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scripture_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o i_o be_o in_o the_o right_a to_o conclude_v that_o those_o angel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v those_o messenger_n be_v man_n as_o they_o name_v themselves_o not_o be_v able_a in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o determine_v what_o must_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o face_n of_o god_n which_o conduct_v israel_n in_o the_o desert_n exod._n 23_o chap._n and_o by_o the_o angel_n by_o who_o god_n give_v his_o law_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n i_o propose_v only_o my_o thought_n and_o what_o seem_v to_o i_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o it_o by_o a_o collation_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o holy_a writ_n which_o make_v mention_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o divine_a conduct_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o desert_n chap._n 15._o i_o pass_v far_o and_o examine_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o angel_n with_o relation_n to_o some_o certain_a person_n nation_n and_o country_n and_o i_o conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o 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the_o devil_n which_o oblige_v i_o to_o double_v my_o care_n that_o i_o may_v discover_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o devil_n especial_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o in_o that_o of_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o second_o this_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o 20_o and_o the_o 21_o chapter_n the_o other_o passage_n which_o contain_v the_o name_n of_o satan_n appear_v to_o i_o to_o be_v different_a from_o these_o of_o which_o i_o treat_v in_o the_o 23_o 24_o and_o 25_o chapter_n i_o examine_v afterward_o in_o the_o 26_o to_o the_o 30_o what_o be_v the_o daemonia_fw-la and_o those_o that_o be_v call_v possess_v and_o last_o in_o the_o 31st_o chapter_n what_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o all_o the_o other_o passage_n where_o instead_o of_o the_o name_n of_o devil_n and_o of_o demon_n other_o quite_o different_a be_v use_v and_o therefore_o as_o the_o principal_a operation_n attribute_v to_o the_o devil_n in_o scripture_n consist_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o assault_n he_o make_v upon_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o desert_n thence_o i_o take_v occasion_n to_o examine_v whether_o those_o account_n may_v serve_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o power_n of_o this_o evil_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o his_o operation_n upon_o man_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o in_o the_o narration_n of_o moses_n touch_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n that_o happen_v by_o the_o discourse_n of_o a_o serpent_n nothing_o be_v say_v that_o aught_o to_o carry_v i_o to_o conclude_v that_o the_o devil_n himself_o can_v act_v immediate_o upon_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man._n here_o i_o keep_v to_o that_o discovery_n without_o go_v any_o further_o those_o that_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n find_v that_o this_o conclusion_n be_v draw_v from_o that_o relation_n with_o a_o full_a evidence_n and_o ask_v how_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n can_v happen_v otherwise_o render_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o the_o same_o fault_n they_o reproach_v i_o with_o by_o pretend_v to_o know_v themselves_o how_o the_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o render_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o but_o he_o that_o judge_n ought_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o so_o positive_o declare_v he_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o find_v nothing_o reveal_v upon_o that_o point_n he_o be_v present_o accuse_v of_o deny_v the_o same_o thing_n itself_o and_o of_o not_o believe_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n because_o he_o grant_v he_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o the_o celebrate_a voetius_fw-la have_v however_o explain_v himself_o upon_o this_o subject_n very_o near_o as_o i_o do_v for_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o dispute_n pag._n 915._o speak_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n he_o say_v