_o america_n a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o carabe_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o isle_n of_o st_n vincent_n they_o have_v say_v he_o some_o natural_a notion_n of_o a_o deity_n or_o supreme_a be_v but_o who_o be_v too_o much_o please_v with_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o sovereign_a happiness_n to_o disturb_v himself_o with_o the_o wicked_a action_n of_o man_n and_o who_o goodness_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o be_v averse_a from_o avenge_a himself_n of_o his_o enemy_n when_o they_o refuse_v to_o pay_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o he_o they_o likewise_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n and_o that_o the_o good_a be_v god_n each_o of_o who_o have_v his_o particular_a admistration_n but_o that_o the_o universe_n be_v not_o create_v by_o they_o though_o every_o one_o of_o they_o may_v be_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o be_v venerate_v and_o which_o he_o govern_v sect._n 14._o they_o never_o call_v upon_o their_o god_n but_o to_o let_v they_o come_v to_o they_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o 4_o follow_a reason_n first_o to_o be_v avenge_v for_o some_o injury_n receive_v second_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o their_o disease_n three_o to_o learn_v the_o success_n of_o the_o war._n four_o to_o expel_v the_o great_a devil_n or_o rather_o the_o wicked_a god_n mapoia_n who_o they_o never_o adore_v thence_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o they_o believe_v good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n beside_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o opinion_n be_v the_o original_a of_o demon_n and_o hero_n since_o as_o they_o suppose_v they_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a which_o they_o call_v to_o their_o assistance_n against_o their_o enemy_n sect._n 15._o the_o description_n of_o their_o witchcraft_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o place_n after_o this_o manner_n when_o their_o priest_n call_v upon_o many_o of_o their_o god_n together_o they_o seem_v to_o dispute_v and_o quarrel_n with_o one_o another_o so_o far_o as_o to_o come_v to_o blow_n sometime_o they_o hide_v themselves_o among_o dead_a bone_n which_o they_o draw_v out_o of_o grave_n and_o wrap_v up_o in_o cotton_n whence_o they_o utter_v their_o oracle_n they_o use_v that_o witchcraft_n to_o bewitch_v their_o enemy_n for_o which_o purpose_n the_o witch_n must_v have_v something_o that_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o party_n to_o be_v bewitch_v the_o spirit_n seize_v sometime_o upon_o the_o body_n of_o those_o woman_n whence_o they_o give_v formal_a answer_n to_o whatever_o be_v propose_v to_o they_o they_o serve_v up_o meat_n to_o those_o spirit_n in_o place_n separate_v from_o the_o commerce_n that_o be_v keep_v with_o they_o the_o boy_n or_o priest_n that_o have_v bring_v it_o be_v go_v out_o they_o hear_v the_o dish_n move_v and_o the_o devil_n according_a to_o blome_n or_o the_o god_n according_a to_o that_o people_n move_v the_o jaw_n and_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n as_o if_o he_o chew_v the_o meat_n that_o have_v be_v serve_v to_o he_o
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doctrine_n as_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o and_o have_v be_v now_o relate_v for_o suppose_v the_o common_a opinion_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o manichee_n that_o they_o be_v chief_o extract_v from_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o persian_n since_o manes_n their_o first_o author_n be_v undoubted_o a_o persian_a and_o that_o they_o be_v strange_o mingle_v with_o the_o christian_a divinity_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o have_v the_o same_o opinion_n of_o that_o people_n that_o we_o have_v of_o other_o nation_n who_o never_o cultivate_v the_o study_n of_o nature_n and_o human_a learning_n such_o as_o those_o we_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o southern_a of_o america_n it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o manichee_n ascribe_v to_o the_o whole_a universe_n a_o principle_n like_o that_o which_o be_v observe_v in_o its_o part_n viz._n the_o active_a cause_n and_o the_o matter_n which_o aristotle_n establish_v to_o be_v eternal_a as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n and_o that_o afterward_o matter_n consider_v as_o insensible_a by_o a_o misinterpretation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n that_o spread_v in_o the_o beginning_n darkness_n over_o the_o abyss_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v over_o it_o shall_v have_v produce_v those_o monstrous_a thought_n of_o which_o we_o have_v give_v some_o instance_n sect._n 7._o suppose_v they_o have_v establish_v two_o principal_a cause_n one_o of_o good_a and_o the_o other_o of_o evil_n but_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o first_o be_v contestable_o superior_a to_o the_o second_o as_o much_o as_o light_n be_v above_o darkness_n and_o the_o workman_n above_o the_o matter_n he_o work_v upon_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o god_n as_o a_o soul_n infuse_v through_o the_o whole_a universe_n that_o consider_v by_o they_o as_o the_o body_n in_o which_o that_o first_o cause_n continual_o operate_v and_o as_o the_o contrary_a motion_n of_o corporeal_a passion_n rise_v against_o the_o empire_n of_o reason_n that_o ought_v to_o govern_v they_o so_o they_o may_v believe_v that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n proceed_v from_o matter_n perpetual_o rebel_v against_o god_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o reason_n whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v more_o absolute_a master_n of_o the_o universe_n than_o man_n be_v of_o his_o body_n thence_o have_v proceed_v that_o idea_n of_o two_o different_a god_n one_o good_a and_o the_o other_o bad_a the_o latter_a be_v still_o inferior_a to_o the_o former_a who_o be_v indeed_o the_o workman_n but_o have_v not_o a_o arbitrary_a government_n there_o be_v a_o power_n in_o the_o world_n so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v he_o sect._n 8._o but_o whether_o i_o have_v make_v a_o just_a conjecture_n or_o whether_o the_o manichee_n have_v other_o opinion_n than_o those_o i_o imagine_v it_o seem_v nevertheless_o that_o i_o may_v reasonable_a suppose_v it_o upon_o this_o foundation_n that_o 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romulus_n who_o frightful_o imagine_v to_o see_v the_o ghost_n of_o his_o brother_n remus_n after_o he_o have_v kill_v he_o if_o those_o narration_n be_v true_a such_o spirit_n may_v be_v call_v terrify_v spirit_n ovid_n in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o fasti_fw-la plain_o say_v what_o must_v be_v understand_v by_o that_o name_n mox_fw-la etiam_fw-la lemures_n animas_fw-la dixere_fw-la silentum_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v the_o name_n of_o lemures_n sect._n 16._o the_o lares_fw-la or_o perhaps_o the_o genive_n be_v call_v by_o macrobius_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o saturnalia_fw-la chap._n 4._o penates_fw-la that_o be_v bear_v together_o quasi_fw-la penes_fw-la nos_fw-la natos_fw-la for_o as_o that_o author_n pursue_v it_o be_v by_o they_o that_o we_o breath_n by_o they_o that_o we_o have_v our_o body_n and_o by_o they_o that_o our_o soul_n subsist_v but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o call_v they_o god_n and_o governor_n of_o country_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o lares_fw-la who_o be_v particular_a to_o each_o family_n as_o they_o be_v both_o distinguish_v from_o the_o genius_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o take_v care_n of_o the_o exterior_a of_o man_n as_o the_o genius_n do_v of_o the_o interior_a however_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v but_o confusion_n and_o darkness_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v those_o name_n and_o their_o pretend_a signification_n they_o have_v not_o well_o know_v themselves_o what_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n or_o as_o spirit_n neither_o need_v we_o take_v much_o trouble_n in_o unravel_v what_o they_o themselves_o know_v not_o since_o the_o memory_n both_o of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o daemon_n be_v long_o since_o extinguish_v upon_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o of_o their_o god_n jeremiah_n cap._n 10._o sect._n 17._o whether_o this_o last_o sort_n of_o god_n or_o spirit_n be_v call_v genii_n manes_n penates_fw-la or_o lemures_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o opinion_n be_v confound_v with_o that_o of_o daemon_n give_v occasion_n to_o contrive_v those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n entitle_v phaedo_fw-la induce_v socrates_n speak_v near_o his_o death_n in_o these_o word_n above_o all_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v immortal_a and_o unperishable_a and_o consequent_o it_o must_v go_v to_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o invisible_a place_n or_o as_o other_o pretend_v to_o infer_v from_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n in_o agreeable_a place_n marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la have_v translate_v it_o in_o latin_a apud_fw-la manes_fw-la by_o the_o survive_a spirit_n as_o i_o have_v name_v they_o above_o but_o a_o little_a after_o he_o translate_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la in_o the_o subterraneous_a place_n which_o proceed_v from_o that_o they_o place_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a under_o the_o earth_n cicero_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o tusculan_a question_n sect._n 26._o show_n both_o in_o these_o word_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n survive_v because_o all_o our_o reason_n lead_v we_o to_o that_o opinion_n reason_n ought_v also_o to_o teach_v we_o where_o they_o be_v whence_o ignorance_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o invent_v subterraneous_a place_n because_o body_n be_v put_v into_o the_o earth_n and_o cover_v with_o earth_n humo_fw-la whence_o come_v humari_fw-la to_o be_v bury_v thereof_o it_o have_v be_v believe_v that_o the_o dead_a still_o live_v under_o the_o earth_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o word_n which_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n sometime_o translate_v by_o that_o of_o hell_n sometime_o by_o that_o of_o grave_a none_o of_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o socrates_n or_o that_o of_o plato_n for_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forementioned_a book_n socrates_n deride_v crito_n who_o ask_v he_o how_o 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into_o italy_n lactantius_n explain_v the_o opinion_n of_o that_o philisopher_n in_o his_o seven_o book_n de_fw-fr proemio_fw-la chap._n 8._o in_o these_o word_n pythagoras_n as_o foolish_o assert_v that_o the_o soul_n pass_v into_o other_o body_n from_o the_o body_n of_o man_n into_o those_o of_o beast_n and_o from_o those_o of_o beast_n into_o those_o of_o man_n again_o and_o that_o his_o own_o have_v former_o be_v that_o of_o euphorbius_fw-la plato_n and_o several_a other_o have_v partly_o follow_v he_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v frequent_o to_o mention_v hereafter_o sect._n 19_o but_o socrates_n as_o plato_n relate_v in_o the_o forementioned_a treatise_n which_o contain_v his_o last_o word_n lead_v the_o soul_n to_o some_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v or_o torment_v without_o body_n he_o send_v those_o who_o shall_v have_v do_v good_a into_o the_o upper_a and_o aetherial_a region_n where_o he_o believe_v the_o most_o pure_a part_n of_o this_o orb_n to_o be_v 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wâ—ld_a beast_n acknowledge_v his_o empire_n it_o be_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v happy_a in_o hunt_v and_o without_o his_o leave_n they_o can_v catch_v any_o thing_n true_a it_o be_v that_o aijeke_n or_o tiermes_n govern_v god_n demon_n and_o man_n but_o storjunkare_o in_o quality_n of_o vicar_n of_o that_o god_n have_v the_o conduct_n of_o all_o those_o other_o thing_n barwe_v that_o signify_v the_o sun_n as_o paiwe_v do_v the_o day_n be_v adore_v by_o they_o for_o the_o good_a he_o do_v to_o the_o earth_n but_o they_o particular_o venetrate_v he_o in_o summer_n time_n because_o they_o always_o see_v he_o that_o he_o have_v restore_v they_o his_o light_n dissipate_v their_o darkness_n bring_v heat_n and_o expel_v cold._n sect._n 3_o the_o mane_n of_o the_o roman_n mention_v before_o chap._n 2._o sect._n 15._o be_v among_o the_o laplander_n inferior_a god_n which_o they_o call_v sit_v they_o erect_v no_o figure_n to_o their_o honour_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o offer_v sarcifice_n to_o they_o we_o find_v in_o no_o writing_n what_o sentiment_n they_o have_v of_o the_o power_n of_o those_o sit_v nor_o for_o what_o reason_n they_o make_v they_o offering_n the_o last_o sort_n of_o those_o inferior_a god_n be_v the_o juhles_a or_o inhlaforket_n that_o be_v a_o vagabond_n crowd_n who_o they_o believe_v to_o wander_v in_o the_o air_n and_o through_o forest_n and_o mountain_n but_o i_o find_v also_o no_o where_n what_o good_a or_o hurt_v those_o spirit_n may_z in_o their_o opinion_n procure_v to_o man_n only_o they_o believe_v they_o inferior_a to_o the_o sit_v however_o they_o pay_v they_o also_o some_o worship_n behind_o their_o cottage_n at_o a_o bow_n shoot_v distance_n which_o worship_n end_v in_o a_o superstitious_a sacrifice_n they_o consecrate_v to_o they_o neither_o image_n nor_o statue_n no_o more_o then_o to_o the_o mane_n they_o have_v likewise_o no_o image_n of_o bawe_n or_o the_o sun_n either_o because_o he_o be_v visible_a himself_o or_o because_o the_o most_o secret_a science_n of_o their_o mystery_n account_v he_o but_o one_o god_n with_o tierme_n there_o be_v but_o ayeke_v and_o storjunkar_n who_o have_v statue_n erect_v to_o their_o honour_n those_o of_o aijeke_n be_v of_o wood_n and_o those_o of_o storjunkare_v of_o stone_n sect._n 4._o it_o be_v upon_o those_o opinion_n that_o their_o divination_n and_o witchcraft_n be_v ground_v and_o hereupon_o i_o can_v but_o make_v this_o observation_n that_o by_o read_v scheffer_n and_o compare_v what_o he_o fay_v of_o his_o own_o with_o what_o he_o have_v collect_v from_o other_o author_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v that_o the_o witchcraft_n of_o the_o northern_a nation_n extend_v not_o so_o far_o as_o be_v common_o report_v but_o then_o we_o must_v credit_v what_o scheffer_n assure_v we_o from_o his_o own_o experience_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n chap._n 12._o though_o
