12_o 13_o 18._o three_o that_o conceive_v not_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o that_o of_o beast_n some_o be_v fall_v into_o that_o gross_a error_n as_o to_o ascribe_v to_o man_n and_o beast_n a_o soul_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n chap._n 7._o sect._n 14._o without_o which_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a that_o the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n concern_v the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n into_o the_o body_n of_o other_o man_n and_o beast_n indifferent_o shall_v have_v take_v so_o deep_a root_n and_o have_v spread_v so_o far_o into_o the_o world_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 17._o chap._n 7_o sect._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o four_o that_o from_o the_o same_o source_n this_o sentiment_n have_v visible_o proceed_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v wander_v as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n after_o their_o death_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 15._o chap._n 6._o sect._n 2._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 19_o 20._o chap._n 10._o sect._n 11._o sect._n 7._o what_o contribute_v most_o to_o the_o vilify_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v that_o they_o deify_v even_o man_n either_o during_o their_o life_n or_o after_o their_o death_n witness_v the_o ancient_a greek_n and_o roman_n who_o transform_v the_o passion_n of_o man_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n into_o so_o many_o god_n and_o goddess_n or_o as_o the_o modern_a cannibal_n who_o be_v very_o near_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n as_o have_v be_v show_v chap._n 2._o sect._n 14._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 5_o 6._o chap._n 10._o sect._n 14._o which_o however_o be_v not_o common_o use_v but_o after_o death_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o apotheosis_n of_o the_o ancient_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 13._o and_o be_v not_o where_o bring_v to_o such_o a_o light_n as_o among_o the_o cannibal_n as_o have_v be_v say_v chap._n 10._o sect._n 12_o 16._o that_o they_o believe_v the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o god_n issue_v from_o their_o ancestor_n and_o that_o they_o themselves_o be_v of_o celestial_a origin_n from_o the_o same_o spring_n be_v derive_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o genii_n or_o zemean_n that_o be_v of_o helpful_a spirit_n the_o description_n of_o who_o may_v be_v see_v in_o several_a author_n sect._n 8._o it_o be_v now_o easy_a to_o conceive_v on_o what_o ground_n be_v found_v the_o divination_n and_o magic_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o prediction_n and_o witchcraft_n of_o the_o modern_a heathen_n for_o as_o to_o their_o foretell_v or_o divination_n it_o be_v ground_v upon_o this_o first_o every_o god_n have_v his_o people_n who_o he_o favour_v and_o protect_v or_o his_o own_o property_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o put_v question_n to_o he_o concern_v that_o which_o be_v to_o happen_v to_o his_o people_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v on_o that_o occasion_n second_o that_o every_o god_n have_v his_o enemy_n for_o which_o reason_n every_o one_o look_n for_o help_v against_o the_o god_n of_o who_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v damage_n and_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o such_o god_n as_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v their_o most_o violent_a enemy_n three_o that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o god_n or_o particular_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o every_o one_o mistake_v his_o own_o passion_n and_o whatever_o come_v into_o his_o fancy_n for_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o motion_n especial_o when_o dream_n supply_v he_o with_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o not_o know_v that_o the_o employment_n or_o accident_n that_o have_v precede_v the_o dream_n be_v the_o origin_n of_o they_o or_o be_v hinder_v by_o his_o prejudices_fw-la to_o make_v a_o exact_a enquiry_n after_o their_o possible_a cause_n four_o that_o it_o be_v by_o confound_v the_o deity_n with_o the_o creature_n that_o there_o have_v be_v introduce_v so_o many_o sort_n of_o divination_n and_o prognostic_n draw_v from_o the_o star_n from_o the_o thunder_n from_o bird_n mountain_n wood_n water_n and_o from_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o some_o deity_n be_v discoverable_a five_o that_o from_o the_o belief_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v wander_v about_o their_o corpse_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o take_v occasion_n to_o conjure_v up_o ghost_n sect._n 9_o concern_v the_o witchcraft_n we_o shall_v only_o make_v the_o follow_a consideration_n first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o distinguish_v not_o only_o create_v spirit_n but_o even_o the_o god_n into_o good_a and_o bad_a they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o set_v they_o one_o against_o another_o and_o to_o defend_v themselves_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o good_a or_o of_o some_o of_o the_o wicked_a against_o another_o or_o to_o avenge_v themselves_o by_o the_o power_n of_o one_o god_n of_o the_o wrong_n they_o suppose_v to_o have_v receive_v from_o another_o second_o that_o have_v forge_v to_o themselves_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o god_n and_o spirit_n superior_a and_o inferior_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o shall_v believe_v to_o destroy_v the_o power_n of_o the_o less_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o great_a three_o that_o have_v so_o base_a thought_n of_o the_o god_n who_o they_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o passion_n as_o man_n and_o thus_o deify_v human_a passion_n themselves_o they_o act_n consequent_o by_o stir_v they_o up_o against_o their_o enemy_n as_o it_o come_v into_o their_o fancy_n four_o that_o put_v some_o of_o their_o god_n so_o low_a and_o in_o so_o great_a a_o familiarity_n with_o the_o spirit_n they_o seem_v to_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o director_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o divine_a operation_n even_o in_o the_o most_o hide_a thing_n subservient_fw-fr to_o what_o use_n they_o please_v chap._n 6._o sect._n 4._o sect_n 10._o there_o be_v yet_o something_o to_o be_v say_v upon_o divination_n and_o witchcraft_n together_o which_o partly_o concern_v the_o thing_n itself_o and_o partly_o the_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n use_v in_o it_o what_o concern_v the_o thing_n itself_o come_v to_o this_o first_o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v the_o genii_n or_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n wander_v about_o grave_n make_v they_o believe_v that_o something_o may_v be_v operate_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o grave_n and_o carcase_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o use_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o their_o witchcraft_n and_o consult_v they_o in_o their_o divination_n in_o hope_n of_o get_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o god_n or_o spirit_n which_o operate_v in_o they_o or_o abide_v near_o they_o chap._n 10._o sect._n 11_o 15._o second_o that_o according_a to_o this_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o spirit_n whereof_o most_o part_n be_v wicked_a spirit_n that_o walk_v and_o wander_v every_o where_n they_o be_v always_o ready_a in_o any_o unforeseen_a disease_n mortality_n or_o sinister_a accident_n to_o cast_v the_o suspicion_n upon_o their_o enemy_n or_o envious_a who_o have_v bewitch_v they_o for_o believe_v that_o the_o inferior_a god_n or_o spirit_n act_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o man_n to_o who_o they_o belong_v they_o must_v consequent_o believe_v that_o those_o man_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o effect_v reciprocal_o the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o whatever_o the_o help_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n will_v allow_v now_o those_o suspicion_n that_o will_v sure_o move_v man_n to_o seek_v by_o who_o they_o have_v be_v bewitch_v or_o the_o cause_n matter_n and_o foundation_n of_o divination_n chap._n 10._o sect._n 8_o 16._o sect._n 11._o as_o to_o the_o posture_n use_v in_o witchcraft_n first_o the_o corpereal_a idea_n which_o they_o have_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o god_n themselves_o move_v they_o doubtless_o to_o use_v so_o many_o outward_a gesture_n in_o their_o conjuration_n chap._n 10._o sect_n 16._o but_o there_o be_v still_o another_o reason_n of_o that_o custom_n viz._n that_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v impostor_n make_v use_n of_o they_o to_o impose_v so_o much_o the_o easy_a upon_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a second_o consider_v how_o the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n be_v become_v almost_o universal_a it_o may_v be_v methinks_v conceive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o man_n shall_v place_v some_o virtue_n in_o letter_n and_o number_n by_o gather_v and_o dispose_v they_o in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o way_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o some_o certain_a word_n for_o the_o same_o pythagoras_n have_v believe_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o deity_n influence_v the_o proportion_n and_o harmony_n of_o number_n now_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o alphabet_n be_v employ_v to_o mark_v the_o number_n not_o only_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o hebrew_n but_o by_o all_o the_o other_o nation_n that_o have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o letter_n it_o follow_v
phantasm_n which_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o papist_n be_v good_a and_o bad_a angel_n or_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a which_o become_v visible_a or_o which_o be_v understand_v without_o be_v see_v either_o that_o they_o speak_v intelligible_o or_o that_o they_o make_v only_o some_o sound_n and_o noise_n there_o be_v yet_o this_o difference_n in_o their_o apparition_n that_o there_o be_v some_o soul_n which_o whether_o they_o manifest_v themselves_o visible_o or_o whether_o they_o be_v only_o hear_v work_v some_o effect_n whereas_o there_o be_v other_o that_o operate_v nothing_o schottus_n free_o teach_v we_o many_o thing_n which_o relate_v to_o they_o that_o be_v first_o in_o what_o place_n spectre_n chief_o use_v to_o appear_v second_o what_o spectre_n and_o phantasm_n be_v three_o what_o they_o act_n four_o to_o who_o they_o particular_o appear_v five_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o avoid_v they_o and_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o sect._n 2._o those_o place_n where_o phantom_n appear_v schottus_n persuade_v himself_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o may_v happen_v however_o that_o there_o be_v some_o where_o it_o happen_v more_o frequent_o than_o elsewhere_o as_o 1._o in_o desert_n and_o in_o solitary_a place_n he_o ground_n his_o opinion_n upon_o scripture_n isai_n 33.14_o apoc._n 18.2_o tob._n 8.3_o and_o confirm_v it_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n himself_o st._n matthew_n chap._n 4._o st._n luke_n chap._n 4._o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o good_a st._n anthony_n be_v so_o hardly_o deal_v with_o in_o the_o desert_n by_o all_o sort_n of_o hobgobling_n and_o spirit_n pag._n 226._o 2._o if_o one_o be_v in_o the_o humour_n also_o to_o believe_v a_o sort_n of_o water_n demon_n our_o author_n will_v very_o often_o make_v they_o appear_v in_o pond_n and_o marsh_n pag._n 227._o 3._o if_o the_o pagan_n have_v have_v since_o a_o long_a time_n god_n of_o the_o grove_n the_o christian_n will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o for_o they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v particular_a phantom_n in_o wood_n and_o meadow_n pag._n 229._o 4._o when_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v any_o bloody_a battle_n or_o after_o it_o have_v be_v fight_v many_o spectre_n have_v often_o be_v see_v in_o the_o field_n of_o battle_n pag._n 230._o 5._o phantasm_n often_o appear_v in_o bath_n and_o stove_n pag._n 232._o 6._o which_o happen_v also_o in_o fortress_n and_o castle_n pag._n 234._o 7._o in_o mine_n and_o cavern_n as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v before_o concern_v mountain_n go_n pag._n 235._o 8._o there_o be_v see_v more_o apparition_n in_o place_n where_o murderer_n and_o thief_n haunt_v than_o in_o other_o place_n pag._n 235._o 9_o holy_a cloister_n church_n and_o temple_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v not_o also_o exempt_v pag._n 237._o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_o very_o much_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o the_o world_n where_o there_o be_v more_o delusion_n and_o apparition_n make_v or_o rather_o deceitful_a vision_n than_o in_o those_o place_n 10._o so_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o the_o same_o happen_v to_o every_o particular_a person_n in_o his_o house_n pag._n 238._o sect._n 3_o if_o one_o ask_v what_o it_o be_v that_o appear_v or_o what_o these_o fantome_n be_v you_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v immediate_o satisfy_v sometime_o they_o be_v good_a angel_n but_o most_o frequent_o evil_a spirit_n soul_n of_o the_o decease_a however_o in_o this_o occasion_n there_o be_v say_v touch_v angel_n very_o little_a and_o that_o very_o uncertain_a fortassis_fw-la etiam_fw-la angeli_fw-la boni_fw-la sometime_o perhaps_o good_a angel_n say_v schotus_n pag._n 247._o but_o concern_v demon_n he_o affirm_v very_o neat_o and_o with_o a_o great_a assurance_n that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o alike_o wicked_a because_o phantasm_n be_v distinguish_v in_o mite_n &_o tetricâ—s_n seu_fw-la truculentos_fw-la in_o good_a and_o cruel_a that_o which_o be_v find_v explain_v in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o these_o word_n take_v out_o of_o cassien_n touch_v some_o unpure_a spirit_n as_o be_v ordinary_o call_v faunos_n faun_n kabautermannaken_v or_o hobgoblin_n it_o be_v notorious_a that_o they_o delude_v man_n as_o by_o way_n of_o sport_n and_o pastime_n so_o that_o in_o certain_a place_n they_o post_v themselves_o ordinary_o in_o the_o way_n and_o take_v they_o up_o however_o without_o torment_v the_o passenger_n they_o be_v content_v to_o laugh_v at_o they_o and_o make_v raillery_n and_o play_v they_o some_o pleasant_a prank_n and_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v a_o design_n to_o tire_v they_o than_o to_o give_v they_o any_o displeasure_n but_o it_o be_v also_o know_v there_o be_v other_o so_o evil_a and_o so_o cruel_a that_o it_o do_v not_o satisfy_v they_o to_o torment_v people_n and_o cruel_o to_o tear_v they_o where_o they_o come_v this_o aught_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o possess_v but_o they_o will_v attack_v those_o who_o pass_v by_o although_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o horrible_o treat_v they_o see_v one_o that_o say_v he_o know_v they_o very_o well_o himself_o and_o further_o that_o no_o body_n be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o he_o rely_v upon_o his_o own_o persuasion_n and_o do_v applaud_v himself_o for_o it_o will_v it_o not_o be_v more_o mischievous_a than_o the_o will_n with_o a_o wisp_n himself_o that_o set_v upon_o passenger_n to_o suspect_v and_o confute_v his_o belief_n however_o he_o be_v but_o a_o little_a while_n to_o be_v quiet_a for_o we_o can_v avoid_v trouble_v he_o and_o show_v his_o error_n four_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v either_o save_v or_o damn_v it_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o those_o that_o be_v happy_a be_v often_o see_v to_o appear_v to_o holy_a man_n for_o their_o good_a and_o that_o they_o appear_v still_o the_o legend_n contain_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o example_n which_o have_v be_v compile_v from_o all_o sort_n of_o history_n even_o of_o those_o which_o be_v the_o least_o worthy_a of_o credit_n and_o that_o be_v enrich_v with_o a_o great_a many_o new_a ornament_n that_o have_v be_v lend_v they_o in_o compile_v of_o the_o work_n but_o there_o be_v none_o which_o appear_v so_o worthy_a of_o remark_n as_o these_o apparition_n of_o soul_n which_o happen_v in_o consequence_n of_o covenant_n that_o have_v be_v make_v betwixt_o holy_a people_n in_o their_o life_n time_n that_o be_v when_o two_o or_o more_o have_v mutual_o promise_v that_o who_o shall_v die_v first_o shall_v appear_v to_o the_o other_o and_o come_v and_o tell_v he_o news_n of_o the_o estate_n he_o be_v in_o whether_o in_o purgatory_n or_o in_o heaven_n the_o author_n make_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o thing_n happen_v as_o it_o be_v agree_v but_o he_o dare_v not_o decide_v whether_o such_o a_o agreement_n be_v lawful_a in_o which_o case_n he_o believe_v it_o must_v be_v make_v by_o a_o particular_a inspiration_n from_o god_n p._n 333._o sect._n 5._o there_o be_v no_o more_o doubt_n of_o the_o apparition_n of_o soul_n that_o be_v damn_v and_o they_o be_v ground_v upon_o proof_n of_o the_o same_o certainty_n as_o the_o former_a schottus_n report_v a_o example_n draw_v from_o bencius_n and_o delrio_n which_o appear_v so_o strong_a and_o convince_a that_o he_o express_v himself_o thus_o at_o the_o end_n it_o be_v a_o story_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o belief_n general_o give_v to_o it_o it_o be_v public_o in_o all_o place_n by_o many_o book_n and_o by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o letter_n and_o the_o thing_n have_v happen_v in_o the_o time_n and_o place_n mention_v it_o be_v a_o question_n to_o know_v if_o any_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v false_a or_o mix_v with_o any_o falsity_n because_o it_o have_v be_v publish_v a_o long_a time_n without_o be_v contradict_v either_o in_o word_n or_o writing_n but_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o treat_v upon_o this_o question_n here_o it_o will_v be_v proper_a in_o another_o place_n however_o if_o this_o history_n be_v true_a it_o may_v confirm_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o papist_n which_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o damn_a appear_v here_o upon_o earth_n to_o the_o live_n to_o present_v to_o they_o in_o a_o frightful_a manner_n the_o torment_n they_o suffer_v in_o hell_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v bring_v they_o by_o that_o to_o repent_v and_o leave_v off_o sin_v sect._n 6._o our_o jesuit_n be_v too_o wise_a to_o speak_v much_o himself_o of_o purgatory_n he_o leave_v that_o to_o other_o he_o hold_v nevertheless_o with_o those_o of_o his_o faith_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a desire_n often_o of_o the_o live_n the_o help_n of_o their_o prayer_n and_o good_a work_n and_o that_o by_o consequence_n the_o