upon_o the_o question_n to_o know_v how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o give_v so_o satisfactory_a a_o answer_n but_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o there_o remain_v still_o something_o which_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o understanding_n can_v comprehend_v nor_o likewise_o how_o the_o devil_n seduce_v eve_n examine_v the_o temptation_n of_o our_o lord_n by_o the_o devil_n i_o agree_v that_o the_o tempter_n be_v the_o evil_a spirit_n and_o i_o believe_v that_o the_o literal_a sense_n may_v very_o well_o pass_v suppose_v that_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n so_o call_v but_o i_o show_v that_o understand_v these_o word_n of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n literal_o the_o quite_o contrary_a may_v be_v infer_v from_o what_o be_v ordinary_o gather_v from_o thence_o thereupon_o if_o i_o be_v ask_v how_o i_o understand_v and_o explain_v that_o narration_n i_o answer_v that_o i_o believe_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o a_o vision_n see_v how_o schultetus_fw-la speak_v who_o as_o well_o as_o voetius_fw-la have_v be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o dordrecht_n in_o his_o exercit._n evang._n lib._n 11._o chap._n 3._o the_o question_n be_v to_o know_v whether_o the_o thing_n real_o happen_v or_o in_o a_o vision_n he_o answer_n it_o be_v in_o a_o vision_n and_o after_o give_v some_o reason_n which_o however_o i_o do_v not_o judge_v so_o strong_a as_o i_o none_o have_v right_a to_o require_v from_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v precise_o explain_v myself_o upon_o the_o passage_n of_o scripture_n and_o upon_o other_o from_o which_o they_o suppose_v to_o draw_v strong_a proof_n in_o favour_n of_o that_o opinion_n the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o here_o call_v in_o question_n nor_o that_o i_o shall_v declare_v what_o sense_n i_o give_v they_o especial_o to_o those_o who_o mention_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n in_o paradise_n and_o the_o temptation_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o desert_n for_o i_o have_v have_v no_o other_o design_n on_o this_o occasion_n but_o to_o examine_v whether_o these_o passage_n understand_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n afford_v sufficient_a proof_n to_o make_v we_o admit_v the_o consequence_n that_o be_v usual_o draw_v from_o thence_o and_o to_o establish_v the_o common_a opinion_n which_o be_v have_v of_o the_o craft_n and_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o act_v upon_o men._n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o proceed_v far_o and_o to_o examine_v all_o these_o passage_n to_o the_o bottom_n in_o order_n to_o penetrate_v their_o true_a sense_n a_o whole_a book_n scarce_o suffice_v i_o refuse_v not_o however_o to_o do_v it_o and_o hope_v to_o undertake_v it_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o divine_a providence_n will_v furnish_v i_o with_o occasion_n and_o leisure_n i_o show_v as_o to_o other_o passage_n of_o the_o holy_a writ_n that_o they_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o evil_a spirit_n but_o only_o of_o ill_a man_n and_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o of_o those_o of_o the_o devil_n tho'_o without_o hesitate_v these_o passage_n be_v ordinary_o apply_v to_o the_o devil_n i_o maintain_v in_o the_o 22_o chapter_n that_o it_o be_v a_o man_n which_o bring_v david_n to_o number_v the_o people_n chap._n 23._o that_o the_o passage_n wherein_o the_o fight_n of_o michael_n against_o the_o devil_n be_v mention_v be_v very_o obscure_a and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a uncertainty_n in_o the_o present_a opinion_n upon_o that_o point_n as_o all_o divine_n grant_v and_o that_o by_o consequence_n nothing_o can_v be_v conclude_v from_o they_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v as_o some_o learned_a do_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a man._n i_o show_v in_o chap._n 24._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o python_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o 16_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n can_v no_o way_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o devil_n neither_o do_v the_o famous_a history_n of_o job_n always_o allege_v one_o of_o the_o first_o as_o a_o