for_o their_o sin_n to_o wander_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n which_o they_o can_v satisfy_v but_o by_o the_o alm_n that_o man_n hand_n they_o wherefore_o they_o often_o appear_v in_o a_o human_a shape_n to_o beg_v something_o from_o they_o but_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v they_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o devil_n or_o ratsiasias_n proper_o so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o aditi_n and_o be_v very_o malicious_a they_o have_v power_n to_o molest_v man_n and_o even_o to_o cause_v much_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n to_o the_o angel_n or_o devetas_n they_o may_v walk_v every_o where_o except_o save_v in_o the_o abode_n of_o brama_n and_o in_o the_o heaven_n they_o be_v describe_v with_o huge_a frightful_a and_o stink_a body_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v male_a and_o female_a to_o procreate_v child_n and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n sect._n 14._o there_o be_v enough_o concern_v the_o demon_n of_o the_o pagan_n of_o asia_n but_o as_o most_o of_o those_o nation_n be_v pythagorean_n and_o believe_v the_o metempsychosis_n they_o also_o supply_v we_o with_o hero_n for_o say_v baldaeius_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o east_n indies_n the_o modern_a heathen_n believe_v that_o man_n be_v happy_a in_o this_o life_n than_o the_o beast_n by_o reason_n that_o he_o have_v a_o body_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n may_v exert_v her_o operation_n but_o they_o agree_v not_o that_o a_o man_n be_v more_o noble_a than_o a_o beast_n nor_o that_o he_o have_v a_o soul_n more_o excellent_a than_o it_o have_v and_o when_o they_o be_v ask_v why_o beast_n reason_v not_o they_o answer_v because_o they_o have_v not_o body_n capable_a of_o exert_v the_o quality_n of_o a_o soul_n as_o a_o dumb_a man_n who_o want_v a_o proper_a organ_n to_o utter_v word_n and_o may_v be_v nevertheless_o very_o wise_a or_o as_o some_o people_n who_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n but_o have_v no_o more_o readiness_n to_o express_v themselves_o than_o child_n who_o can_v do_v it_o he_o that_o shall_v read_v this_o will_v be_v less_o surprise_v at_o what_o follow_v sect._n 15._o nothing_o certain_a can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o japanders_n because_o the_o jesuit_n who_o relate_v their_o opinion_n agree_v not_o together_o it_o appear_v however_o that_o there_o be_v among_o that_o people_n three_o sort_n of_o opinion_n concern_v human_a soul_n and_o their_o essence_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n differ_v not_o from_o that_o of_o beast_n the_o second_o that_o man_n have_v a_o soul_n of_o another_o nature_n than_o that_o of_o beast_n but_o still_o mortal_a the_o three_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a they_o likewise_o believe_v the_o metempsychosis_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v determine_v to_o enter_v into_o another_o body_n either_o of_o man_n or_o beast_n by_o the_o conjunction_n that_o be_v then_o make_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n with_o other_o star_n sect._n 16._o the_o chinese_n be_v likewise_o pythagorean_n martinius_n testify_v it_o very_o plain_o as_o to_o one_o of_o their_o sect_n in_o these_o word_n chiquiao_n be_v a_o sect_n which_o our_o people_n esteem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o introduce_v in_o china_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n they_o believe_v the_o exchange_n of_o soul_n inward_o and_o outward_o they_o honour_v image_n and_o imagine_v that_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n pass_v in_o punishment_n of_o her_o sin_n from_o one_o body_n into_o another_o for_o which_o reason_n they_o abstain_v from_o what_o ever_o have_v have_v life_n that_o narration_n be_v confirm_v by_o trigaltius_fw-la who_o say_v that_o the_o parent_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o kill_v their_o child_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v encumber_v with_o too_o many_o assert_v that_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o procure_v they_o a_o better_a condition_n since_o instead_o of_o poverty_n they_o afford_v they_o by_o death_n the_o occasion_n of_o go_v into_o other_o body_n and_o be_v bear_v again_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rich_a people_n where_o they_o will_v live_v more_o at_o ease_n the_o peguan_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o same_o sentiment_n by_o the_o relation_n piuto_n when_o by_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o rolym_n or_o highpriest_n they_o let_v loose_v a_o great_a many_o bird_n and_o fish_n which_o they_o keep_v prisoner_n believe_v they_o to_o be_v as_o many_o human_a soul_n who_o will_v keep_v company_n to_o their_o rolym_n in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o other_o world_n beside_o we_o read_v in_o corolinus_n out_o of_o artus_n in_o his_o speculum_fw-la mundi_fw-la that_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o china_n have_v invent_v three_o place_n for_o those_o that_o depart_v this_o life_n nachac_n be_v a_o place_n of_o torment_n schuum_n one_o of_o delight_n such_o as_o the_o paradise_n of_o mahomet_n and_o miba_n or_o nibam_n signify_v a_o entire_a privation_n of_o be_v or_o a_o full_a destruction_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n all_o the_o soul_n have_v their_o abode_n in_o the_o two_o first_o place_n or_o depart_v from_o thence_o to_o go_v to_o and_o fro_o through_o the_o world_n and_o often_o pass_v from_o one_o body_n into_o another_o by_o new_a birth_n until_o they_o deserve_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o nibam_n that_o be_v to_o be_v annihilate_v le_fw-fr blanc_n speak_v of_o it_o somewhat_o different_o in_o a_o relation_n extract_v from_o a_o franciscan_a monk_n he_o say_v that_o the_o chinese_n believe_v that_o man_n become_v god_n at_o last_o after_o they_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o body_n of_o several_a beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n and_o that_o they_o imagine_v that_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o course_n of_o many_o age_n have_v be_v well_o purify_v in_o some_o proper_a place_n and_o return_v several_a time_n into_o new_a world_n be_v at_o last_o introduce_v into_o paradise_n cast_v down_o to_o hell_n or_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o sect._n 18._o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o siamese_n in_o this_o point_n we_o must_v learn_v it_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o jesuit_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o siam_n in_o the_o year_n 1685._o and_o 1686._o because_o that_o book_n be_v the_o new_a and_o much_o credit_v thus_o then_o write_v tachard_n p_o 297_o 298._o edit_fw-la amstele_v metempsychosis_n be_v one_o of_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o their_o religion_n so_o that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n pass_v in_o continual_a transmigration_n until_o he_o be_v sanctify_v and_o deserve_v to_o be_v god_n they_o admit_v of_o spirit_n but_o such_o as_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o soul_n who_o always_o inform_v some_o body_n until_o they_o have_v attain_v to_o holiness_n or_o deity_n angel_n be_v corporeal_a and_o of_o different_a sex_n and_o consequent_o may_v beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n those_o angel_n be_v never_o sanctify_v nor_o deify_v but_o to_o they_o only_o belong_v to_o watch_v over_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o men._n they_o distribute_v they_o into_o seven_o order_n or_o hierarchy_n some_o of_o which_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o noble_a than_o the_o other_o all_o which_o they_o place_v in_o as_o many_o different_a heaven_n each_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v one_o of_o those_o intelligence_n to_o preside_v over_o what_o be_v do_v there_o they_o likewise_o impart_v they_o to_o star_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o city_n mountain_n and_o forest_n and_o even_o to_o the_o wind_n and_o rain_n and_o because_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o those_o angel_n examine_v the_o conduct_n of_o man_n and_o be_v witness_n of_o all_o their_o action_n to_o reward_v those_o that_o be_v commendable_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o god_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o those_o intelligence_n and_o not_o to_o their_o god_n that_o they_o use_v to_o apply_v themselves_o in_o their_o necessity_n and_o misery_n and_o to_o thank_v they_o for_o the_o favour_n they_o suppose_v to_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o sect._n 19_o they_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o demon_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o make_v their_o escape_n out_o of_o the_o hell_n in_o which_o they_o be_v detain_v wander_v through_o the_o world_n a_o certain_a time_n and_o do_v as_o much_o hurt_v to_o man_n as_o they_o can_v among_o those_o unhappy_a spirit_n they_o rank_v untimely_a birth_n woman_n die_v in_o childbed_n those_o that_o be_v kill_v in_o a_o duel_n or_o guilty_a of_o some_o crime_n of_o that_o nature_n sect._n 20._o the_o heathen_n of_o java_n believe_v likewise_o metempsychosis_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o sumatra_n the_o malabar_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o cormandel_n all_o the_o benjane_n in_o the_o hither_o east-indies_n agree_v upon_o no_o article_n of_o religion_n better_a than_o
tho'_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o find_v that_o he_o have_v not_o touch_v it_o sect._n 16._o i_o shall_v yet_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a relation_n of_o the_o caraibe_v draw_v from_o the_o description_n make_v by_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr board_n who_o be_v send_v by_o the_o french_a king_n with_o the_o jesuit_n simon_n to_o convert_v that_o people_n what_o he_o have_v in_o his_o relation_n subservient_fw-fr to_o our_o design_n viz._n to_o know_v their_o sentiment_n concern_v the_o deity_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o be_v inform_v of_o their_o practice_n be_v as_o follow_v louquo_n who_o be_v the_o first_o man_n and_o caraibe_n and_o consequent_o the_o common-father_n of_o all_o the_o other_o be_v not_o make_v by_o any_o but_o descend_v from_o heaven_n here_o below_o where_o he_o live_v very_o long_o he_o have_v a_o great_a navel_n whence_o he_o bring_v out_o the_o first_o man_n as_o well_o as_o out_o of_o his_o thigh_n make_v there_o a_o incision_n there_o happen_v many_o story_n during_o his_o life_n that_o will_v be_v shameful_a and_o infamous_a to_o be_v report_v he_o make_v little_a fish_n from_o scrap_n and_o little_a bit_n of_o manjou_n which_o he_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o great_a from_o great_a parcel_n of_o the_o same_o root_n he_o rise_v again_o three_o day_n after_o his_o death_n and_o return_v to_o heaven_n terrestrial_a animal_n be_v come_v since_o but_o they_o know_v not_o whence_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o heaven_n have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n but_o not_o the_o earth_n nor_o the_o sea_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v in_o that_o fine_a disposition_n in_o which_o they_o now_o be_v their_o mover_n and_o first_o actor_n louquo_n have_v first_o make_v the_o earth_n soft_a smooth_a without_o mountain_n but_o they_o know_v not_o whence_o he_o have_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o the_o moon_n follow_v immediate_o but_o eversince_o she_o see_v the_o sun_n she_o get_v away_o and_o hide_v herself_o for_o shame_n and_o ever_o since_o show_v herself_o but_o at_o night_n they_o attribute_v the_o eclipse_n to_o mapoia_n the_o wicked_a spirit_n who_o endeavour_v to_o kill_v they_o they_o more_o esteem_v the_o mâ—on_n than_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n rule_v the_o day_n by_o the_o moon_n and_o not_o by_o the_o sun_n never_o say_v a_o month_n but_o a_o moon_n nor_o how_o many_o day_n shall_v you_o be_v on_o your_o journey_n but_o how_o many_o night_n shall_v you_o sleep_v abroad_o sect._n 17._o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o demon_n inferior_a god_n and_o hero_n may_v easy_o be_v learn_v they_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o star_n be_v caraibe_n and_o that_o racunnon_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o who_o louquo_n make_v he_o be_v change_v into_o a_o great_a snake_n that_o have_v a_o man_n head_n and_o always_o stand_v upon_o a_o cabalas_n which_o be_v a_o very_a thick_a hard_a high_a and_o straight_o tree_n but_o he_o be_v since_o transmute_v into_o a_o star_n savacon_n another_o caraibe_n and_o since_o a_o star_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o hurricane_n and_o of_o thunder_n and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o cause_v great_a ra_n achinaon_n a_o caraibe_n and_o star_n cause_v little_a rain_n and_o great_a wind_n the_o star_n couromon_n raise_v a_o wind_n that_o make_v the_o sea_n ebb_n and_o flow_v they_o reckon_v and_o mark_v the_o year_n by_o the_o constellation_n chirity_n which_o be_v by_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o pleyade_n cavalnia_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o zemean_n limacani_n be_v a_o