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of_o scripture_n similiter_fw-la ac_fw-la magician_n what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n moses_n they_o do_v as_o moses_n have_v do_v so_o s._n augustine_n and_o many_o father_n judge_v quote_v by_o delrio_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o devil_n can_v give_v be_v to_o substantial_a form_n i_o answer_v he_o can_v help_v to_o such_o production_n of_o imperfect_a animal_n usual_o call_v insecta_fw-la in_o case_n he_o more_o quick_o introduce_v into_o a_o putrify_a rod_n apt_a disposition_n for_o a_o frog_n or_o serpent_n which_o caitan_n think_v be_v here_o do_v but_o this_o reach_v not_o to_o the_o immediate_a production_n of_o either_o substantial_a or_o accidental_a form_n other_o say_v that_o the_o devil_n by_o a_o slight_a legerdemain_n secret_o convey_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o magician_n rod_n true_a serpent_n and_o so_o solve_v the_o difficulty_n be_v it_o how_o you_o will_v moses_n his_o rod_n change_v into_o a_o serpent_n devour_v that_o 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franciscus_n victoria_n note_v 279._o victoria_fw-la tom._n 2._o de_fw-la arte_fw-la magica_fw-la page_n 279._o excellent_o well_o that_o these_o devil_n be_v usual_o employ_v about_o lesser_a matter_n in_o find_v out_o thief_n or_o robber_n who_o have_v deprive_v man_n of_o their_o good_n much_o more_o they_o can_v do_v 14._o but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o witch_n of_o 19_o 1._o reg._n 28._o v._n 19_o endor_n by_o who_o charm_n samuel_n long_o before_o dead_a appear_v and_o tell_v king_n saul_n of_o the_o ill_a success_n of_o his_o war_n as_o also_o of_o his_o death_n the_o next_o endor_n what_o to_o the_o with_o at_o endor_n day_n some_o answer_n samuel_n do_v not_o appear_v but_o think_v another_o spirit_n assume_v his_o shape_n and_o speak_v to_o saul_n this_o opinion_n seem_v contrary_a to_o what_o we_o read_v in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la where_o samuel_n be_v 23._o eccl._n 46._o 23._o say_v after_o his_o sleep_n or_o death_n to_o have_v notify_v to_o the_o king_n the_o 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