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A85867
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Select cases of conscience touching vvitches and vvitchcrafts. By Iohn Gaule, preacher of the Word at Great Staughton in the county of Huntington.
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Gaule, John, 1604?-1687.
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1646
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Wing G379; Thomason E1192_1; ESTC R202117
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purpose_n as_o witch-searching_n or_o witch-finding_n not_o only_o lawful_a but_o laudable_a not_o only_o warrantable_a but_o commendable_a withal_o in_o deut._n 18._o 10._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v among_o you_o scil._n god_n people_n etc._n etc._n this_o import_v a_o authority_n from_o god_n to_o seek_v out_o such_o else_o how_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v whether_o such_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o they_o yea_o or_o no_o in_o 1_o sam._n 28._o 7._o saul_n authority_n enjoin_v his_o servant_n seek_v i_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n be_v not_o unwarrantable_a but_o his_o purpose_n only_o but_o every_o way_n commendable_a be_v josiah_n spy_v out_o of_o such_o 2._o king_n 23._o 24._o as_o entire_o both_o proceed_n from_o obedience_n and_o tend_v to_o reformation_n 2._o that_o the_o art_n of_o witch-finding_n be_v very_o difficult_a 1._o because_o satan_n be_v subtle_a and_o have_v even_o here_o a_o 1000_o delude_a art_n and_o way_n 2._o most_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o stratagem_n erterprise_n device_n 3._o witchcraft_n itself_o be_v a_o dark_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n 4._o it_o be_v so_o particular_a a_o depravation_n that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v guess_v at_o or_o imagine_v by_o any_o semblance_n of_o those_o common_a feed_v of_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o man_n 5._o even_o witch_n themselves_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o their_o own_o art_n 6._o the_o true_a mark_n of_o a_o witch_n or_o mental_a character_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v discern_v 3._o that_o the_o office_n of_o witch-finding_n be_v exceed_o doubtful_a because_o he_o that_o offer_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o such_o a_o office_n can_v i_o be_o afraid_a to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o these_o doubt_n and_o the_o like_a 1._o though_o peradventure_o he_o may_v have_v procure_v some_o authority_n from_o man_n yet_o whether_o he_o be_v hereunto_o call_v and_o enable_v by_o god_n 2._o whether_o he_o be_v able_a to_o execute_v it_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n 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