of_o create_a spirit_n which_o i_o absolute_o reject_v as_o a_o way_n which_o be_v use_v to_o lead_v we_o into_o error_n by_o consequence_n i_o can_v admit_v the_o argument_n which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n to_o demonstrate_v in_o what_o manner_n act_v a_o spirit_n which_o be_v his_o creature_n and_o have_v nothing_o common_a with_o he_o but_o the_o name_n after_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n i_o prove_v by_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o sovereign_a perfection_n of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v none_o of_o those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n that_o the_o pagan_n esteem_v to_o be_v god_n and_o ediator_n of_o man_n towards_o the_o supreme_a divinity_n because_o the_o reason_n of_o those_o that_o ground_n that_o belief_n upon_o the_o perfection_n of_o god_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o this_o perfection_n we_o then_o have_v take_v off_o the_o imaginary_a spirit_n i_o come_v to_o those_o which_o we_o certain_o know_v to_o exist_v that_o be_v our_o soul_n that_o be_v a_o part_n of_o ourselves_o and_o which_o by_o consequence_n be_v better_o know_v to_o we_o by_o our_o own_o experience_n this_o be_v treat_v of_o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n where_o i_o prove_v as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a their_o immortality_n and_o that_o they_o subsist_v even_o out_o of_o the_o body_n i_o employ_v for_o this_o purpose_n reason_n and_o scripture_n because_o they_o be_v two_o way_n that_o equal_o conduct_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o first_o by_o experience_n and_o by_o our_o own_o consciousness_n and_o the_o second_o by_o the_o particular_a instruction_n god_n give_v we_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n but_o i_o quote_v not_o the_o scripture_n in_o this_o part_n of_o my_o treatise_n where_o i_o examine_v but_o what_o concern_v nature_n only_o neither_o do_v i_o judge_v it_o necessary_a to_o do_v it_o afterward_o because_o it_o be_v a_o point_n that_o a_o christian_a look_n upon_o as_o already_o sufficient_o establish_v and_o suppose_v it_o when_o he_o will_v engage_v in_o a_o dispute_n upon_o this_o subject_n beside_o i_o reject_v as_o superstition_n and_o fable_n whatever_o proceed_v from_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n especial_o of_o the_o heathen_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n so_o we_o come_v to_o know_v with_o certainty_n that_o such_o a_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o soul_n which_o true_o exist_v have_v a_o body_n with_o which_o it_o live_v and_o without_o which_o it_o may_v still_o live_v and_o to_o reject_v all_o the_o other_o spirit_n of_o who_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n false_o believe_v the_o existence_n but_o beside_o those_o pagan_a opinion_n we_o hear_v every_o day_n mention_v make_v of_o angel_n not_o only_o by_o christian_n but_o also_o by_o jew_n and_o mahometan_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o reason_n alone_o be_v capable_a to_o discover_v to_o we_o that_o there_o be_v such_o spirit_n destitute_a of_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a body_n upon_o this_o point_n i_o show_v in_o the_o six_o chapter_n that_o our_o understanding_n without_o the_o help_n of_o scripture_n can_v penetrate_v far_o than_o to_o comprehend_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a but_o not_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v spirit_n for_o this_o reason_n i_o have_v not_o judge_v it_o necessary_a to_o examine_v the_o operation_n of_o these_o spirit_n upon_o body_n or_o upon_o the_o other_o spirit_n because_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o ridiculous_a to_o trouble_v one_o self_n with_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o creature_n the_o existence_n of_o which_o be_v not_o establish_v as_o certain_a and_o therefore_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o first_o edition_n but_o by_o the_o way_n in_o verse_n which_o be_v at_o present_a the_o seven_o sect._n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v manifest_v how_o wrongful_o many_o people_n will_v persuade_v themselves_o that_o i_o have_v compose_v my_o work_n only_o to_o deny_v the_o operation_n of_o spirit_n upon_o body_n and_o upon_o other_o spirit_n and_o beside_o that_o i_o ground_n upon_o this_o negative_a all_o my_o explication_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o scripture_n but_o that_o i_o may_v avoid_v this_o persecution_n for_o the_o future_a i_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v in_o the_o new_a edition_n that_o be_v make_v of_o my_o book_n a_o whole_a chapter_n between_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o so_o that_o this_o new_a chapter_n be_v at_o present_a the_o seven_o and_o the_o seven_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o so_o of_o the_o other_o follow_v there_o i_o pretend_v clear_o to_o show_v that_o the_o proof_n relate_v upon_o that_o subject_n strike_v not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o end_n and_o can_v be_v consider_v as_o true_a proof_n which_o i_o mean_v as_o to_o what_o concern_v nature_n and_o as_o to_o what_o human_a reason_n may_v conceive_v of_o itself_o as_o destitute_a of_o help_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n after_o that_o i_o come_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o then_o i_o employ_v reason_n no_o more_o but_o keep_v to_o the_o scripture_n only_o and_o i_o search_v in_o it_o what_o it_o will_v teach_v i_o touch_v spirit_n which_o be_v now_o the_o question_n there_o i_o find_v that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o angel_n it_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v such_o spirit_n as_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n towards_o other_o creature_n but_o there_o be_v nothing_o discover_v to_o we_o touch_v their_o essence_n neither_o be_v their_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n as_o to_o their_o original_a or_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o fall_n for_o which_o reason_n part_n of_o they_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n reject_v from_o god_n notwithstanding_o the_o scripture_n put_v these_o two_o thing_n for_o certain_a which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o chapter_n i_o consider_v afterward_o the_o property_n and_o operation_n that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o they_o and_o i_o endeavour_v to_o know_v what_o be_v their_o proper_a nature_n their_o power_n upon_o other_o creature_n either_o spiritual_a or_o corporeal_a but_o the_o passage_n that_o speak_v of_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o appear_v to_o i_o to_o have_v be_v understand_v otherwise_o than_o those_o that_o attribute_n also_o to_o certain_a man_n that_o be_v to_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n the_o work_n that_o they_o have_v do_v in_o dispense_n the_o miracle_n of_o god_n that_o which_o give_v i_o occasion_n to_o say_v that_o as_o this_o dispensation_n surpass_v the_o force_n of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v entrust_v it_o can_v make_v we_o know_v what_o be_v their_o proper_a nature_n whence_o i_o take_v occasion_n to_o infer_v the_o same_o thing_n touch_v angel_n this_o be_v in_o the_o ten_o and_o eleven_o chapter_n that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o name_n original_a or_o operation_n of_o those_o spirit_n i_o endeavour_v to_o learn_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o order_n of_o which_o be_v make_v a_o ample_a mention_n in_o the_o twelve_o fifteen_o and_o nineteenth_o chapter_n of_o my_o first_o book_n but_o i_o draw_v not_o any_o light_n from_o thence_o save_o that_o angel_n as_o well_o good_a as_o bad_a have_v each_o their_o head_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o good_a angel_n be_v call_v michael_n and_o that_o of_o the_o bad_a named_z diabolus_fw-la the_o devil_n that_o be_v in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n yet_o i_o leave_v it_o not_o here_o i_o consider_v again_o that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n in_o many_o place_n some_o particular_a administration_n to_o angel_n i_o examine_v to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v first_o as_o to_o the_o good_a angel_n in_o general_a in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n who_o the_o scripture_n often_o make_v appear_v and_o always_o for_o particular_a revelation_n to_o the_o faithful_a either_o to_o work_v extraordinary_a miracle_n or_o execute_v god_n judgement_n upon_o man_n by_o punishment_n or_o by_o deliverance_n but_o i_o conceive_v not_o that_o what_o be_v say_v of_o this_o ministry_n be_v different_a from_o what_o be_v relate_v of_o that_o of_o those_o holy_a man_n who_o have_v be_v employ_v in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o his_o miracle_n that_o they_o in_o no_o wise_a operate_v by_o their_o own_o virtue_n by_o consequence_n i_o find_v nothing_o as_o yet_o which_o may_v give_v i_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o proper_a angel_n their_o power_n or_o their_o operation_n afterward_o i_o come_v to_o a_o more_o particular_a examination_n of_o the_o principle_n passage_n especial_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o speak_v of_o these_o three_o person_n which_o appear_v to_o abraham_n of_o the_o two_o other_o that_o appear_v to_o lot_n genesis_n chapter_n the_o eighteen_o and_o nineteenth_o and_o in_o make_v reflection_n upon_o this_o history_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o other_o instruction_n of_o the_o holy_a
to_o produce_v effect_n by_o the_o power_n of_o herb_n stone_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n moreover_o say_v again_o agrippa_n for_o that_o reason_n natural_a magic_n be_v that_o which_o penetrate_v the_o virtue_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n and_o which_o with_o a_o subtle_a discern_a have_v exact_o search_v into_o their_o induration_n and_o sympathy_n discover_v so_o far_o their_o secret_a power_n that_o by_o they_o it_o produce_v wonder_n which_o amaze_v humane_a understanding_n not_o so_o much_o by_o art_n as_o nature_n to_o which_o as_o to_o its_o sovereign_a art_n submit_v itself_o and_o only_o lend_v she_o the_o help_a hand_n thus_o we_o can_v by_o natural_a way_n produce_v ripe_a fruit_n before_o their_o season_n and_o even_o infect_v only_o by_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o time_n by_o natural_a mean_n unknown_a to_o other_o man_n as_o it_o be_v do_v tho'_o in_o a_o less_o degree_n of_o perfection_n by_o gardener_n each_o of_o who_o strive_v to_o be_v the_o first_o in_o get_v early_a fruit_n help_v nature_n by_o art_n and_o still_o however_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o nature_n herself_o the_o difference_n only_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o a_o magus_n who_o whole_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o his_o study_n penetrate_v much_o far_a into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n than_o the_o vulgar_a and_o even_o those_o learned_a who_o care_v not_o to_o take_v that_o trouble_n upon_o they_o but_o as_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v without_o the_o particular_a assistance_n and_o concourse_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n they_o concern_v not_o the_o present_a question_n however_o we_o mention_v they_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o subject_n in_o hand_n and_o all_o its_o dependency_n of_o which_o we_o intend_v to_o give_v a_o clear_a and_o undeniable_a notion_n sect._n 4._o we_o have_v hitherto_o see_v the_o magic_n of_o the_o pagan_n include_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o nature_n now_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o remember_v what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o commentary_n upon_o daniel_n sect._n 26._o viz._n that_o to_o the_o magic_n ancient_o in_o use_n mathematics_n physic_n and_o divinity_n be_v ordinary_o conjoin_v some_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o one_o of_o those_o science_n and_o other_o to_o another_o whence_o proceed_v a_o difference_n of_o name_n betwixt_o the_o student_n of_o magic_n some_o of_o who_o be_v call_v mathematician_n and_o other_o physician_n or_o by_o a_o more_o odious_a name_n poisoner_n the_o former_a apply_v themselves_o chief_o to_o perform_v wonderful_a thing_n and_o the_o other_o to_o perpetrate_v wickedness_n among_o their_o wonder_n may_v be_v count_v the_o wooden_a dove_n of_o architas_n that_o fly_v and_o the_o statue_n of_o mercury_n that_o speak_v but_o the_o employment_n of_o poisoner_n be_v to_o annoy_v man_n their_o good_n and_o their_o beast_n by_o many_o thing_n common_o unknown_a and_o have_v learn_v the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o they_o by_o their_o study_n they_o put_v they_o in_o use_n in_o such_o a_o conceal_a and_o imperceptible_a way_n that_o one_o can_v scatce_o belieye_v what_o he_o see_v effect_v and_o this_o be_v what_o they_o real_o operate_v but_o as_o to_o what_o they_o boast_v of_o beside_o or_o perhaps_o imagine_v themselves_o capable_a of_o it_o be_v that_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o simple_n and_o some_o other_o drug_n mix_v together_o they_o can_v transform_v man_n into_o beast_n beast_n into_o man_n beast_n and_o man_n into_o other_o beast_n and_o man_n conjure_v up_o ghost_n or_o raise_v the_o dead_a out_o of_o their_o grave_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 5._o now_o we_o must_v speak_v of_o magic_n mere_o artificial_a which_o may_v right_o be_v so_o call_v because_o nature_n have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o but_o that_o be_v a_o work_n of_o art_n alone_o which_o however_o presuppose_v nature_n one_o may_v also_o very_o fit_o give_v the_o name_n of_o witchcraft_n conjuration_n and_o enchant_v in_o general_a to_o all_o the_o various_a practice_n that_o be_v make_v of_o it_o for_o we_o call_v witchcraft_n whatever_o be_v operate_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n with_o the_o communication_n of_o man_n which_o be_v never_o do_v without_o use_v some_o sort_n of_o conjuration_n and_o enchant_v that_o art_n which_o require_v of_o its_o professor_n a_o particular_a way_n of_o live_v always_o consist_v in_o the_o use_n of_o some_o certain_a sign_n and_o word_n that_o they_o utter_v or_o write_v and_o in_o extraordinary_a gesture_n in_o consideration_n of_o which_o the_o demon_n be_v ready_a at_o all_o time_n to_o discover_v to_o they_o hide_a thing_n and_o to_o operate_v in_o their_o behalf_n supernatural_a wonder_n this_o be_v therefore_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n that_o beside_o natural_a magic_n they_o believe_v themselves_o capable_a of_o produce_v the_o most_o wonderful_a effect_n by_o the_o power_n of_o demon_n who_o they_o know_v how_o to_o make_v comply_v by_o their_o conjuration_n to_o whatever_o they_o desire_v sect._n 6._o we_o must_v careful_o observe_v this_o because_o natural_a magic_n be_v not_o common_o accurate_o distinguish_v from_o the_o artificial_a either_o by_o the_o ancient_n or_o by_o the_o modern_n and_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o one_o be_v frequent_o attribute_v to_o the_o other_o even_o those_o that_o meddle_v with_o it_o have_v commit_v as_o many_o mistake_v as_o the_o other_o for_o some_o of_o they_o say_z agrippa_z be_v come_v to_o that_o height_n of_o folly_n as_o to_o believe_v that_o by_o the_o different_a concourse_n and_o aspect_n of_o the_o star_n with_o the_o interposition_n of_o time_n and_o proportion_n due_o observe_v they_o may_v in_o a_o certain_a instant_n acquire_v a_o sensible_a idea_n of_o celestial_a thing_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n and_o understanding_n which_o be_v interrogated_a by_o they_o will_v give_v they_o answer_n and_o discover_v they_o hide_a thing_n on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o ascribe_v to_o nature_n