comet_n send_v by_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o zemean_n to_o hurt_v when_o he_o be_v angry_a joalouca_n or_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o zemean_a too_o that_o make_v the_o caraibe_n sick_a when_o he_o find_v no_o victual_n if_o it_o appear_v to_o they_o at_o sea_n they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o good_a omen_n and_o say_v that_o it_o come_v to_o accompany_v they_o and_o procure_v they_o a_o good_a voyage_n but_o if_o it_o appear_v at_o land_n they_o hide_v themselves_o within_o their_o cottage_n fancy_v that_o it_o be_v a_o foreign_a zemean_a that_o have_v no_o master_n that_o be_v to_o say_v no_o piaie_n and_o therefore_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o hurt_n by_o his_o evil_a influence_n and_o undoubted_o seek_v to_o kill_v some_o body_n sect._n 18._o there_o be_v several_a other_o thing_n of_o which_o they_o make_v zemean_n especial_o such_o as_o cause_v some_o terror_n or_o amazement_n as_o bat_n which_o they_o name_n boulliri_fw-la that_o fly_v by_o night_n about_o the_o house_n they_o believe_v that_o they_o keep_v they_o and_o that_o such_o as_o kill_v those_o creature_n become_v sick_n they_o have_v so_o many_o sort_n of_o boule_n bonum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v bad_a omen_n that_o i_o can_v resolve_v myself_o to_o relate_v all_o their_o trifle_n and_o dream_n sect._n 19_o their_o religious_a worship_n chief_o consist_v in_o such_o divination_n and_o witchcraft_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o strange_a notion_n assoon_o as_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o disease_n they_o fancy_v themselves_o to_o be_v bewitch_v and_o if_o they_o can_v catch_v the_o woman_n they_o suspect_v they_o kill_v or_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v kill_v for_o they_o common_o assault_v woman_n not_o so_o free_o dare_v make_v bold_a with_o man_n but_o before_o they_o kill_v she_o they_o exercise_v a_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o poor_a wretch_n their_o relation_n and_o friend_n go_v to_o catch_v she_o and_o cause_v she_o to_o rake_v up_o the_o ground_n in_o several_a place_n until_o she_o have_v find_v what_o they_o suppose_v she_o have_v hide_v and_o often_o that_o miserable_a woman_n confess_v a_o untruth_n to_o free_v herself_o from_o those_o torture_n when_o they_o have_v get_v that_o proof_n of_o she_o be_v a_o witch_n they_o put_v she_o to_o death_n in_o a_o most_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a manner_n relate_v by_o the_o author_n who_o add_v that_o the_o caraibe_n fancy_n to_o have_v several_a other_o mean_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o witchcraft_n for_o instance_n they_o put_v in_o a_o great_a gourd_n hair_n or_o some_o bone_n of_o their_o decease_a relation_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o their_o carbet_n for_o some_o witchcraft_n and_o say_v that_o the_o ghost_n of_o the_o decease_a speak_v therein_o and_o advertise_n they_o of_o the_o design_n of_o their_o enemy_n sect._n 20._o divination_n be_v make_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o zemean_n that_o be_v to_o say_v familiar_a spirit_n each_o pica_n or_o boy_n have_v his_o own_o and_o rule_v himself_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o detestable_a oracle_n thus_o to_o know_v the_o event_n of_o their_o disease_n they_o cause_v a_o piaice_n to_o come_v at_o night_n who_o immediate_o order_v all_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o cottage_n to_o be_v put_v out_o and_o the_o suspect_a person_n to_o be_v go_v than_o he_o withdraw_v into_o a_o corner_n where_o he_o cause_v the_o sick_a to_o be_v bring_v and_o have_v smoke_v a_o little_a tobacco_n he_o bruise_n it_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o blow_n into_o the_o air_n shake_v and_o snake_v his_o finger_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o zemean_n fail_v not_o to_o come_v at_o the_o smell_n of_o that_o precious_a incense_n and_o perfume_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o boy_n who_o doubtless_o be_v in_o a_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v interrogated_a it_o answer_v with_o a_o audible_a voice_n and_o as_o it_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n to_o the_o query_n put_v to_o it_o afterward_o he_o come_v near_o the_o sick_a person_n stroke_n and_o gentle_o handle_v several_a time_n the_o afflict_a part_n still_o blow_v upon_o it_o and_o sometime_o draw_v or_o feign_v to_o draw_v out_o of_o it_o thorn_n little_a parcel_n of_o manioc_n wood_n bones_o or_o little_a fish-bone_n which_o his_o devil_n supply_v he_o with_o persuade_v the_o sick_a that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o cause_v his_o pain_n he_o often_o suck_v the_o ache_a part_n and_o immediate_o go_v out_o of_o the_o cottage_n to_o spew_v up_o say_v he_o the_o venom_n thus_o the_o crazy_a distemper_a be_v cure_v rather_o by_o imagination_n than_o reality_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o cure_v neither_o ague_n nor_o wound_n as_o those_o of_o arrow_n or_o a_o knife_n not_o a_o word_n be_v to_o be_v say_v in_o that_o diabolical_a assembly_n nor_o any_o noise_n to_o be_v make_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o let_v a_o fart_n otherwise_o the_o zemean_n fly_v away_o the_o caraibe_n believe_v that_o all_o the_o time_n the_o piaie_n go_v above_o and_o come_v back_o only_o when_o the_o zemean_n be_v go_v as_o a_o gratuity_n they_o present_v in_o their_o cottage_n without_o other_o ceremony_n the_o zemean_a and_o the_o piaie_n too_o for_o the_o trouble_n he_o have_v be_v at_o in_o call_v out_o the_o spirit_n some_o refreshment_n as_o some_o ouicou_n and_o
12_o 13_o 18._o three_o that_o conceive_v not_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o that_o of_o beast_n some_o be_v fall_v into_o that_o gross_a error_n as_o to_o ascribe_v to_o man_n and_o beast_n a_o soul_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n chap._n 7._o sect._n 14._o without_o which_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a that_o the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n concern_v the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n into_o the_o body_n of_o other_o man_n and_o beast_n indifferent_o shall_v have_v take_v so_o deep_a root_n and_o have_v spread_v so_o far_o into_o the_o world_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 17._o chap._n 7_o sect._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o four_o that_o from_o the_o same_o source_n this_o sentiment_n have_v visible_o proceed_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v wander_v as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n after_o their_o death_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 15._o chap._n 6._o sect._n 2._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 19_o 20._o chap._n 10._o sect._n 11._o sect._n 7._o what_o contribute_v most_o to_o the_o vilify_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v that_o they_o deify_v even_o man_n either_o during_o their_o life_n or_o after_o their_o death_n witness_v the_o ancient_a greek_n and_o roman_n who_o transform_v the_o passion_n of_o man_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n into_o so_o many_o god_n and_o goddess_n or_o as_o the_o modern_a cannibal_n who_o be_v very_o near_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n as_o have_v be_v show_v chap._n 2._o sect._n 14._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 5_o 6._o chap._n 10._o sect._n 14._o which_o however_o be_v not_o common_o use_v but_o after_o death_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o apotheosis_n of_o the_o ancient_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 13._o and_o be_v not_o where_o bring_v to_o such_o a_o light_n as_o among_o the_o cannibal_n as_o have_v be_v say_v chap._n 10._o sect._n 12_o 16._o that_o they_o believe_v the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o god_n issue_v from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o that_o they_o themselves_o be_v of_o celestial_a origin_n from_o the_o same_o spring_n be_v derive_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o genii_n or_o zemean_n that_o be_v of_o helpful_a spirit_n the_o description_n of_o who_o may_v be_v see_v in_o several_a author_n sect._n 8._o it_o be_v now_o easy_a to_o conceive_v on_o what_o ground_n be_v found_v the_o divination_n and_o magic_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o prediction_n and_o witchcraft_n of_o the_o modern_a heathen_n for_o as_o to_o their_o foretell_v or_o divination_n it_o be_v ground_v upon_o this_o first_o every_o god_n have_v his_o people_n who_o he_o favour_v and_o protect_v or_o his_o own_o property_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o put_v question_n to_o he_o concern_v that_o which_o be_v to_o happen_v to_o his_o people_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v on_o that_o occasion_n second_o that_o every_o god_n have_v his_o enemy_n for_o which_o reason_n every_o one_o look_n for_o help_v against_o the_o god_n of_o who_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v damage_n and_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o such_o god_n as_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v their_o most_o violent_a enemy_n three_o that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o god_n or_o particular_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o every_o one_o mistake_v his_o own_o passion_n and_o whatever_o come_v into_o his_o fancy_n for_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o motion_n especial_o when_o dream_n supply_v he_o with_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o not_o know_v that_o the_o employment_n or_o accident_n that_o have_v precede_v the_o dream_n be_v the_o origin_n of_o they_o or_o be_v hinder_v by_o his_o prejudices_fw-la to_o make_v a_o exact_a enquiry_n after_o their_o possible_a cause_n four_o that_o it_o be_v by_o confound_v the_o deity_n with_o the_o creature_n that_o there_o have_v be_v introduce_v so_o many_o sort_n of_o divination_n and_o prognostic_n draw_v from_o the_o star_n from_o the_o thunder_n from_o bird_n mountain_n wood_n water_n and_o from_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o some_o deity_n be_v discoverable_a five_o that_o from_o the_o belief_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v wander_v about_o their_o corpse_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o take_v occasion_n to_o conjure_v up_o ghost_n sect._n 9_o concern_v the_o witchcraft_n we_o shall_v only_o make_v the_o follow_a consideration_n first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o distinguish_v not_o only_o create_v spirit_n but_o even_o the_o god_n into_o good_a and_o bad_a they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o set_v they_o one_o against_o another_o and_o to_o defend_v themselves_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o good_a or_o of_o some_o of_o the_o wicked_a against_o another_o or_o to_o avenge_v themselves_o by_o the_o power_n of_o one_o god_n of_o the_o wrong_n they_o suppose_v to_o have_v receive_v from_o another_o second_o that_o have_v forge_v to_o themselves_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o god_n and_o spirit_n superior_a and_o inferior_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o shall_v believe_v to_o destroy_v the_o power_n of_o the_o less_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o great_a three_o that_o have_v so_o base_a thought_n of_o the_o god_n who_o they_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o passion_n as_o man_n and_o thus_o deify_v human_a passion_n themselves_o they_o act_n consequent_o by_o stir_v they_o up_o against_o their_o enemy_n as_o it_o come_v into_o their_o fancy_n four_o that_o put_v some_o of_o their_o god_n so_o low_a and_o in_o so_o great_a a_o familiarity_n with_o the_o spirit_n they_o seem_v to_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o director_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o divine_a operation_n even_o in_o the_o most_o hide_a thing_n subservient_fw-fr to_o what_o use_n they_o please_v chap._n 6._o sect._n 4._o sect_n 10._o there_o be_v yet_o something_o to_o be_v say_v upon_o divination_n and_o witchcraft_n together_o which_o partly_o concern_v the_o thing_n itself_o and_o partly_o the_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n use_v in_o it_o what_o concern_v the_o thing_n itself_o come_v to_o this_o first_o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v the_o genii_n or_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n wander_v about_o grave_n make_v they_o believe_v that_o something_o may_v be_v operate_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o grave_n and_o carcase_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o use_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o their_o witchcraft_n and_o consult_v they_o in_o their_o divination_n in_o hope_n of_o get_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o god_n or_o spirit_n which_o operate_v in_o they_o or_o abide_v near_o they_o chap._n 10._o sect._n 11_o 15._o second_o that_o according_a to_o this_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o spirit_n whereof_o most_o part_n be_v wicked_a spirit_n that_o walk_v and_o wander_v every_o where_n they_o be_v always_o ready_a in_o any_o unforeseen_a disease_n mortality_n or_o sinister_a accident_n to_o cast_v the_o suspicion_n upon_o their_o enemy_n or_o envious_a who_o have_v bewitch_v they_o for_o believe_v that_o the_o inferior_a god_n or_o spirit_n act_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o man_n to_o who_o they_o belong_v they_o must_v consequent_o believe_v that_o those_o man_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o effect_v reciprocal_o the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o whatever_o the_o help_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n will_v allow_v now_o those_o suspicion_n that_o will_v sure_o move_v man_n to_o seek_v by_o who_o they_o have_v be_v bewitch_v or_o the_o cause_n matter_n and_o foundation_n of_o divination_n chap._n 10._o sect._n 8_o 16._o sect._n 11._o as_o to_o the_o posture_n use_v in_o witchcraft_n first_o the_o corpereal_a idea_n which_o they_o have_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o god_n themselves_o move_v they_o doubtless_o to_o use_v so_o many_o outward_a gesture_n in_o their_o conjuration_n chap._n 10._o sect_n 16._o but_o there_o be_v still_o another_o reason_n of_o that_o custom_n viz._n that_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v impostor_n make_v use_n of_o they_o to_o impose_v so_o much_o the_o easy_a upon_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a second_o consider_v how_o the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n be_v become_v almost_o universal_a it_o may_v be_v methinks_v conceive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o man_n shall_v place_v some_o virtue_n in_o letter_n and_o number_n by_o gather_v and_o dispose_v they_o in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o way_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o some_o certain_a word_n for_o the_o same_o pythagoras_n have_v believe_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o deity_n influence_v the_o proportion_n and_o harmony_n of_o number_n now_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o alphabet_n be_v employ_v to_o mark_v the_o number_n not_o only_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o hebrew_n but_o by_o all_o the_o other_o nation_n that_o have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o letter_n it_o follow_v
