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the_o subject_n not_o the_o delator_n of_o those_o fable_n old_a wife_n old_a granam_n old_a gossip_n old_a mother_n midnight_n will_v spend_v whole_a night_n and_o day_n in_o tale_n and_o fable_n concern_v devil_n and_o daymon_n 7._o giving_z heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n as_o well_o follow_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v very_o nay_o most_o proper_o may_v if_o not_o must_v be_v render_v by_o or_o through_o the_o hypocrisy_n knavery_n or_o deceit_n of_o liar_n fabler_n or_o tale-teller_n somewhat_o answerable_a to_o what_o we_o read_v eph._n 4.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o rev._n 18.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o legend_n fiction_n and_o monstrous_a fable_n of_o monk_n friar_n and_o other_o such_o vain_a varlet_n be_v the_o people_n seduce_v into_o most_o absurd_a opinion_n concern_v devil_n these_o word_n here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 21.27_o intimate_v but_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a kind_n of_o person_n fabler_n taleteller_n inventor_n or_o forger_n of_o lie_n the_o broach_n or_o suggest_v of_o such_o doctrine_n by_o devil_n can_v be_v then_o the_o thing_n here_o mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_z or_o through_o here_o intimate_v the_o cause_n instrument_n or_o mean_n as_o in_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v eph._n 4.14_o rev._n 18.23_o and_o many_o hundred_o place_n beside_o chap._n iu._n what_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n be_v in_o the_o affirmative_a these_o word_n then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o interpret_v doctrine_n of_o about_o or_o concern_v devil_n though_o without_o a_o preposition_n as_o intimate_v the_o subject_n not_o the_o author_n the_o matter_n not_o the_o doctor_n the_o de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la not_o the_o per_fw-la quos_fw-la so_o we_o say_v historia_fw-la animalium_fw-la the_o history_n of_o animal_n not_o that_o the_o animal_n write_v the_o history_n but_o that_o the_o history_n be_v write_v of_o about_o or_o concern_v animal_n so_o legenda_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la and_o thus_o the_o prophet_n too_o quasi_fw-la luctum_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la as_o the_o sorrow_n of_o a_o only_a son_n not_o sorrow_v but_o sorrow_v for_o amos_n 8.10_o and_o this_o elleiptical_a way_n of_o speak_v by_o the_o omission_n of_o a_o word_n especial_o of_o a_o preposition_n be_v elegant_a and_o in_o scripture_n often_o use_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n 11.44_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 5.1_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v omit_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v 6.7_o it_o be_v a_o mad_a and_o wild_a gift_n christ_n give_v his_o disciple_n he_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o unclean_a devil_n thus_o it_o run_v without_o the_o supplement_n of_o the_o preposition_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o preposition_n insert_v but_o must_v be_v understand_v and_o the_o sense_n be_v clear_a and_o plain_a he_o give_v they_o power_n over_o unclean_a spirit_n here_o too_o vers_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o and_o vers_fw-la 3._o one_o principle_n verb_n or_o lead_v word_n be_v altogether_o omit_v forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n the_o sense_n be_v harsh_a and_o unsavoury_a unless_o we_o supply_v command_v or_o some_o such_o word_n and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n so_o will_v this_o sentence_n be_v harsh_a too_o and_o odd_a if_o we_o read_v thus_o give_v heed_n to_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n so_o join_v per_fw-la appositionem_fw-la speak_v lie_n and_o devil_n together_o as_o one_o thing_n the_o revelation_n will_v be_v ridiculous_a as_o afore_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v of_o necessity_n