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A20000 Dialogicall discourses of spirits and divels declaring their proper essence, natures, dispositions, and operations, their possessions and dispossessions : with other the appendantes, peculiarly appertaining to those speciall points, verie conducent, and pertinent to the timely procuring of some Christian conformitie in iudgement, for the peaceable compounding of the late sprong controuersies concerning all such intricate and difficult doubts / by [brace] Iohn Deacon, Iohn Walker... Deacon, John, fl. 1585-1616.; Walker, John, preacher. 1601 (1601) STC 6439; ESTC S323 312,434 405

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several_a dilogue_n follow_v in_o order_n the_o first_o dialogue_n pag._n 1._o the_o argument_n 1_o that_o there_o be_v essential_a spirit_n and_o devil_n as_o appear_v plain_o from_o their_o essential_a creation_n and_o effectual_a operation_n their_o spiritual_a and_o substantial_a be_v the_o second_o dialogue_n pag._n 31._o the_o argument_n 2_o the_o power_n of_o spirit_n and_o devil_n their_o possession_n what_o it_o be_v with_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o and_o whether_o the_o devil_n do_v essential_o enter_v into_o the_o possess_a man_n mind_n or_o not_o the_o three_o dialogue_n pag._n 64._o the_o argument_n 3_o whither_o spirit_n and_o devil_n do_v essential_o enter_v into_o the_o possess_a man_n body_n or_o not_o and_o whether_o for_o that_o purpose_n they_o have_v peculiar_a to_o themselves_o their_o true_a natural_a body_n the_o four_o dialogue_n pag._n 99_o the_o argument_n 4_o whither_o spirit_n and_o devil_n can_v assume_v to_o themselves_o true_a natural_a body_n what_o body_n they_o be_v say_v to_o assume_v and_o how_o those_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v for_o this_o purpose_n produce_v the_o five_o dialogue_n pag._n 165._o the_o argument_n 5_o whither_o spirit_n and_o devil_n can_v essential_o transform_v themselves_o into_o any_o true_a natural_a body_n and_o how_o those_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o many_o produce_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o six_o dialogue_n pag._n 131._o the_o argument_n 6_o of_o actual_a possession_n what_o it_o be_v and_o whether_o spirit_n and_o devil_n in_o these_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v now_o actual_o possess_v either_o the_o mind_n or_o the_o body_n by_o any_o extraordinary_a afflict_a or_o vex_v the_o seven_o dialogue_n pag._n 199._o the_o argument_n 7_o common_a experience_n what_o it_o be_v whether_o the_o actual_a possession_n of_o spirit_n and_o devil_n especial_o that_o suppose_a in_o the_o young_a man_n at_o mahgnitton_n may_v be_v prove_v thereby_o and_o 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