thereby_o it_o may_v be_v easy_o understand_v that_o marriage_n must_v be_v very_o happy_a and_o attend_v with_o great_a sweetness_n and_o tranquillity_n when_o one_o marry_v with_o his_o peculiar_a soul_n that_o be_v with_o that_o which_o be_v create_v with_o she_o whereas_o they_o can_v be_v but_o unhappy_a and_o turn_v to_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n when_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o a_o body_n who_o soul_n be_v not_o create_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o that_o espouse_n she_o we_o have_v to_o strive_v against_o that_o vnhappiness_n until_o we_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v unite_v by_o a_o second_o marriage_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v make_v our_o partner_n in_o the_o creation_n to_o lead_v a_o happy_a life_n manasse_n ben_n israel_n give_v a_o more_o large_a account_n of_o that_o belief_n in_o several_a place_n as_o in_o his_o conciliador_n quest_n 6._o pag._n 12._o in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o resurrection_n chap._n 13._o as_o also_o in_o the_o three_o book_n chap._n 9_o and_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr termino_fw-la vitæ_fw-la sect._n 8._o pag._n 207._o which_o he_o more_o large_o confirm_v after_o the_o jewish_a manner_n in_o his_o three_o question_n sect._n 19_o as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o death_n the_o metempsychosis_n of_o pythagoras_n be_v also_o receive_v among_o the_o jew_n which_o transmigration_n they_o call_v gilgul_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o revolution_n of_o soul_n for_o they_o imagine_v that_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n wander_v for_o a_o year_n about_o the_o body_n whence_o she_o be_v go_v out_o and_o go_v still_o ramble_v till_o she_o meet_v with_o another_o body_n into_o which_o she_o may_v enter_v to_o be_v bear_v again_o with_o it_o they_o fancy_n that_o this_o happen_v three_o time_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o thisbi_n upon_o the_o word_n gilgul_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o cabalist_n be_v that_o every_o soul_n be_v create_v thrice_o to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o she_o introduce_v herself_o successive_o into_o the_o body_n of_o three_o child_n or_o men._n this_o they_o hope_v in_o some_o manner_n to_o confirm_v from_o the_o book_n of_o job_n ch_n 23._o v._n 19_o according_a to_o that_o they_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o first_o man_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o king_n david_n and_o be_v now_o to_o pass_v into_o that_o of_o the_o messiah_n that_o mystery_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o three_o hebrew_n letter_n of_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o initial_a letter_n of_o the_o name_n of_o adam_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o first_o of_o that_o of_o david_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o first_o of_o that_o of_o messiah_n their_o learned_a hold_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a pass_n into_o the_o body_n of_o beast_n each_o soul_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sin_n she_o have_v commit_v thus_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v debauch_v his_o neighbour_n wife_n be_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o camel_n and_o therefore_o say_v david_n i_o shall_v sing_v to_o the_o lord_n ki_n gamal_a alaii_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o have_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o camel_n as_o they_o interpret_v it_o use_v this_o reason_n that_o when_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v punctuate_v it_o be_v read_v otherwise_o and_o pronounce_v gamaal_n which_o signify_v a_o camel_n sect._n 20._o there_o be_v some_o however_o who_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a perish_v with_o their_o body_n josephus_n say_v of_o the_o pharisee_n of_o his_o time_n that_o they_o assert_v the_o transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o good_a only_o but_o that_o they_o send_v those_o of_o the_o impious_a to_o the_o eternal_a torment_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o jew_n chap._n 7._o the_o sadducee_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n believe_v neither_o resurrection_n nor_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n in_o st._n matth._n chap._n 22._o v._n 23._o and_o in_o the_o act_n ch._n 23._o v._n 8._o but_o now_o the_o jew_n have_v invent_v a_o great_a many_o chimaera_n that_o powerful_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o magic_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o their_o conjuration_n for_o as_o it_o have_v already_o be_v say_v the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n must_v wander_v a_o whole_a year_n about_o her_o corpse_n during_o which_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n that_o abide_v in_o the_o air_n and_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malachi_n chabbalah_n or_o devil_n of_o torment_n and_o have_v yet_o several_a other_o name_n find_v occasion_n to_o make_v they_o reenter_v into_o their_o body_n as_o they_o have_v power_n to_o do_v when_o they_o be_v require_v to_o it_o by_o conjuration_n thence_o proceed_v in_o their_o meaning_n that_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n call_v again_o the_o soul_n of_o samuel_n into_o his_o body_n because_o he_o have_v not_o be_v dead_a a_o whole_a year_n manasse_n ben_n israel_n teach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o assure_v we_o it_o be_v that_o of_o the_o ancient_n which_o he_o have_v extract_v especial_o from_o gemara_n siabbas_n there_o be_v some_o however_o who_o have_v more_o rational_a opinion_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o second_o book_n when_o we_o have_v occasion_n to_o examine_v that_o instance_n chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o witchcraft_n ancient_o practise_v and_o still_o in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o original_a sect._n 1._o we_o have_v examine_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n upon_o that_o matter_n as_o much_o as_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o holy_a writ_n for_o as_o far_o as_o their_o belief_n be_v consonant_a to_o it_o we_o receive_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o same_o let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o they_o practise_v as_o to_o witchcraft_n the_o holy_a scripture_n may_v full_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o great_a inclination_n that_o people_n ever_o have_v for_o it_o which_o doubtless_o proceed_v first_o from_o the_o practice_n they_o have_v see_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o which_o perhaps_o they_o have_v not_o abstain_v but_o have_v see_v the_o continuation_n of_o they_o in_o the_o country_n they_o inhabit_v that_o be_v surround_v and_o intermix_v with_o so_o many_o nation_n addict_v to_o that_o art_n it_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n the_o law_n give_v they_o such_o frequent_a warning_n to_o beware_v of_o it_o exodus_fw-la 22_o 18._o levit._fw-la chap._n 18._o v._n 31._o cap._n 5._o v._n 27._o deuter._n chap._n 13_o 8_o 9_o 14._o isaiah_n chap._n 6._o v._n 12.20_o and_o that_o he_o threaten_v they_o so_o severe_o because_o they_o can_v not_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v that_o impious_a exercise_n as_o may_v be_v see_v especial_o in_o manasseh_n king_n of_o judah_n 2_o king_n chap._n 21._o v._n 6._o 2._o cron._n chap._n 3._o v._n 6._o that_o sin_n become_v general_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o 10_o tribe_n so_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o they_o use_v divination_n and_o observe_v the_o cry_n of_o bird_n 2_o king_n chap._n 17._o v._n 17._o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n there_o be_v seven_o son_n of_o the_o same_o father_n one_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v exorcist_n and_o to_o conjure_v devil_n act_n 19_o v._o 13_o 14._o but_o all_o these_o thing_n make_v no_o part_n of_o the_o content_n of_o their_o law_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o rebellion_n so_o that_o judaisme_n be_v not_o proper_o answerable_a for_o they_o until_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o rabbin_n themselves_o and_o at_o last_o introduce_v to_o make_v up_o part_n of_o their_o religion_n such_o be_v the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o have_v represent_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n to_o which_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n be_v perfect_o agreeable_a sect._n 2._o the_o inquisitive_a lighfoot_n have_v show_v by_o many_o proof_n that_o the_o jew_n at_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n have_v entire_o forsake_v idolatry_n and_o find_v they_o be_v destitute_a of_o prophet_n addict_v themselves_o by_o degree_n to_o witchcraft_n and_o divination_n about_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_n the_o writing_n of_o the_o talmud_n that_o be_v full_a of_o instruction_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o be_v nevertheless_o in_o great_a credit_n among_o they_o give_v upon_o that_o subject_n a_o testimony_n not_o advantageous_a to_o they_o especial_o since_o in_o the_o follow_a time_n they_o use_v the_o same_o art_n against_o christianity_n lightfoot_n assure_v we_o that_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n there_o be_v several_a impostor_n among_o
as_o he_o believe_v particular_o happen_v some_o certain_a night_n chap_n 96._o pag._n 284._o the_o angel_n descend_v at_o night_n upon_o earth_n by_o the_o leave_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o visit_v the_o true_a faithful_a till_o the_o break_n of_o the_o day_n chap._n 12._o pag._n 290._o they_o will_v visit_v the_o faithful_a in_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n they_o will_v salute_v they_o and_o say_v here_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o their_o perseverance_n here_o be_v the_o eternal_a grace_n sect._n 7._o as_o he_o hold_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v always_o ready_a to_o serve_v god_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o faithful_a so_o he_o believe_v they_o no_o less_o forward_o in_o perform_v his_o order_n against_o the_o impious_a when_o say_v he_o chap._n 5._o pag._n 155._o the_o wicked_a be_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n the_o angel_n stretch_v out_o their_o hand_n to_o seize_v upon_o their_o soul_n and_o further_o p._n 172._o the_o angel_n of_o death_n shall_v kill_v those_o that_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o his_o commandment_n chap._n 7._o pag._n 203_o 204._o thou_o have_v see_v that_o the_o angel_n have_v put_v to_o death_n the_o unfaithful_a and_o strike_v they_o before_z and_o behind_o a_o great_a power_n for_o the_o execute_n of_o god_n judgement_n be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o for_o a_o angel_n be_v sufficient_a to_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n as_o levinius_fw-la varnerius_fw-la quote_v it_o out_o of_o a_o turkish_a book_n sect._n 8._o he_o forget_v not_o the_o evil_n cause_v by_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o seduce_a of_o man._n the_o first_o be_v his_o have_v they_o banish_v from_o paradise_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 7._o he_o cause_v adam_n and_o his_o wife_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o fall_v from_o the_o grace_n in_o which_o they_o be_v chap._n 2._o pag._n 8._o god_n advertise_v mahomet_n that_o the_o devil_n will_v make_v hâ—m_o afraid_a of_o the_o unfaithful_a pag._n 150._o the_o devil_n will_v make_v they_o forget_v my_o commandment_n pag._n 160._o think_v upon_o the_o day_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v gather_v all_o the_o people_n and_o say_v to_o the_o devil_n o_o thou_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n why_o have_v thou_o rebel_v against_o i_o chap._n 56._o pag._n 608._o for_o the_o devil_n have_v puff_v up_o man_n and_o make_v â—im_a revolt_n from_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n he_o seem_v even_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o the_o star_n with_o which_o he_o say_v god_n have_v adorn_v the_o heaven_n and_o which_o he_o preserve_v against_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o devil_n chap._n 40._o pag._n 534._o sect._n 9_o such_o be_v his_o opinion_n as_o to_o the_o angel_n in_o general_a but_o