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and_o noble_a faculty_n by_o enslave_v and_o subjugate_a they_o to_o their_o inferior_a and_o more_o material_a power_n pag._n 5._o chap._n ii_o that_o these_o lapse_v angel_n have_v form_v themselves_o into_o a_o polity_n or_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n pag._n 14._o chap._n iii_o that_o these_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v suppose_v rational_a creature_n must_v needs_o be_v studious_a in_o diffuse_v their_o own_o sinful_a nature_n upon_o all_o capable_a subject_n and_o thereby_o of_o enlarge_a the_o bound_n of_o their_o usurp_a dominion_n pag._n 26._o chap._n iu._n that_o the_o great_a end_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v to_o rescue_v man_n from_o the_o tyranny_n slavery_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n pag._n 33._o chap._n v._n that_o though_o man_n by_o the_o gospel_n be_v free_v from_o that_o slavery_n under_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n that_o yet_o he_o strive_v to_o countermine_v the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n and_o when_o man_n will_v so_o far_o reject_v and_o despise_v the_o admonition_n and_o assistance_n that_o god_n afford_v they_o he_o may_v just_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v act_v and_o guide_v by_o evil_a spirit_n pag._n 40._o chap._n vi_o that_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o have_v full_a possession_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n these_o evil_a spirit_n may_v likewise_o enslave_v their_o body_n pag._n 46._o chap._n vii_o of_o witchcraft_n pag._n 49._o objection_n i._n that_o these_o witch_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v present_a at_o their_o nocturnal_a conventicle_n and_o diabolical_a meeting_n when_o their_o body_n be_v at_o home_n which_o be_v impossible_a pag._n 66._o objection_n ii_o that_o these_o airy_a spirit_n be_v too_o remote_a and_o of_o a_o nature_n too_o sublime_a to_o have_v any_o communication_n with_o mortal_n pag._n 76._o objection_n iii_o that_o it_o suppose_v witch_n by_o the_o help_n of_o evil_a spirit_n may_v do_v real_a miracle_n pag._n 81._o objection_n iu._n that_o it_o give_v evil_a spirit_n and_o witch_n
and_o way_n of_o recover_a man_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n undervalue_v and_o despise_v when_o he_o see_v man_n wilful_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o those_o bright_a ray_n of_o truth_n that_o encircle_v they_o then_o in_o a_o just_a judgement_n he_o suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v under_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n and_o to_o be_v lead_v away_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v with_o strong_a delusion_n 11._o to_o the_o occecation_n and_o blind_a their_o very_a reason_n and_o judgement_n and_o this_o insensate_a condition_n can_v never_o arrive_v to_o its_o full_a maturity_n and_o perfection_n without_o the_o potent_a energy_n and_o activity_n of_o the_o devil_n chap._n vi_o that_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o have_v full_a possession_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n these_o evil_a spirit_n may_v likewise_o enslave_v their_o body_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o such_o strong_a falsehood_n as_o shall_v lead_v to_o all_o impurity_n of_o life_n and_o action_n may_v be_v as_o real_a a_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n though_o not_o so_o visible_a as_o his_o enact_v their_o body_n and_o if_o it_o may_v as_o well_o conduce_v to_o the_o interest_n and_o advantage_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o make_v such_o visible_a discovery_n of_o himself_o by_o act_v in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o such_o possession_n will_v be_v infinite_o more_o frequent_a than_o they_o be_v for_o the_o frame_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o peculiar_a object_n of_o divine_a providence_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o man_n may_v lapse_v so_o far_o into_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n as_o to_o forfeit_v this_o care_n and_o to_o turn_v himself_o out_o of_o her_o protection_n and_o then_o he_o come_v into_o the_o dominion_n of_o and_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o invisible_a harpy_n and_o though_o