romulus_n who_o frightful_o imagine_v to_o see_v the_o ghost_n of_o his_o brother_n remus_n after_o he_o have_v kill_v he_o if_o those_o narration_n be_v true_a such_o spirit_n may_v be_v call_v terrify_v spirit_n ovid_n in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o fasti_fw-la plain_o say_v what_o must_v be_v understand_v by_o that_o name_n mox_fw-la etiam_fw-la lemures_n animas_fw-la dixere_fw-la silentum_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v the_o name_n of_o lemures_n sect._n 16._o the_o lares_fw-la or_o perhaps_o the_o genive_n be_v call_v by_o macrobius_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o saturnalia_fw-la chap._n 4._o penates_fw-la that_o be_v bear_v together_o quasi_fw-la penes_fw-la nos_fw-la natos_fw-la for_o as_o that_o author_n pursue_v it_o be_v by_o they_o that_o we_o breath_n by_o they_o that_o we_o have_v our_o body_n and_o by_o they_o that_o our_o soul_n subsist_v but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o call_v they_o god_n and_o governor_n of_o country_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o lares_fw-la who_o be_v particular_a to_o each_o family_n as_o they_o be_v both_o distinguish_v from_o the_o genius_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o take_v care_n of_o the_o exterior_a of_o man_n as_o the_o genius_n do_v of_o the_o interior_a however_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v but_o confusion_n and_o darkness_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v those_o name_n and_o their_o pretend_a signification_n they_o have_v not_o well_o know_v themselves_o what_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n or_o as_o spirit_n neither_o need_v we_o take_v much_o trouble_n in_o unravel_v what_o they_o themselves_o know_v not_o since_o the_o memory_n both_o of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o daemon_n be_v long_o since_o extinguish_v upon_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o of_o their_o god_n jeremiah_n cap._n 10._o sect._n 17._o whether_o this_o last_o sort_n of_o god_n or_o spirit_n be_v call_v genii_n manes_n penates_fw-la or_o lemures_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o opinion_n be_v confound_v with_o that_o of_o daemon_n give_v occasion_n to_o contrive_v those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n entitle_v phaedo_fw-la induce_v socrates_n speak_v near_o his_o death_n in_o these_o word_n above_o all_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v immortal_a and_o unperishable_a and_o consequent_o it_o must_v go_v to_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o invisible_a place_n or_o as_o other_o pretend_v to_o infer_v from_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n in_o agreeable_a place_n marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la have_v translate_v it_o in_o latin_a apud_fw-la manes_fw-la by_o the_o survive_a spirit_n as_o i_o have_v name_v they_o above_o but_o a_o little_a after_o he_o translate_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la in_o the_o subterraneous_a place_n which_o proceed_v from_o that_o they_o place_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a under_o the_o earth_n cicero_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o tusculan_a question_n sect._n 26._o show_n both_o in_o these_o word_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n survive_v because_o all_o our_o reason_n lead_v we_o to_o that_o opinion_n reason_n ought_v also_o to_o teach_v we_o where_o they_o be_v whence_o ignorance_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o invent_v subterraneous_a place_n because_o body_n be_v put_v into_o the_o earth_n and_o cover_v with_o earth_n humo_fw-la whence_o come_v humari_fw-la to_o be_v bury_v thereof_o it_o have_v be_v believe_v that_o the_o dead_a still_o live_v under_o the_o earth_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o word_n which_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n sometime_o translate_v by_o that_o of_o hell_n sometime_o by_o that_o of_o grave_a none_o of_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o socrates_n or_o that_o of_o plato_n for_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forementioned_a book_n socrates_n deride_v crito_n who_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o will_v be_v bury_v he_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o i_o be_o that_o dead_a body_n which_o he_o shall_v see_v anon_o signify_v that_o they_o may_v indeed_o bury_v his_o dead_a body_n but_o as_o to_o he_o that_o be_v his_o soul_n he_o