what_o be_v above_o her_o power_n which_o i_o can_v better_o express_v than_o by_o the_o very_a word_n of_o agrippa_n who_o proceed_v thus_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o those_o magician_n not_o only_o rake_v up_o into_o natural_a thing_n but_o even_o in_o a_o manner_n remove_v nature_n out_o of_o her_o place_n which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o do_v by_o motion_n by_o number_n by_o gesture_n by_o sound_n by_o voice_n by_o congregation_n by_o light_n by_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o by_o word_n thus_o it_o be_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o psilli_n and_o marsi_n conjure_v serpent_n and_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n thus_o orpheus_n by_o his_o sing_v allay_v the_o tempest_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o argonaut_n thus_o as_o homer_n relate_v by_o some_o certain_a word_n the_o blood_n of_o ulysses_n be_v stop_v there_o be_v a_o punishment_n ordain_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o 12_o table_n to_o those_o that_o shall_v use_v such_o sort_n of_o enchantment_n against_o corn._n sect._n 7._o it_o must_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o we_o that_o thing_n shall_v be_v so_o in_o the_o pagan_n time_n for_o magic_n consider_v in_o general_a and_o in_o itself_o be_v esteem_v because_o of_o its_o depth_n and_o honour_v as_o divine_a take_v the_o word_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o as_o it_o may_v be_v attribute_v to_o their_o deity_n which_o have_v be_v describe_v before_o beside_o magic_n be_v reverence_v because_o of_o efficacy_n and_o power_n belove_v for_o its_o serviceableness_n in_o the_o good_a use_n of_o it_o but_o hate_v and_o detest_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o malignity_n and_o the_o disturbance_n it_o cause_v when_o it_o be_v abuse_v the_o same_o agrippa_n will_v tell_v we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o porphyry_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o ingenious_a heathen_n upon_o that_o subject_n porphyry_n say_v he_o treat_v of_o witchcraft_n and_o of_o the_o magic_n of_o divine_a thing_n conclude_v at_o last_o that_o it_o may_v render_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n capable_a of_o receive_v spirit_n and_o angel_n but_o he_o absolute_o deny_v that_o one_o may_v approach_v god_n by_o that_o art_n chap._n v._o that_o we_o see_v still_o among_o the_o present_a pagan_n the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n we_o have_v speak_v as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o subject_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a paganism_n which_o reign_v in_o the_o country_n we_o inhabit_v we_o have_v also_o speak_v of_o the_o nation_n who_o introduce_v most_o of_o those_o art_n and_o science_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v it_o be_v now_o fit_a to_o consider_v the_o modern_a heathen_n to_o know_v how_o far_o their_o sentiment_n and_o practice_n concern_v spirit_n can_v reach_v without_o the_o light_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o never_o shine_v upon_o they_o
who_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n they_o say_v that_o brama_n have_v power_n over_o all_o the_o soul_n and_o distribute_v they_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n as_o he_o please_v that_o baffiuna_n teach_v man_n the_o commandment_n of_o permiseer_n and_o provide_v with_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n those_o that_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o and_o that_o mais_n call_v to_o judgement_n before_o permiseer_n the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n who_o send_v they_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n into_o the_o body_n of_o man_n or_o beast_n to_o be_v afterward_o with_o they_o purify_v of_o their_o fit_n in_o a_o certain_a purge_a fire_n the_o gentives_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o goleonda_n believe_v also_o one_o only_a god_n who_o have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n have_v associate_v himself_o to_o some_o inferior_a god_n choose_v from_o among_o man_n which_o notion_n be_v agreeable_a with_o the_o semidii_fw-la indigetes_n or_o heros_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n sect._n 7._o those_o ancient_a persian_n who_o have_v remain_v in_o their_o religion_n since_o mahometism_n have_v settle_v in_o their_o country_n deserve_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o some_o remain_v in_o persia_n and_o live_v for_o the_o most_o part_n at_o ispuhum_n the_o capital_a of_o that_o empire_n other_o have_v retire_v into_o the_o indies_n especial_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gusuratte_n where_o they_o be_v in_o great_a number_n here_o you_o have_v the_o belief_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o very_a word_n of_o carolinus_n extract_v from_o de_fw-fr laat_fw-mi varenius_n and_o tuist_n they_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n present_v every_o where_o who_o govern_v all_o thing_n aâ—_n pleasure_n without_o need_v the_o assistance_n of_o any_o one_o though_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o have_v seven_o minister_n by_o he_o almost_o of_o the_o same_o dignity_n with_o himself_o who_o have_v each_o their_o particular_a office_n of_o which_o they_o be_v accountable_a to_o he_o the_o one_a be_v hamalda_n the_o governor_n of_o men._n the_o second_o be_v baman_n who_o have_v inspection_n over_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o 3d._n be_v ardi_n best_o who_o preserve_v fire_n and_o hinder_v it_o from_o go_v out_o the_o four_o be_v sarivard_n on_o who_o metal_n and_o mineral_n depend_v the_o 5_o be_v espendaar_n who_o take_v care_n lest_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o filthiness_n and_o grow_v wild_a the_o 6_o be_v arendaar_n who_o have_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o water_n and_o who_o take_v care_n that_o they_o be_v not_o soil_v with_o nastiness_n the_o last_o be_v amadaat_fw-mi who_o have_v the_o inspection_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o herb_n all_o these_o god_n be_v only_a inspector_n and_o director_n it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o inflict_v death_n upon_o any_o thing_n or_o to_o give_v it_o a_o new_a life_n for_o they_o be_v sole_o establish_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o sovereign_a god_n and_o to_o inform_v against_o those_o that_o have_v ill_o use_v corrupt_a or_o violate_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v under_o their_o keep_n sect._n 8._o beside_o those_o 7_o minister_n there_o be_v yet_o 26_o of_o a_o inferior_a order_n each_o of_o which_o have_v his_o particular_a district_n sorach_n be_v the_o first_o who_o office_n it_o quick_o to_o bring_v the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n before_o their_o judge_n viz._n i_n resna_n and_o saros_n the_o four_o be_v beram_n carrasedaats_n who_o direct_v war_n at_o his_o pleasure_n the_o 5_o be_v the_o sun_n the_o 6_o be_v anoa_n who_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o water_n the_o seven_o be_v ader_n who_o be_v establish_v over_o fire_n the_o 8_o be_v maho_n who_o govern_v the_o moon_n the_o 9th_o be_v tiera_n that_o be_v the_o rain_n 10_o god_n govern_v and_o preserve_v cattle_n 11._o tavardi_fw-it take_v care_n of_o the_o sâ—uls_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n 12_o aram_n bring_v joy_n to_o tâ—e_v world_n and_o banish_v pain_n and_o sorrow_n from_o thence_o 13_o goada_n rule_v the_o wind_n though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o wind_n himself_o 14_o dieu_fw-fr give_n to_o nation_n information_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o law_n and_o inclination_n to_o keep_v they_o 15._o appersone_n afford_v riches_n 16_o astaat_n give_v understanding_n and_o memory_n 17_o the_o assamaan_n have_v the_o inspection_n of_o ware_n 10._o gimninaat_n have_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o earth_n 19_o marisipant_n be_v the_o god_n of_o goodness_n which_o he_o communicate_v to_o those_o that_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o 20._o armira_n be_v the_o director_n of_o money_n 21._o hoem_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o conception_n of_o woman_n and_o give_v life_n to_o their_o fruit._n 22_o 23._o dimnia_n and_o base_n be_v establish_v to_o succour_v those_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o they_o the_o three_o last_o befadeer_n defemeer_n and_o defyn_n stand_v by_o god_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o perform_v his_o order_n these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o those_o 26_o minister_n who_o the_o country_n man_n of_o persia_n honour_n with_o the_o title_n of_o gestio_fw-la or_o saint_n and_o who_o they_o believe_v to_o have_v authority_n and_o power_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v under_o their_o direction_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o also_o adore_v they_o trust_v that_o they_o will_v be_v their_o intercessor_n to_o god_n and_o obtain_v from_o he_o whatever_o shall_v be_v necessary_a for_o their_o good_a sect._n 9_o have_v thus_o sufficient_o speak_v as_o to_o the_o god_n we_o will_v now_o treat_v of_o the_o spirit_n though_o we_o find_v but_o little_a information_n upon_o this_o point_n in_o author_n save_v in_o what_o concern_v china_n and_o the_o east-indies_n on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n ganges_n i_o only_o find_v mention_v make_v that_o the_o japanders_n in_o a_o place_n not_o far_o from_o osacca_n venerate_v a_o god_n or_o spirit_n name_v tiedebaie_o lest_o he_o shall_v hurt_v they_o and_o that_o another_o god_n call_v goquis_n frequent_o appear_v to_o they_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n in_o the_o town_n of_o micao_n they_o worship_v in_o a_o statue_n of_o a_o frightful_a figure_n another_o spirit_n to_o who_o the_o christian_n give_v the_o name_n of_o king_n of_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v no_o pagod_n in_o all_o japan_n say_v carolinus_n which_o be_v so_o frequent_v nor_o enrich_v with_o so_o great_a presence_n because_o thereby_o they_o think_v to_o redeem_v their_o sin_n sect._n 10._o martinius_n kircher_n and_o trigaltius_fw-la three_o jesuit_n have_v write_v large_a history_n of_o china_n but_o very_o little_o insist_v upon_o this_o matter_n however_o consider_v what_o they_o observe_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o that_o people_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o the_o siamese_n likewise_o venerate_a some_o wicked_a god_n though_o against_o the_o sentiment_n of_o many_o of_o their_o doctor_n under_o pretence_n of_o charge_v those_o bad_a spirit_n of_o such_o evil_n of_o which_o they_o will_v not_o make_v god_n the_o author_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o same_o nation_n that_o they_o give_v two_o spirit_n to_o every_o man_n one_o of_o which_o make_v they_o to_o be_v good_a and_o the_o other_o evil_n sect._n 11._o but_o the_o great_a knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o country_n come_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o choromandel_n carolinus_n who_o have_v gather_v what_o rogerius_n say_v of_o it_o in_o many_o place_n say_v that_o they_o believe_v good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n that_o be_v angel_n and_o devils_n they_o name_v the_o angel_n devetas_n and_o the_o devil_n ratsiasias_n they_o hold_v that_o both_o be_v beget_v by_o man_n and_o that_o their_o common_a father_n be_v cassiopa_n the_o first_o bramaine_v or_o priest_n and_o legislator_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o devetas_n be_v diti_fw-la and_o that_o of_o the_o ratsiasias_n be_v aditi_n both_o wife_n of_o cassiopa_n sect._n 12._o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o devetas_n for_o such_o man_n as_o go_v after_o their_o decease_n into_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o above_o the_o earth_n be_v also_o call_v devetas_n but_o those_o place_n be_v not_o for_o they_o a_o eternal_a abode_n since_o after_o the_o succession_n of_o some_o age_n they_o must_v come_v back_o into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v bear_v again_o as_o to_o the_o other_o devetas_n who_o be_v in_o great_a number_n they_o never_o depart_v from_o their_o abide_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v in_o that_o number_n they_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o both_o soul_n and_o life_n sect._n 13._o the_o ratsiasias_n be_v also_o of_o two_o sort_n some_o of_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n who_o be_v condemn_v
for_o their_o sin_n to_o wander_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n which_o they_o can_v satisfy_v but_o by_o the_o alm_n that_o man_n hand_n they_o wherefore_o they_o often_o appear_v in_o a_o human_a shape_n to_o beg_v something_o from_o they_o but_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v they_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o devil_n or_o ratsiasias_n proper_o so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o aditi_n and_o be_v very_o malicious_a they_o have_v power_n to_o molest_v man_n and_o even_o to_o cause_v much_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n to_o the_o angel_n or_o devetas_n they_o may_v walk_v every_o where_o except_o save_v in_o the_o abode_n of_o brama_n and_o in_o the_o heaven_n they_o be_v describe_v with_o huge_a frightful_a and_o stink_a body_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v male_a and_o female_a to_o procreate_v child_n and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n sect._n 14._o there_o be_v enough_o concern_v the_o demon_n of_o the_o pagan_n of_o asia_n but_o as_o most_o of_o those_o nation_n be_v pythagorean_n and_o believe_v the_o metempsychosis_n they_o also_o supply_v we_o with_o hero_n for_o say_v baldaeius_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o east_n indies_n the_o modern_a heathen_n believe_v that_o man_n be_v happy_a in_o this_o life_n than_o the_o beast_n by_o reason_n that_o he_o have_v a_o body_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n may_v exert_v her_o operation_n but_o they_o agree_v not_o that_o a_o man_n be_v more_o noble_a than_o a_o beast_n nor_o that_o he_o have_v a_o soul_n more_o excellent_a than_o it_o have_v and_o when_o they_o be_v ask_v why_o beast_n reason_v not_o they_o answer_v because_o they_o have_v not_o body_n capable_a of_o exert_v the_o quality_n of_o a_o soul_n as_o a_o dumb_a man_n who_o want_v a_o proper_a organ_n to_o utter_v word_n and_o may_v be_v nevertheless_o very_o wise_a or_o as_o some_o people_n who_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n but_o have_v no_o more_o readiness_n to_o express_v themselves_o than_o child_n who_o can_v do_v it_o he_o that_o shall_v read_v this_o will_v be_v less_o surprise_v at_o what_o follow_v sect._n 15._o nothing_o certain_a can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o japanders_n because_o the_o jesuit_n who_o relate_v their_o opinion_n agree_v not_o together_o it_o appear_v however_o that_o there_o be_v among_o that_o people_n three_o sort_n of_o opinion_n concern_v human_a soul_n and_o their_o essence_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n differ_v not_o from_o that_o of_o beast_n the_o second_o that_o man_n have_v a_o soul_n of_o another_o nature_n than_o that_o of_o beast_n but_o still_o mortal_a the_o three_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a they_o likewise_o believe_v the_o metempsychosis_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v determine_v to_o enter_v into_o another_o body_n either_o of_o man_n or_o beast_n by_o the_o conjunction_n that_o be_v then_o make_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n with_o other_o star_n sect._n 16._o the_o chinese_n be_v likewise_o pythagorean_n martinius_n testify_v it_o very_o plain_o as_o to_o one_o of_o their_o sect_n in_o these_o word_n chiquiao_n be_v a_o sect_n which_o our_o people_n esteem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o introduce_v in_o china_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n they_o believe_v the_o exchange_n of_o soul_n inward_o and_o outward_o they_o honour_v image_n and_o imagine_v that_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n pass_v in_o punishment_n of_o her_o sin_n from_o one_o body_n into_o another_o for_o which_o reason_n they_o abstain_v from_o what_o ever_o have_v have_v life_n that_o narration_n be_v confirm_v by_o trigaltius_fw-la who_o say_v that_o the_o parent_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o kill_v their_o child_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v encumber_v with_o too_o many_o assert_v that_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o procure_v they_o a_o better_a condition_n since_o instead_o of_o poverty_n they_o afford_v they_o by_o death_n the_o occasion_n of_o go_v into_o other_o body_n and_o be_v bear_v again_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rich_a people_n where_o they_o will_v live_v more_o at_o ease_n the_o peguan_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o same_o sentiment_n by_o the_o relation_n piuto_n when_o by_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o rolym_n or_o highpriest_n they_o let_v loose_v a_o great_a many_o bird_n and_o fish_n which_o they_o keep_v prisoner_n believe_v they_o to_o be_v as_o many_o human_a soul_n who_o will_v keep_v company_n to_o their_o rolym_n in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o other_o