be_v supply_v of_o about_o or_o concern_v devil_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o if_o we_o stick_v to_o this_o expression_n doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n but_o the_o plain_a and_o easy_a read_v be_v as_o be_v intimate_v afore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o lye-teller_n by_o the_o deceit_n knavery_n villainy_n and_o falsehood_n of_o legendists_n tale-forger_n and_o fable-faggaters_a and_o thus_o devil_n or_o daymon_n must_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o those_o fable_n and_o lie_v man_n the_o author_n and_o now_o here_o thus_o we_o have_v a_o prediction_n 1._o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n will_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n 2._o man_n will_v be_v very_o apt_a to_o entertain_v this_o doctrine_n 3._o the_o mean_n way_n or_o course_n by_o which_o this_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o forge_a lie_n false_a invention_n and_o hypocritical_a fable_n but_o this_o be_v not_o that_o that_o i_o mean_v but_o that_o the_o broacher_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n be_v so_o plain_o describe_v and_o indigitated_a here_o that_o we_o may_v as_o easy_o know_v who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v here_o mean_v as_o 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present_a suppose_a and_o no_o demonologist_n i_o think_v will_v oppose_v the_o supposition_n that_o the_o devil_n then_o do_v and_o now_o do_v inject_n wicked_a thought_n heresy_n villainy_n into_o man_n heart_n yet_o then_o he_o be_v equal_o devil_n and_o man_n equal_o seduceable_a by_o he_o then_o as_o now_o that_o he_o shall_v inject_v villainy_n more_o multitudinous_a for_o number_n or_o more_o abominable_a for_o nature_n now_o than_o then_o can_v hardly_o be_v suppose_v 2._o it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o demonologer_n that_o by_o obsession_n and_o possession_n the_o devil_n domineer_v more_o unrestrain_o over_o the_o world_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n than_o in_o these_o latter_a and_o if_o so_o why_o not_o by_o injection_n too_o as_o much_o i_o see_v not_o 3._o that_o doctrine_n as_o wild_a be_v broach_v about_o the_o time_n the_o apostle_n write_v as_o ever_o be_v in_o any_o time_n afterward_o except_o it_o be_v this_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v beyond_o controversy_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o mad_a doctrine_n of_o the_o simoniani_n pyletii_n hyminaei_n alexandrii_n nicholaitani_n pythagoraei_fw-la gaulonitae_n nazaraei_n judaeo-pagani_a mosco-christiani_n platonici_fw-la hermogonistae_fw-la pharisaei_n sadducaei_fw-la essaei_n herodiani_n egyptii_n gnostici_fw-la 4._o again_o have_v the_o apostle_n mean_v doctrine_n suggest_v by_o devil_n or_o doctrine_n so_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a as_o none_o but_o devil_n will_v or_o can_v be_v suppose_v the_o author_n of_o they_o he_o may_v have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devilish_a doctrine_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d endoctrinate_v or_o teach_v devil_n as_o afore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deceive_a spirit_n and_o yet_o 5._o i_o add_v the_o doctrine_n here_o by_o the_o apostle_n mention_v be_v but_o poor_a small_a petty_a trivial_a and_o inconsiderable_a heterodox_n in_o comparison_n
intend_v or_o mean_v the_o person_n true_o and_o indeed_o have_v a_o real_a devil_n within_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v distract_v frantic_a or_o mad_a joh._n 10.20_o he_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o be_v mad_a 7.20_o thou_o have_v a_o devil_n who_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v thou_o or_o thou_o be_v mad_a to_o think_v so_o john_n 8.48_o say_v we_o not_o well_o thou_o be_v a_o samaritan_n and_o have_v a_o devil_n why_o a_o samaritan_n but_o because_o they_o think_v he_o mad_a the_o samaritan_n hold_v odd_a wild_a mad_a opinion_n concern_v god_n his_o worship_n and_o