as_o to_o their_o particular_a ministry_n thevenot_n relate_v that_o the_o turk_n acknowledge_v guardian_n angel_n but_o in_o far_o great_a number_n than_o we_o do_v for_z say_v they_o god_n have_v ordain_v 70_o angel_n for_o a_o invisible_a guard_n to_o each_o musulman_n and_o there_o happen_v nothing_o to_o any_o person_n but_o they_o attribute_v it_o to_o they_o each_o have_v his_o particular_a office_n one_o watch_n over_o one_o member_n and_o the_o other_a over_o another_o one_o be_v so_o subservient_fw-fr in_o this_o and_o the_o other_o in_o that_o affair_n among_o all_o those_o angel_n there_o be_v two_o who_o preside_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n sit_v one_o on_o the_o right_n and_o the_o other_a on_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o be_v call_v kerim_n kiatib_n that_o be_v to_o say_v merciful_a writer_n that_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n keep_v account_n of_o the_o good_a action_n and_o that_o on_o the_o left_a of_o the_o bad_a they_o be_v so_o merciful_a that_o they_o spare_v he_o if_o he_o commit_v any_o sin_n before_o he_o fall_v asleep_a hope_v he_o shall_v repent_v if_o not_o they_o set_v it_o down_o but_o if_o he_o repent_v they_o write_v estig_fw-mi fourillah_o god_n forgive_v they_o accompany_v he_o every_o where_o unless_o when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o necessary_a house_n whither_o they_o let_v he_o go_v alone_o wait_v for_o he_o at_o the_o door_n where_o they_o again_o take_v possession_n of_o he_o for_o that_o reason_n when_o the_o turk_n go_v to_o that_o place_n they_o go_v in_o with_o the_o left_a foot_n and_o when_o they_o come_v out_o they_o put_v the_o right_a foot_n foremost_a that_o the_o angel_n who_o set_v down_o their_o good_a work_n shall_v seize_v first_o upon_o they_o mahomet_n himself_o confirm_v that_o fable_n say_v chap._n 52._o pag._n 594._o think_v o_o man_n on_o the_o day_n when_o thou_o shall_v see_v near_o thou_o thy_o good_a angel_n on_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o thy_o bad_a angel_n on_o thy_o left_a who_o have_v note_v and_o write_v whatever_o thou_o have_v do_v sect._n 10._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o fable_n have_v its_o original_a from_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a which_o the_o turk_n believe_v and_o be_v plain_o express_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n and_o elsewhere_o as_o chap._n 12._o pag._n 280._o the_o faithful_a shall_v go_v into_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n but_o to_o the_o unfaithful_a he_o say_v pag._n 288._o hell_n be_v the_o place_n to_o which_o you_o be_v destine_v chap._n 52._o pag._n 594._o god_n take_v up_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o send_v she_o into_o one_o of_o those_o place_n but_o first_o she_o return_v into_o the_o body_n after_o its_o bury_n to_o undergo_v the_o strict_a examination_n of_o two_o frightful_a angel_n munquir_n and_o guauquir_n the_o fable_n which_o thevenot_n relate_v upon_o their_o account_n and_o that_o of_o the_o beast_n be_v so_o gross_a that_o i_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a to_o recite_v it_o at_o large_a sect._n 11._o in_o the_o mean_a while_o it_o will_v not_o be_v unserviceable_a to_o our_o subject_n to_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a instruction_n of_o their_o belief_n upon_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a i_o will_v not_o here_o speak_v of_o their_o carnal_a paradise_n because_o i_o treat_v not_o of_o all_o the_o point_n of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n but_o only_o of_o what_o concern_v the_o the_o spirit_n they_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v appoint_v two_o very_o different_a place_n one_o for_o the_o damn_a and_o the_o other_o for_o the_o save_v that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v man_n who_o have_v do_v so_o many_o good_a work_n that_o at_o the_o very_a hour_n they_o expire_v they_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o happiness_n of_o paradise_n but_o there_o be_v other_o who_o have_v not_o a_o sufficient_a faith_n be_v subject_v to_o i_o pain_n for_o their_o sin_n until_o they_o be_v all_o expiate_v after_o which_o they_o enjoy_v in_o paradise_n the_o same_o felicity_n with_o the_o other_o that_o be_v go_v in_o first_o but_o as_o to_o the_o unfaithful_a and_o wicked_a they_o go_v to_o burn_v forever_o in_o hell_n where_o there_o body_n be_v as_o often_o repair_v by_o god_n as_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n that_o their_o torment_n may_v be_v eternal_a that_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o thevenot_n write_v chap._n 20_o and_o 31_o of_o his_o journey_n and_o ricaut_n say_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n chap._n 2.6_o and_o 12._o sect._n 12._o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n from_o one_o body_n into_o another_o not_o only_o of_o human_a soul_n but_o likewise_o of_o those_o of_o beast_n be_v also_o believe_v by_o some_o mahometan_n ricaut_n testify_v book_n 2._o ch._n 12._o that_o one_o of_o their_o sect_n call_v munasichi_n hold_v that_o opinion_n and_o take_v occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o relate_v how_o one_o roboroski_n a_o polander_n be_v deal_v with_o by_o a_o drugist_n that_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v kick_v his_o dog_n for_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n after_o death_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o such_o beast_n with_o which_o the_o nature_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v animate_v by_o those_o soul_n have_v most_o relation_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o glutton_n pass_v into_o the_o body_n of_o a_o hog_n that_o of_o a_o lecherous_a into_o that_o of_o a_o he-goat_n that_o of_o a_o generous_a person_n be_v destine_v to_o animate_v a_o horse_n and_o that_o of_o a_o watchful_a man_n to_o quicken_v a_o dog_n to_o this_o he_o add_v several_a circumstance_n which_o the_o curious_a may_v see_v in_o his_o own_o book_n he_o likewise_o assert_n that_o the_o sect_n eschrakin_n that_o be_v illuminate_v be_v likewise_o pythagorean_n but_o that_o it_o hold_v not_o much_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o alcoran_n tho'_o most_o of_o its_o follower_n be_v the_o schick_n or_o the_o preacher_n and_o chief_a doctor_n of_o the_o turk_n they_o have_v more_o rational_a opinion_n than_o the_o other_o concern_v the_o immateriality_n of_o spirit_n
which_o issue_v the_o demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n mihi_fw-la 44._o st._n athanasius_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n explain_v those_o two_o thing_n more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o embassy_n as_o to_o the_o first_o he_o say_v that_o god_n create_v the_o angel_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n that_o be_v under_o their_o direction_n so_o that_o god_n take_v indeed_o a_o genâ—â—ral_a view_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a inspection_n he_o have_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o angel_n constitute_v over_o they_o as_o to_o the_o second_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n with_o the_o other_o that_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n make_v some_o angel_n fall_v into_o apostasy_n whence_o proceed_v a_o sort_n of_o demon_n sect._n 6._o justin_n that_o enter_v more_o into_o particular_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v demon_n declare_v that_o he_o know_v none_o that_o have_v that_o divine_a power_n of_o preserve_v and_o reward_v such_o as_o obey_v he_o and_o therefore_o that_o he_o know_v none_o likewise_o that_o have_v the_o power_n to_o avenge_v himself_o upon_o the_o disobedient_a and_o rebel_n this_o he_o teach_v in_o his_o 42th_o question_n have_v say_v before_o in_o the_o 40th_o that_o a_o wicked_a spirit_n that_o have_v be_v once_o expel_v can_v torment_v he_o any_o more_o who_o he_o have_v before_o possess_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a 42th_o question_n he_o say_v that_o when_o a_o possess_v seem_v to_o break_v his_o band_n and_o fetter_n it_o be_v the_o daemon_n that_o do_v it_o who_o have_v that_o strength_n himself_o but_o can_v communicate_v it_o to_o the_o body_n of_o any_o man._n this_o be_v very_o particular_a and_o it_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o call_v it_o to_o mind_n again_o in_o another_o place_n wherefore_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v and_o remember_v it_o sect._n 7._o irenaeus_n explain_v himself_o but_o obscure_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n when_o he_o say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n that_o they_o go_v to_o a_o invisible_a place_n god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o but_o justin_n in_o his_o second_o apology_n pag._n mihi_fw-la 58._o explain_v himself_o more_o at_o large_a go_v also_o more_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n for_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v some_o power_n over_o the_o live_n say_v that_o man_n be_v seize_v and_o cast_v down_o by_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v ordinary_a call_v possess_v and_o furious_a it_o must_v be_v observe_v here_o that_o have_v speak_v immediate_o before_o of_o human_a soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n have_v use_v two_o different_a word_n viz._n first_o animae_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o then_o manes_n the_o ghost_n mention_v invade_v of_o the_o latter_a in_o his_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n s._n 14._o but_o in_o my_o opinion_n the_o same_o word_n can_v be_v take_v in_o two_o different_a sense_n at_o the_o end_n of_o one_o period_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o follow_v he_o must_v therefore_o ascribe_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a of_o who_o he_o undoubted_o speak_v in_o his_o first_o period_n all_o the_o operation_n upon_o the_o live_n which_o the_o heathen_n use_v to_o attribute_v to_o other_o spirit_n call_v demon_n for_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o the_o heathen_n sect._n 8._o origen_n who_o live_v in_o the_o three_o age_n have_v strange_a notion_n concern_v the_o angel_n sometime_o he_o give_v they_o a_o nature_n but_o equal_a to_o that_o of_o man_n for_o write_v of_o the_o light_n which_o st._n john_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n say_v to_o be_v our_o saviour_n he_o seem_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v equal_o communicate_v to_o man_n and_o angel_n as_o may_v be_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o three_o volume_n on_o st._n john_n but_o in_o another_o place_n he_o make_v so_o great_a a_o distinction_n betwixt_o angel_n and_o man_n that_o go_v from_o the_o first_o of_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n to_o the_o last_o he_o put_v the_o angel_n as_o betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n for_o he_o teach_v on_o 1_o sam._n 28._o that_o the_o first_o creature_n be_v those_o which_o the_o holy_a write_v name_n god_n the_o second_o those_o that_o we_o call_v throne_n and_o the_o three_o those_o that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o principality_n afterward_o he_o call_v in_o question_n whether_o man_n be_v the_o last_o of_o rational_a creature_n or_o whether_o such_o creature_n as_o dwell_v upon_o earth_n among_o which_o he_o rank_n all_o the_o demon_n or_o at_o least_o part_n of_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o man_n that_o be_v his_o opinion_n in_o his_o first_o vol._n st._n john_n sect._n 9_o he_o again_o intimate_v elsewhere_o that_o as_o man_n who_o have_v have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n become_v angel_n after_o their_o death_n as_o it_o be_v read_v in_o st._n matth_n 22.30_o though_o there_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o they_o become_v angel_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v like_a angel_n so_o that_o the_o present_a angel_n may_v former_o have_v be_v man_n moreover_o he_o imagine_v that_o angel_n and_o man_n may_v dispute_v which_o be_v more_o perfect_a establi_v betwixt_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o two_o subject_n the_o same_o difference_n which_o our_o saviour_n put_v between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o st._n matth._n 19.30_o and_z ch_z 20.16_o he_o ascribe_v to_o angel_n not_o only_o the_o subregency_n of_o the_o world_n in_o his_o ten_o homil._n upon_o jeremiah_n and_o constitute_v as_o well_o as_o other_o doctor_n guardian_n angel_n upon_o that_o principle_n but_o he_o persuade_v himself_o that_o their_o virtue_n and_o devotion_n may_v increase_v as_o those_o of_o man_n proportionable_o to_o those_o of_o the_o person_n they_o keep_v afterward_o he_o destiny_n some_o to_o watch_v over_o little_a child_n and_o other_o over_o the_o adult_n ground_v his_o opinion_n upon_o st._n matt._n ch_n 18.10_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o little_a child_n that_o see_v the_o face_n of_o their_o heavenly_a father_n sect._n 10._o he_o have_v this_o particular_a opinion_n concern_v the_o star_n that_o they_o may_v have_v light_a and_o intelligence_n and_o though_o he_o express_v not_o himself_o so_o plain_o upon_o that_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o his_o principle_n for_o upon_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n 2.9_o that_o christ_n have_v taste_v death_n for_o all_o he_o say_v first_o that_o by_o that_o all_o must_v not_o simple_o be_v understand_v all_o man_n but_o whatever_o be_v capable_a of_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o among_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rational_a creature_n he_o reckon_v the_o star_n a_o little_a after_o and_o upon_o that_o foundation_n he_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o make_v our_o lord_n not_o only_o the_o redeemer_n of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o star_n that_o have_v likewise_o sin_v because_o it_o be_v say_v the_o star_n be_v not_o pure_a in_o his_o sight_n job_n 25.5_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o second_o volume_n upon_o st._n john_n deny_v however_o that_o their_o influence_n shall_v hurt_v man_n notwithstanding_o what_o be_v read_v of_o lunatic_n matth._n 17.14_o 15._o write_v upon_o genesis_n he_o likewise_o reject_v astrology_n to_o which_o he_o believe_v that_o some_o angel_n have_v forget_v their_o duty_n have_v persuade_v man_n to_o addict_v themselves_o sect._n 11._o tertullian_n in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o martion_n say_v as_o to_o the_o original_n of_o devil_n he_o have_v make_v the_o angel_n that_o be_v spirit_n now_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v make_v by_o god_n he_o be_v a_o angel_n and_o belong_v to_o his_o maker_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v not_o be_v make_v by_o god_n viz._n as_o a_o devil_n or_o a_o slanderer_n it_o follow_v that_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o so_o by_o forsake_v god_n and_o withal_o deceive_v himself_o that_o language_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a origen_n speak_v not_o better_o for_o in_o his_o first_o part_n upon_o st._n john_n he_o seem_v to_o recite_v a_o riddle_n concern_v the_o dragon_n as_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o create_v by_o god_n in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n and_o before_o man._n he_o strain_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o job_n ch_n 40_o v._o 15._o for_o he_o take_v they_o as_o they_o be_v now_o read_v in_o the_o greek_a bibles_n as_o though_o there_o be_v this_o or_o that_o dragon_n whereas_o the_o hebrew_n text_n have_v behemoth_n that_o signify_v a_o great_a beast_n translate_n the_o verse_n thus_o this_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o what_o god_n form_v which_o he_o mad_a for_o a_o matter_n of_o laughter_n to_o his_o angel_n sect._n