world_n beside_o we_o read_v in_o corolinus_n out_o of_o artus_n in_o his_o speculum_fw-la mundi_fw-la that_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o china_n have_v invent_v three_o place_n for_o those_o that_o depart_v this_o life_n nachac_n be_v a_o place_n of_o torment_n schuum_n one_o of_o delight_n such_o as_o the_o paradise_n of_o mahomet_n and_o miba_n or_o nibam_n signify_v a_o entire_a privation_n of_o be_v or_o a_o full_a destruction_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n all_o the_o soul_n have_v their_o abode_n in_o the_o two_o first_o place_n or_o depart_v from_o thence_o to_o go_v to_o and_o fro_o through_o the_o world_n and_o often_o pass_v from_o one_o body_n into_o another_o by_o new_a birth_n until_o they_o deserve_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o nibam_n that_o be_v to_o be_v annihilate_v le_fw-fr blanc_n speak_v of_o it_o somewhat_o different_o in_o a_o relation_n extract_v from_o a_o franciscan_a monk_n he_o say_v that_o the_o chinese_n believe_v that_o man_n become_v god_n at_o last_o after_o they_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o body_n of_o several_a beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n and_o that_o they_o imagine_v that_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o course_n of_o many_o age_n have_v be_v well_o purify_v in_o some_o proper_a place_n and_o return_v several_a time_n into_o new_a world_n be_v at_o last_o introduce_v into_o paradise_n cast_v down_o to_o hell_n or_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o sect._n 18._o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o siamese_n in_o this_o point_n we_o must_v learn_v it_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o jesuit_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o siam_n in_o the_o year_n 1685._o and_o 1686._o because_o that_o book_n be_v the_o new_a and_o much_o credit_v thus_o then_o write_v tachard_n p_o 297_o 298._o edit_fw-la amstele_v metempsychosis_n be_v one_o of_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o their_o religion_n so_o that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n pass_v in_o continual_a transmigration_n until_o he_o be_v sanctify_v and_o deserve_v to_o be_v god_n they_o admit_v of_o spirit_n but_o such_o as_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o soul_n who_o always_o inform_v some_o body_n until_o they_o have_v attain_v to_o holiness_n or_o deity_n angel_n be_v corporeal_a and_o of_o different_a sex_n and_o consequent_o may_v beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n those_o angel_n be_v never_o sanctify_v nor_o deify_v but_o to_o they_o only_o belong_v to_o watch_v over_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o men._n they_o distribute_v they_o into_o seven_o order_n or_o hierarchy_n some_o of_o which_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o noble_a than_o the_o other_o all_o which_o they_o place_v in_o as_o many_o different_a heaven_n each_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v one_o of_o those_o intelligence_n to_o preside_v over_o what_o be_v do_v there_o they_o likewise_o impart_v they_o to_o star_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o city_n mountain_n and_o forest_n and_o even_o to_o the_o wind_n and_o rain_n and_o because_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o those_o angel_n examine_v the_o conduct_n of_o man_n and_o be_v witness_n of_o all_o their_o action_n to_o reward_v those_o that_o be_v commendable_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o god_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o those_o intelligence_n and_o not_o to_o their_o god_n that_o they_o use_v to_o apply_v themselves_o in_o their_o necessity_n and_o misery_n and_o to_o thank_v they_o for_o the_o favour_n they_o 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fire_n and_o light_n the_o nature_n of_o their_o body_n can_v however_o be_v penetrate_v by_o none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n what_o he_o add_v afterward_o be_v more_o consonant_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o demon_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o men._n he_o believe_v not_o however_o that_o soul_n be_v simple_a nature_n but_o that_o they_o be_v compose_v of_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o believe_v they_o can_v be_v conceive_v as_o corporeal_a without_o have_v a_o body_n and_o that_o the_o material_a part_n can_v rise_v without_o the_o soul_n several_a doctor_n of_o that_o time_n speak_v very_o near_o the_o word_n though_o they_o explain_v not_o themselves_o so_o open_o so_o that_o they_o must_v not_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o very_o far_o from_o that_o opinion_n as_o will_n more_o plain_o appear_v when_o we_o mention_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n sect._n 5._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n in_o his_o 6_o book_n of_o miscellany_n show_n that_o he_o hold_v the_o angel_n for_o the_o inspector_n of_o man_n and_o those_o that_o inspire_v wisdom_n into_o they_o that_o each_o country_n and_o perhaps_o each_o man_n have_v his_o own_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v distribute_v among_o angel_n the_o inspection_n and_o care_n of_o each_o city_n and_o nation_n he_o say_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a power_n distribute_v good_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o angel_n whether_o they_o be_v visible_a or_o invisible_a justin_n favour_v that_o suppposed_a visibility_n of_o the_o angel_n or_o at_o least_o he_o tolerate_v it_o since_o he_o assert_n in_o his_o four_o apology_n that_o god_n entrust_v the_o angel_n with_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o other_o human_a affair_n under_o the_o heaven_n some_o of_o who_o fall_v off_o because_o of_o their_o conversation_n with_o woman_n from_o
which_o issue_v the_o demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n mihi_fw-la 44._o st._n athanasius_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n explain_v those_o two_o thing_n more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o embassy_n as_o to_o the_o first_o he_o say_v that_o god_n create_v the_o angel_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n that_o be_v under_o their_o direction_n so_o that_o god_n take_v indeed_o a_o genâ—â—ral_a view_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a inspection_n he_o have_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o angel_n constitute_v over_o they_o as_o to_o the_o second_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n with_o the_o other_o that_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n make_v some_o angel_n fall_v into_o apostasy_n whence_o proceed_v a_o sort_n of_o demon_n sect._n 6._o justin_n that_o enter_v more_o into_o particular_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v demon_n declare_v that_o he_o know_v none_o that_o have_v that_o divine_a power_n of_o preserve_v and_o reward_v such_o as_o obey_v he_o and_o therefore_o that_o he_o know_v none_o likewise_o that_o have_v the_o power_n to_o avenge_v himself_o upon_o the_o disobedient_a and_o rebel_n this_o he_o teach_v in_o his_o 42th_o question_n have_v say_v before_o in_o the_o 40th_o that_o a_o wicked_a spirit_n that_o have_v be_v once_o expel_v can_v torment_v he_o any_o more_o who_o he_o have_v before_o possess_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a 42th_o question_n he_o say_v that_o when_o a_o possess_v seem_v to_o break_v his_o band_n and_o fetter_n it_o be_v the_o daemon_n that_o do_v it_o who_o have_v that_o strength_n himself_o but_o can_v communicate_v it_o to_o the_o body_n of_o any_o man._n this_o be_v very_o particular_a and_o it_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o call_v it_o to_o mind_n again_o in_o another_o place_n wherefore_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v and_o remember_v it_o sect._n 7._o irenaeus_n explain_v himself_o but_o obscure_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n when_o he_o say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n that_o they_o go_v to_o a_o invisible_a place_n god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o but_o justin_n in_o his_o second_o apology_n pag._n mihi_fw-la 58._o explain_v himself_o more_o at_o large_a go_v also_o more_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n for_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v some_o power_n over_o the_o live_n say_v that_o man_n be_v seize_v and_o cast_v down_o by_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v ordinary_a call_v possess_v and_o furious_a it_o must_v be_v observe_v here_o that_o have_v speak_v immediate_o before_o of_o human_a soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n have_v use_v two_o different_a word_n viz._n first_o animae_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o then_o manes_n the_o ghost_n mention_v invade_v of_o the_o latter_a in_o his_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n s._n 14._o but_o in_o my_o opinion_n the_o same_o word_n can_v be_v take_v in_o two_o 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that_o go_v from_o the_o first_o of_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n to_o the_o last_o he_o put_v the_o angel_n as_o betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n for_o he_o teach_v on_o 1_o sam._n 28._o that_o the_o first_o creature_n be_v those_o which_o the_o holy_a write_v name_n god_n the_o second_o those_o that_o we_o call_v throne_n and_o the_o three_o those_o that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o principality_n afterward_o he_o call_v in_o question_n whether_o man_n be_v the_o last_o of_o rational_a creature_n or_o whether_o such_o creature_n as_o dwell_v upon_o earth_n among_o which_o he_o rank_n all_o the_o demon_n or_o at_o least_o part_n of_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o man_n that_o be_v his_o opinion_n in_o his_o first_o vol._n st._n john_n sect._n 9_o he_o again_o intimate_v elsewhere_o that_o as_o man_n who_o have_v have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n become_v angel_n after_o their_o death_n as_o it_o be_v read_v in_o st._n matth_n 22.30_o though_o there_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o they_o become_v angel_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v like_a angel_n so_o that_o the_o present_a angel_n may_v former_o have_v be_v man_n moreover_o he_o imagine_v that_o angel_n and_o man_n may_v dispute_v which_o be_v more_o perfect_a establi_v betwixt_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o two_o subject_n the_o same_o difference_n which_o our_o saviour_n put_v between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o st._n matth._n 19.30_o and_z ch_z 20.16_o he_o ascribe_v to_o angel_n not_o only_o the_o subregency_n of_o the_o world_n in_o his_o ten_o homil._n upon_o jeremiah_n and_o constitute_v as_o well_o as_o other_o doctor_n guardian_n angel_n upon_o that_o principle_n but_o he_o persuade_v himself_o that_o their_o virtue_n and_o devotion_n may_v increase_v as_o those_o of_o man_n proportionable_o to_o those_o of_o the_o person_n they_o keep_v afterward_o he_o destiny_n some_o to_o watch_v over_o little_a child_n and_o other_o over_o the_o adult_n ground_v his_o opinion_n upon_o st._n matt._n ch_n 18.10_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o little_a child_n that_o see_v the_o face_n of_o their_o heavenly_a father_n sect._n 10._o he_o have_v this_o particular_a opinion_n concern_v the_o star_n that_o they_o may_v have_v light_a and_o intelligence_n and_o though_o he_o express_v not_o himself_o so_o plain_o upon_o that_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o his_o principle_n for_o upon_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n 2.9_o that_o christ_n have_v taste_v death_n for_o all_o he_o say_v first_o that_o by_o that_o all_o must_v not_o simple_o be_v understand_v all_o man_n but_o whatever_o be_v capable_a of_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o among_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rational_a creature_n he_o reckon_v the_o star_n a_o little_a after_o and_o upon_o that_o foundation_n he_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o make_v our_o lord_n not_o only_o the_o redeemer_n of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o star_n that_o have_v likewise_o sin_v because_o it_o be_v say_v the_o star_n be_v not_o pure_a in_o his_o sight_n job_n 25.5_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o second_o volume_n upon_o st._n john_n deny_v however_o that_o their_o influence_n shall_v hurt_v man_n notwithstanding_o what_o be_v read_v of_o lunatic_n matth._n 17.14_o 15._o write_v upon_o genesis_n he_o likewise_o reject_v astrology_n to_o which_o he_o believe_v that_o some_o angel_n have_v forget_v their_o duty_n have_v persuade_v man_n to_o addict_v themselves_o sect._n 11._o tertullian_n in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o martion_n say_v as_o to_o the_o original_n of_o devil_n he_o have_v make_v the_o angel_n that_o be_v spirit_n now_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v make_v by_o god_n he_o be_v a_o angel_n and_o belong_v to_o his_o maker_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v not_o be_v make_v by_o god_n viz._n as_o a_o devil_n or_o a_o slanderer_n it_o follow_v that_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o so_o by_o forsake_v god_n and_o withal_o deceive_v himself_o that_o language_n be_v somewhat_o obscure_a origen_n speak_v not_o better_o for_o in_o his_o first_o part_n upon_o st._n john_n he_o seem_v to_o recite_v a_o riddle_n concern_v the_o dragon_n as_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o create_v by_o god_n in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n and_o before_o man._n he_o strain_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o job_n ch_n 40_o v._o 15._o for_o he_o take_v they_o as_o they_o be_v now_o read_v in_o the_o greek_a bibles_n as_o though_o there_o be_v this_o or_o that_o dragon_n whereas_o the_o hebrew_n text_n have_v behemoth_n that_o signify_v a_o great_a beast_n translate_n the_o verse_n thus_o this_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o what_o god_n form_v which_o he_o mad_a for_o a_o matter_n of_o laughter_n to_o his_o angel_n sect._n
heart_n and_o our_o promise_n in_o another_o sense_n to_o give_v we_o the_o morning_n star_n revel_v 2.28_o so_o that_o the_o name_n of_o lucifer_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v that_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n thâ—t_v it_o be_v the_o most_o christian_n name_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o bible_n sect._n 23._o let_v we_o go_v back_o to_o lactantius_n he_o say_v that_o monster_n be_v generate_v from_o that_o odious_a conjunction_n of_o angel_n with_o woman_n that_o be_v half_a angel_n or_o rather_o half_a demon_n or_o half_a man_n thence_o he_o infer_v duo_o genera_fw-la daemonum_fw-la unum_fw-la caeleste_fw-la alterum_fw-la terrenum_fw-la that_o there_o be_v 2_o sort_n of_o demon_n one_o of_o celestial_a demon_n and_o another_o of_o terrestrial_a by_o celestial_a he_o seem_v to_o understand_v aerial_a but_o after_o the_o word_n terrenum_fw-la there_o follow_v immediate_o he_o sunt_fw-la immunedi_fw-la malorum_fw-la quae_fw-la geruntur_fw-la auctores_fw-la quorum_fw-la 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power_n he_o ascribe_v to_o their_o understanding_n say_v that_o they_o know_v many_o future_a thing_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v discover_v the_o depth_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n we_o have_v already_o hear_v tertullian_n confirm_v this_o proposition_n by_o his_o reason_n however_o lactantius_n believe_v that_o divination_n by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o star_n by_o the_o inspection_n of_o the_o entrails_n of_o beast_n and_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o bird_n of_o which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v ch._n 3._o sect._n 4_o 5_o 7._o be_v diabolical_a inspiration_n and_o therefore_o hold_v that_o they_o be_v still_o capable_a of_o discover_v to_o man_n many_o future_a thing_n sect._n 25._o st._n jerom_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v conceive_v constitute_v not_o the_o same_o difference_n of_o place_n betwixt_o the_o spirit_n yet_o he_o believe_v exit_fw-la pauli_n dictis_fw-la ad_fw-la ephe_n cap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 2._o &_o 12._o colligi_fw-la diabolos_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la vagari_fw-la ac_fw-la dominari_fw-la that_o from_o what_o s._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n may_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v wander_v in_o the_o air_n and_o â—â—igning_v there_o and_o write_v upon_o the_o 6_o ch._n v._o 12._o to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o explain_v more_o at_o large_a that_o proposition_n as_o contain_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o age._n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o the_o air_n which_o be_v betwixt_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n separate_v both_o from_o what_o it_o call_v the_o vacuum_n be_v fill_v with_o power_n contrary_a to_o each_o other_o we_o must_v yet_o examine_v hereafter_o whence_o the_o principality_n power_n and_o dominion_n of_o this_o world_n have_v receive_v their_o powert_v his_o opinion_n upon_o this_o last_o question_n be_v that_o they_o have_v it_o from_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o they_o exercise_v it_o more_o