these_o bodily_a vexation_n and_o infestation_n by_o evil_a daemon_n may_v sometime_o befall_v other_o yet_o they_o be_v more_o infrequent_a and_o permit_v by_o providence_n for_o end_n and_o purpose_n not_o ready_o discoverable_a by_o we_o but_o when_o they_o be_v exercise_v upon_o deplorable_o wicked_a and_o profligate_v person_n those_o daemon_n seize_v upon_o and_o use_v but_o what_o be_v their_o own_o now_o that_o there_o have_v be_v such_o real_a possession_n of_o man_n by_o devil_n have_v be_v so_o full_o attest_v by_o unprejudiced_a person_n in_o all_o age_n that_o he_o can_v escape_v the_o suspicion_n of_o have_v imbibe_v some_o atheistical_a principle_n that_o shall_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o deny_v they_o but_o because_o there_o be_v many_o so_o stagger_a fluctuate_a and_o uncertain_a in_o their_o religion_n that_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v to_o believe_v the_o existence_n of_o such_o spirit_n or_o the_o association_n and_o confederation_n of_o man_n with_o these_o foul_a and_o unclean_a daemon_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o wizard_n witch_n and_o magician_n by_o which_o we_o understand_v person_n that_o combine_v with_o and_o be_v confederate_a with_o impure_a spirit_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o take_v off_o this_o grand_a objection_n against_o those_o sacred_a write_n by_o show_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o there_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n such_o as_o have_v practise_v and_o enter_v into_o familiarity_n with_o wicked_a daemon_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v deride_v and_o expose_v by_o profane_a wit_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o these_o thing_n as_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o reality_n since_o true_a and_o genuine_a philosophy_n assert_v the_o same_o and_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o learned_a person_n among_o the_o heathen_n believe_v it_o and_o that_o the_o argument_n and_o objection_n against_o it_o be_v weak_a and_o frivolous_a and_o betray_v the_o ignorance_n and_o unskilfulness_n of_o their_o author_n chap._n vii_o of_o witchcraft_n the_o devil_n be_v not_o content_v to_o abuse_v mankind_n at_o a_o distance_n as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o those_o way_n and_o art_n and_o illusion_n in_o offer_v temptation_n from_o without_o and_o thereby_o seduce_v they_o from_o their_o obedience_n to_o god_n but_o in_o all_o age_n those_o impure_a spirit_n have_v make_v use_n of_o capable_a subject_n with_o who_o they_o have_v enter_v into_o a_o near_a union_n and_o strict_a confederation_n be_v first_o initiate_v into_o those_o hellish_a mystery_n by_o some_o external_n solemnity_n by_o which_o they_o surrender_v themselves_o to_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o those_o airy_a tyrant_n and_o by_o seem_v for_o a_o time_n to_o command_v render_v themselves_o vassal_n to_o the_o mockery_n cruelty_n and_o unbridled_a lust_n and_o passion_n of_o those_o malicious_a goblin_n for_o ever_o and_o such_o person_n be_v proper_o call_v magician_n wizard_n and_o witch_n nevertheless_o it_o must_v here_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o have_v be_v and_o doubtless_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o necromancer_n or_o magician_n who_o be_v not_o like_o the_o common_a sort_n not_o only_o gross_o sink_v and_o debauch_v in_o their_o life_n but_o also_o know_o do_a homage_n to_o evil_a spirit_n as_o such_o for_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o lust_n but_o more_o refine_a one_o who_o call_v themselves_o theurgist_n such_o as_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n free_v from_o the_o grosser_n vice_n and_o think_v to_o have_v to_o do_v only_o with_o good_a spirit_n yet_o be_v proud_a and_o vainglorious_a and_o affect_v wonder_n and_o to_o transcend_v the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n be_v by_o a_o divine_a nemesis_n just_o expose_v to_o the_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n cunning_o insinuate_v here_o and_o apt_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o they_o now_o such_o as_o these_o may_v have_v the_o assistance_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n though_o they_o know_v they_o not_o to_o be_v