shall_v pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o assure_a felicity_n of_o the_o bless_a which_o very_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o grave_a or_o hell_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o socrates_n who_o speak_v so_o believe_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a and_o that_o plato_n who_o write_v his_o word_n be_v of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n sect._n 18._o but_o there_o be_v other_o who_o though_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n yet_o have_v not_o acquire_v so_o much_o insight_n into_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n invent_v transmigration_n and_o purification_n the_o druid_n so_o famous_a among_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n hold_v together_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n with_o their_o immortality_n for_o they_o unanimous_o teach_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o caesar_n book_n 8._o chap._n 18._o non_fw-la interire_fw-la animas_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la transire_fw-la ad_fw-la alios_fw-la soul_n die_v not_o but_o that_o after_o death_n they_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o the_o ancient_a egyptian_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o herodotus_n write_v that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o who_o teach_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o say_v he_o their_o sentiment_n be_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o body_n pass_v into_o another_o body_n which_o be_v then_o bear_v and_o after_o she_o have_v thus_o walk_v through_o all_o sort_n of_o body_n upon_o earth_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o the_o air_n she_o at_o last_o return_n into_o a_o human_a body_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o pythagoras_n have_v his_o doctrine_n which_o he_o bring_v over_o into_o greece_n whence_o it_o pass_v 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i_o i_o shall_v say_v he_o turn_v man_n from_o the_o right_a way_n i_o shall_v hinder_v they_o by_o all_o mean_n from_o believe_v thy_o law_n and_o even_o let_v the_o great_a part_n fall_v into_o ungratefulness_n i_o say_v to_o he_o go_v out_o of_o paradise_n thou_o shall_v be_v reject_v by_o all_o the_o world_n and_o deprive_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o my_o mercy_n and_o i_o shall_v fill_v hell_n with_o those_o that_o shall_v listen_v to_o thou_o and_o follow_v thou_o the_o same_o relation_n be_v repeat_v in_o the_o 14_o 16_o and_o 37_o chapter_n pag._n 293_o 381_o and_o 511._o and_o tho'_o he_o mention_n but_o one_o devil_n as_o the_o chief_a he_o nevertheless_o believe_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o good_a and_o wicked_a angel_n for_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n he_o speak_v of_o thousand_o of_o good_a angel_n who_o god_n send_v once_o from_o heaven_n to_o his_o assistance_n whilst_o he_o pray_v he_o likewise_o mention_n the_o demon_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o chap._n 6._o we_o have_v create_v hell_n to_o punish_v devil_n and_o men._n sect._n 6._o his_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o state_n of_o angel_n and_o devil_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v in_o all_o respect_n such_o as_o they_o be_v towards_o god_n and_o the_o faithful_a such_o he_o describe_v they_o to_o be_v one_o towards_o another_o chap._n 7._o pag._n 198._o god_n say_v to_o his_o angel_n i_o will_v be_v with_o you_o confirm_v the_o step_n of_o the_o true_a faithful_a chap._n 11.278_o the_o angel_n tremble_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n chap._n 20._o pag._n 360._o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o adorâ—_n he_o and_o again_o chapter_n 15._o pag._n 296._o god_n order_v his_o angel_n to_o go_v down_o and_o send_v his_o inspiration_n to_o who_o he_o please_v this_o