or_o less_o as_o a_o less_o and_o great_a pain_n be_v inflict_v upon_o 2_o different_a criminal_n according_a as_o it_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v their_o life_n more_o or_o less_o bitter_a he_o also_o suppose_v that_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n as_o well_o as_o the_o holy_a angel_n be_v divide_v into_o certain_a order_n which_o opinion_n of_o he_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o 3_o ch._n of_o habakuk_n as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o every_o particular_a faithful_a man_n so_o be_v belzebub_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o demon_n who_o exercise_n so_o many_o cruelty_n in_o this_o world_n and_o each_o troop_n of_o demon_n have_v its_o particular_a chief_n and_o captain_n under_o he_o sect._n 26._o lactantius_n must_v yet_o inform_v we_o what_o in_o his_o opinion_n the_o demon_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v in_o reference_n to_o men._n we_o see_v sect._n 14._o that_o his_o opinion_n in_o general_n be_v that_o the_o corrupt_a and_o contagious_a spirit_n wander_v through_o the_o world_n endeavour_v to_o comfort_v themselves_o under_o their_o loss_n by_o procure_v the_o ruin_n of_o mankind_n immediate_o after_o he_o explain_v in_o particular_a how_o they_o hurt_v soul_n and_o body_n they_o attack_z say_v he_o the_o soul_n by_o their_o craft_n devise_n and_o the_o snare_n they_o lie_v before_o they_o they_o seize_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o delusion_n and_o by_o lead_v they_o astray_o they_o stick_v to_o every_o private_a person_n and_o be_v always_o at_o his_o elbow_n creep_v into_o every_o house_n from_z door_z to_z door_z and_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n as_o those_o very_a spirit_n be_v according_a to_o he_o partly_o corporeal_a and_o partly_o extraordinary_a sâ—â—tle_n and_o consequent_o imperceptible_a they_o insinuate_v into_o human_a body_n without_o be_v perceive_v act_n private_o within_o their_o bowel_n impair_v their_o health_n cause_n disease_n cast_v terror_n into_o the_o mind_n by_o dream_n overturn_v it_o make_v it_o stray_v and_o force_v man_n by_o such_o vexation_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o they_o it_o seem_v however_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o ascribe_v that_o power_n to_o the_o devil_n only_o over_o the_o heathen_n because_o he_o dispute_v against_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v those_o that_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o demon_n as_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v god_n for_o over_o the_o christian_n the_o ancient_a father_n attribute_v not_o so_o much_o power_n to_o they_o sect._n 27._o we_o may_v learn_v from_o st._n athanasius_n what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o time_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n after_o death_n in_o the_o book_n before_o quote_v question_v 32._o he_o ask_v whether_o the_o soul_n after_o their_o separation_n have_v knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v do_v among_o man_n as_o the_o holy_a angel_n have_v he_o answer_v yes_o at_o least_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o to_o those_o of_o sinner_n for_o their_o continual_a torment_n take_v they_o so_o much_o up_o that_o they_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o think_v upon_o any_o other_o thing_n the_o 33th_o question_n be_v what_o be_v the_o employment_n of_o the_o soul_n depart_v from_o their_o body_n answer_v the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v uncapa_n ble_a of_o do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n however_o he_o say_v a_o little_a after_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n animate_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n praise_n god_n and_o bless_v he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n he_o assert_n question_v 35._o that_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n never_o come_v to_o bring_v news_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o decease_a which_o will_v give_v occasion_n to_o many_o cheat_n because_o wicked_a spirit_n may_v feign_v that_o they_o be_v soul_n of_o the_o decease_a that_o come_v back_o to_o discover_v something_o to_o the_o live_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v this_o very_o attentive_o for_o it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o hereafter_o sect._n 28._o st._n austin_n give_v we_o a_o more_o large_a information_n for_o tho'_o he_o do_v not_o express_o reject_v purgatory_n yet_o he_o confute_v it_o every_o where_o as_o appear_v from_o several_a place_n of_o his_o write_n that_o have_v be_v quote_v by_o one_o of_o my_o predecessor_n andrew_n landsman_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o this_o father_n in_o the_o 69th_o chapter_n of_o his_o manual_n express_v himself_o thus_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a but_o something_o like_o may_v happen_v after_o this_o life_n and_o it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o and_o what_o proof_n may_v be_v bring_v for_o or_o against_o this_o opinion_n viz._n that_o some_o of_o the_o faithful_a come_v soon_o or_o late_a to_o the_o eternal_a felicity_n pass_v through_o a_o certain_a purge_a fire_n in_o which_o they_o stay_v long_o or_o short_a as_o they_o be_v more_o
or_o less_o enamour_a with_o corruptible_a thing_n however_o in_o that_o number_n be_v not_o comprehend_v those_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n unless_o by_o a_o convenient_a repentance_n they_o obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n sect._n 29._o we_o come_v down_o to_o the_o 5_o age_n in_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o theodoret_n who_o sufficient_o explain_v as_o to_o our_o design_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o his_o time_n concern_v good_a and_o bad_a angel_n for_o he_o propose_v to_o we_o what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o angel_n proper_o so_o call_v as_o well_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o nature_n as_o to_o their_o understanding_n and_o administration_n as_o to_o the_o first_o point_n he_o hold_v that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o corporeal_a yet_o they_o be_v circumscribe_v and_o contain_v in_o a_o certain_a determinate_a place_n as_o he_o assert_n in_o his_o 3d_o question_n upon_o genesis_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o he_o suppose_v every_o angel_n have_v some_o proper_a administration_n and_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o care_n either_o of_o a_o nation_n or_o person_n but_o he_o make_v still_o a_o more_o particular_a distinction_n in_o his_o 10_o exposition_n upon_o daniel_n put_v a_o man_n under_o the_o guard_n of_o a_o common_a angel_n and_o a_o whole_a nation_n under_o that_o of_o a_o angel_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n as_o to_o their_o understanding_n he_o brief_o explain_v his_o mind_n in_o these_o word_n let_v none_o be_v surprise_v at_o what_o i_o assert_v as_o to_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o heavenly_a spirit_n for_o they_o neither_o know_v future_a nor_o other_o thing_n it_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o as_o to_o angel_n archangel_n and_o other_o celestial_a spirit_n they_o know_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o learn_v and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a apostle_n speak_v of_o they_o in_o the_o the_o three_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n v._o 10._o say_v that_o to_o principality_n and_o power_n in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n etc._n etc._n see_v his_o commentary_n on_o the_o 24_o psalm_n sect._n 30._o theodoret_n speak_v afterward_o of_o the_o demon_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o he_o hold_v they_o not_o capable_a of_o make_v true_a prediction_n he_o say_v upon_o ezekiel_n sect._n 8._o that_o the_o demon_n know_v nothing_o before_o it_o happen_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o guess_v and_o yet_o they_o venture_v to_o foretell_v he_o nevertheless_o own_v in_o his_o ten_o book_n of_o oracle_n that_o the_o spirit_n have_v foretell_v something_o true_a but_o by_o the_o star_n for_o say_v he_o whatever_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_n say_v if_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o speak_v agreeable_o to_o the_o concatenation_n of_o thing_n they_o must_v needs_o gather_v that_o knowledge_n from_o the_o star_n which_o undoubted_o be_v do_v by_o such_o god_n as_o declare_v some_o thing_n that_o afterward_o fall_v out_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o demon_n he_o understand_v in_o general_a wicked_a spirit_n who_o cause_n themselves_o to_o be_v venerate_v as_o god_n and_o give_v false_a oracle_n to_o keep_v up_o their_o authority_n and_o the_o credit_n in_o which_o they_o be_v among_o the_o heathen_n that_o opinion_n be_v the_o most_o common_a among_o the_o ancient_n and_o be_v in_o be_v even_o to_o this_o day_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o sect._n 31._o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o time_n upon_o the_o original_n of_o the_o wicked_a race_n be_v that_o they_o issue_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o angel_n with_o woman_n severus_n sulpitius_n relate_v it_o not_o as_o a_o particular_a belief_n or_o as_o receive_v by_o some_o doctor_n only_o but_o as_o a_o story_n credit_v by_o all_o christian_n for_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n he_o presume_v to_o assert_v it_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o josephus_n as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v present_a his_o word_n be_v in_o that_o time_n that_o be_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o noah_n mankind_n multiply_a exceed_o the_o angel_n who_o abode_n be_v in_o heaven_n be_v enamour_a with_o the_o beauty_n of_o young_a virgin_n plunge_v themselves_o in_o unlawful_a pleasure_n forsake_v the_o supreme_a region_n who_o inhabitant_n they_o be_v and_o ally_v themselves_o by_o marriage_n with_o mortal_a woman_n by_o that_o unhappy_a cohabitation_n and_o their_o deprave_a moral_n they_o corrupt_a mankind_n by_o degree_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o giant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v for_o the_o mixture_n of_o such_o different_a nature_n must_v needs_o produce_v monster_n sect._n 32._o as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n the_o angel_n and_o wicked_a spirit_n this_o age_n afford_v nothing_o but_o what_o have_v be_v observe_v speak_v of_o the_o forego_n century_n wherefore_o we_o descend_v to_o gregory_n the_o great_a who_o in_o the_o seven_o century_n join_v his_o particular_a opinion_n to_o the_o former_a he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o his_o memory_n be_v still_o in_o great_a veneration_n in_o that_o church_n though_o he_o take_v it_o very_o ill_o that_o john_n the_o father_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o his_o contemporary_a shall_v have_v presume_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n to_o which_o he_o believe_v not_o that_o any_o bishop_n have_v a_o right_a and_o even_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o the_o roman_a church_n make_v so_o much_o of_o he_o for_o he_o have_v take_v care_n to_o provide_v she_o with_o many_o legend_n so_o suitable_a to_o her_o humour_n and_o palate_n and_o upon_o which_o she_o have_v put_v so_o great_a a_o value_n that_o she_o multiply_v they_o every_o year_n and_o indeed_o st._n gregory_n be_v not_o content_v with_o the_o fable_n of_o origen_n and_o other_o doctor_n of_o which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v but_o he_o admit_v whatever_o have_v be_v propose_v hitherto_o as_o doubt_n and_o question_n which_o he_o pass_v into_o determination_n and_o decree_n and_o as_o though_o what_o have_v be_v maintain_v before_o have_v not_o be_v sufficient_a he_o think_v fit_a to_o add_v something_o of_o his_o own_o so_o that_o since_o his_o time_n there_o be_v not_o only_o 9_o order_n of_o angel_n but_o they_o know_v also_o the_o degree_n of_o each_o viz._n angel_n archangel_n virtue_n power_n principality_n dominion_n throne_n cherubim_n and_o seraphim_n as_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o 34th_o homily_n upon_o the_o gospel_n the_o schoolman_n that_o have_v follow_v he_o fail_v not_o to_o take_v much_o pain_n to_o treat_v of_o each_o of_o these_o angelical_a order_n and_o to_o break_v their_o head_n with_o they_o in_o which_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o imitate_v they_o sect._n 33._o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o curiosity_n to_o know_v whither_o soul_n go_v after_o death_n give_v occasion_n by_o degree_n to_o invent_v purgatory_n the_o discovery_n of_o which_o have_v be_v so_o far_o finish_v among_o the_o papist_n that_o they_o go_v now_o thither_o by_o thousand_o boetius_fw-la a_o roman_a consul_n who_o live_v about_o 63_o year_n before_o the_o pontificate_n of_o gregory_n begin_v in_o his_o four_o book_n prosa_fw-la 4._o to_o give_v some_o notion_n of_o that_o place_n by_o the_o answer_n he_o make_v to_o the_o follow_a question_n do_v there_o in_o your_o opinion_n remain_v no_o punishment_n for_o the_o soul_n after_o her_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v yes_o doubtless_o and_o even_o it_o be_v not_o a_o slight_a pain_n for_o i_o hold_v that_o some_o soul_n be_v very_o severe_o punish_v whereas_o other_o be_v purify_v by_o grace_n as_o to_o gregory_n himself_o who_o from_o a_o soldier_n become_v pope_n he_o blow_v heat_n and_o cold_a from_o the_o same_o mouth_n with_o as_o much_o sickliness_n and_o levity_n as_o the_o wind_n against_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o use_v to_o decide_v so_o positive_o and_o bold_o upon_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o job_n give_v advice_n to_o a_o sinner_n he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o human_a eye_n that_o be_v no_o grace_n of_o the_o redeemer_n that_o cast_v look_n upon_o the_o soul_n after_o she_o have_v lay_v off_o the_o flesh_n and_o far_o he_o add_v that_o when_o holy_a or_o wicked_a spirit_n receive_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n a_o soul_n depart_v from_o her_o bodily_a prison_n she_o remain_v for_o ever_o and_o without_o hope_n of_o any_o change_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o have_v take_v she_o so_o that_o when_o she_o be_v once_o raise_v to_o glory_n she_o can_v never_o fall_v again_o into_o pain_n and_o torment_n whereas_o when_o she_o be_v once_o cast_v down_o into_o the_o eternal_a abyss_n she_o can_v never_o come_v
14._o sect._n 4_o 5._o and_o by_o the_o christian_n ch._n 15._o sect._n 5_o 14_o 15_o 23_o 24_o 31._o draw_v it_o be_v original_a from_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o heathen_n as_o have_v be_v show_v ch._n 2._o sect._n 14_o 16._o ch._n 11._o sect._n 6._o second_o the_o opinion_n that_o ascribe_v some_o life_n and_o understanding_n to_o the_o star_n as_o to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n whether_o it_o be_v insignificant_o express_v as_o among_o the_o jew_n ch._n 12._o sect._n 3_o 13._o or_o only_o dark_o as_o among_o the_o mahometan_n or_o propose_v as_o a_o doubt_n as_o it_o have_v be_v by_o origen_n and_o st._n austin_n among_o the_o christian_n ch._n 15._o sect._n 11_o 19_o that_o opinion_n i_o say_v look_n very_o heathenish_a and_o differ_v not_o much_o from_o the_o intelligency_n of_o aristotle_n ch._n 2_o sect._n 5._o nor_o from_o the_o esteem_n which_o the_o modern_a heathen_n have_v for_o those_o celestial_a lamp_n of_o which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v ch._n 6._o sect._n 2._o ch._n 11._o sect._n 2._o sect._n 4._o we_o may_v also_o easy_o compare_v their_o belief_n touch_v human_a soul_n first_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—inion_n of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n so_o common_a amongst_o the_o heathen_n ch._n 2._o sect._n 17._o be_v not_o reject_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o convert_v into_o that_o of_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o soul_n ch._n 12._o sect._n 19_o it_o be_v public_o tâ—ught_v by_o some_o mahometan_n ch._n 14._o sect._n 12._o as_o to_o the_o christian_n it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o admit_v it_o not_o tho'_o something_o like_o it_o be_v find_v in_o origen_n ch._n 15._o sect_n 13._o but_o i_o must_v say_v by_o the_o way_n that_o i_o see_v not_o how_o those_o that_o still_o hold_v that_o all_o human_a soul_n be_v create_v together_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o afterward_o each_o in_o his_o time_n introduce_v into_o their_o body_n can_v solid_o confute_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n second_o the_o jew_n mahometan_n and_o christian_n too_o easy_o credit_v the_o apparition_n of_o soul_n which_o take_v place_n among_o the_o jew_n because_o they_o suppose_v the_o soul_n to_o wander_v for_o a_o year_n about_o the_o body_n from_o which_o they_o be_v separate_v ch._n 12._o sect_n 20._o neither_o can_v the_o mahometan_n reject_v that_o opinion_n since_o they_o hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o element_n ch._n 14._o sect._n 13._o and_o that_o after_o their_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n they_o see_v and_o hear_v in_o tree_n sect._n 14._o as_o to_o the_o christian_n we_o find_v justin_n one_o of_o the_o first_o who_o say_v that_o a_o separate_a soul_n may_v yet_o operate_v upon_o live_a