12._o tertullian_n explain_v himself_o more_o plain_o as_o to_o the_o knowledge_n he_o ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o in_o his_o five_o book_n against_o martion_n speek_v thus_o servant_n can_v know_v the_o resolution_n of_o their_o master_n and_o therefore_o the_o rebellious_a angel_n and_o the_o devil_n their_o leader_n can_v much_o less_o know_v the_o design_n of_o god_n whence_o i_o will_v willing_o take_v occasion_n to_o assert_v that_o the_o great_a their_o crime_n have_v be_v the_o more_o remote_a they_o be_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o creator_n so_o far_o only_o he_o go_v as_o to_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n but_o as_o to_o those_o of_o man_n we_o hear_v the_o doctor_n of_o that_o age_n give_v to_o the_o demon_n a_o power_n over_o body_n and_o soul_n st._n cyprian_n establish_v both_o speak_v of_o idolatry_n spirit_n say_v he_o deceive_v we_o they_o disturb_v our_o life_n and_o our_o sleep_n insinuate_v themselves_o into_o our_o body_n raise_v terror_n in_o our_o inward_a thought_n bruise_v our_o member_n impair_v our_o health_n and_o cause_v we_o disease_n tertullian_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o his_o book_n of_o passion_n the_o malice_n of_o that_o inveterate_a enemy_n never_o leave_v he_o quiet_a but_o it_o increase_v his_o rage_n when_o he_o see_v man_n full_o deliver_v in_o his_o apologetic_n chap._n 20._o he_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a explication_n of_o what_o he_o believe_v as_o to_o the_o assault_v make_v by_o demon_n upon_o soul_n and_o body_n he_o think_v that_o have_v a_o very_a subtle_a and_o thin_a essence_n they_o be_v so_o much_o the_o apt_a to_o act_v in_o a_o invisible_a and_o insensible_a manner_n he_o show_v thereby_o that_o he_o conceive_v create_v spirit_n as_o the_o thine_v and_o subtle_a of_o all_o body_n and_o therefore_o explain_v his_o meaning_n by_o this_o comparison_n as_o it_o happen_v that_o a_o flame_n invisible_a to_o we_o burn_v corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n when_o they_o be_v in_o flower_n or_o wither_v they_o whilst_o they_o blossom_v or_o corrupt_v they_o when_o the_o flower_n fall_v off_o and_o they_o be_v form_v or_o as_o a_o infect_a air_n communicate_v itself_o in_o a_o manner_n unknown_a to_o we_o so_o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o devil_n by_o a_o secret_a contagion_n seduce_v the_o deprave_a understanding_n of_o man._n sect._n 13._o origen_n believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n exi_v together_o before_o they_o come_v to_o animate_v the_o body_n which_o he_o establish_v upon_o st._n matth._n chap._n 20._o from_o ver._n 1_o to_o 16._o and_o in_o his_o 6_o vol._n upon_o st._n john_n have_v before_o propose_v in_o his_o 5_o chap._n the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o his_o age_n he_o assert_n accoâ—â—â—â—â—_n to_o the_o sense_n he_o give_v to_o the_o holy_a writ_n that_o 〈…〉_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o 〈…〉_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n from_o the_o 〈…〉_o â—â—ys_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v appâ—_n herself_o 〈…〉_o evil_n but_o that_o the_o spirit_n â—f_a man_n can_v 〈…〉_o â—eâ—f_n only_o to_o evil_n in_o his_o 19_o chapter_n he_o dâ—â—â—â—â—es_v on_o occasion_n of_o the_o sepalation_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n that_o he_o believe_v she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o some_o spirit_n ordain_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n who_o have_v that_o employment_n be_v of_o a_o more_o noble_a nature_n than_o the_o soul_n they_o fetch_v he_o put_v a_o very_a ingenious_a sense_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o st._n luke_n chap._n 10._o v._n 20._o and_o john_n chap._n 10._o v._n 18._o sect_n 14._o tertullian_n meaning_n as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o situate_v betwixt_o heaven_n and_o hell_n as_o he_o write_v high_a his_o four_o book_n against_o martion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a and_o determine_a place_n call_v the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n if_o you_o ask_v where_o that_o place_n lie_v and_o how_o long_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o stay_v there_o he_o will_v answer_v as_o to_o the_o first_o question_n sinum_fw-la dico_fw-la abrahae_fw-la regionem_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la caelestem_fw-la superiorem_fw-la tamen_fw-la inferis_fw-la i_o call_v abraham_n bosom_n a_o a_o region_n superior_a to_o hell_n though_o it_o proper_o belong_v not_o to_o heaven_n as_o to_o the_o other_o he_o will_v say_v refrigerium_fw-la praebiturum_fw-la animabus_fw-la justorum_fw-la donec_fw-la consummatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la omnium_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la mercedis_fw-la expungat_fw-la the_o latin_a phrase_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a but_o it_o matter_n not_o to_o translate_v the_o word_n so_o much_o as_o to_o give_v the_o sense_n which_o be_v that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o place_n of_o refreshment_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a until_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n come_v and_o bring_v on_o the_o resurrection_n in_o which_o every_o one_o shal1_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v account_n and_o then_o receive_v a_o full_a reward_n sect._n 15._o he_o call_v in_o this_o place_n the_o subterraneous_a place_n inferos_fw-la hell_n because_o he_o put_v the_o place_n of_o abide_v of_o the_o damn_a under_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o a_o great_a gulf_n contain_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o believe_v that_o for_o their_o punishment_n they_o shall_v go_v to_o burn_v in_o a_o material_a fire_n for_o about_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n of_o penitency_n he_o call_v hell_n thesaurum_fw-la ignis_fw-la aeterni_fw-la the_o treasure_n of_o eternal_a fire_n through_o the_o chimney_n of_o that_o fire_n come_v out_o sometime_o frightful_a flame_n during_o earthquake_n and_o immediate_o after_o he_o call_v that_o abyss_n of_o fire_n magni_fw-la alicujus_fw-la &_o inaestimabilis_fw-la foci_fw-la scintillas_fw-la missilia_fw-la &_o exaercitoria_fw-la jacula_fw-la the_o spark_n of_o a_o prodigious_a great_a and_o unexpressible_a fire_n st._n cyprian_n speak_v so_o obscure_o about_o the_o end_n of_o his_o letter_n against_o demetrian_a upon_o that_o subject_n that_o it_o seem_v he_o threaten_v the_o soul_n with_o corporeal_a punishment_n it_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o the_o series_n of_o his_o reason_v hell_n say_v he_o shall_v eternal_o burn_v for_o the_o damn_a and_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o devour_a fire_n and_o most_o gloo_v flame_n will_v neither_o supersede_n nor_o suspend_v their_o torment_n there_o the_o soul_n with_o their_o body_n be_v destine_v to_o infinite_a pain_n he_o seem_v to_o mean_v thereby_o that_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o share_n for_o otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v declare_v what_o peculiar_a suffering_n the_o soul_n be_v to_o undergo_v sect._n 16._o in_o the_o four_o age_n we_o shall_v first_o hear_v st._n athanasius_n he_o also_o believe_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o all_o of_o a_o equal_a dignity_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o formal_a explication_n according_a to_o his_o meaning_n on_o the_o 31st_o question_v to_o antiochus_n where_o have_v say_v something_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o angel_n he_o proceed_v thus_o because_o those_o order_n be_v call_v legion_n and_o army_n we_o must_v thereby_o understand_v such_o order_n as_o be_v establish_v to_o teach_v to_o defend_v provide_v administer_v help_v as_o also_o such_o order_n as_o receive_v the_o soul_n and_o remain_v by_o they_o now_o as_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o celestial_a order_n be_v know_v to_o we_o we_o must_v likewise_o know_v which_o be_v their_o state_n and_o what_o knowledge_n they_o have_v the_o throne_n cherubim_n and_o seraphim_n be_v teach_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o as_o be_v the_o near_a to_o he_o and_o raise_v above_o the_o other_o these_o teach_v the_o inferior_a order_n and_o these_o again_o other_o that_o be_v under_o they_o the_o last_o of_o all_o be_v the_o angel_n take_v that_o name_n in_o a_o particular_a signification_n and_o determine_v to_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o spirit_n distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o and_o these_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o men._n it_o be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v that_o st._n athanasius_n have_v take_v this_o from_o the_o write_n of_o philo_n and_o other_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v above_o chap._n 12._o sect._n 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o but_o whatever_o it_o be_v st._n athanasius_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n so_o much_o commend_v in_o our_o church_n and_o quote_v in_o the_o 9th_o article_n of_o the_o low-dutch_a confession_n of_o faith_n as_o a_o pattern_n of_o orthodoxy_n we_o can_v but_o admit_v what_o he_o have_v write_v upon_o the_o present_a matter_n as_o the_o common_a opinion_n approve_v of_o and_o receive_v by_o the_o principal_a doctor_n of_o that_o age_n sect._n 17._o i_o grant_v
heart_n and_o our_o promise_n in_o another_o sense_n to_o give_v we_o the_o morning_n star_n revel_v 2.28_o so_o that_o the_o name_n of_o lucifer_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v that_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n thâ—t_v it_o be_v the_o most_o christian_n name_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o bible_n sect._n 23._o let_v we_o go_v back_o to_o lactantius_n he_o say_v that_o monster_n be_v generate_v from_o that_o odious_a conjunction_n of_o angel_n with_o woman_n that_o be_v half_a angel_n or_o rather_o half_a demon_n or_o half_a man_n thence_o he_o infer_v duo_o genera_fw-la daemonum_fw-la unum_fw-la caeleste_fw-la alterum_fw-la terrenum_fw-la that_o there_o be_v 2_o sort_n of_o demon_n one_o of_o celestial_a demon_n and_o another_o of_o terrestrial_a by_o celestial_a he_o seem_v to_o understand_v aerial_a but_o after_o the_o word_n terrenum_fw-la there_o follow_v immediate_o he_o sunt_fw-la immunedi_fw-la malorum_fw-la quae_fw-la geruntur_fw-la auctores_fw-la quorum_fw-la 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power_n he_o ascribe_v to_o their_o understanding_n say_v that_o they_o know_v many_o future_a thing_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v discover_v the_o depth_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n we_o have_v already_o hear_v tertullian_n confirm_v this_o proposition_n by_o his_o reason_n however_o lactantius_n believe_v that_o divination_n by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o star_n by_o the_o inspection_n of_o the_o entrails_n of_o beast_n and_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o bird_n of_o which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v ch._n 3._o sect._n 4_o 5_o 7._o be_v diabolical_a inspiration_n and_o therefore_o hold_v that_o they_o be_v still_o capable_a of_o discover_v to_o man_n many_o future_a thing_n sect._n 25._o st._n jerom_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v conceive_v constitute_v not_o the_o same_o difference_n of_o place_n betwixt_o the_o spirit_n yet_o he_o believe_v exit_fw-la pauli_n dictis_fw-la ad_fw-la ephe_n cap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 2._o &_o 12._o colligi_fw-la diabolos_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la vagari_fw-la ac_fw-la dominari_fw-la that_o from_o what_o s._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n may_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v wander_v in_o the_o air_n and_o â—â—igning_v there_o and_o write_v upon_o the_o 6_o ch._n v._o 12._o to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o explain_v more_o at_o large_a that_o proposition_n as_o contain_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o