so_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o many_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n without_o any_o such_o solemn_a compact_n as_o those_o foul_a and_o grosser_n sorcerer_n enter_v into_o and_o though_o porphyry_n and_o some_o other_o do_v distinguish_v these_o two_o sort_n so_o as_o to_o condemn_v indeed_o the_o grosser_n which_o they_o call_v magic_a or_o goety_n but_o allow_v the_o other_o which_o they_o term_v theurgy_n as_o laudable_a and_o honourable_a and_o as_o a_o art_n by_o which_o they_o receive_v angel_n and_o have_v communication_n with_o the_o god_n yet_o s._n austin_n assure_v we_o they_o be_v both_o damnable_a 9_o and_o bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o false_a and_o silthy_a devil_n instead_o of_o angel_n which_o he_o further_o prove_v by_o relate_v a_o memorable_a story_n out_o of_o porphyry_n of_o a_o certain_a chaldean_a who_o good_a man_n complain_v that_o all_o his_o endeavour_n to_o purge_v his_o soul_n by_o these_o theurgic_a consecration_n be_v frustrate_v by_o reason_n a_o great_a artist_n envy_v he_o this_o happiness_n adjure_v the_o power_n he_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o by_o holy_a invocation_n and_o bind_v they_o from_o grant_v he_o any_o of_o his_o request_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v probable_o zoroaster_n apollonius_n tyanaeus_n apuleius_n and_o some_o other_o of_o late_a time_n for_o a_o more_o distinct_a and_o orderly_o procedure_v in_o this_o chapter_n i_o shall_v consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o first_o the_o account_n which_o the_o scripture_n give_v of_o magic_n or_o witchcraft_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o severe_a punishment_n no_o less_o than_o death_n itself_o be_v ordain_v for_o necromancer_n wizard_n and_o witch_n and_o such_o as_o have_v commerce_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n levit._n 20.27_o and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v express_o forbid_v to_o consult_v with_o any_o such_o levit._fw-la 19.31_o deut._n 18.10_o 11._o now_o it_o seem_v very_o dilute_a and_o insipid_a to_o direct_v the_o intention_n of_o these_o law_n only_o against_o juggler_n miracle-monger_n or_o impostor_n as_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o confederation_n of_o man_n with_o evil_a spirit_n and_o that_o all_o those_o strange_a effect_n perform_v by_o necromantic_a art_n and_o true_o suppose_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malicious_a and_o deceitful_a daemon_n with_o who_o the_o magician_n be_v confederate_a be_v only_o prestigious_a delusion_n and_o trick_n as_o it_o be_v of_o leger_n du_fw-fr main_n for_o first_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o show_v it_o to_o be_v of_o a_o high_a and_o great_a importance_n deut._n 18.12_o for_o all_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o because_o of_o these_o abomination_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v drive_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o and_o sure_o nothing_o can_v be_v a_o great_a and_o more_o heinous_a wickedness_n than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o forsake_v the_o
too_o great_a and_o exorbitant_a a_o power_n over_o mankind_n in_o that_o it_o suppose_v that_o these_o wicked_a daemon_n may_v afflict_v the_o body_n of_o other_o with_o divers_a disease_n and_o torment_n that_o they_o may_v raise_v thunder_n storm_n and_o tempest_n kill_v cattle_n and_o spoil_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o many_o such_o like_a pernicious_a and_o destructive_a thing_n and_o all_o this_o at_o the_o desire_n and_o request_n of_o a_o magician_n or_o witch_n pag._n 88_o objection_n v._n that_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o imagine_v that_o devil_n though_o never_o so_o foul_a and_o unclean_a shall_v delight_v in_o suck_v the_o blood_n of_o these_o accurse_a hag_n pag._n 99_o chap._n viii_o inference_n draw_v from_o the_o forego_n discourse_n pag._n 103._o the_o introduction_n it_o be_v observe_v long_o ago_o by_o epictetus_n that_o there_o be_v some_o person_n that_o will_v deny_v the_o plain_a and_o most_o evident_a truth_n and_o this_o state_n and_o condition_n he_o term_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o a_o petrification_n or_o mortification_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o when_o it_o