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diversity_n	gift_n	miracle_n	spirit_n	660	5	6.0321	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19408	The infallible true and assured vvitch: or, The second edition, of The tryall of witch-craft Shewing the right and true methode of the discouerie: with a confutation of erroneous vvayes, carefully reuiewed and more fully cleared and augmented. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.; Triall of witch-craft	Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?	1624 (1624)	STC 5837; ESTC S108833	113,969	176

creature of God yet to indeauour to counterfeit and imitate the most high and mightiest workes of wonder of the infinite Creator thereby to magnifie deifie and equall himselfe vnto God in vnbeleeuing and seduced hearts Since I say this is his property how shall the fraile vnderstanding and capacitie of man distinguish the maruailes of the diuell so liuely resembled thereto from the true miracles and truly miraculous workes of God that thereby with more facility and lesse confusion industrious mindes may discouer the proper workes and acts of the Diuell and his associates Enchaunters Witches and Sorcerers First the true miracles of God being transcendent aboue all created power and the immediate effects only of a creating vertue Almighty God for his sole good will and pleasure doth vsually and euer dispense by the hands and through the administration of holy men Prophets and Apostles manifestly called of God Secondly the end and scope of Gods miracles directly and mainely ayme and are bent at the glory of God and the benefit of his people not vnto any priuate end any particular vaine end tending to satisfaction of priuate lusts and curiositie For this cause the holy Apostles vsed the gift of miracles not vnto any other ends then vnto the confirmation of that holy Gospel which they preached and published from God neither did they therein ascribe ought vnto their own praise or glory but solely vnto the praise and glory of God and the good of his Church That this was their true end and ought to be the scope and end of all that receiue the power of miracles from God Saint Paul doth witnesse and teach 1. Cor. chap. 12. verse 4 5 6 7. Now there are saith he diuersities of gifts but the same Spirit and there are diuersities of administrations but the same Lord and there are diuersities of operations but God is the same which worketh all in all But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man to profit withall It is from hence manifest that if any miracles proceede from God as Author they are dispensed by men sanctified by God and who can and are able to prooue and iustifie their warrant from God as also that these men of God doe solely professe and bend them vnto the glory of God and the weale of his Church This then is the square and infallible rule by which all miracles doe stand or fall and are approoued either to be of God or conuinced to be of Diuels Let vs then conclude this point with that excellent and diuine saying of Theophilact vpon the 9. chap. of S. Luke Praedicatio miraculis miracula praedicatione sanciuntur Multi enim saepe miracula ediderunt per Daemones sed eorum doctrina non erat sana quamobrem eorum miracula non extiterunt a Deo That is thê word of God doth establish and confirme the truth of miracles and miracles ratifie and confirme the authoritie and truth of the word For many haue done miracles by the power of the Diuell but their doctrine was corrupt and not sound and therefore their miracles were not of God Wheresoeuer therefore miracles or supernaturall workes shall dare to shew their heads not contained within those limits or compasse that is neither prooued immediately from God himselfe nor mediately by him reuealed in his writ word of truth they are iustly to be suspected to issue from the enemies of God the Diuell and euill Spirits and therefore their Authors ought to be accomptant therein vnto Iustice and all religious Ministers and seruants of God and Iustice in the most strict and seuere extent of Law And thus much concerning the manifestation of the supernaturall workes of Witches and Sorcerers vnto or through the outward Sense CHAP. VII The workes of the Diuell or Witches manifest to Reason or consequence of Reason and how detected ALl doubts being cleared it hath vndoubtedly appeared how supernaturall and spirituall workes are apparent to sense It now followeth to declare how likewise they are euident to Reason or necessary to consequence of Reason Those things are said to be proper obiects of Reason and vnderstanding which being remote from the immediate view or notice of the outward senses are grounded vpon vniuersall and intellectuall knowne positions propositions and certaine vndoubted generall notions by necessary collections or raciocinations That we may build the foundation of this our Reason or Raciocination vpon the infallible truth of Gods holy Word which shall neuer be shaken let vs for the detection of Witches and Sorcerers by reason and consequence of reason syllogise directly and immediately from God himselfe Thus saith Almighty God Isaiah chap. 8. verse 19. And when they shall say vnto you Enquire of those that haue a Spirit of Diuination and at the South-sayers which murmure and whisper should not a people enquire of their God Vnder this interrogatiue should not a people inquire of their God is vnderstood this affirmatiue A people should enquire of no other Spirit but of their God alone From this holy text and writ reason doth assume and collect necessarily and truly First that many things are hidden from the knowledge of man which are reuealed vnto the science and knowledge of Spirits Otherwise neither would man aske or enquire of Spirits as hath beene vsuall in all ages neither should God haue occasion here to forbid the enquiring at Spirits That the ignorance also of man in things knowne to Spirits is the true first and originall motiue or reason for enquiring at Spirits is very plaine by the words of King Saul 1. Sam. 28. 15. God is departed from me saith he vnto the vision of Samuel raised by the Diuell and answereth me no more neither by Prophets neither by dreames therefore haue I called thee that thou maist tell mee what I should doe Here is a manifest grant of knowledge in Spirits aboue men Secondly reason doth hence collect that all Spirits that doe suffer themselues to be enquired at are euill Spirits and therefore Diuels because Almighty God hath here expressely forbidden the enquiring at any other Spirit beside himselfe and therefore good and holy Spirits will not nor can not disobey the commandement of God nor countenance or assist men in so doing Thirdly reason doeth necessarily hence conclude that such men as are enquired at for reuelations of things hidden from the skill and possibilitie of knowledge in man are Sorcerers Witches and South-sayers if promising and performing according thereto really and yet not warranted by God his word nor assisted by nature The consequence and inference of this reason is iust for that to promise those things or to vndertake those things which are out of their own knowledge and solely and properly in the knowledge of Spirits and Diuels doeth manifestly proue in the performance their interest societie and contract with Spirits and Diuels which is Sorcery and Witch-craft It may bee here obiected that there are some men who affect to bee resorted