religion_n the_o jew_n therefore_o think_v they_o mad_a as_o the_o samaritan_n do_v the_o jew_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o dissonancy_n in_o religion_n and_o tenant_n wherefore_o come_v this_o mad_a fellow_n to_o thou_o king_n 2.9_o 19_o and_o so_o the_o jew_n think_v of_o john_n baptist_n because_o of_o his_o strange_a food_n raiment_n life_n and_o doctrine_n that_o he_o be_v mad_a or_o have_v a_o devil_n they_o say_v he_o have_v a_o devil_n mat._n 11.18_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a that_o the_o jew_n who_o so_o general_o frequent_v john_n preach_v and_o hear_v he_o so_o glad_o think_v he_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o devil_n and_o yet_o some_o of_o they_o may_v think_v he_o to_o be_v a_o little_a craze_a in_o his_o intellectual_n nay_o general_o it_o seem_v the_o gentile_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n think_v all_o these_o man_n that_o hold_v any_o new_a strange_a or_o unheard_a of_o doctrine_n in_o religion_n to_o be_v mad_a and_o hence_o festus_n to_o st._n paul_n thou_o be_v beside_o thyself_o too_o much_o learning_n have_v make_v thou_o mad_a act._n 25.24_o it_o be_v the_o strangeness_n of_o paul_n doctrine_n that_o make_v festus_n think_v he_o mad_a so_o do_v the_o jew_n think_v the_o samaritan_n to_o be_v mad_a and_o possess_v with_o devil_n yea_o and_o christ_n also_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n for_o the_o newness_n strangeness_n or_o madness_n of_o his_o doctrine_n as_o they_o account_v it_o demonium_fw-la habere_fw-la or_o demoniacum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o scripture-phrase_n be_v to_o be_v mad_a and_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derive_v its_o pedigree_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v hardly_o signify_v any_o thing_n else_o proper_o but_o some_o such_o great_a extraordinary_a and_o unusual_a affliction_n from_o god_n such_o as_o be_v madness_n and_o so_o indeed_o be_v the_o word_n use_v by_o polybius_n concern_v antiochus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v mad_a and_o plutarch_n use_v it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o in_o scripture_n interpret_v it_o so_o too_o when_o both_o the_o word_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n will_v bear_v it_o beside_o do_v ever_o any_o of_o these_o demoniac_n mention_v in_o scripture_n ever_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o thing_n act_n or_o act_n feat_n or_o feat_n that_o a_o mere_a madman_n without_o a_o real_a devil_n do_v not_o may_v not_o do_v and_o often_o do_v be_v there_o any_o such_o act_n any_o such_o feat_n record_v of_o they_o by_o any_o of_o the_o evangelist_n they_o cry_v they_o roar_v they_o talk_v foolish_o run_v into_o mountain_n and_o desert_n and_o tomb_n cut_v themselves_o with_o stone_n break_v their_o fetter_n be_v mischievous_a to_o passenger_n but_o have_v not_o may_v not_o do_v not_o madman_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n by_o their_o work_n you_o shall_v know_v they_o say_v christ_n why_o how_o wherefore_o then_o may_v they_o not_o be_v madman_n and_o madman_n mere_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o demonium_fw-la habentes_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o add_v this_o christ_n himself_o confess_v that_o what_o he_o cast_v out_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o pharisee_n cast_v out_o too_o mat._n 12.27_o and_o argue_v large_o from_o it_o to_o justify_v himself_o and_o act_n but_o never_o do_v or_o can_v the_o pharisee_n child_n cast_v out_o real_a devil_n otherwise_o man_n shall_v be_v strong_a than_o devil_n flesh_n than_o spirit_n and_o yet_o a_o strong_a than_o he_o must_v come_v upon_o he_o to_o dispossess_v he_o without_o doubt_n and_o be_v man_n strong_a than_o the_o devil_n can_v tom_n thumb_n with_o his_o rush_v spear_n dismount_v king_n arthur_n and_o all_o his_o knight_n no_o more_o can_v mere_a man_n dispossess_v the_o devil_n especial_o if_o he_o be_v so_o omnipotent_o powerful_a