happen_v to_o man_n of_o a_o blameless_a and_o sober_a conversation_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o confusion_n of_o their_o intellectual_n which_o be_v so_o miserable_o distract_v that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o apprehend_v the_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o plain_a demonstration_n but_o there_o be_v other_o that_o be_v bedeaded_a and_o stupefy_v as_o to_o their_o moral_n and_o then_o they_o lose_v that_o natural_a shame_n that_o belong_v to_o a_o man_n affirm_v or_o deny_v with_o the_o great_a confidence_n that_o which_o a_o innate_a shame_n and_o reverence_n of_o the_o inscription_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n will_v not_o suffer_v other_o to_o assert_v or_o contradict_v and_o this_o be_v real_o no_o better_o than_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o philosopher_n call_v it_o a_o mere_a brutishness_n or_o bestiality_n under_o one_o of_o these_o head_n i_o must_v needs_o comprehend_v all_o those_o who_o boggle_v and_o startle_v so_o much_o at_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o incorporeal_a be_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o can_v but_o think_v that_o great_a wit_n des-cartes_n deliver_v a_o most_o certain_a truth_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o notion_n or_o conception_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v much_o more_o plain_a and_o evident_a than_o that_o of_o the_o body_n but_o when_o man_n be_v either_o so_o monstrous_o confound_v in_o their_o intellect_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o or_o convince_v by_o the_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o argument_n and_o reason_n or_o whole_o give_v over_o to_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o passion_n i_o do_v not_o much_o wonder_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v such_o dull_a hallucination_n about_o the_o clear_a thing_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v entertain_v such_o cross_n and_o untoward_a opinion_n and_o so_o disagree_v with_o all_o those_o that_o ever_o have_v a_o sober_a and_o right_a use_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o understanding_n this_o age_n have_v produce_v too_o many_o over-confident_a exploders_n of_o immaterial_a substance_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v talk_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n their_o possession_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n of_o ghost_n and_o apparition_n and_o the_o feat_n and_o practice_n of_o witch_n shall_v be_v confute_v with_o a_o loud_a laughter_n or_o a_o supercilious_a look_n as_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v only_o the_o delusion_n of_o a_o distemper_a imagination_n and_o owe_v all_o their_o be_v and_o reality_n to_o the_o dream_n and_o fancy_n of_o melancholic_a person_n or_o if_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v too_o notorious_a to_o be_v gainsay_v than_o these_o corporealist_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o affirm_v with_o a_o late_a author_n that_o they_o believe_v there_o be_v many_o thousand_o of_o spirit_n make_v of_o a_o incorporeal_a matter_n too_o fine_a to_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o sense_n of_o man_n and_o that_o these_o spirit_n may_v play_v mad_a prank_n among_o we_o a_o thing_n much_o more_o worthy_a of_o laughter_n and_o the_o character_n of_o folly_n and_o all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v go_v about_o to_o persuade_v that_o the_o little_a mote_n or_o atom_n that_o fridge_n and_o play_v in_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n shine_v through_o a_o cranny_n shall_v by_o a_o common_a consent_n unite_v themselves_o into_o a_o live_a heap_n and_o speak_v and_o act_n either_o ludicrous_o or_o mischievous_o with_o the_o stander_n by_o this_o be_v real_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o i_o have_v endeavour_v in_o this_o small_a treatise_n so_o far_o to_o discourse_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n and_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o and_o have_v lay_v down_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v well_o weigh_v and_o consider_v may_v be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o release_n and_o set_v free_a such_o heavy_a and_o