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A45358 Melampronoea, or, A discourse of the polity and kingdom of darkness together with a solution of the chiefest objections brought against the being of witches / by Henry Hallywell. Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703? 1681 (1681) Wing H464; ESTC R9358 42,600 134

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glory_n to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n may_v proper_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o dignity_n though_o his_o glory_n be_v pale_a and_o wan_a and_o those_o once_o bright_a and_o orient_a colour_n fade_v and_o darken_v in_o his_o robe_n and_o the_o scripture_n represent_v he_o as_o a_o prince_n though_o it_o be_v of_o devil_n 2._o of_o other_o dominion_n their_o contempt_n be_v set_v down_o before_o both_o in_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n jude_n by_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v at_o nought_o make_v nothing_o of_o and_o despise_v scornful_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o their_o superior_n and_o so_o need_v not_o be_v repeat_v again_o in_o these_o word_n 3._o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o contumelious_a or_o contemptuous_a behaviour_n towards_o angel_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o instance_n the_o apostle_n bring_v of_o the_o contention_n between_o michael_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o though_o now_o his_o superior_a yet_o dare_v not_o carry_v himself_o insolent_o contemptuous_o or_o reproachful_o against_o he_o all_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o these_o mighty_a principality_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reproach_v or_o rail_v at_o but_o to_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o just_a and_o righteous_a rebuke_n of_o heaven_n in_o our_o contest_v and_o conflict_n with_o they_o three_o we_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o he_o who_o have_v god_n propitious_a to_o he_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o malice_n of_o evil_a spirit_n when_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n be_v in_o a_o great_a fear_n and_o consternation_n of_o mind_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o syrian_n that_o have_v surround_v his_o master_n dwelling_n he_o no_o soon_o see_v those_o invisible_a chariot_n and_o horse_n of_o fire_n but_o his_o fear_n abate_v and_o his_o spirit_n return_v and_o if_o we_o have_v but_o a_o firm_a faith_n in_o the_o divine_a goodness_n and_o make_v it_o our_o business_n to_o propitiate_v god_n and_o assert_v ourselves_o under_o a_o benign_a and_o favourable_a providence_n by_o the_o holiness_n of_o our_o life_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o numerous_a army_n and_o troop_n of_o syrian_n those_o evil_a daemon_n that_o assemble_v and_o unite_v themselves_o for_o our_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n for_o he_o that_o love_v god_n have_v present_o the_o invisible_a guard_n of_o heaven_n to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n about_o he_o 3._o for_o as_o arnobius_n excellent_o discourse_n against_o the_o pagan_n the_o first_o and_o only_a god_n be_v a_o sufficient_a object_n of_o divine_a veneration_n that_o god_n i_o say_v who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o lord_n the_o maker_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o worship_v he_o we_o worship_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o adore_v all_o that_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v adore_v and_o pay_v our_o obsequious_a veneration_n to_o all_o that_o require_v they_o of_o we_o for_o since_o we_o hold_v we_o fast_o to_o the_o head_n of_o divinity_n itself_o from_o who_o all_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o most_o exalt_a being_n be_v derive_v it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o disperse_v our_o worship_n upon_o many_o and_o single_a person_n especial_o when_o we_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n ignorant_a both_o of_o their_o nature_n and_o name_n and_o can_v have_v no_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o their_o number_n but_o as_o in_o earthly_a kingdom_n when_o we_o pay_v our_o worship_n and_o service_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o offer_v the_o same_o by_o name_n to_o all_o who_o be_v attendant_n in_o the_o royal_a family_n for_o asmuch_o as_o whatever_o honour_n belong_v to_o they_o be_v tacit_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o that_o do_v to_o the_o king_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o holy_a angel_n be_v a_o royal_a progeny_n and_o derive_v their_o being_n from_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a head_n of_o all_o thing_n although_o they_o receive_v no_o worship_n from_o we_o by_o name_n yet_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o they_o be_v honour_v likewise_o in_o common_a with_o their_o king_n so_o that_o when_o by_o a_o strong_a faith_n and_o the_o holiness_n of_o our_o life_n we_o have_v make_v god_n our_o friend_n the_o heavenly_a host_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n reconcile_v to_o we_o and_o we_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o they_o as_o member_n of_o their_o society_n and_o they_o lend_v we_o their_o kind_n and_o friendly_a assistance_n in_o countermine_v the_o design_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n against_o we_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o christian_n that_o be_v ever_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o naked_a and_o solitary_a effort_n in_o this_o war_n with_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n but_o be_v attend_v and_o succour_v with_o a_o mighty_a strength_n even_o the_o bright_a army_n and_o legion_n of_o heaven_n almighty_a king_n this_o this_o be_v the_o power_n that_o will_v at_o last_o prevail_v and_o 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draw_v into_o a_o live_a hell_n and_o the_o devil_n nature_n perfect_o form_v in_o she_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a magical_a sympathy_n run_v through_o this_o inferior_a world_n which_o powerful_o attract_v every_o thing_n like_o itself_o and_o