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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09402	A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 19698; ESTC S114527	101,186	282

A DISCOVRSE OF THE DAMNED ART OF WITCHCRAFT SO FARRE FORTH as it is reuealed in the Scriptures and manifest by true experience FRAMED AND DELIVERED by M. WILLIAM PERKINS in his ordinarie course of Preaching and now published by THO. PICKERING Batchelour of Diuinitie and Minister of Finchingfield in Essex WHEREVNTO IS ADIOYNED a twofold Table one of the order and Heades of the Treatise another of the texts of Scripture explaned or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the Aduersarie PRINTED BY CANTREL LEGGE Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1610. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR EDWARD COOKE Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common Pleas Grace and peace RIght Honourable The word of God that onely Oracle of truth hath pointed out the Enemie of mankind by his proper Characters in sundrie places Our Sauiour tearmes him the Prince of this World a murtherer from the beginning Peter compares him to a roaring Lyon that rangeth abroad in the earth seeking whō he may deuoure His attempts in regard of their quality are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 subtill deepe deuises yea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 plots exquisitely contriued and orderly framed as it were in Methode The meaning of the holy Ghost in these and such like attributes is to expresse that measure of policie and power which Satan hath reserued vnto himselfe euen in the state of his Apostasie improoued by long experience and instantly practised vpon the sonne of men that he might set vp in the world a spirituall regiment of time as a meane to encounter the kingdome of grace and 〈◊〉 it were possible to bring the same to ruine To forbeare instances of open force made against God and his Church by other courses for the compassing of his de●●c how skilfully he worke his owne aduantage by secret opposition in the exercise of that cursed Art which is the Subiect of the present Discourse is a point not vnworthie your Honourable consideration The Power of this Prince of darknesse beeing aboue the might of all sensible Creatures and euery way seconded by the greatnesse of his knowledge and experience manifes●eth it selfe herein for the most part by workes of wonder transcendent in regard of ordinarie capacitie and diuersly disp●●sed by his chosen instruments of both tex●t sometime in matter of Diuination sometime by Inchantment sometime by rare 〈◊〉 and delusions otherwhiles by hurting by cu●ing by raising of Tempests by speedie conuayance and transportation from place to place c. and all to purchase vnto himselfe admiration feare and faith of the credu●ous world which is vsually carried away with affectation and applause of signes and wonders His policie appeareth in a wise and exqui●ite manner of framing and conceiuing both his practises and grounds the one to procure credit and intertainment the other that he may not faile of his purpose but proceede vpon certenties Touching the manner of his practise He stands resolued that the world hath taken notice of him to be a lyar and the father thereof and therefore if he should offer to speake in his o●ne language or informe an Art by Rules of his owne deuising he might haply incurre suspicion of falshood Hereupon he composeth his courses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by way of counterfait and imitation not of the actions and dealings of men but of the order of Gods owne proceeding with his Church holding it a sure principle in policie That actions will be much more effectuall when they be framed vnto the best presidents then when they are suted to the direction of meaner examples To this purpose as God hath made a Couenant with his Church binding himselfe by promise to be their God and requiring of them the condition of faith and obedience so doth Satan indent with his Subiects by mutuall confederacie either solemnly or secretly whereby they bind themselues on the one part to obserue his Rules and he on the other to accomplish their desires Againe God giues his Word the Interpreter of his will and his Sacraments the ●eales of his promises to which beeing rightly administred and receiued he hath tied his own presence and the worke of his grace in them that beleeue Answerably to this the Deuill giues a word of direction to his Instruments and addeth vnto it Charmes Figures Characters and other outward Ceremonies at the vse whereof he hath bound himselfe to be present and to manifest his power in effecting the thing desired Furthermore God hath reuealed his will to the Patriarchs Prophets and Apostles by familiar conference by dreams by inspiration by Trances In the same maner Satan hath his Diuinors and Soothsayers his Pythonisses his Cassandra●s his Sibylles to whome he maketh knowne things to come by familiar presence by dreames c. To conclude God had in the Old Testament his Temple at Ierusalem yea his Oracle from whence he spake and gaue the answer vnto Moses So of auncient times the deuill erected his Temple at Dodona and Delphos whence he gaue his answers for the satisfaction of the superstitio●s Heathen Yea and at this day as the Ministers of God doe giue resolution to the conscience in matters doubtfull and difficult so the ministers of Satan vnder the name of Wise-men and Wise-women are at hand by his appointment to resolue direct and helpe ignorant and vnsetled persons in cases of distraction losse or other outward calamities Now the Grounds whereupon he buildeth his proceedings for certentie are cunningly gathered from the disposition of mans heart by naturall all corruption and that in three speciall instances First he knowes that Man naturally out of the light of grace hath but a meere Saule indued onely with some generall and confused notions and as for matters of deeper apprehension touching God and heauenly things there is a vaile of ignorance and blindnesse drawne ouer the eyes of his mind Wherupon though he be apt to know and worship a God and learne his will yet for want of information by the word he is prone to erre in the practise of his notion Here Satan applies himselfe to mans measure and at his owne will drawes the minde into error by his delusions and impostures This made the Samaritants in the Old Testament and the superstitious Athenians in the New to worship an vnknowne God that is the Deuill Hence it was that the greatest Clarkes of Greece Thales Plato and the rest for want of a better light sought vnto the Wizzards of Egypt whome they called Prophets men instructed by Satan in the grounds of Diuination And of this sort were Iannes and lambres mentioned in the Scriptures Hence it was also that the auncient Heathen hauing no Law and Testimonie from God inquired at Soothsayers and murmuring Inchanters others betooke themselues in matters of doubt and difficultie to the old Oracles of Iupiter Ammon in Libya of Iupiter Dodonaeus at Dodona in Epirus of