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A61373 A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft containing these severall particulars : that there are witches ... together with the confessions of many of those executed since May 1645 ... / by John Stearne now of Lawshall. Sterne, John, 17th cent. 1648 (1648) Wing S5365; ESTC R28178 56,829 70

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Witches now a dayes confesse and that he chooseth the subtilest creature to deceive by and the weaker vessell to confer with but by the confessions of Witches now lately detected he chooseth such creatures as they themselves are most addicted to as you shall hereafter find by their confessions by the severall shapes he appears in but how ever we may read there it was a powerfull perswasion to overcome and yet work by Witches Wizzards Necromancers Sorcerers Southsayers and all kind of Magick art As we may reade in Exod. 7. 11 12. and 8. 7. Where we may see that Pharaoh called the Wisemen the Sorcerers and the Magicians of Egypt who did with their inchantments in like manner as Moses and Aaron But I passe by the proofs out of the Old Testament for this because I desire to give such satisfaction as I am able that it may appear that there be Witches now as in former ages And if what hath been already spoken will not give satisfaction herein you may read in the 2. Tim. 3. 8. who they were that were the oppsors of the truth but such as Iannes and Iambres who withstood Moses and then search who they were and you shall find they were such as Pharaoh called to him as in the before mentioned places who with their inchantments did the like as Moses had done So you may read of Elymas the Sorcerer Act. 13. 8. who resisted the Apostles in the time of the Gospell So likewise in Act. 8 9. you shall read of Simon Magus a sorcerer to whom in the 10 verse it is said they all gave heed from the least to the greatest saying this man is the great power of God For in the 11. verse its is said because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries and in the 13 verse we read he was baptised but read the 20 21 22 and you shall read what Peter said to him and so read no more of him in all the New Testament Also in the Rev. 21. 8. you may read how Sorcerers shall with other sinners there reckoned up have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone And so likewise we read in the Epistle of Iude the Apostle speaking there of false Teachers which were crept into the Church to seduce them for whose damnable doctrine and manners horrible judgement was prepared in the 11. verse pronounceth woe unto them for they have gone in the way of Cain and ranne greedily after the error of Balaam by which we may plainly see that there were Witches in the time of the Gospel and after the coming and ascension of our Saviour and do any doubt then whether there be any now do any think that we be free from such where sinne and ignorance besides so much abounds or do you desire to have proof of Witches since then you shall have enough of their confessions to make this evident besides the relations of learned men writing concerning Witchcraft But if you would but rightly observe that place in 2. Tim. 3. 1 and so on to the 8. you shall find that in the last dayes shall come perillous times c. And in the 8. verse it is said And as Iannes and Iambres withstood Moses so do those also resist the truth There you may see plainly that there should be such to the latter end besides in divers other places speaking expressely of Witchcraft as 1. Tim. 4. 1. and Iude 18. Likewise of the Pythonesse which brought her mistris much gain Acts 16. 16. Also in Rev 21. 8. And so I might nominate divers other places for those which remain doubtfull either of being bewitched or of Witches themselves but because their own confessions clear this evidently besides the forenamed places I proceed to distinguish between those called bad Witches and those called white or good Witches which is easily to be discerned and known But yet I say all Witches be bad and ought to suffer alike being both in league with the Devill for so is the good so untruly called aswell as the other either open or implicit And therefore I conclude all that be in open league with the Devill ought to die And the Scripture maketh mention onely of ten sorts which speakes rather of those called the good which the world so much runnes after then the other As we may read First in Deut. 18. 10. 2 Kings 17. 1. of a Diviner foreshewing things to come Such the people delighted in and consulted with Ier. 27. 9. Ezek. 21. 22. Such an one was Balaam Ios. 13. 22. Secondly We read in Deut. 18. 10. of an Observer of times or Soothsayer one which by gaping on the Heavens could also foretell something To these likewise did the people give eare Ier. 27. 9. And such an one was Manasses 2 Chron. 33. 6. And what was Elimas the Sorcerer spoken of in the Acts Thirdly we read in Deut. 18. 10. of an Observer of times or searcher out One which observed times to know when it was best to begin a businesse as Hamans Witches did by casting of lots before him Of this Manasses also was guilty 2 Chro. 33. 6. To which might be added that in Hester 3. 7. and 9. 24. Fourthly we read in Deut. 18. 10. Isa. 47. 12. of a Magician one that could deceive the Eye-sight by making something to appeare otherwise then it is Such Pharaoh called to him to oppose Moses Herein Iannes and Iambres of whom Saint Paul speaketh of were guilty and so likewise was Manasses 2 Chron. 33. 6. Fifthly we read in Deut. 18. 11. of an Inchanter or Conjurer one joyned in league with another as the Witch is with the Devill Such an one used Charmes to tame Serpents Psal. 58. 5. Many such were in Babylon Isa. 47. 9. and Eccl. 10. 11. Sixthly we read in Deut. 18. 11. Lev. 20. Of one which hath a spirit in him or her which doth give answer to such as come to inquire of them Such an one was the Witch of Endor Sam. 28. Such an one was the Pythonesse which brought her Mistris much gaine Acts 16. In Isa. 29. 4. called a Whisperer To such the people had reguard Lev. 19. 21. and incouraged one another thereunto Isa. 8. 19. Seventhly wee read in Deut. 18. 11. of a Wizzard 1 Sam. 28. 9. One also which could foretell some things and so called for his or her foreknowledge as now we terme them a wise man or a wise woman After this sort the people sought also Lev. 19. 31 and 20. 6. Eighthly we read in Deu. 18. 41. of a Negromancer one that consulteth with the dead Isa. 8. 9. Ninthly we read in Isa. 1 9. 3. of a VVhisperer with secret or soft words as our white VVitches doe indeavouring to help man or beast To these the Aegyptians sought after as they did to their Idolls as in the last forementioned place is expressed These are now as I have read translated Charmers Tenthly we read in Exod. 8. 11. of such