strive_v to_o assimilate_v and_o convert_v it_o into_o its_o own_o nature_n thus_o every_o pitiful_a vice_n seek_v the_o enlargement_n of_o itself_o by_o a_o contagious_a affriction_n of_o all_o capable_a subject_n and_o the_o dark_a or_o worldly_a spirit_n be_v diffuse_v far_o and_o wide_a and_o pull_v and_o draw_v by_o hide_a string_n all_o those_o being_n that_n be_v predispose_v to_o a_o cognation_n and_o afsinity_n with_o it_o and_o thus_o be_v man_n soul_n often_o suck_v in_o by_o this_o infernal_a and_o powerful_a nature_n before_o ever_o they_o think_v they_o be_v in_o any_o danger_n awake_v then_o o_o man_n from_o this_o drowsy_a and_o deadly_a state_n and_o prepare_v and_o purge_v thy_o heart_n from_o all_o such_o poisonous_a and_o hellish_a passion_n let_v that_o universal_a goodness_n which_o have_v distil_v its_o fruitful_a nature_n upon_o all_o the_o capacity_n of_o thing_n enlarge_v and_o widen_v thy_o soul_n for_o a_o due_a reception_n of_o a_o sacred_a influence_n from_o above_o that_o the_o holy_a life_n of_o god_n may_v revive_v within_o thou_o which_o be_v of_o a_o heavenly_a birth_n and_o extraction_n will_v infallible_o carry_v up_o the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n to_o its_o own_o fountain_n and_o original_a five_o a_o true_a survey_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n and_o the_o powerfulness_n thereof_o can_v but_o beget_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o sincere_a christian_n a_o great_a cheerfulness_n and_o firm_a trust_n in_o god_n providence_n there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v god_n be_v best_a serve_v with_o a_o demure_a look_n and_o melancholic_a countenance_n as_o if_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n of_o devotion_n lie_v in_o be_v dull_a and_o mopish_a and_o as_o it_o be_v ever_o despair_v of_o good_a whereas_o this_o be_v only_o a_o artificial_a and_o mechanical_a thing_n or_o at_o best_a a_o religion_n that_o man_n have_v frame_v and_o patch_v together_o out_o of_o their_o own_o distemper_a constitution_n the_o jew_n say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n will_v not_o rest_v upon_o a_o melancholic_a man_n and_o the_o sacred_a write_n inform_v we_o that_o david_n harp_n do_v sometime_o dispossess_v saul_n of_o his_o dull_a and_o melancholic_a devil_n intimate_v sure_o to_o we_o that_o god_n take_v the_o great_a pleasure_n in_o a_o compose_a and_o serene_a mind_n that_o go_v on_o in_o a_o cheerful_a dependence_n upon_o that_o almighty_a providence_n that_o encircle_n all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n there_o be_v some_o temper_n and_o constitution_n of_o body_n more_o adapt_v and_o dispose_v to_o the_o temptation_n and_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n than_o other_o and_o consequent_o have_v more_o need_n of_o a_o due_a care_n and_o inspection_n over_o they_o thus_o though_o the_o most_o lucid_a discovery_n in_o art_n and_o science_n owe_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o a_o moderate_a tincture_n of_o melancholy_n whence_o aristotle_n observe_v that_o such_o person_n have_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v divine_o affect_v in_o the_o prediction_n of_o future_a event_n yet_o when_o this_o humour_n shall_v become_v ungovernable_a and_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o reason_n cloud_v all_o the_o intellectual_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o dark_a and_o horrid_a confusion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o evil_n and_o degenerate_a spirit_n may_v insinuate_v themselves_o and_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o distemper_n may_v produce_v such_o effect_n as_o no_o natural_a account_n can_v be_v give_v for_o but_o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o light_n and_o fantastic_a spirit_n that_o i_o plead_v since_o the_o devout_a christian_a in_o the_o high_a and_o most_o enravish_a cheerfulness_n and_o joy_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v then_o most_o compose_v grave_a and_o serious_a i_o will_v only_o promote_v the_o exhortation_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o discouragement_n throw_v in_o their_o way_n by_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n for_o this_o divine_a joy_n and_o serenity_n of_o mind_n be_v the_o state_n of_o angel_n and_o a_o emblem_n of_o heaven_n who_o bright_a and_o clear_a mansion_n be_v never_o overspread_v by_o any_o black_a and_o dismal_a cloud_n but_o a_o perpetual_a and_o youthful_a spring_n a_o inexhausted_a source_n of_o pure_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n abide_v there_o for_o ever_o finis_fw-la arrian_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o enchir._n ethic._n c._n 2._o in_o epiclet_n c_o 10._o lib._n 8._o contr_n celsum_fw-la see_v revel_n 1.4_o see_v ezra_n 7.14_o in_o lib._n de_fw-la mundo_fw-la varen_n descript_n regni_fw-la japon_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr abst._n psal._n 106.37_o c.d.l._n 2._o c._n 5._o de_fw-fr verit._n rel._n l._n 4._o sect._n 3_o rev._n 2.10_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o phil._n 2.10_o 1_o job._n 3.8_o luk._n 10.18_o rev._n 12.8_o 9_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr verit._n relig_n c.d._n l._n 7._o c._n 33._o eccles._n hist._n l._n 8._o c._n 1._o 2_o thes._n 2_o 11._o c.dl._n 10._o c._n 9_o see_v doctor_n hammond_n upon_o act_n 16.16_o cite_v by_o montague_n diatr_n against_o selden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n d._n l._n 8._o c._n 24._o de_fw-fr passion_n par._n 1._o ar._n 6._o cornel._n agrip_n de_fw-fr occult_a phil._n l._n 1._o c._n 64._o del-rio_n disquisit_a magic_n gader_n doctr._n ari._n &_o plat._n aeneid_n 4._o metam_fw-la 1.7_o c.d._n l._n 8._o c._n 18._o apolog._n nat._n quaest._n l._n 4._o l._n 18._o l._n 2._o l._n 3._o in_o vit._n camilli_n contr._n celsum_fw-la l._n 8._o p._n 398._o annot._n in_o 1_o cor._n 5.5_o l._n 2._o c._n 15._o contr._n cels._n l._n 8._o p._n 398._o de_fw-fr opisic_n dei_fw-la c_o 20._o de_fw-fr vit._n plot._n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o psell._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n l_o 8._o l._n 7._o p._n 334_o ibid._n c.d._n l._n 11._o c._n 15._o chap._n 14._o chap._n 28_o lib._n 3._o