person_n sect._n 5._o all_o the_o opinion_n that_o be_v relate_v here_o be_v draw_v from_o philosophy_n or_o mix_v with_o paganism_n but_o the_o holy_a writ_n either_o take_v in_o its_o true_a sense_n or_o misinterpret_v have_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o follow_v which_o we_o shall_v mention_v hereafter_o first_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o angel_n have_v be_v create_v from_o fire_n air_n or_o the_o most_o subtle_a element_n which_o the_o jew_n only_a hint_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 15._o but_o what_o the_o mahometan_n public_o teach_v chap_n 14_o sect._n 4._o have_v likewise_o be_v receive_v by_o some_o christian_n chap._n 15._o sect._n 4_o 5_o 24._o because_o they_o think_v it_o consonant_a to_o what_o be_v say_v psal_n 104._o ver_fw-la 4._o that_o god_n make_v spirit_n his_o angel_n and_o flame_n of_o fire_n his_o minister_n 2_o king_n 2.11_o that_o elijah_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n in_o a_o chariot_n with_o fiery_a horse_n chap._n 6.17_o that_o they_o defend_v elisha_n and_o that_o ezekiel_n chap._n 1.4_o 5._o see_v the_o likeness_n of_o four_o animal_n go_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o fire_n several_z other_z misunderstand_v passage_n have_v contribute_v to_o the_o establish_n of_o that_o opinion_n second_o the_o morning_n star_n rejoice_v together_o when_o god_n ceeat_v the_o world_n job_n 38.7_o give_v occasion_n to_o philo_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v chap._n 12._o sect._n 4._o to_o confirm_v himself_o in_o that_o opinion_n that_o the_o star_n be_v understanding_n being_n as_o have_v be_v likewise_o prove_v as_o to_o many_o other_o author_n sect._n 6._o it_o likewise_o appear_v that_o those_o that_o believe_v spirit_n to_o be_v corporeal_a ground_n their_o opinion_n upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n first_o for_o have_v no_o idea_n of_o other_o son_n of_o god_n that_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n as_o be_v mention_v gen._n 6._o but_o of_o such_o as_o be_v distinguish_v and_o separate_v from_o man_n and_o conceive_v not_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o spiritual_a being_n they_o fancy_v that_o the_o angel_n have_v beget_v those_o giant_n of_o who_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o that_o place_n add_v to_o this_o that_o they_o can_v not_o think_v that_o those_o nephilim_n which_o word_n we_o translate_v giant_n shall_v be_v other_o creature_n beside_o fall_a angel_n who_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o rebel_n we_o have_v see_v that_o opinion_n receive_v by_o the_o jew_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 14._o by_o the_o mahometan_n chap._n 14._o sect._n 5._o and_o even_o by_o some_o christian_n chap._n 15._o sect._n 5_o 31._o second_o i_o grant_v that_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o thence_o that_o there_o be_v incubi_fw-la and_o succubus_n that_o be_v devil_n who_o now_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o male_n then_o of_o female_n lie_v with_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v still_o now_o a_o day_n much_o disperse_v among_o the_o christian_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o sect._n 7._o such_o be_v their_o sentiment_n as_o to_o the_o nature_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n but_o as_o to_o their_o distinction_n into_o several_a order_n and_o the_o share_n they_o bear_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n the_o same_o difference_n or_o very_o near_o be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o that_o be_v atribute_v to_o the_o heathen_a god_n and_o spirit_n chap._n 11._o sect._n 6._o and_o that_o opinion_n be_v strengthen_v by_o a_o misunderstanding_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n first_o the_o jew_n explain_v themselves_o clear_o and_o large_o upon_o the_o different_a order_n of_o angel_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 4_o 7_o 11._o the_o mahometan_n treat_v of_o it_o more_o confuse_o and_o obscure_o chap._n 14._o sect._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 25_o 32._o but_o the_o christian_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o though_o it_o can_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o the_o holy_a writ_n understand_v such_o a_o hierarchy_n of_o angel_n by_o the_o different_a name_n it_o give_v they_o second_o as_o the_o heathen_n fill_v the_o air_n with_o spirit_n or_o place_v they_o above_o under_z and_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 6._o chap._n 7._o sect._n 2.5_o 8._o so_o have_v the_o jew_n according_a to_o philo_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 5_o 12._o neither_o do_v the_o christian_n disagree_v from_o they_o chap._n 14._o sect._n 25._o suppose_v that_o opinion_n to_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o scripture_n ephes_n chap._n 2.2_o chap._n 6.12_o and_o by_o several_a passage_n in_o the_o history_n of_o job_n three_o they_o agree_v together_o again_o in_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v as_o many_o guardian_n angel_n of_o man_n and_o nation_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v their_o titular_a go_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o to_o this_o point_n may_v be_v in_o some_o manner_n perceive_v by_o the_o quotation_n that_o be_v set_v down_o chap._n 12._o sect._n 4.10_o that_o of_o the_o mahometan_n be_v more_o clear_o express_v chap._n 14._o sect._n 9_o but_o that_o of_o the_o christian_n still_o plain_a chap._n 15._o sect._n 6_o 17_o 18_o 29._o to_o which_o they_o have_v apply_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o holy_a writ_n already_o mention_v sect._n 8._o it_o go_v even_o so_o with_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o devil_n first_o we_o hear_v the_o jew_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 13_o 16._o the_o mahometan_n chap._n 14._o sect._n 5._o and_o the_o christian_n chap._n 15._o sect._n 21_o 31._o all_o speak_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o language_n as_o to_o their_o original_a and_o fall_n the_o last_o common_o quote_v the_o scripture_n genes_n 3.6_o and_o isai_n 14.12_o to_o maintain_v their_o opinion_n but_o they_o quote_v it_o no_o less_o adorn_v with_o their_o foolish_a fancy_n upon_o the_o nature_n and_o creation_n of_o spirit_n than_o the_o other_o do_v by_o their_o fabulous_a tale_n second_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n concern_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n their_o virtue_n and_o power_n to_o hurt_v partly_o appear_v chap._n 12._o sect._n 12_o 15_o 18_o 20._o and_o that_o of_o the_o mahometan_n seem_v to_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o as_o to_o the_o thought_n
soul_n in_o whatsoever_o place_n they_o may_v be_v expect_v those_o that_o be_v enter_v into_o heaven_n or_o into_o hell_n appear_v to_o man_n p._n 253._o we_o see_v that_o he_o will_v not_o much_o trouble_v we_o with_o purgatory_n and_o instead_o of_o perplex_v himself_o with_o a_o determine_a place_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v at_o large_a in_o place_v soul_n in_o loco_fw-la dispensationis_fw-la in_o a_o place_n of_o dispensation_n such_o as_o the_o schoolman_n have_v forge_v it_o who_o opinion_n some_o of_o we_o find_v not_o condemnable_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o those_o soul_n may_v be_v the_o papist_n believe_v certain_o that_o they_o appear_v often_o to_o man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v be_v mention_v it_o be_v also_o the_o common_a opinion_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o those_o that_o be_v in_o paradise_n or_o in_o hell_n but_o those_o that_o dwell_v between_o those_o two_o place_n or_o in_o purgatory_n for_o frequent_a journey_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n will_v too_o much_o disturb_v the_o repose_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v there_o and_o hell_n keep_v its_o captive_n too_o close_o confine_v to_o give_v they_o so_o much_o liberty_n and_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v i_o to_o divert_v the_o public_a i_o shall_v say_v it_o will_v bring_v no_o profit_n to_o the_o church_n coffer_n who_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n make_v the_o pot_n boil_v much_o better_a than_o all_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n do_v or_o all_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o celestial_a fire_n sect._n 7._o if_o one_o will_v know_v what_o all_o those_o phantom_n do_v in_o the_o world_n schottus_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o inform_v you_o and_o even_o to_o mark_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o exactness_n many_o different_a manner_n in_o which_o they_o show_v themselves_o p._n 269_o etc._n etc._n first_o they_o appear_v to_o the_o sight_n under_o divers_a figure_n as_o well_o of_o man_n as_o of_o beast_n or_o frightful_a monster_n second_o the_o ear_n be_v often_o strike_v without_o see_v any_o thing_n and_o even_o sometime_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n that_o it_o cause_v astonishment_n and_o fear_n p._n 271._o three_o the_o touch_n have_v its_o share_n in_o it_o if_o what_o the_o author_n say_v be_v true_a that_o they_o move_v they_o sometime_o to_o touch_v man_n without_o do_v they_o any_o harm_n but_o at_o other_o time_n they_o push_v they_o so_o that_o they_o drive_v they_o with_o violence_n they_o make_v they_o fall_v down_o bruise_v they_o and_o beat_v they_o that_o they_o even_o trouble_v they_o and_o tempt_v they_o to_o lechery_n p._n 273._o sect._n 8._o it_o be_v likewise_o necessary_a to_o know_v that_o which_o be_v write_v concern_v the_o figure_n of_o body_n in_o which_o phantasm_n appear_v he_o say_v p._n 287._o that_o the_o abbot_n trithemeus_n thyreus_n delrius_n and_o other_o whence_o it_o apperr_v that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n relate_v certain_a sign_n by_o which_o one_o may_v know_v if_o whether_o spirit_n who_o present_v themselves_o in_o a_o corporeal_a form_n be_v angel_n or_o man_n good_a angel_n or_o devil_n soul_n of_o the_o bless_a or_o damn_v or_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n to_o be_v purify_v there_o however_o he_o afford_v not_o a_o very_a ample_a instruction_n upon_o this_o point_n for_o the_o chief_a matter_n that_o he_o say_v of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a appear_v with_o a_o air_n of_o content_n and_o joy_n that_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n have_v a_o more_o doleful_a countenance_n but_o that_o those_o of_o the_o damn_a have_v a_o more_o frightful_a aspect_n with_o sign_n of_o despair_n and_o tho'_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o there_o be_v always_o some_o defect_n or_o something_o disfigure_v in_o the_o body_n in_o which_o the_o devil_n present_v himself_o notwithstanding_o neither_o our_o jesuit_n nor_o delrius_n hold_v it_o for_o certain_a see_v that_o which_o the_o first_o put_v for_o certain_a and_o as_o general_o believe_v p._n 291._o it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n appear_v and_o speak_v he_o always_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o be_v so_o that_o he_o must_v understand_v more_o language_n than_o mithridates_n or_o every_o devil_n can_v appear_v but_o in_o his_o proper_a country_n but_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o spectre_n be_v always_o perplex_v tremble_a weak_a and_o as_o mutter_n as_o tho'_o it_o be_v understand_v through_o a_o tub_n or_o through_o the_o cheft_n of_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n for_o say_v schottus_n the_o devil_n can_v speak_v no_o better_o see_v according_a to_o this_o author_n and_o those_o of_o his_o belief_n a_o good_a mark_n to_o know_v he_o sect._n 9_o we_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o which_o be_v give_v out_o as_o a_o thing_n certain_a that_o a_o phantasm_n feel_v always_o cold_a when_o one_o touch_v it_o cardan_n &_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n be_v witness_n that_o affirm_v it_o and_o cajetan_n give_v a_o reason_n that_o he_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o devil_n be_v own_o mouth_n who_o be_v ask_v by_o a_o witch_n concern_v this_o subject_n answer_v that_o the_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o the_o cardinal_n explain_v the_o word_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o he_o will_v not_o communicate_v to_o a_o body_n he_o take_v that_o moderate_a heat_n which_o be_v so_o agreeable_a or_o that_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o the_o witch_n be_v content_v with_o that_o positive_a answer_n without_o put_v the_o question_n further_o sect._n 10._o the_o question_n now_o be_v to_o know_v who_o they_o be_v which_o often_o see_v spectre_n our_o author_n answer_v pertinent_o to_o this_o question_n p._n 292_o and_o 293._o and_o his_o word_n deserve_v very_o well_o to_o be_v report_v as_o they_o be_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n appear_v rather_o to_o the_o faithful_a then_o to_o the_o excommunicate_v or_o to_o infidel_n and_o among_o these_o first_o they_o appear_v rather_o to_o their_o parent_n to_o their_o ally_n and_o to_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o than_o they_o do_v to_o stranger_n because_o that_o they_o hope_v for_o succour_v from_o they_o which_o they_o can_v hope_v from_o other_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o damn_a appear_v particular_o to_o those_o which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o loss_n and_o of_o the_o torment_n they_o suffer_v the_o apparition_n of_o devil_n be_v make_v also_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o those_o they_o persecute_v and_o their_o ill_a will_n for_o mankind_n who_o they_o take_v pleasure_n to_o torment_v on_o the_o first_o respect_n those_o who_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o sin_n have_v most_o to_o suffer_v in_o the_o second_o the_o most_o virtuous_a man_n be_v the_o more_o expose_v to_o their_o attack_n sect._n 11._o after_o the_o spectre_n let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o possesse_v refer_v the_o remedy_n against_o these_o two_o accident_n to_o the_o follow_a chapter_n that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o possess_v give_v occasion_n to_o know_v more_o particular_o what_o the_o devil_n can_v act_v possess_v say_v schottus_n be_v a_o inevitable_a torment_n to_o man_n from_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v in_o his_o body_n who_o act_v there_o and_o keep_v he_o in_o his_o power_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n p._n 521._o which_o he_o unfold_v more_o particular_o afterward_o but_o as_o there_o have_v be_v late_o publish_v a_o history_n of_o the_o devil_n of_o loudun_n and_o of_o a_o possession_n very_o famous_a say_v to_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o town_n the_o circumstance_n of_o which_o give_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o light_n upon_o this_o point_n we_o will_v allege_v that_o which_o will_v be_v proper_a for_o this_o subject_n refer_v a_o more_o strict_a examination_n to_o our_o four_o book_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o author_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o protestant_n because_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o story_n this_o history_n contain_v be_v gather_v from_o many_o ecclesiastic_a book_n where_o they_o be_v ground_v upon_o authentic_a public_a act_n and_o that_o the_o possession_n be_v declare_v true_a by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o bishop_n it_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o priest_n who_o be_v execute_v for_o a_o magician_n after_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o a_o act_n make_v by_o a_o sentence_n of_o judge_n commissioner_n send_v by_o the_o french_a king_n to_o examine_v this_o affair_n see_v then_o yet_o what_o schottus_n say_v p._n 533._o etc._n etc._n first_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v possess_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o evil_a spirit_n of_o what_o order_n soever_o they_o may_v be_v for_o it_o have_v be_v say_v in_o