dull_a constitution_n from_o the_o distemper_n they_o labour_v under_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o polity_n and_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o lapse_n and_o revolt_n of_o the_o angel_n from_o the_o bless_a life_n of_o god_n consist_v main_o in_o debase_v their_o high_a and_o noble_a faculty_n by_o enslave_v and_o subjugate_a they_o to_o their_o inferior_a and_o more_o material_a power_n he_o that_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o angel_n like_o a_o philosopher_n look_v upon_o their_o soul_n like_o those_o of_o man_n to_o be_v of_o a_o heterogeneous_a nature_n include_v within_o the_o latitude_n and_o comprehension_n of_o their_o essence_n a_o intellectual_a and_o plastical_a life_n the_o perceptive_a part_n be_v indeed_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o soul_n discriminate_v all_o impression_n make_v in_o the_o common_a sensorium_n by_o the_o various_a object_n of_o sense_n and_o be_v life_n and_o activity_n in_o a_o very_a high_a 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some_o time_n or_o other_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v forth_o into_o act_n do_v gracious_o allow_v to_o these_o embody_a spirit_n their_o perige_n or_o conversion_n to_o the_o placid_a motion_n of_o their_o congenit_fw-la body_n in_o due_a measure_n and_o proportion_n as_o well_o as_o their_o apoge_n or_o recession_n from_o matter_n which_o innocent_a delight_n be_v in_o a_o sort_n necessary_a to_o their_o condition_n and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o their_o nature_n for_o the_o most_o intellectual_a and_o resin_a operation_n of_o their_o mind_n depend_v somewhat_o upon_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o vehicles_n it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v always_o attend_v with_o a_o equal_a intensenef_n and_o vigour_n upon_o those_o high_a and_o remote_a speculation_n without_o any_o the_o least_o lassitude_n or_o dulness_n partly_o because_o profound_a contemplation_n do_v very_o much_o exhaust_v and_o debilitate_v the_o spirit_n or_o ethereal_a matter_n which_o be_v the_o 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enchantment_n or_o divination_n against_o israel_n that_o be_v such_o who_o be_v establish_v in_o a_o principle_n above_o the_o world_n and_o in_o who_o soul_n the_o all-powerful_a life_n of_o god_n be_v firm_o radicate_v and_o fix_v who_o be_v indeed_o the_o true_a and_o perfect_a israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n for_o neither_o astral_a spirit_n nor_o angelcan_n prevail_v against_o one_o ray_n of_o the_o deity_n as_o aesculapius_n write_v to_o king_n ammon_n and_o how_o far_o successful_a in_o this_o very_a case_n this_o holy_a contention_n of_o conquer_a the_o bodily_a life_n and_o set_v free_a the_o mind_n from_o the_o bondage_n and_o toil_n of_o the_o flesh_n may_v be_v be_v evident_a in_o plotinus_n plot._n who_o soul_n as_o porphyry_n relate_v be_v come_v to_o that_o high_a and_o noble_a temper_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o keep_v off_o magical_a assault_n from_o himself_o but_o retort_v they_o upon_o his_o enemy_n olympius_n which_o olympius_n himself_o who_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o because_o they_o be_v wonderful_o desirous_a of_o animal_n warmth_n for_o the_o confederate_a spirit_n whether_o of_o a_o nature_n humane_a or_o diabolical_a must_v necessary_o have_v a_o body_n proportionable_a to_o the_o grossness_n and_o courseness_n of_o its_o power_n and_o faculty_n which_o be_v so_o mighty_o debauch_v through_o the_o excessive_a prevalency_n and_o exorbitancy_n of_o the_o sensual_a life_n can_v act_v in_o any_o other_o vehicle_n but_o what_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o clammy_a and_o caliginous_a part_n of_o the_o air_n which_o body_n in_o this_o agree_v with_o we_o in_o that_o they_o have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d effluvia_fw-la and_o exhale_v and_o wear_v away_o by_o a_o continual_a deflux_n of_o particle_n and_o therefore_o require_v some_o nutriment_n to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o fugacious_a atom_n which_o be_v do_v by_o suck_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o these_o forlorn_a wretch_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a philosopher_n among_o the_o greek_n