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above_o other_o former_o divulge_v touch_v this_o argument_n appear_v herein_o that_o it_o serve_v to_o the_o full_a open_n and_o declaration_n of_o satan_n method_n in_o the_o ground_n and_o practice_n of_o witchcraft_n wherein_o among_o many_o other_o remarkable_a point_n it_o may_v please_v you_o to_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o these_o particular_n i._o that_o they_o do_v gross_o err_v who_o either_o in_o express_a term_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v witch_n or_o in_o effect_n and_o by_o consequent_a avouch_v that_o there_o be_v no_o league_n between_o they_o and_o the_o devil_n or_o affirm_v they_o can_v do_v no_o such_o miraculous_a work_n as_o be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o the_o former_a issue_v plain_o our_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o discourse_n and_o for_o the_o latter_a that_o there_o be_v a_o covenant_n between_o they_o either_o explicit_a in_o manner_n and_o form_n or_o implicit_a by_o degree_n of_o superstitious_a proceed_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n insufficient_a in_o 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witch_n of_o the_o two_o in_o common_a reputation_n because_o both_o be_v equal_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o all_o true_a religion_n and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v by_o true_a experience_n that_o all_o profess_a sorcerer_n be_v guilty_a of_o many_o most_o monstrous_a impiety_n iii_o that_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o popish_a church_n at_o this_o day_n be_v indeed_o either_o no_o miracle_n or_o false_a and_o deceitful_a work_n touch_v corporal_a presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n which_o they_o affirm_v to_o be_v by_o miracle_n if_o it_o be_v true_a than_o miracle_n be_v not_o yet_o cease_v but_o shall_v still_o be_v as_o ordinary_a in_o the_o church_n as_o be_v the_o sacrament_n a_o point_n not_o only_o confute_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n 8._o but_o also_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o pure_a antiquity_n augustine_n say_v that_o miracle_n be_v once_o necessary_a to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v the_o gospel_n but_o he_o that_o now_o seek_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o may_v believe_v be_v a_o wonder_n yea_o â—_o monster_n in_o nature_n chrysostome_n concludeâ—_n 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o same_o ground_n imperfect_a that_o there_o be_v now_o in_o the_o church_n no_o necessity_n of_o work_a miracle_n and_o call_v he_o a_o false_a prophet_n that_o now_o take_v in_o hand_n to_o work_v they_o again_o if_o there_o be_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o sacrament_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v wrought_v either_o by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n or_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n for_o they_o be_v apparent_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o this_o be_v insensible_a and_o therefore_o neither_o of_o â—orce_n to_o move_v admiration_n nor_o to_o convince_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o make_v he_o to_o believe_v as_o for_o those_o which_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o saint_n in_o that_o church_n if_o we_o make_v recourse_n to_o the_o primitive_a time_n wherein_o