age._n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o the_o air_n which_o be_v betwixt_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n separate_v both_o from_o what_o it_o call_v the_o vacuum_n be_v fill_v with_o power_n contrary_a to_o each_o other_o we_o must_v yet_o examine_v hereafter_o whence_o the_o principality_n power_n and_o dominion_n of_o this_o world_n have_v receive_v their_o powert_v his_o opinion_n upon_o this_o last_o question_n be_v that_o they_o have_v it_o from_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o they_o exercise_v it_o more_o or_o less_o as_o a_o less_o and_o great_a pain_n be_v inflict_v upon_o 2_o different_a criminal_n according_a as_o it_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v their_o life_n more_o or_o less_o bitter_a he_o also_o suppose_v that_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n as_o well_o as_o the_o holy_a angel_n be_v divide_v into_o certain_a order_n which_o opinion_n of_o he_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o 3_o ch._n of_o habakuk_n as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o every_o particular_a faithful_a man_n so_o be_v belzebub_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o demon_n who_o exercise_n so_o many_o cruelty_n in_o this_o world_n and_o each_o troop_n of_o demon_n have_v its_o particular_a chief_n and_o captain_n under_o he_o sect._n 26._o lactantius_n must_v yet_o inform_v we_o what_o in_o his_o opinion_n the_o demon_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v in_o reference_n to_o men._n we_o see_v sect._n 14._o that_o his_o opinion_n in_o general_n be_v that_o the_o corrupt_a and_o contagious_a spirit_n wander_v through_o the_o world_n endeavour_v to_o comfort_v themselves_o under_o their_o loss_n by_o procure_v the_o ruin_n of_o mankind_n immediate_o after_o he_o explain_v in_o particular_a how_o they_o hurt_v soul_n and_o body_n they_o attack_z say_v he_o the_o soul_n by_o their_o craft_n devise_n and_o the_o snare_n they_o lie_v before_o they_o they_o seize_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o delusion_n and_o by_o lead_v they_o astray_o they_o stick_v to_o every_o private_a person_n and_o be_v always_o at_o his_o elbow_n creep_v into_o every_o house_n from_z door_z to_z door_z and_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n as_o those_o very_a spirit_n be_v according_a to_o he_o partly_o corporeal_a and_o partly_o extraordinary_a sâ—â—tle_n and_o consequent_o imperceptible_a they_o insinuate_v into_o human_a body_n without_o be_v perceive_v act_n private_o within_o their_o bowel_n impair_v their_o health_n cause_n disease_n cast_v terror_n into_o the_o mind_n by_o dream_n overturn_v it_o make_v it_o stray_v and_o force_v man_n by_o such_o vexation_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o they_o it_o seem_v however_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o ascribe_v that_o power_n to_o the_o devil_n only_o over_o the_o heathen_n because_o he_o dispute_v against_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v those_o that_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o demon_n as_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v god_n for_o over_o the_o christian_n the_o ancient_a father_n attribute_v not_o so_o much_o power_n to_o they_o sect._n 27._o we_o may_v learn_v from_o st._n athanasius_n what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o time_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n after_o death_n in_o the_o book_n before_o quote_v question_v 32._o he_o ask_v whether_o the_o soul_n after_o their_o separation_n have_v knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v do_v among_o man_n as_o the_o holy_a angel_n have_v he_o answer_v yes_o at_o least_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o to_o those_o of_o sinner_n for_o their_o continual_a 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upon_o it_o hereafter_o sect._n 28._o st._n austin_n give_v we_o a_o more_o large_a information_n for_o tho'_o he_o do_v not_o express_o reject_v purgatory_n yet_o he_o confute_v it_o every_o where_o as_o appear_v from_o several_a place_n of_o his_o write_n that_o have_v be_v quote_v by_o one_o of_o my_o predecessor_n andrew_n landsman_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o this_o father_n in_o the_o 69th_o chapter_n of_o his_o manual_n express_v himself_o thus_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a but_o something_o like_o may_v happen_v after_o this_o life_n and_o it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o and_o what_o proof_n may_v be_v bring_v for_o or_o against_o this_o opinion_n viz._n that_o some_o of_o the_o faithful_a come_v soon_o or_o late_a to_o the_o eternal_a felicity_n pass_v through_o a_o certain_a purge_a fire_n in_o which_o they_o stay_v long_o or_o short_a as_o they_o be_v more_o
or_o less_o enamour_a with_o corruptible_a thing_n however_o in_o that_o number_n be_v not_o comprehend_v those_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n unless_o by_o a_o convenient_a repentance_n they_o obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n sect._n 29._o we_o come_v down_o to_o the_o 5_o age_n in_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o theodoret_n who_o sufficient_o explain_v as_o to_o our_o design_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o his_o time_n concern_v good_a and_o bad_a angel_n for_o he_o propose_v to_o we_o what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o angel_n proper_o so_o call_v as_o well_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o nature_n as_o to_o their_o understanding_n and_o administration_n as_o to_o the_o first_o point_n he_o hold_v that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o corporeal_a yet_o they_o be_v circumscribe_v and_o contain_v in_o a_o certain_a determinate_a place_n as_o he_o assert_n in_o his_o 3d_o question_n upon_o genesis_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o he_o suppose_v every_o angel_n have_v some_o proper_a administration_n and_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o care_n either_o of_o a_o nation_n or_o person_n but_o he_o make_v still_o a_o more_o particular_a distinction_n in_o his_o 10_o exposition_n upon_o daniel_n put_v a_o man_n under_o the_o guard_n of_o a_o common_a angel_n and_o a_o whole_a nation_n under_o that_o of_o a_o angel_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n as_o to_o their_o understanding_n he_o brief_o explain_v his_o mind_n in_o these_o word_n let_v none_o be_v surprise_v at_o what_o i_o assert_v as_o to_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o heavenly_a spirit_n for_o they_o neither_o know_v future_a nor_o other_o thing_n it_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o as_o to_o angel_n archangel_n and_o other_o celestial_a spirit_n they_o know_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o learn_v and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a apostle_n speak_v of_o they_o in_o the_o the_o three_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n v._o 10._o say_v that_o to_o principality_n and_o power_n in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n etc._n etc._n see_v his_o commentary_n on_o the_o 24_o psalm_n sect._n 30._o theodoret_n speak_v afterward_o of_o the_o demon_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o he_o hold_v they_o not_o capable_a of_o make_v true_a prediction_n he_o say_v upon_o ezekiel_n sect._n 8._o that_o the_o demon_n know_v nothing_o before_o it_o happen_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o guess_v and_o yet_o they_o venture_v to_o foretell_v he_o nevertheless_o own_v in_o his_o ten_o book_n of_o oracle_n that_o the_o spirit_n have_v foretell_v something_o true_a but_o by_o the_o star_n for_o say_v he_o whatever_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_n say_v if_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o speak_v agreeable_o to_o the_o concatenation_n of_o thing_n they_o must_v needs_o gather_v that_o knowledge_n from_o the_o star_n which_o undoubted_o be_v do_v by_o such_o god_n as_o declare_v some_o thing_n that_o afterward_o fall_v out_o it_o 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be_v in_o that_o time_n that_o be_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o noah_n mankind_n multiply_a exceed_o the_o angel_n who_o abode_n be_v in_o heaven_n be_v enamour_a with_o the_o beauty_n of_o young_a virgin_n plunge_v themselves_o in_o unlawful_a pleasure_n forsake_v the_o supreme_a region_n who_o inhabitant_n they_o be_v and_o ally_v themselves_o by_o marriage_n with_o mortal_a woman_n by_o that_o unhappy_a cohabitation_n and_o their_o deprave_a moral_n they_o corrupt_a mankind_n by_o degree_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o giant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v for_o the_o mixture_n of_o such_o different_a nature_n must_v needs_o produce_v monster_n sect._n 32._o as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n the_o angel_n and_o wicked_a spirit_n this_o age_n afford_v nothing_o but_o what_o have_v be_v observe_v speak_v of_o the_o forego_n century_n wherefore_o we_o descend_v to_o gregory_n the_o great_a who_o in_o the_o seven_o century_n join_v his_o particular_a opinion_n to_o the_o former_a he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o his_o memory_n be_v still_o in_o great_a veneration_n in_o that_o church_n though_o he_o take_v it_o very_o ill_o that_o john_n the_o father_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o his_o contemporary_a shall_v have_v presume_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n to_o which_o he_o believe_v not_o that_o any_o bishop_n have_v a_o right_a and_o even_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o the_o roman_a church_n make_v so_o much_o of_o he_o for_o he_o have_v take_v care_n to_o provide_v she_o with_o many_o legend_n so_o suitable_a to_o her_o humour_n and_o palate_n and_o upon_o which_o she_o have_v put_v so_o great_a a_o value_n that_o she_o multiply_v they_o every_o year_n and_o indeed_o st._n gregory_n be_v not_o content_v with_o the_o fable_n of_o origen_n and_o other_o doctor_n of_o which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v but_o he_o 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have_v tempt_v they_o so_o to_o do_v sect._n 9_o and_o therefore_o since_o neither_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n nor_o the_o modern_n neither_o the_o jew_n the_o mahometan_n nor_o the_o first_o christian_n ever_o entertain_v any_o such_o opinion_n and_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a they_o have_v a_o great_a relation_n with_o those_o of_o manes_n i_o can_v but_o believe_v that_o this_o doctrine_n which_o begin_v to_o spring_v up_o in_o the_o three_o century_n be_v immediate_o oppose_v on_o all_o side_n by_o orthodox_n doctor_n but_o yet_o spread_v very_o far_o into_o asia_n whence_o it_o have_v pass_v into_o europe_n it_o have_v maintain_v itself_o there_o long_a than_o it_o be_v believe_v this_o will_v not_o appear_v strange_a if_o we_o make_v a_o serious_a reflection_n upon_o this_o that_o man_n write_v against_o error_n often_o aim_v at_o nothing_o else_o but_o their_o own_o reputation_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o have_v confute_v they_o whilst_o they_o themselves_o cherish_v those_o error_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o their_o bosom_n so_o that_o when_o they_o come_v to_o examine_v themselves_o they_o find_v at_o bottom_n that_o they_o agree_v with_o those_o who_o evil_a doctrine_n they_o fancy_v as_o hearty_o to_o detest_v as_o they_o appear_v outward_o incense_v against_o they_o chap._n xix_o that_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n already_o mention_v have_v be_v most_o or_o all_o introduce_v in_o popery_n which_o have_v add_v to_o they_o new_a invention_n of_o men._n sect._n 1_o it_o be_v now_o time_n to_o approach_v near_o our_o age_n and_o first_o to_o consider_v the_o papist_n and_o then_o ourselves_o for_o we_o now_o know_v that_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o the_o doctrine_n to_o be_v examine_v have_v ancient_o make_v part_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o heathen_n jew_n and_o mahometan_n and_o even_o have_v be_v admit_v by_o the_o first_o christian_n who_o purity_n be_v so_o much_o commend_v afterward_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o observe_v in_o the_o last_o 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to_o she_o and_o a_o obligation_n upon_o the_o other_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o right_a reason_n be_v consult_v when_o the_o determination_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n upon_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v only_o allow_v those_o determination_n be_v substitute_v instead_o of_o reason_n and_o when_o they_o need_v writing_n to_o maintain_v they_o those_o of_o the_o first_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n which_o give_v too_o fair_a a_o pretence_n of_o credit_v whatever_o have_v be_v invent_v for_o how_o strange_a soever_o those_o new_a doctrine_n appear_v yet_o they_o be_v easy_o swallow_v down_o provide_v they_o be_v contain_v either_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o those_o doctor_n or_o in_o other_o that_o be_v spurious_a and_o forge_a at_o pleasure_n and_o false_o ascribe_v to_o they_o if_o they_o be_v but_o declare_v authentic_a by_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n it_o happen_v with_o this_o matter_n as_o with_o all_o other_o in_o which_o some_o change_n in_o the_o worship_n and_o doctrine_n have_v insensible_o be_v make_v or_o something_o new_a introduce_v which_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o latter_a age_n when_o part_n of_o the_o west_n be_v reform_v and_o reestablish_v in_o its_o first_o state_n sect._n 2._o we_o must_v now_o consider_v two_o thing_n viz._n how_o far_o popery_n have_v bring_v in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o be_v unlawful_a opinion_n and_o then_o how_o far_o proceed_v the_o rejection_n make_v by_o those_o that_o reform_v