as_o demonologer_n predicate_v he_o devil_n in_o scripture_n be_v set_v out_o as_o power_n in_o the_o abstract_n man_n as_o the_o abstract_n of_o weakness_n now_o that_o weakness_n in_o the_o abstract_n shall_v dispossess_v power_n in_o the_o abstract_n be_v i_o think_v altogether_o inconceivable_a by_o any_o humane_a intellect_n can_v thou_o draw_v out_o leviathan_n with_o a_o fish_n hook_n say_v god_n to_o job_n or_o can_v a_o crismer_n a_o child_n of_o a_o span_n long_o bound_v behemoth_n with_o a_o rush_v cord_n in_o short_a thus_o all_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o pharisee_n cast_v out_o be_v disease_n not_o devil_n all_o that_o christ_n cast_v out_o be_v but_o what_o the_o child_n of_o the_o pharisee_n cast_v out_o therefore_o all_o that_o christ_n cast_v out_o be_v but_o disease_n and_o not_o devil_n and_o be_v it_o not_o now_o than_o a_o most_o monstrous_a apostasy_n and_o most_o intolerable_a idolatry_n and_o that_o even_o to_o the_o devil_n himself_o to_o attribute_v such_o a_o excellency_n of_o operation_n to_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v never_o exert_v by_o christ_n himself_o indeed_o can_v not_o because_o there_o be_v never_o occasion_n for_o it_o well_o this_o be_v one_o result_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n it_o be_v a_o apostasy_n from_o that_o fundamental_a truth_n god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n this_o be_v almost_o but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v forget_v here_o that_o though_o christ_n cast_v not_o out_o any_o real_a devil_n proper_o so_o call_v yet_o cure_v disease_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v he_o manifest_v forth_o his_o glory_n and_o godhead_n as_o full_o and_o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v indeed_o cast_v out_o real_a devil_n but_o of_o this_o in_o another_o place_n i_o have_v speak_v full_o enough_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v this_o here_o if_o they_o have_v be_v indeed_o real_a devil_n or_o infernal_a fiend_n that_o christ_n cast_v out_o there_o may_v peradventure_o have_v be_v possible_o some_o probable_a ground_n of_o that_o stupend_v blasphemy_n of_o the_o pharisee_n viz._n he_o cast_v out_o devil_n by_o beelzebub_n in_o some_o sort_n it_o may_v be_v credible_a either_o by_o some_o favour_n connivance_n compliance_n complotment_n or_o else_o envy_v hatred_n opposition_n of_o devil_n so_o that_o it_o have_v be_v no_o miracle_n or_o argument_n at_o all_o to_o prove_v his_o godhead_n that_o he_o cast_v out_o devil_n a_o simon_n magus_n a_o apollonius_n yea_o a_o ordinary_a witch_n have_v do_v as_o much_o but_o there_o can_v be_v no_o compliance_n compact_n envy_n hatred_n between_o christ_n and_o disease_n the_o cure_v therefore_o of_o disease_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o cure_v they_o be_v more_o for_o christ_n honour_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o godhead_n than_o if_o per_fw-la impossibile_fw-it there_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n the_o cast_v out_o of_o devil_n or_o infernal_a fiend_n can_v have_v be_v chap._n ix_o christ_n work_n prove_v his_o godhead_n i_o proceed_v to_o a_o second_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n detract_v and_o apostate_n from_o another_o special_a excellency_n of_o christ_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n in_o or_o by_o the_o spirit_n where_o by_o the_o spirit_n no_o doubt_n be_v mean_v the_o might_n power_n or_o excellency_n of_o christ_n to_o do_v great_a wonder_n and_o stupend_v miracle_n as_o mat._n 12.27_o but_o if_o i_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n cast_v out_o justify_v in_o or_o by_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o power_n rom._n 1.4_o a_o man_n approve_v of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o power_n or_o miracle_n act_n 2.22_o and_o god_n anoint_v he_o with_o power_n which_o be_v here_o call_v spirit_n act_v 10.38_o virtus_fw-la potentiaque_fw-la regis_fw-la messiae_n