break_v off_o the_o order_n that_o we_o have_v keep_v hitherto_o and_o begin_v with_o the_o last_o they_o will_v furnish_v we_o with_o very_o certain_a proof_n that_o there_o be_v no_o opinion_n to_o which_o the_o world_n be_v more_o engage_v than_o to_o that_o which_o be_v almost_o general_o every_o where_n teach_v and_o receive_v concern_v spirit_n for_o the_o protestant_n have_v retain_v all_o that_o which_o can_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o pure_a invention_n of_o popery_n in_o particular_a and_o there_o be_v even_o some_o who_o belief_n upon_o this_o subject_n go_v far_o than_o those_o of_o the_o papist_n the_o christian_n in_o general_n believe_v all_o that_o be_v not_o particular_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o pagan_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o mahometan_n believe_v all_o that_o according_a to_o they_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o belief_n of_o one_o only_a god_n some_o will_v tell_v i_o perhaps_o that_o we_o must_v not_o wonder_v at_o it_o and_o that_o natural_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o this_o be_v what_o we_o have_v now_o to_o examine_v and_o there_o will_v be_v as_o yet_o room_n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o full_o afterward_o sect._n 2._o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o relate_v here_o the_o difference_n or_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o nation_n i_o mean_v only_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o more_o learned_a and_o be_v remark_v among_o the_o doctor_n or_o who_o be_v take_v for_o wiseman_n in_o their_o country_n and_o capable_a of_o instruct_v other_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n i_o intend_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o particular_a opinion_n but_o of_o those_o general_o receive_v teach_v and_o confirm_v by_o practice_n for_o as_o to_o the_o common_a people_n either_o papist_n jew_n or_o pagan_n they_o know_v nothing_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o a_o little_a by_o hear-say_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rely_v upon_o they_o and_o it_o be_v sure_a without_o mistake_n that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n what_o the_o most_o illiterate_a believe_v and_o practice_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o divine_n and_o of_o all_o those_o that_o understand_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o they_o upon_o this_o subject_n have_v often_o try_v myself_o how_o many_o folly_n our_o own_o people_n say_v and_o believe_v upon_o this_o account_n sect._n 3_o so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o establish_v here_o as_o certain_a and_o undoubted_a that_o every_o opinion_n that_o proceed_v from_o paganism_n as_o from_o its_o original_a can_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v true_a there_o never_o be_v a_o doctor_n either_o christian_a or_o jew_n who_o have_v not_o apply_v some_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o what_o he_o have_v propose_v but_o the_o question_n be_v to_o know_v whether_o the_o application_n be_v just_a and_o whether_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v expound_v in_o the_o sense_n put_v upon_o it_o for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o these_o doctor_n have_v their_o imagination_n fill_v with_o their_o own_o idea_n believe_v in_o read_v to_o see_v thing_n there_o which_o be_v not_o there_o and_o that_o their_o own_o prejudice_n cause_v â—o_o be_v sound_a there_o of_o this_o the_o reader_n may_v at_o first_o judge_v himself_o if_o he_o will_v but_o mind_n with_o attention_n what_o follow_v where_o i_o remark_n brief_o what_o every_o sect_n reject_v and_o what_o every_o one_o admit_v and_o afterward_o what_o the_o one_o have_v borrow_v of_o other_o and_o what_o they_o have_v retain_v to_o this_o time_n sect._n 4._o althô_o the_o protestant_a church_n with_o one_o common_a consent_n deny_v purgatory_n and_o all_o the_o place_n where_o they_o put_v soul_n except_o paradise_n and_o hell_n these_o two_o point_n be_v opinion_n of_o popery_n there_o have_v be_v some_o mention_n make_v of_o they_o among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n neither_o the_o jew_n nor_o the_o mahometan_n reject_v they_o and_o they_o have_v be_v take_v from_o paganism_n whosoever_o reject_v they_o he_o must_v reject_v together_o all_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o they_o for_o this_o reason_n first_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v among_o we_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v never_o wander_v nor_o that_o they_o appear_v to_o the_o live_n under_o any_o figure_n whatsoever_o to_o obtain_v help_n and_o comfort_n from_o they_o second_o it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a come_v back_o from_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n nor_o that_o those_o of_o the_o damn_a come_v back_o from_o hell_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o appear_v to_o man_n to_o comfort_v or_o affright_v they_o and_o far_o less_o as_o yet_o that_o the_o live_n can_v make_v agreement_n together_o to_o come_v back_o after_o death_n and_o visit_v those_o they_o have_v agree_v with_o who_o have_v survive_v they_o three_o by_o this_o reason_n the_o dead_a be_v never_o ask_v any_o question_n nor_o any_o religious_a worship_n pay_v to_o they_o sect._n 5._o the_o virtue_n of_o conjuration_n be_v likewise_o unknown_a among_o we_o either_o to_o drive_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a or_o to_o expel_v evil_a spirit_n with_o who_o any_o shall_v be_v torment_v no_o other_o mean_n be_v know_v sufficient_a for_o this_o effect_n but_o prayer_n and_o fast_v teach_v by_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n st._n matthew_n ch._n 17_o v._n 21._o first_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o body_n either_o priest_n or_o exorcist_n which_o be_v authorise_v to_o make_v such_o conjuration_n nor_o aught_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o althô_o a_o like_a practice_n be_v admit_v in_o the_o first_o time_n of_o christianity_n whether_o it_o have_v success_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n or_o it_o be_v the_o mere_a effect_n of_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o man_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n mahometan_n and_o all_o the_o pagan_n second_o neither_o be_v it_o believe_v word_n name_n sign_n gesture_n and_o posture_n even_o tho'_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v any_o power_n for_o this_o effect_n either_o of_o themselves_o or_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n because_o she_o have_v not_o receive_v any_o power_n from_o god_n to_o give_v her_o authority_n as_o to_o this_o point_n three_o they_o conjure_v not_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n as_o the_o papist_n to_o do_v the_o lutheran_n do_v the_o like_a but_o not_o with_o the_o same_o intent_n as_o the_o first_o that_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o the_o infant_n or_o that_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o word_n which_o be_v pronounce_v for_o they_o only_o retain_v this_o practice_n because_o of_o its_o antiquity_n it_o be_v indifferent_a of_o itself_o at_o least_o such_o be_v their_o pretence_n or_o excuse_n sect._n 6._o now_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_n have_v be_v confer_v with_o those_o of_o popery_n in_o particular_a it_o remain_v to_o see_v what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o christian_n in_o general_a and_o the_o infidel_n first_o the_o pagan_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o ancient_a christian_n have_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v place_v between_o god_n and_o the_o angel_n or_o which_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n corporeal_a but_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v any_o more_o at_o this_o time_n by_o christian_n second_o likewise_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a among_o they_o to_o associate_v god_n or_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o star_n as_o touch_v god_n it_o be_v a_o opinion_n pure_o pagan_a and_o ouch_v spirit_n it_o be_v a_o jewish_a opinion_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o ancient_n christianity_n have_v not_o some_o tincture_n of_o it_o three_o this_o difference_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o angel_n propose_v by_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o believe_v any_o more_o it_o draw_v its_o original_a from_o ancient_a paganism_n and_o be_v admit_v to_o this_o day_n by_o the_o modern_a pagan_n it_o true_a that_o the_o papist_n acknowledge_v a_o difference_n of_o order_n but_o they_o put_v none_o in_o the_o essence_n of_o these_o spirit_n likewise_o tho'_o they_o make_v general_o appear_v all_o sort_n of_o spirit_n nevertheless_o the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o place_n of_o person_n and_o effect_n as_o we_o have_v show_v more_o full_o ch._n 19_o sect._n 7.17_o ch._n 20._o sect._n 1.2.3_o but_o it_o be_v no_o way_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o nature_n nor_o of_o their_o original_a four_o there_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a be_v he_o protestant_n or_o papist_n who_o believe_v that_o spirit_n be_v true_o capable_a of_o engender_v
which_o be_v nevertheless_o the_o common_a belief_n of_o all_o the_o pagan_n which_o be_v receive_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v not_o be_v confute_v sufficient_o by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n among_o who_o be_v find_v some_o who_o have_v express_o teach_v it_o sect._n 7._o but_o the_o pagan_n differ_v from_o the_o mahometan_n and_o christian_n chief_o in_o two_o point_n first_o that_o they_o mix_v and_o confound_v together_o the_o supreme_a god_n with_o other_o superior_a and_o inferior_a god_n good_a and_o bad_a and_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n with_o all_o those_o god_n in_o such_o a_o confuse_a manner_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o comprehend_v any_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o labyrinth_n from_o whence_o they_o can_v extricate_v themselves_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o jew_n and_o mahometan_n agree_v with_o the_o christian_n in_o this_o point_n that_o there_o be_v one_o only_a god_n and_o that_o all_o that_o be_v beside_o he_o have_v be_v create_v by_o he_o second_o in_o that_o that_o not_o only_o they_o make_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o deify_v man_n but_o that_o they_o make_v also_o the_o god_n return_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o man_n and_o that_o they_o believe_v there_o be_v man_n the_o issue_n of_o the_o god_n there_o be_v some_o of_o these_o error_n which_o the_o papist_n can_v boast_v of_o be_v entire_o free_a from_o for_o they_o may_v reasonable_o be_v reproach_v that_o they_o have_v substitute_v their_o saint_n to_o these_o imaginary_a god_n and_o to_o those_o demon_n of_o the_o pagan_n that_o they_o speak_v of_o saint_n as_o the_o pagan_n do_v of_o their_o god_n that_o they_o make_v they_o act_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o these_o false_a deity_n be_v suppose_v to_o act_v but_o pure_a christianity_n such_o as_o have_v be_v in_o all_o time_n upon_o this_o point_n never_o make_v god_n a_o man_n nor_o never_o raise_v man_n to_o the_o dignity_n of_o god_n sect._n 8._o there_o be_v notwithstanding_o some_o point_n upon_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v not_o agree_v and_o upon_o which_o nevertheless_o the_o papist_n the_o primitive_a christian_n the_o jew_n the_o mahometan_n and_o all_o the_o pagan_n agree_v viz._n the_o tutelary_a god_n of_o the_o pagan_n who_o be_v the_o guardian_n angel_n in_o the_o first_o christianity_n we_o have_v late_o see_v they_o be_v admit_v without_o contestation_n among_o the_o papist_n the_o protestant_n in_o general_a be_v not_o dispose_v to_o receive_v this_o opinion_n those_o of_o the_o profession_n of_o france_n holland_n and_o switzerland_n reject_v it_o and_o nevertheless_o there_o be_v some_o but_o very_o few_o that_o admit_v it_o or_o at_o least_o believe_v not_o that_o there_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o oppose_v it_o we_o shall_v examine_v afterward_o which_o be_v the_o sound_a of_o these_o opinion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n before_o hand_n that_o what_o the_o papist_n teach_v upon_o this_o subject_n together_o with_o 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favour_v the_o belief_n of_o the_o popish_a saint_n will_v rather_o say_v if_o occasion_n serve_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o sect._n 9_o there_o be_v also_o a_o difference_n to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o betwixt_o the_o heathen_n on_o one_o side_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o mahometan_n on_o the_o other_o and_o all_o the_o christian_n on_o another_o it_o be_v chief_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o divination_n which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o first_o be_v a_o laudable_a practice_n in_o itself_o althô_o often_o abuse_v as_o a_o great_a many_o good_a thing_n be_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o second_o it_o be_v only_o allow_v and_o useful_a in_o many_o occasion_n and_o according_a to_o the_o last_o it_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o christianity_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o pagan_n hold_v for_o god_n or_o at_o least_o for_o minister_n and_o ambassador_n of_o the_o god_n spirit_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o christian_n as_o unpure_a spirit_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o mahometan_n cause_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o caballa_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n whatever_o the_o christian_n take_v to_o be_v magic_a witchcraft_n or_o enchantment_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ancient_a paganism_n the_o mathematician_n have_v be_v put_v into_o the_o rank_n of_o poisoner_n and_o that_o both_o be_v treat_v as_o person_n equal_o pernicious_a to_o who_o it_o be_v forbid_v to_o exercise_v their_o art_n as_o be_v unlawful_a but_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o prohibition_n be_v only_o found_v upon_o the_o ill_a use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o this_o art_n which_o have_v be_v before_o not_o only_o permit_v but_o even_o much_o esteem_v at_o this_o time_n the_o christian_n have_v no_o long_o any_o aversion_n for_o the_o name_n of_o mathematician_n but_o that_o of_o poisoner_n never_o receive_v any_o good_a interpretation_n no_o that_o word_n be_v here_o to_o be_v dispute_v for_o it_o be_v of_o thing_n that_o we_o treat_v and_o we_o be_v to_o examine_v they_o and_o not_o word_n perhaps_o there_o will_v be_v occasion_n to_o have_v some_o regard_n to_o they_o in_o our_o three_o book_n where_o without_o doubt_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o speak_v full_o of_o these_o term_n and_o of_o many_o other_o sect._n 10._o let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o conformity_n be_v find_v among_o all_o these_o people_n together_o pagan_n jew_n mahometan_n christian_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a roman_a catholic_n protestant_n and_o other_o they_o all_o confess_v first_o that_o there_o be_v spirit_n distinct_a from_o god_n and_o body_n for_o tho'_o some_o contrive_v yet_o another_o kind_n of_o spirit_n as_o we_o have_v say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o point_n in_o dispute_n among_o they_o and_o now_o we_o be_v about_o to_o seek_v wherein_o they_o agree_v together_o second_o that_o there_o nature_n be_v different_a some_o absolute_o subsist_v without_o body_n as_o angel_n and_o other_o be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n as_o soul_n three_o that_o however_o both_o be_v mortal_a four_o that_o of_o such_o spirit_n as_o be_v unite_v to_o a_o body_n some_o be_v good_a to_o man_n and_o other_o bad_a five_o that_o therefore_o man_n have_v reason_n to_o seek_v the_o friendship_n of_o good_a spirit_n that_o be_v the_o angel_n and_o to_o take_v all_o possible_a care_n to_o divert_v from_o he_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v devil_n six_o that_o a_o infinite_a happiness_n or_o misery_n attend_v man_n after_o this_o life_n seven_o that_o likewise_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a some_o be_v bad_a and_o some_o good_a and_o holy_a tho'_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o explain_v themselves_o always_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n sometime_o upon_o one_o of_o the_o point_n and_o sometime_o upon_o the_o other_o it_o iâ—_n nevertheless_o certain_a consider_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o their_o sentiment_n be_v agreeable_a see_v then_o in_o what_o consist_v the_o conformity_n of_o the_o opinion_n in_o general_a of_o all_o nation_n and_o in_o what_o they_o differ_v we_o have_v now_o to_o examine_v what_o be_v true_a or_o what_o not_o in_o all_o that_o have_v be_v relate_v and_o it_o be_v for_o that_o purpose_n i_o design_v my_o second_o and_o three_o book_n according_a to_o the_o division_n i_o have_v establish_v before_o chapter_n the_o first_o sect._n 8._o however_o we_o shall_v yet_o see_v what_o caution_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v chap._n xxiv_o that_o all_o that_o have_v be_v relate_v show_v upon_o what_o foundation_n the_o christian_n in_o general_a and_o the_o protestant_n in_o particular_a say_v such_o extraordinary_a thing_n of_o the_o devil_n sect._n 1_o before_o i_o pass_v to_o my_o second_o book_n where_o i_o shall_v examine_v what_o be_v pure_o