that_o evil_a daemon_n be_v extreme_o delight_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o nidour_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v a_o refreshment_n and_o nourishment_n to_o their_o vaporous_a body_n appear_v from_o what_o celsus_n write_v xp_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o etc._n etc._n we_o ought_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o wise_a man_n who_o affirm_v that_o most_o of_o these_o low_a and_o circumterraneous_a daemon_n be_v delight_v with_o geniture_n blood_n and_o nidour_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n and_o much_o gratify_v therewith_o and_o origen_n agree_v with_o he_o full_o in_o this_o point_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o only_o delight_v with_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o pagan_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 334_o etc._n etc._n that_o their_o very_a body_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o vapour_n and_o fume_n arise_v from_o they_o and_o that_o these_o evil_a daemon_n therefore_o do_v as_o it_o be_v deliciate_n and_o epicurise_v in_o they_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o same_o father_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o certain_a pythagorean_n ibid._n who_o write_v of_o the_o mysterious_a and_o recondite_v sense_n of_o homer_n that_o chryses_n word_n to_o apollo_n and_o his_o immission_n of_o a_o pestilence_n upon_o the_o grecian_n teach_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o homer_n do_v believe_v there_o be_v certain_a evil_a daemon_n who_o take_v pleasure_n in_o fume_n and_o nidour_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a as_o a_o reward_n to_o gratify_v the_o sacrificants_a with_o the_o destruction_n of_o any_o person_n if_o they_o so_o desire_v it_o which_o by_o the_o way_n may_v give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o those_o importunate_a inquirer_n why_o the_o possession_n and_o vexation_n of_o man_n by_o evil_a daemon_n shall_v be_v wrought_v upon_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o witch_n viz._n to_o gratify_v her_o revenge_n as_o a_o reward_n for_o the_o pleasure_n the_o wicked_a fiend_n reap_v from_o such_o vile_a and_o damnable_a commerce_n with_o her_o body_n nor_o be_v this_o a_o singular_a fancy_n of_o origen_n for_o athenagoras_n a_o christian_a philosopher_n write_v the_o very_a same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o daemon_n assist_v at_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v allure_v and_o bring_v down_o by_o the_o blood_n which_o they_o greedy_o take_v in_o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o material_a daemon_n do_v strange_o gluttonize_v upon_o the_o nidour_n and_o blood_n of_o sacrifice_n which_o they_o suck_v in_o not_o with_o their_o mouth_n but_o as_o marcus_n in_o psellus_n who_o have_v former_o be_v initiate_v in_o the_o diabolical_a mystery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o sponge_n and_o testaceous_a fish_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o those_o impure_a devil_n may_v take_v as_o much_o pleasure_n
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hellish_a passion_n let_v that_o universal_a goodness_n which_o have_v distil_v its_o fruitful_a nature_n upon_o all_o the_o capacity_n of_o thing_n enlarge_v and_o widen_v thy_o soul_n for_o a_o due_a reception_n of_o a_o sacred_a influence_n from_o above_o that_o the_o holy_a life_n of_o god_n may_v revive_v within_o thou_o which_o be_v of_o a_o heavenly_a birth_n and_o extraction_n will_v infallible_o carry_v up_o the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n to_o its_o own_o fountain_n and_o original_a five_o a_o true_a survey_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n and_o the_o powerfulness_n thereof_o can_v but_o beget_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o sincere_a christian_n a_o great_a cheerfulness_n and_o firm_a trust_n in_o god_n providence_n there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v god_n be_v best_a serve_v with_o a_o demure_a look_n and_o melancholic_a countenance_n as_o if_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n of_o devotion_n lie_v in_o be_v dull_a and_o mopish_a and_o as_o it_o be_v ever_o despair_v of_o good_a whereas_o this_o be_v only_o a_o artificial_a and_o mechanical_a