nomine_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la justificatus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la virtute_fw-la sva_fw-la qua_fw-la miracula_fw-la edidit_fw-la zanchy_a and_o all_o other_o upon_o the_o place_n well_o then_o justify_v in_o or_o by_o the_o spirit_n be_v declare_v manifest_a and_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o work_n miracle_n and_o wonder_n by_o these_o he_o prove_v what_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n messiah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o this_o true_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o hope_n the_o foundation_n of_o our_o joy_n the_o cornerstone_n of_o
hide_v the_o villainy_n intend_v by_o such_o varlet_n or_o else_o the_o word_n be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutans_fw-la alteran_n adulterans_fw-la faciem_fw-la apparentiam_fw-la speciem_fw-la vel_fw-la externam_fw-la rei_fw-la formam_fw-la one_o that_o alter_v cover_n change_v or_o disguise_v the_o face_n form_n or_o outward_a appearance_n of_o thing_n and_o may_v not_o this_o be_v very_o well_o render_v juggler_n philterer_n deceiver_n poysner_n better_z than_o witch_n 1_o one_o in_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n for_o what_o do_v such_o varlet_n else_o but_o alter_v change_n cover_z hide_v and_o disguise_v the_o outward_a face_n of_o thing_n and_o their_o villainous_a intention_n with_o fair_a fucus_n show_v and_o gloss_n that_o the_o villainy_n they_o intend_v to_o act_n may_v not_o appear_v or_o be_v discover_v poisoner_n than_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n or_o kind_n spiritual_a and_o carnal_a the_o one_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o other_o of_o the_o body_n the_o carnal_a the_o scripture_n speak_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o nor_o shall_v i_o as_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n the_o spiritual_a poisoner_n may_v again_o be_v twofold_a moral_a and_o intellectual_a in_o respect_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n that_o this_o in_o respect_n of_o doctrine_n or_o opinion_n he_o that_o inveigle_v any_o person_n to_o any_o lewd_a debauch_v lascivious_a or_o wicked_a act_n or_o conversation_n by_o promise_n persuasion_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n way_n or_o trick_n be_v a_o spiritual_a poisoner_n moral_o such_o be_v bawd_n setter_n pander_n and_o corrupter_n and_o of_o such_o the_o civil_a law_n interpret_v magus_n and_o of_o such_o if_o the_o coherence_n will_v prove_v any_o thing_n as_o no_o doubt_n it_o will_v much_o be_v the_o word_n witch_n to_o be_v understand_v exo._n 22.18_o thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v 1_o a_o bawd_n a_o pander_n a_o moral_a poisoner_n or_o a_o enticer_n to_o such_o wickedness_n as_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o before_o and_o after_o that_o verse_n and_o so_o may_v the_o word_n fit_o be_v interpret_v na._n 3.4_o mal._n 3.5_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n spiritual_a or_o moral_a bawd_n or_o enticer_n to_o idolatry_n 2._o a_o poisoner_n intellectual_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o doctrine_n be_v one_o that_o seduce_v entice_v enveigle_v man_n into_o idolatrous_a or_o superstitious_a worship_n doctrine_n or_o opinion_n these_o the_o scripture_n call_v witch_n or_o cashaphim_n too_o deut._n 18.11_o 2_o king_n 9.22_o 21_o 6_o 9_o 2_o chro._n 33.6_o 9_o and_o not_o only_a when_o by_o promise_n persuasion_n subtle_a contrivance_n or_o fallacious_a argument_n they_o seduce_v they_o from_o the_o truth_n into_o error_n but_o also_o when_o they_o use_v any_o cunning_a feat_n trick_n aâ—ts_n juggle_v power_n or_o force_n to_o draw_v or_o continue_v man_n in_o wicked_a practice_n or_o opinion_n these_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v cashaphim_n as_o es_fw-ge 47.12_o 13._o jer._n 27.9_o ex._n 7.11_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n be_v great_a naturalist_n and_o thence_o may_v very_o well_o be_v call_v