12._o tertullian_n explain_v himself_o more_o plain_o as_o to_o the_o knowledge_n he_o ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o in_o his_o five_o book_n against_o martion_n speek_v thus_o servant_n can_v know_v the_o resolution_n of_o their_o master_n and_o therefore_o the_o rebellious_a angel_n and_o the_o devil_n their_o leader_n can_v much_o less_o know_v the_o design_n of_o god_n whence_o i_o will_v willing_o take_v occasion_n to_o assert_v that_o the_o great_a their_o crime_n have_v be_v the_o more_o remote_a they_o be_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o creator_n so_o far_o only_o he_o go_v as_o to_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n but_o as_o to_o those_o of_o man_n we_o hear_v the_o doctor_n of_o that_o age_n give_v to_o the_o demon_n a_o power_n over_o body_n and_o soul_n st._n cyprian_n establish_v both_o speak_v of_o idolatry_n spirit_n say_v he_o deceive_v we_o they_o disturb_v our_o life_n and_o our_o sleep_n insinuate_v themselves_o into_o our_o body_n raise_v terror_n in_o our_o inward_a thought_n bruise_v our_o member_n impair_v our_o health_n and_o cause_v we_o disease_n tertullian_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o his_o book_n of_o passion_n the_o malice_n of_o that_o inveterate_a enemy_n never_o leave_v he_o quiet_a but_o it_o increase_v his_o rage_n when_o he_o see_v man_n full_o deliver_v in_o his_o apologetic_n chap._n 20._o he_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a explication_n of_o what_o he_o believe_v as_o to_o the_o assault_v make_v by_o demon_n upon_o soul_n and_o body_n he_o think_v that_o have_v a_o very_a subtle_a and_o thin_a essence_n they_o be_v so_o much_o the_o apt_a to_o act_v in_o a_o invisible_a and_o insensible_a manner_n he_o show_v thereby_o that_o he_o conceive_v create_v spirit_n as_o the_o thine_v and_o subtle_a of_o all_o body_n and_o therefore_o explain_v his_o meaning_n by_o this_o comparison_n as_o it_o happen_v that_o a_o flame_n invisible_a to_o we_o burn_v corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n when_o they_o be_v in_o flower_n or_o wither_v they_o whilst_o they_o blossom_v or_o corrupt_v they_o when_o the_o flower_n fall_v off_o and_o they_o be_v form_v or_o as_o a_o infect_a air_n communicate_v itself_o in_o a_o manner_n unknown_a to_o we_o so_o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o devil_n by_o a_o secret_a contagion_n seduce_v the_o deprave_a understanding_n of_o man._n sect._n 13._o origen_n believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n exi_v together_o before_o they_o come_v to_o animate_v the_o body_n which_o he_o establish_v upon_o st._n matth._n chap._n 20._o from_o ver._n 1_o to_o 16._o and_o in_o his_o 6_o vol._n upon_o st._n john_n have_v before_o propose_v in_o his_o 5_o chap._n the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o his_o age_n he_o assert_n accoâ—â—â—â—â—_n to_o the_o sense_n he_o give_v to_o the_o holy_a writ_n that_o 〈…〉_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o 〈…〉_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n from_o the_o 〈…〉_o â—â—ys_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v appâ—_n herself_o 〈…〉_o evil_n but_o that_o the_o spirit_n â—f_a man_n can_v 〈…〉_o â—eâ—f_n only_o to_o evil_n in_o his_o 19_o chapter_n he_o dâ—â—â—â—â—es_v on_o occasion_n of_o the_o sepalation_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n that_o he_o believe_v she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o some_o spirit_n ordain_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n who_o have_v that_o employment_n be_v of_o a_o more_o noble_a nature_n than_o the_o soul_n they_o fetch_v he_o put_v a_o very_a ingenious_a sense_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o st._n luke_n chap._n 10._o v._n 20._o and_o john_n chap._n 10._o v._n 18._o sect_n 14._o tertullian_n meaning_n as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o situate_v betwixt_o heaven_n and_o hell_n as_o he_o write_v high_a his_o four_o book_n against_o martion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a and_o determine_a place_n call_v the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n if_o you_o ask_v where_o that_o place_n lie_v and_o how_o long_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o stay_v there_o he_o will_v answer_v as_o to_o the_o first_o question_n sinum_fw-la dico_fw-la abrahae_fw-la regionem_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la caelestem_fw-la superiorem_fw-la tamen_fw-la inferis_fw-la i_o call_v abraham_n bosom_n a_o a_o region_n superior_a to_o hell_n though_o it_o proper_o belong_v not_o to_o heaven_n as_o to_o the_o other_o he_o will_v say_v refrigerium_fw-la praebiturum_fw-la animabus_fw-la justorum_fw-la donec_fw-la consummatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la omnium_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la mercedis_fw-la expungat_fw-la the_o latin_a phrase_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a