thing_n or_o at_o best_a a_o religion_n that_o man_n have_v frame_v and_o patch_v together_o out_o of_o their_o own_o distemper_a constitution_n the_o jew_n say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n will_v not_o rest_v upon_o a_o melancholic_a man_n and_o the_o sacred_a write_n inform_v we_o that_o david_n harp_n do_v sometime_o dispossess_v saul_n of_o his_o dull_a and_o melancholic_a devil_n intimate_v sure_o to_o we_o that_o god_n take_v the_o great_a pleasure_n in_o a_o compose_a and_o serene_a mind_n that_o go_v on_o in_o a_o cheerful_a dependence_n upon_o that_o almighty_a providence_n that_o encircle_n all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n there_o be_v some_o temper_n and_o constitution_n of_o body_n more_o adapt_v and_o dispose_v to_o the_o temptation_n and_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n than_o other_o and_o consequent_o have_v more_o need_n of_o a_o due_a care_n and_o inspection_n over_o they_o thus_o though_o the_o most_o lucid_a discovery_n in_o art_n and_o science_n owe_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o a_o moderate_a tincture_n of_o melancholy_n whence_o aristotle_n observe_v that_o such_o person_n have_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v divine_o affect_v in_o the_o prediction_n of_o future_a event_n yet_o when_o this_o humour_n shall_v become_v ungovernable_a and_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o reason_n cloud_v all_o the_o intellectual_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o dark_a and_o horrid_a confusion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o evil_n and_o degenerate_a spirit_n may_v insinuate_v themselves_o and_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o distemper_n may_v produce_v such_o effect_n as_o no_o natural_a account_n can_v be_v give_v for_o but_o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o light_n and_o fantastic_a spirit_n that_o i_o plead_v since_o the_o devout_a christian_a in_o the_o high_a and_o most_o enravish_a cheerfulness_n and_o joy_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v then_o most_o compose_v grave_a and_o serious_a i_o will_v only_o promote_v the_o exhortation_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o discouragement_n throw_v in_o their_o way_n by_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n for_o this_o divine_a joy_n and_o serenity_n of_o mind_n be_v the_o state_n of_o angel_n and_o a_o emblem_n of_o heaven_n who_o bright_a and_o clear_a mansion_n be_v never_o overspread_v by_o any_o black_a and_o dismal_a cloud_n but_o a_o perpetual_a and_o youthful_a spring_n a_o inexhausted_a source_n of_o pure_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n abide_v there_o for_o ever_o finis_fw-la arrian_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o enchir._n ethic._n c._n 2._o in_o epiclet_n c_o 10._o lib._n 8._o contr_n celsum_fw-la see_v revel_n 1.4_o see_v ezra_n 7.14_o in_o lib._n de_fw-la mundo_fw-la varen_n descript_n regni_fw-la japon_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr abst._n psal._n 106.37_o c.d.l._n 2._o c._n 5._o de_fw-fr verit._n rel._n l._n 4._o sect._n 3_o rev._n 2.10_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o phil._n 2.10_o 1_o job._n 3.8_o luk._n 10.18_o rev._n 12.8_o 9_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr verit._n relig_n c.d._n l._n 7._o c._n 33._o eccles._n hist._n l._n 8._o c._n 1._o 2_o thes._n 2_o 11._o c.dl._n 10._o c._n 9_o see_v doctor_n hammond_n upon_o act_n 16.16_o cite_v by_o montague_n diatr_n against_o selden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n d._n l._n 8._o c._n 24._o de_fw-fr passion_n par._n 1._o ar._n 6._o cornel._n agrip_n de_fw-fr occult_a phil._n l._n 1._o c._n 64._o del-rio_n disquisit_a magic_n gader_n doctr._n ari._n &_o plat._n aeneid_n 4._o metam_fw-la 1.7_o c.d._n l._n 8._o c._n 18._o apolog._n nat._n quaest._n l._n 4._o l._n 18._o l._n 2._o l._n 3._o in_o vit._n camilli_n contr._n celsum_fw-la l._n 8._o p._n 398._o annot._n in_o 1_o cor._n 5.5_o l._n 2._o c._n 15._o contr._n cels._n l._n 8._o p._n 398._o de_fw-fr opisic_n dei_fw-la c_o 20._o de_fw-fr vit._n plot._n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o psell._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n l_o 8._o l._n 7._o p._n 334_o ibid._n c.d._n l._n 11._o c._n 15._o chap._n 14._o chap._n 28_o lib._n 3._o