magi_n or_o wise_a man_n but_o as_o they_o abuse_v their_o knowledge_n in_o thing_n natural_a by_o pretend_v if_o at_o least_o they_o do_v so_o pretend_v that_o they_o act_v by_o a_o supernatural_a assistance_n and_o so_o can_v equalise_v moses_n though_o they_o do_v but_o juggle_v and_o play_v the_o knave_n in_o the_o dark_a their_o end_n and_o aim_v too_o be_v but_o to_o continue_v pharaoh_n in_o his_o idolatry_n oppress_v humour_n and_o tyranny_n they_o be_v but_o spiritual_a poisoner_n impostor_n juggler_n cozen_a knave_n or_o cashaphim_n and_o do_v not_o they_o that_o cheat_n deceive_v poison_v man_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o soul_n deserve_v the_o name_n and_o punishment_n of_o poisoner_n juggler_n cheater_n impostor_n as_o well_o as_o they_o who_o only_o do_v mischief_n to_o man_n body_n be_v they_o not_o cashaphim_n poisoner_n impostor_n juggler_n proper_o can_v there_o be_v any_o sitter_n term_v give_v they_o by_o one_o of_o these_o sense_n may_v the_o word_n cashaph_n or_o witch_n if_o man_n will_v needs_o stick_v to_o that_o word_n wherever_o use_v in_o scripture_n be_v fair_o interpret_v but_o it_o be_v not_o where_o all_o the_o scripture_n over_o so_o much_o as_o once_o intimate_v or_o hint_v that_o the_o witch_n or_o cashaph_n by_o any_o compact_n with_o or_o power_n derive_v from_o the_o devil_n ever_o wrought_v any_o kind_n of_o feat_n carnal_a or_o corporeal_a thing_n to_o say_v no_o more_o here_o whatever_o neither_o do_v there_o any_o word_n term_n notion_n circumvolution_n paraphrase_n sense_n or_o coherence_n with_o the_o text_n any_o where_n yield_v any_o such_o thing_n strange_a this_o if_o the_o scripture_n intend_v any_o such_o person_n as_o be_v in_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o as_o strange_a that_o such_o a_o word_n shall_v still_o be_v use_v that_o signify_v nothing_o 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〈◊〉_d which_o they_o one_o way_n or_o other_o interpret_v to_o be_v a_o cheater_n poisoner_n or_o imposter_n as_o i_o have_v say_v act._n 8_o 9.13_o 6._o 16._o 2_o tim._n 3.13_o to_o which_o may_v be_v refer_v gal._n 5.20_o idolatry_n and_o witchcraft_n witchcraft_n as_o the_o knavish_a trick_n of_o seduce_v and_o entice_v to_o idolatry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o new-testament_n never_o use_v but_o in_o relation_n to_o idolater_n or_o idolatry_n nor_o cashaph_n in_o the_o old_a and_o indeed_o why_o cashaph_n shall_v be_v render_v witch_n though_o i_o care_v not_o for_o term_n so_o the_o meaning_n be_v right_a and_o interpret_v one_o that_o work_v by_o a_o power_n derive_v from_o the_o devil_n by_o compact_n i_o can_v possible_o divine_v unless_o it_o be_v because_o this_o word_n be_v often_o join_v with_o shoel_n ob_fw-la which_o be_v usual_o translate_v a_o consulter_n or_o dealer_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n whereas_o too_o that_o 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expect_a messiah_n which_o shall_v be_v so_o hard_a for_o they_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o shall_v rather_o upon_o such_o a_o pretence_n of_o christ_n have_v believe_v he_o to_o be_v a_o juggler_n deceiver_n or_o a_o impostor_n as_o pretend_v to_o great_a thing_n in_o show_n but_o do_v and_o can_v do_v nothing_o real_o answerable_o and_o in_o truth_n for_o that_o there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a miracle_n r_n than_o their_o expect_a messiah_n they_o think_v it_o impossible_a the_o conceit_n apprehension_n and_o belief_n that_o they_o have_v entertain_v and_o that_o just_o out_o of_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n urge_v they_o to_o think_v that_o all_o comparison_n with_o much_o more_o prelation_n of_o any_o pâ—â—tion_n above_o their_o messiah_n for_o any_o excellency_n of_o operation_n will_v be_v entertain_v as_o incredible_a and_o odious_a certain_o the_o cleanse_n of_o leper_n raise_v the_o dead_a cast_v out_o of_o devil_n can_v hardly_o be_v conclude_v from_o the_o 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