but_o it_o matter_n not_o to_o translate_v the_o word_n so_o much_o as_o to_o give_v the_o sense_n which_o be_v that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o place_n of_o refreshment_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a until_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n come_v and_o bring_v on_o the_o resurrection_n in_o which_o every_o one_o shal1_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v account_n and_o then_o receive_v a_o full_a reward_n sect._n 15._o he_o call_v in_o this_o place_n the_o subterraneous_a place_n inferos_fw-la hell_n because_o he_o put_v the_o place_n of_o abide_v of_o the_o damn_a under_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o a_o great_a gulf_n contain_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o believe_v that_o for_o their_o punishment_n they_o shall_v go_v to_o burn_v in_o a_o material_a fire_n for_o about_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n of_o penitency_n he_o call_v hell_n thesaurum_fw-la ignis_fw-la aeterni_fw-la the_o treasure_n of_o eternal_a fire_n through_o the_o chimney_n of_o that_o fire_n come_v out_o sometime_o frightful_a flame_n during_o earthquake_n and_o immediate_o after_o he_o call_v that_o abyss_n of_o fire_n magni_fw-la alicujus_fw-la &_o inaestimabilis_fw-la foci_fw-la scintillas_fw-la missilia_fw-la &_o exaercitoria_fw-la jacula_fw-la the_o spark_n of_o a_o prodigious_a great_a and_o unexpressible_a fire_n st._n cyprian_n speak_v so_o obscure_o about_o the_o end_n of_o his_o letter_n against_o demetrian_a upon_o that_o subject_n that_o it_o seem_v he_o threaten_v the_o soul_n with_o corporeal_a punishment_n it_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o the_o series_n of_o his_o reason_v hell_n say_v he_o shall_v eternal_o burn_v for_o the_o damn_a and_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o devour_a fire_n and_o most_o gloo_v flame_n will_v neither_o supersede_n nor_o suspend_v their_o torment_n there_o the_o soul_n with_o their_o body_n be_v destine_v to_o infinite_a pain_n he_o seem_v to_o mean_v thereby_o that_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o share_n for_o otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v declare_v what_o peculiar_a suffering_n the_o soul_n be_v to_o undergo_v sect._n 16._o in_o the_o four_o age_n we_o shall_v first_o hear_v st._n athanasius_n he_o also_o believe_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o all_o of_o a_o equal_a dignity_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o formal_a explication_n according_a to_o his_o meaning_n on_o the_o 31st_o question_v to_o antiochus_n where_o have_v say_v something_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o angel_n he_o proceed_v thus_o because_o those_o order_n be_v call_v legion_n and_o army_n we_o must_v thereby_o understand_v such_o order_n as_o be_v establish_v to_o teach_v to_o defend_v provide_v administer_v help_v as_o also_o such_o order_n as_o receive_v the_o soul_n and_o remain_v by_o they_o now_o as_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o celestial_a order_n be_v know_v to_o we_o we_o must_v likewise_o know_v which_o be_v their_o state_n and_o what_o knowledge_n they_o have_v the_o throne_n cherubim_n and_o seraphim_n be_v teach_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o as_o be_v the_o near_a to_o he_o and_o raise_v above_o the_o other_o these_o teach_v the_o inferior_a order_n and_o these_o again_o other_o that_o be_v under_o they_o the_o last_o of_o all_o be_v the_o angel_n take_v that_o name_n in_o a_o particular_a signification_n and_o determine_v to_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o spirit_n distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o and_o these_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o men._n it_o be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v that_o st._n athanasius_n have_v take_v this_o from_o the_o write_n of_o philo_n and_o other_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v above_o chap._n 12._o sect._n 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o but_o whatever_o it_o be_v st._n athanasius_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n so_o much_o commend_v in_o our_o church_n and_o quote_v in_o the_o 9th_o article_n of_o the_o low-dutch_a confession_n of_o faith_n as_o a_o pattern_n of_o orthodoxy_n we_o can_v but_o admit_v what_o he_o have_v write_v upon_o the_o present_a matter_n as_o the_o common_a opinion_n approve_v of_o and_o receive_v by_o the_o principal_a doctor_n of_o that_o age_n sect._n 17._o i_o grant_v