proposition_n they_o maintain_v rather_o than_o their_o true_a natural_a sense_n such_o as_o it_o be_v find_v in_o other_o author_n and_o in_o ordinary_a use_n of_o a_o tongue_n that_o be_v so_o familiar_a to_o they_o of_o these_o i_o may_v recite_v a_o thousand_o proof_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a and_o time_n will_v allow_v i_o sect._n 13._o beside_o as_o much_o as_o man_n have_v take_v pain_n to_o acquire_v uncertain_a and_o corrupt_a science_n so_o much_o have_v he_o be_v negligent_a of_o inform_v himself_o in_o the_o best_a the_o fine_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o small_a part_n of_o science_n with_o which_o he_o be_v ordinary_o less_o acquaint_v for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v the_o youth_n in_o the_o school_n run_v over_o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n only_o to_o make_v a_o booty_n of_o latin_a and_o greek_a before_o they_o do_v so_o much_o as_o visit_v christianity_n which_o be_v only_o show_v to_o they_o as_o at_o a_o distance_n they_o be_v yet_o of_o too_o tender_a a_o constitution_n to_o be_v load_v with_o such_o solid_a meat_n and_o too_o young_a to_o be_v mix_v with_o such_o important_a affair_n so_o that_o they_o be_v teach_v almost_o nothing_o of_o that_o matter_n it_o be_v not_o think_v convenient_a for_o they_o to_o know_v what_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v wherein_o consist_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o that_o of_o the_o angel_n and_o devil_n and_o what_o knowledge_n and_o operation_n those_o spirit_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o what_o share_n and_o administration_n they_o take_v here_o below_o in_o human_a affair_n no_o light_n be_v afford_v to_o they_o that_o may_v dissipate_v the_o darkness_n that_o have_v be_v spread_v over_o their_o understanding_n in_o their_o youth_n nor_o blot_v out_o the_o impression_n that_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o they_o as_o to_o this_o point_n by_o the_o mean_n already_o mention_v so_o that_o this_o darkness_n and_o these_o impression_n destitute_a of_o antidote_n do_v still_o penetrate_v far_o even_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o principle_n of_o descartes_n though_o they_o distinguish_v better_a than_o other_o the_o nature_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o will_v be_v show_v in_o my_o second_o book_n chap._n 1._o sect._n 12_o 13_o 14._o yet_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o operation_n of_o such_o spirit_n as_o be_v not_o join_v to_o a_o body_n either_o angel_n or_o devil_n and_o undertake_v to_o explain_v how_o they_o can_v act_v upon_o other_o body_n either_o of_o man_n or_o other_o matter_n they_o take_v as_o much_o freedom_n as_o they_o can_v and_o go_v as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v be_v carry_v by_o the_o prejudices_fw-la they_o have_v imbibe_v with_o all_o other_o before_o they_o study_v scripture_n and_o philosophy_n sect._n 14._o that_o which_o may_v adorn_v the_o human_a mind_n with_o light_n and_o form_v its_o judgement_n be_v what_o be_v less_o intend_v to_o be_v acquire_v in_o university_n though_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o such_o a_o rare_a thing_n shall_v be_v get_v which_o most_o unhappy_o afford_v not_o the_o mean_n to_o grow_v rich_a i_o mean_v mathematics_n and_o that_o part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n that_o discover_v the_o nature_n and_o course_n of_o the_o heaven_n not_o because_o they_o treat_v of_o our_o present_a subject_n but_o for_o two_o other_o reason_n i_o shall_v add_v the_o first_o be_v that_o more_o certainty_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o mathematics_n than_o in_o all_o other_o science_n because_o they_o be_v ground_v upon_o infallible_a principle_n such_o student_n as_o be_v use_v to_o the_o certainty_n of_o these_o principle_n will_v not_o acknowledge_v for_o truth_n such_o as_o be_v not_o attend_v with_o a_o full_a and_o entire_a conviction_n and_o put_v a_o little_a value_n upon_o such_o science_n as_o have_v not_o the_o same_o certainty_n but_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v still_o more_o particular_a viz._n that_o mathematics_n especial_o that_o part_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o star_n manifest_o discover_v several_a thing_n that_o undeniable_o show_v the_o sacred_a writer_n accommodate_v themselves_o to_o the_o stile_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a and_o speak_v of_o the_o heaven_n earth_n sun_n moon_n and_o star_n not_o according_a to_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o but_o according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o men._n and_o therefore_o those_o that_o be_v somewhat_o addict_v to_o that_o science_n credit_v not_o so_o easy_o the_o discourse_n of_o other_o man_n and_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o probabilite_n they_o be_v not_o dispose_v to_o fill_v the_o air_n with_o spirit_n nor_o to_o fix_v they_o to_o star_n nor_o to_o confound_v spirit_n and_o star_n together_o but_o the_o mischief_n be_v as_o i_o have_v already_o hint_v that_o few_o learned_a give_v up_o themselves_o to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o science_n though_o it_o be_v the_o most_o useful_a and_o beautiful_a of_o all_o sect._n 15._o all_o these_o prejudices_fw-la with_o which_o we_o have_v be_v once_o fill_v which_o have_v be_v root_v in_o we_o more_o and_o more_o by_o the_o way_n already_o allege_v which_o have_v grow_v by_o the_o new_a nourishment_n they_o daily_o receive_v and_o which_o have_v neither_o be_v banish_v nor_o weaken_a by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o a_o better_o inform_v judgement_n all_o these_o prejudices_fw-la i_o say_v be_v no_o where_n more_o sensible_a than_o in_o the_o subject_n we_o treat_v of_o and_o therefore_o we_o have_v destine_v this_o first_o book_n to_o establish_v this_o truth_n and_o make_v it_o very_o plain_a to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v clear_o perceive_v that_o all_o those_o opinion_n concern_v the_o devil_n divination_n and_o witchcraft_n draw_v their_o first_o original_a from_o the_o heathen_n who_o communicate_v they_o to_o the_o jew_n during_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n where_o they_o have_v more_o conversation_n with_o the_o philosopher_n than_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n whilst_o they_o live_v separate_v from_o all_o other_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o they_o insensible_o take_v the_o tincture_n of_o the_o heathen_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o seem_v not_o direct_o oppose_v to_o their_o law_n the_o first_o christian_n spring_v from_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n keep_v likewise_o most_o part_n of_o the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o intend_v to_o gain_v the_o heathen_n by_o too_o great_a and_o easy_a a_o compliance_n with_o their_o opinion_n thus_o be_v insensible_o lay_v the_o foundation_n on_o which_o the_o great_a edifice_n of_o popery_n be_v now_o found_v and_o raise_v sect._n 16._o another_o judgement_n may_v be_v pass_v upon_o that_o matter_n if_o popery_n be_v put_v in_o parallel_n with_o heathenism_n and_o not_o esteem_v the_o worse_a of_o these_o two_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o they_o be_v hold_v for_o heathen_a legend_n what_o the_o pagan_n have_v publish_v of_o their_o miracle_n oracle_n god_n aërial_a spectres_n dream_n and_o the_o like_a prodigy_n that_o be_v why_o do_v we_o not_o call_v they_o lie_v as_o we_o right_o so_o name_v the_o roman_a legend_n have_v we_o more_o reason_n to_o look_v upon_o as_o suspicious_a those_o wonder_n the_o relation_n of_o which_o be_v insert_v almost_o in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chief_a roman_a writer_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o branch_n of_o superstition_n then_o to_o deal_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o those_o of_o the_o heathen_n whence_o come_v it_o that_o we_o public_o laugh_v at_o both_o in_o our_o discourse_n and_o writing_n the_o shame_n miracle_n of_o the_o former_a as_o be_v mere_a delusion_n and_o trifle_n and_o that_o we_o approve_v both_o by_o our_o word_n and_o our_o book_n the_o narration_n that_o the_o latter_a make_v of_o the_o wonder_n see_v among_o they_o and_o that_o we_o quote_v they_o as_o true_a tho'_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o weight_n with_o the_o other_o the_o antiquity_n of_o those_o author_n and_o of_o the_o time_n in_o which_o they_o have_v write_v have_v it_o so_o much_o power_n and_o efficacy_n and_o must_v we_o more_o easy_o credit_n story_n because_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v happen_v a_o long_a while_n ago_o and_o in_o far_o remote_a country_n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o main_a point_n truth_n fit_v not_o itself_o in_o this_o manner_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o men._n lie_v be_v ancient_o tell_v as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v now_o and_o as_o well_o in_o foreign_a country_n as_o in_o our_o own_o sect._n 17._o it_o be_v methinks_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o all_o the_o quotation_n of_o this_o book_n that_o there_o be_v no_o miracle_n oracle_n purge_v fire_n apparition_n of_o hobgoblin_n or_o soul_n witchcraft_n by_o letter_n and_o character_n or_o choice_n of_o day_n either_o in_o
to_o reveal_v it_o to_o the_o rector_n or_o other_o priest_n commission_v by_o the_o bishop_n never_o fail_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o who_o the_o monitory_n deliver_v they_o after_o it_o be_v be_v thunder_v out_o and_o that_o the_o devil_n transform_v they_o most_o or_o all_o the_o night_n into_o dog_n cat_n wolf_n goat_n and_o other_o animal_n which_o be_v call_v to_o worry_v as_o a_o wolf_n if_o one_o meet_v in_o the_o night_n some_o wildbeast_n or_o a_o domestic_a stray_n he_o fancy_v to_o have_v meet_v the_o wolf-man_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o swear_v it_o some_o of_o the_o most_o think_v and_o less_o superstitious_a part_n at_o least_o believe_v that_o the_o excommunication_n contain_v in_o those_o monitory_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o their_o church_n and_o deliver_v to_o the_o demon_n those_o that_o have_v not_o submit_v to_o it_o by_o reveal_v such_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v often_o very_o convenient_a and_o useful_a to_o conceal_v sect._n 18._o as_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v say_v in_o general_a concern_v the_o power_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n so_o certain_a place_n be_v assign_v to_o they_o where_o they_o usual_o produce_v their_o effect_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o there_o be_v familiar_a spirit_n domestic_a and_o mountainous_a devil_n 1._o the_o familiar_a spirit_n spiritus_fw-la familiares_fw-la be_v those_o who_o always_o keep_v by_o a_o man_n even_o when_o he_o call_v not_o for_o they_o whether_o they_o do_v it_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n or_o that_o they_o have_v be_v hire_v very_o cheap_a for_o that_o purpose_n they_o serve_v he_o faithful_o at_o least_o outward_o whether_o or_o no_o he_o call_v for_o they_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o ring_n crystal_n chest_n and_o the_o like_a and_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o whither_o soever_o one_o please_v these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o schottus_n pag._n 134._o those_o demon_n in_o glass_n or_o ring_n be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n shut_v in_o or_o fasten_v to_o they_o with_o some_o certain_a ceremony_n use_v in_o that_o case_n and_o not_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o any_o conjuration_n or_o exorcism_n nor_o by_o the_o power_n of_o he_o that_o carry_v they_o as_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o some_o but_o they_o undergo_v this_o willing_o or_o by_o the_o absolute_a order_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o they_o blind_o obey_v or_o last_o to_o deceive_v man_n more_o easy_o when_o they_o be_v in_o those_o sort_n of_o prison_n and_o have_v be_v carry_v through_o several_a place_n question_n be_v put_v to_o they_o and_o sometime_o they_o be_v force_v to_o speak_v then_o they_o discover_v to_o man_n hide_a thing_n and_o foretell_v those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o in_o our_o day_n a_o great_a and_o victorious_a prince_n carry_v one_o of_o these_o spirit_n with_o he_o in_o his_o ring_n and_o that_o he_o lose_v his_o sight_n in_o a_o battle_n a_o little_a after_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v in_o the_o ring_n be_v break_v into_o two_o piece_n pag._n 143._o sect._n 19_o schottus_n and_o dâ—â—â—io_n relate_v out_o of_o meletius_n what_o be_v ordinary_o say_v concern_v domestic_a devil_n they_o withdraw_v into_o the_o most_o hide_a place_n of_o the_o house_n upon_o pile_n of_o wood_n where_o they_o be_v keep_v with_o the_o most_o delicious_a meat_n because_o they_o carry_v to_o their_o master_n corn_n that_o they_o have_v steal_v from_o other_o people_n barn_n when_o those_o spirit_n intend_v to_o settle_v in_o any_o house_n they_o make_v it_o know_v by_o leap_v up_o stick_n of_o wood_n or_o throw_v dung_n into_o pail_n of_o milk_n if_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o let_v we_o alone_o those_o stick_n and_o the_o dung_n in_o the_o milk_n or_o even_o if_o he_o drink_v of_o the_o milk_n into_o which_o the_o dung_n hat_n be_v throw_v the_o spirit_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o life_n with_o he_o those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n be_v call_v by_o the_o french_a gobelin_n by_o the_o dutch_a guldelkens_n and_o kabautermannekens_n and_o by_o the_o english_a hobgoblin_n they_o appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o little_a as_o dwarf_n or_o such_o as_o pigmy_n be_v former_o imagine_v to_o be_v schottus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o former_a time_n to_o see_v many_o of_o those_o spirit_n in_o house_n where_o they_o do_v whatever_o be_v necessary_a they_o d_z ess_v horse_n they_o sweep_v the_o house_n carried_z wood_n and_o water_n and_o do_v all_o sort_n of_o service_n pag._n 145._o he_o do_v well_o by_o say_n it_o be_v former_o do_v leave_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o a_o proof_n in_o this_o curious_a age._n sect._n 20._o he_o have_v take_v from_o georgius_n agricola_n the_o description_n he_o make_v of_o mountainous_a devil_n say_v that_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o mine_n under_o the_o mountain_n that_o they_o be_v cruel_a and_o frightful_a that_o they_o make_v uneasy_a and_o perpetual_o vex_v those_o that_o work_n in_o the_o mine_n some_o call_v they_o the_o little_a hollander_n because_o they_o ordinary_o appear_v little_a scarce_o three_o foot_n high_a with_o a_o old_a wrinkle_a face_n and_o in_o the_o same_o shape_n with_o the_o miner_n clothe_v with_o a_o waistcoat_n and_o apron_n nevertheless_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o wicked_a as_o they_o love_v to_o play_v trick_n and_o to_o be_v merry_o roguish_a especial_o when_o they_o will_v persuade_v that_o they_o do_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o work_n in_o the_o mine_n when_o all_o be_v do_v his_o opinion_n come_v at_o last_o to_o this_o that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o spirit_n some_o be_v good_a and_o the_o other_o bad_a the_o latter_a be_v fear_v and_o detest_a by_o the_o workman_n whereas_o they_o look_v with_o pleasure_n upon_o the_o former_a believe_v they_o to_o be_v of_o good_a augury_n but_o schottus_n be_v willing_a to_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o mean_a order_n betwixt_o man_n and_o spirit_n hold_v they_o for_o bad_a spirit_n what_o good_a soever_o they_o may_v do_v believe_v that_o when_o it_o happen_v so_o they_o be_v force_v to_o it_o by_o god_n or_o that_o they_o do_v it_o crafty_o to_o delude_v man_n pag._n 114._o and_o 149._o sect._n 21._o there_o be_v still_o more_o illusion_n make_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o shape_n the_o devil_n take_v on_o than_o in_o the_o other_o occasion_n abovementioned_a i_o will_v not_o now_o speak_v of_o whole_a army_n that_o be_v believe_v frequent_o to_o appear_v in_o order_n of_o battle_n of_o which_o schottus_n treat_v at_o large_a in_o the_o addition_n to_o his_o second_o book_n p._n 336._o but_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v hobgoblin_n and_o fairy_n formal_o our_o people_n speak_v almost_o of_o nothing_o else_o schottus_n write_v thereupon_o p._n 339._o delrio_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o spectres_n that_o appear_v as_o woman_n all_o in_o white_a in_o wood_n and_o meadow_n some_o be_v see_v in_o stable_n with_o wax_n candle_n light_v some_o drop_n of_o which_o they_o let_v fall_v upon_o the_o mains_fw-fr of_o horse_n comb_v and_o twist_v they_o very_o neat_o those_o white_a woman_n be_v also_o call_v sibyl_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o one_o of_o they_o name_v haband_n be_v as_o the_o queen_n of_o the_o other_o and_o command_v they_o people_z believe_v their_o apparition_n to_o be_v of_o good_a omen_n but_o the_o doctor_n look_v on_o such_o presage_n as_o old_a woman_n tale_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a or_o at_o least_o possible_a and_o schottus_n relate_v p._n 215._o what_o cornelius_n of_o kempen_n say_v assure_v we_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n lotarius_n that_o be_v about_o 830._o several_a of_o those_o fairy_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o friesland_n where_o they_o dwell_v in_o groat_n or_o on_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n and_o mountain_n whence_o they_o descend_v at_o night_n to_o carry_v away_o shepherd_n from_o their_o flock_n child_n from_o their_o cradle_n and_o slip_n both_o into_o their_o cavern_n chap._n xx._n what_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o popery_n concern_v apparition_n of_o spirit_n and_o how_o they_o torment_v man_n either_o by_o themselves_o or_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o men._n sect._n 1_o in_o speak_v of_o this_o last_o kind_n of_o demon_n we_o be_v descend_v by_o degree_n even_o to_o spectre_n and_o phantasm_n but_o first_o we_o have_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o two_o thing_n to_o treat_v of_o touch_v spirit_n that_o be_v their_o apparition_n to_o man_n and_o their_o operation_n in_o the_o same_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o subject_n of_o apparition_n that_o there_o be_v room_n to_o speak_v of_o