themselves_o as_o to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n for_o this_o reason_n i_o shall_v speak_v in_o this_o chapter_n of_o what_o the_o papist_n believe_v upon_o the_o subject_n i_o treat_v of_o and_o shall_v relate_v their_o worship_n and_o practice_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n i_o intend_v not_o to_o gather_v those_o opinion_n from_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n nor_o the_o canon_n of_o their_o councilsâ—nd_a â—nd_z synod_n as_o i_o have_v not_o do_v it_o in_o what_o i_o have_v relate_v concern_v other_o religion_n but_o i_o shall_v collect_v they_o from_o the_o writing_n of_o their_o principal_a author_n and_o doctor_n and_o from_o sentiment_n clear_o express_v they_o few_o of_o which_o be_v ever_o contradict_v or_o confute_v by_o any_o private_a person_n so_o that_o whatever_o i_o shall_v allege_v be_v general_o receive_v for_o article_n of_o faith_n by_o those_o of_o that_o communion_n they_o will_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o or_o exclaim_v against_o this_o method_n since_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n i_o shall_v show_v that_o those_o manifold_a opinion_n ascribe_v to_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o general_a practice_n but_o if_o i_o be_v to_o read_v over_o all_o their_o author_n to_o extract_v their_o opinion_n it_o will_v prove_v too_o long_o and_o tedious_a a_o task_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o follow_v one_o of_o their_o writer_n who_o be_v fall_v into_o my_o hand_n by_o chance_n because_o he_o have_v read_v all_o the_o other_o and_o extract_v from_o they_o whatever_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o our_o subject_n have_v put_v it_o in_o order_n without_o omit_v any_o thing_n as_o tho'_o he_o have_v do_v it_o on_o purpose_n since_o therefore_o not_o only_o he_o be_v not_o of_o our_o communion_n but_o a_o papist_n and_o a_o jesuit_n too_o i_o think_v the_o choice_n i_o have_v make_v will_v not_o be_v blame_v this_o author_n be_v gaspar_n schottus_n who_o be_v sufficient_o know_v by_o the_o learned_a writing_n he_o have_v publish_v of_o late_a and_o which_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o expose_v to_o our_o censure_n since_o in_o 1662._o he_o dedicate_v his_o physica_fw-la curiosa_fw-la to_o the_o elector_n palatine_n charles_n lewis_n of_o glorious_a memory_n who_o be_v of_o our_o communion_n this_o book_n and_o another_o entitle_v magia_n vniversalis_fw-la or_o universal_a magic_n of_o which_o he_o be_v likewise_o the_o author_n i_o design_v to_o make_v use_n of_o lay_v aside_o all_o the_o other_o that_o i_o have_v collect_v and_o partly_o read_v for_o that_o purpose_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o be_v a_o insatiable_a reader_n be_v not_o what_o i_o aim_v at_o sect._n 3_o follow_v the_o same_o order_n i_o have_v before_o establish_v and_o which_o be_v almost_o agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o schottus_n i_o shall_v first_o relate_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v angel_n and_o devil_n and_o afterward_o touch_v human_a soul_n either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o after_o death_n however_o i_o undertake_v not_o to_o make_v a_o abstract_n of_o whatever_o they_o say_v but_o only_o to_o illustrate_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n in_o order_n to_o prove_v what_o i_o have_v assert_v to_o that_o end_n i_o distinguish_v again_o the_o angel_n into_o good_a and_o bad_a to_o examine_v what_o concern_v either_o of_o those_o two_o sort_n but_o first_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o general_a of_o their_o original_a number_n nature_n equality_n and_o power_n as_o to_o their_o original_a upon_o the_o question_n of_o what_o nature_n spirit_n be_v i_o shall_v reject_v the_o opinion_n common_o receive_v by_o several_a christian_a doctor_n that_o spirit_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n corporeal_a because_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n cap._n firmiter_fw-la seem_v to_o establish_v that_o they_o be_v altogether_o immaterial_a but_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o they_o have_v be_v create_v by_o god_n and_o constitute_v in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n physic_n cur._n book_n 1._o pag._n 7._o though_o this_o last_o expression_n be_v somewhat_o different_a from_o that_o of_o our_o church_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o insist_v upon_o it_o but_o in_o the_o follow_a proposition_n i_o shall_v observe_v what_o i_o intend_v afterward_o to_o make_v subservient_fw-fr to_o my_o design_n sect._n 5._o thomas_n aquinas_n make_v the_o angel_n innumerable_a other_o follow_v some_o
break_v off_o the_o order_n that_o we_o have_v keep_v hitherto_o and_o begin_v with_o the_o last_o they_o will_v furnish_v we_o with_o very_o certain_a proof_n that_o there_o be_v no_o opinion_n to_o which_o the_o world_n be_v more_o engage_v than_o to_o that_o which_o be_v almost_o general_o every_o where_n teach_v and_o receive_v concern_v spirit_n for_o the_o protestant_n have_v retain_v all_o that_o which_o can_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o pure_a invention_n of_o popery_n in_o particular_a and_o there_o be_v even_o some_o who_o belief_n upon_o this_o subject_n go_v far_o than_o those_o of_o the_o papist_n the_o christian_n in_o general_n believe_v all_o that_o be_v not_o particular_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o pagan_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o mahometan_n believe_v all_o that_o according_a to_o they_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o belief_n of_o one_o only_a god_n some_o will_v tell_v i_o perhaps_o that_o we_o must_v not_o wonder_v at_o it_o and_o that_o natural_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o this_o be_v what_o we_o have_v now_o to_o examine_v and_o there_o will_v be_v as_o yet_o room_n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o full_o afterward_o sect._n 2._o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o relate_v here_o the_o difference_n or_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o nation_n i_o mean_v only_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o more_o learned_a and_o be_v remark_v among_o the_o doctor_n or_o who_o be_v take_v for_o wiseman_n in_o their_o country_n and_o capable_a of_o instruct_v other_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n i_o intend_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o particular_a opinion_n but_o of_o those_o general_o receive_v teach_v and_o confirm_v by_o practice_n for_o as_o to_o the_o common_a people_n either_o papist_n jew_n or_o pagan_n they_o know_v nothing_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o a_o little_a by_o hear-say_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rely_v upon_o they_o and_o it_o be_v sure_a without_o mistake_n that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n what_o the_o most_o illiterate_a believe_v and_o practice_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o divine_n and_o of_o all_o those_o that_o understand_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o they_o upon_o this_o subject_n have_v often_o try_v myself_o how_o many_o folly_n our_o own_o people_n say_v and_o believe_v upon_o this_o account_n sect._n 3_o so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o establish_v here_o as_o certain_a and_o undoubted_a that_o every_o opinion_n that_o proceed_v from_o paganism_n as_o from_o its_o original_a can_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v true_a there_o never_o be_v a_o doctor_n either_o christian_a or_o jew_n who_o have_v not_o apply_v some_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o what_o he_o have_v propose_v but_o the_o question_n be_v to_o know_v whether_o the_o application_n be_v just_a and_o whether_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v expound_v in_o the_o sense_n put_v upon_o it_o for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o these_o doctor_n have_v their_o imagination_n fill_v with_o their_o own_o idea_n believe_v in_o read_v to_o see_v thing_n there_o which_o be_v not_o there_o and_o that_o their_o own_o prejudice_n cause_v â—o_o be_v sound_a there_o of_o this_o the_o reader_n may_v at_o first_o judge_v himself_o if_o he_o will_v but_o mind_n with_o attention_n what_o follow_v where_o i_o remark_n brief_o what_o every_o sect_n reject_v and_o what_o every_o one_o admit_v and_o afterward_o what_o the_o one_o have_v borrow_v of_o other_o and_o what_o they_o have_v retain_v to_o this_o time_n sect._n 4._o althô_o the_o protestant_a church_n with_o one_o common_a consent_n deny_v purgatory_n and_o all_o the_o place_n where_o they_o put_v soul_n except_o paradise_n and_o hell_n these_o two_o point_n be_v opinion_n of_o popery_n there_o have_v be_v some_o mention_n make_v of_o they_o among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n neither_o the_o jew_n nor_o the_o mahometan_n reject_v they_o and_o they_o have_v be_v take_v from_o paganism_n whosoever_o reject_v they_o he_o must_v reject_v together_o all_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o they_o for_o this_o reason_n first_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v among_o we_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v never_o wander_v nor_o that_o they_o appear_v to_o the_o live_n under_o any_o figure_n whatsoever_o to_o obtain_v help_n and_o comfort_n from_o they_o second_o it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a come_v back_o from_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n nor_o that_o those_o of_o the_o damn_a come_v back_o from_o hell_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o appear_v to_o man_n to_o comfort_v or_o affright_v they_o and_o far_o less_o as_o yet_o that_o the_o live_n can_v make_v agreement_n together_o to_o come_v back_o after_o death_n and_o visit_v those_o they_o have_v agree_v with_o who_o have_v survive_v they_o three_o by_o this_o reason_n the_o dead_a be_v never_o ask_v any_o question_n nor_o any_o religious_a worship_n pay_v to_o they_o sect._n 5._o the_o virtue_n of_o conjuration_n be_v likewise_o unknown_a among_o we_o either_o to_o drive_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a or_o to_o expel_v evil_a spirit_n with_o who_o any_o shall_v be_v torment_v no_o other_o mean_n be_v know_v sufficient_a for_o this_o effect_n but_o prayer_n and_o fast_v teach_v by_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n st._n matthew_n ch._n 17_o v._n 21._o first_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o body_n either_o priest_n or_o exorcist_n which_o be_v authorise_v to_o make_v such_o conjuration_n nor_o aught_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o althô_o a_o like_a practice_n be_v admit_v in_o the_o first_o time_n of_o christianity_n whether_o it_o have_v success_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n or_o it_o be_v the_o mere_a effect_n of_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o man_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n mahometan_n and_o all_o the_o pagan_n second_o neither_o be_v it_o believe_v word_n name_n sign_n gesture_n and_o posture_n even_o tho'_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v any_o power_n for_o this_o effect_n either_o of_o themselves_o or_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n because_o she_o have_v not_o receive_v any_o power_n from_o god_n to_o give_v her_o authority_n as_o to_o this_o point_n three_o they_o conjure_v not_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n as_o the_o papist_n to_o do_v the_o lutheran_n do_v the_o like_a but_o not_o with_o the_o same_o intent_n as_o the_o first_o that_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o the_o infant_n or_o that_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o word_n which_o be_v pronounce_v for_o they_o only_o retain_v this_o practice_n because_o of_o its_o antiquity_n it_o be_v indifferent_a of_o itself_o at_o least_o such_o be_v their_o pretence_n or_o excuse_n sect._n 6._o now_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_n have_v be_v confer_v with_o those_o of_o popery_n in_o particular_a it_o remain_v to_o see_v what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o christian_n in_o general_a and_o the_o infidel_n first_o the_o pagan_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o ancient_a christian_n have_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v place_v between_o god_n and_o the_o angel_n or_o which_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n corporeal_a but_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v any_o more_o at_o this_o time_n by_o christian_n second_o likewise_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a among_o they_o to_o associate_v god_n or_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o star_n as_o touch_v god_n it_o be_v a_o opinion_n pure_o pagan_a and_o ouch_v spirit_n it_o be_v a_o jewish_a opinion_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o ancient_n christianity_n have_v not_o some_o tincture_n of_o it_o three_o this_o difference_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o angel_n propose_v by_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o believe_v any_o more_o it_o draw_v its_o original_a from_o ancient_a paganism_n and_o be_v admit_v to_o this_o day_n by_o the_o modern_a pagan_n it_o true_a that_o the_o papist_n acknowledge_v a_o difference_n of_o order_n but_o they_o put_v none_o in_o the_o essence_n of_o these_o spirit_n likewise_o tho'_o they_o make_v general_o appear_v all_o sort_n of_o spirit_n nevertheless_o the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o place_n of_o person_n and_o effect_n as_o we_o have_v show_v more_o full_o ch._n 19_o sect._n 7.17_o ch._n 20._o sect._n 1.2.3_o but_o it_o be_v no_o way_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o nature_n nor_o of_o their_o original_a four_o there_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a be_v he_o protestant_n or_o papist_n who_o believe_v that_o spirit_n be_v true_o capable_a of_o engender_v