the_o application_n of_o natural_a cause_n but_o by_o the_o assistanc_fw-la of_o tha_z devil_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o agreement_n make_v with_o he_o mag._n universe_n pag._n 1._o lib._n 1._o in_o proleg_n chap._n 7._o he_o establish_v these_o sort_n of_o covenant_n as_o certain_a distinguish_v they_o into_o two_o kind_n those_o which_o be_v make_v express_o with_o intention_n and_o of_o deliberate_v purpose_n and_o those_o which_o be_v tacit_o make_v but_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o hear_v sennertus_n explain_v himself_o more_o at_o large_a upon_o this_o subject_n however_o we_o find_v in_o the_o same_o place_n as_o well_o as_o in_o schotus_n book_n this_o maxim_n establish_v as_o certain_a quod_fw-la magicae_fw-la huius_fw-la vis_fw-la omnis_fw-la nititur_fw-la pacto_fw-la vel_fw-la tacit_a vel_fw-la expresso_fw-la cum_fw-la demone_n ut_fw-la probat_fw-la delrius_n etc._n etc._n that_o all_o the_o force_n of_o this_o magic_n depend_v on_o a_o agreement_n make_v tacit_o or_o express_o with_o the_o devil_n as_o delrius_n prove_v it_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 16._o this_o author_n say_v further_a that_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o end_v the_o magician_n have_v viz._n to_o act_v marvellous_a thing_n by_o the_o devil_n power_n chief_o proceed_v three_o sort_n of_o witchcraft_n for_o they_o have_v sometime_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o acquire_v the_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o produce_v miraculous_a effect_n for_o their_o proper_a advantage_n or_o pleasure_n or_o that_o of_o other_o they_o sometime_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o to_o know_v thing_n past_a and_o such_o present_a at_o be_v secret_a and_o hide_a and_o can_v be_v discover_v by_o any_o human_a power_n sometime_o they_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o acquire_v the_o power_n the_o art_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o hurt_v men._n this_o be_v not_o the_o place_n to_o tell_v what_o the_o papist_n believe_v magician_n be_v able_a to_o do_v and_o what_o in_o effect_n they_o do_v because_o in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n one_o have_v see_v what_o be_v the_o power_n that_o popery_n attribute_n to_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v likewise_o capable_a to_o effect_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o wizard_n and_o witch_n according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o league_n all_o that_o they_o effect_v themselves_o sect._n 17._o it_o will_v not_o be_v however_o beside_o the_o purpose_n to_o cite_v bodin_n who_o tell_v you_o in_o very_o precise_a term_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n 4._o how_o man_n express_o make_v league_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o i_o grant_v that_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o he_o say_v i_o be_o oblige_v to_o hold_v with_o he_o these_o people_n for_o the_o most_o execrable_a of_o all_o man_n since_o they_o renounce_v god_n and_o his_o worship_n if_o they_o be_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n or_o that_o they_o abjure_v their_o faith_n if_o they_o acknowledge_v not_o the_o true_a god_n or_o if_o they_o be_v of_o some_o particular_a sect_n and_o engage_v in_o superstition_n which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o express_a covenant_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o devil_n and_o to_o adore_v none_o but_o he_o he_o add_v a_o little_a after_o sometime_o the_o express_a obligation_n be_v but_o verbal_a and_o without_o any_o writing_n but_o sometime_o it_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o writing_n for_o the_o devil_n resolve_v to_o be_v sure_a of_o they_o who_o seek_v he_o before_o he_o propose_v any_o covenant_n between_o he_o and_o they_o he_o make_v they_o give_v a_o promise_n in_o writing_n if_o they_o can_v write_v and_o sign_v it_o with_o their_o own_o blood_n he_o add_v further_o that_o this_o obligation_n be_v make_v either_o for_o two_o year_n or_o for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o as_o if_o the_o devil_n fear_v that_o those_o that_o be_v whole_o oblige_v to_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o retract_v this_o he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o make_v they_o renounce_v god_n in_o term_n very_o precise_a but_o beside_o he_o make_v a_o impression_n upon_o they_o chap._n xxi_o that_o several_a mean_n be_v practise_v against_o attack_n and_o the_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o magician_n sect._n 1_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o must_v put_v the_o rest_n i_o have_v to_o say_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o papist_n only_o there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o of_o our_o profession_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o as_o they_o do_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n i_o shall_v report_v only_o in_o this_o what_o mean_v popery_n afford_v to_o avoid_v all_o sort_n of_o devil_n and_o spectre_n and_o to_o divert_v they_o from_o we_o the_o first_o mean_n consist_v in_o the_o resistance_n which_o be_v sufficient_a against_o their_o malice_n the_o second_o consist_v in_o the_o find_n out_o of_o those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o these_o abomination_n and_o the_o three_o in_o the_o punishment_n that_o these_o people_n be_v think_v to_o deserve_v schottus_n shall_v furnish_v i_o with_o that_o which_o i_o have_v to_o say_v touch_v the_o first_o of_o these_o mean_n and_o i_o shall_v take_v from_o other_o write_n what_o i_o be_o to_o relate_v concern_v the_o second_o and_o three_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v join_v that_o which_o may_v be_v learn_v by_o experience_n sect._n 2._o our_o author_n who_o warrant_v that_o which_o he_o say_v reject_v divers_a mean_n and_o establish_v many_o other_o we_o must_v hear_v he_o as_o well_o upon_o those_o which_o he_o reject_v as_o those_o he_o establish_v see_v these_o he_o reject_v 1._o malignant_a injury_n and_o outrage_n never_o drive_v away_o spirit_n but_o some_o insult_a term_n that_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o exorcism_n which_o have_v be_v introduce_v into_o the_o church_n contribute_v very_o much_o to_o expel_v they_o pag._n 304._o 2._o neither_o pike_n nor_o sword_n nor_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o arm_n will_v oblige_v they_o to_o retire_v pag._n 305._o 3._o neither_o fire_n nor_o light_n that_o be_v not_o consecrate_a have_v any_o virtue_n for_o this_o purpose_n p._n 308._o 4._o neither_o will_v they_o withdraw_v though_o they_o find_v the_o door_n and_o window_n open_a before_o they_o p._n 308._o 5._o though_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o people_n who_o be_v of_o the_o author_n profession_n that_o spirit_n may_v be_v drive_v away_o by_o smoke_n by_o perfume_n by_o certain_a herb_n and_o by_o blow_n with_o stone_n they_o hold_v nevertheless_o that_o no_o natural_a virtue_n that_o may_v be_v in_o material_a subject_n can_v act_v direct_o upon_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o consequence_n there_o be_v no_o sensible_a subject_n such_o as_o those_o as_o have_v be_v just_a now_o mention_v which_o may_v always_o expel_v spirit_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v nor_o drive_v they_o far_o from_o man_n pag._n 308._o and_o 312._o sect._n 3_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o hold_v that_o the_o mean_n follow_v be_v absolute_o effective_a 1._o at_o first_o he_o stablish_v two_o against_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o say_v which_o be_v a_o steadfast_a faith_n and_o a_o ardent_a prayer_n p._n 214_o 215._o for_o they_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o maxim_n of_o scripture_n this_o sort_n of_o devil_n can_v be_v cast_v out_o but_o by_o prayer_n and_o fast_n st._n matth._n 17.20_o 21._o 2._o but_o he_o establish_v five_o other_o which_o be_v invent_v pure_o by_o popery_n first_o the_o relic_n of_o holy_a body_n or_o to_o say_v better_o of_o those_o who_o be_v take_v for_o such_o second_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n three_o holy_a water_n four_o agnus_n dei_fw-la that_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n imprint_v upon_o a_o little_a round_a figure_n of_o wax_n and_o consecrate_v by_o the_o pope_n they_o have_v ses_fw-fr schottus_n a_o ready_a virtue_n and_o efficacious_a virtutem_fw-la praestantissimam_fw-la to_o put_v the_o devil_n to_o flight_n p._n 322._o five_o to_o pronounce_v the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o to_o call_v upon_o the_o virgin_n mary_n his_o mother_n p._n 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