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the_o honourable_a sr_n james_n ley_n knight_n and_o baronett_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n etc._n etc._n i._o payne_n sculp_v the_o infallible_a true_a and_o assure_a witch_n or_o the_o second_o edition_n of_o the_o trial_n of_o witchcraft_n show_v the_o right_n and_o true_a method_n of_o the_o discovery_n with_o a_o confutation_n of_o erroneous_a way_n careful_o reviewed_n and_o more_o full_o clear_v and_o augment_v by_o john_n cotta_n doctor_n in_o physic_n london_n print_v by_o i._n l._n for_o r._n h._n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o greyhound_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1625._o the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o author_n perceive_v his_o former_a tractate_n or_o first_o edition_n thereof_o either_o not_o diligent_o read_v or_o not_o true_o by_o many_o man_n understand_v he_o have_v now_o by_o a_o second_o edition_n thereof_o offer_v more_o ease_n and_o light_n unto_o such_o as_o be_v willing_a to_o search_v after_o truth_n both_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o many_o thing_n before_o omit_v as_o also_o by_o this_o plain_a direction_n unto_o all_o the_o most_o special_a point_n in_o the_o whole_a treatise_n as_o follow_v the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n 1._o how_o knowledge_n do_v come_v unto_o man_n 2._o how_o man_n knowledge_n be_v confine_v and_o limit_v chap._n ii_o 1._o that_o many_o thing_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o man_n indifferent_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n 2._o that_o many_o thing_n be_v reveal_v unto_o the_o industrious_a learned_a which_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o slothful_a and_o unlearned_a chap._n iii_o that_o witchcraft_n can_v be_v discover_v or_o know_v but_o by_o the_o common_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o discovery_n chap._n four_o 1._o the_o knowledge_n and_o power_n of_o spirit_n how_o exceed_v the_o knowledge_n and_o power_n of_o man_n 2._o good_a spirit_n and_o evil_a spirit_n how_o discern_v chap._n v._n that_o the_o devil_n do_v and_o can_v work_v alone_o without_o the_o association_n of_o a_o witch_n chap._n vi_o 1._o the_o devil_n associate_a with_o a_o witch_n 2._o a_o witch_n apparent_o discover_v by_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n and_o testimony_n thereof_o 3._o that_o the_o devil_n play_v the_o juggler_n in_o many_o thing_n seem_v to_o raise_v the_o dead_a to_o transform_v into_o cat_n or_o dog_n or_o other_o creature_n to_o present_v the_o same_o body_n in_o two_o distant_a place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n 4._o the_o difference_n between_o thing_n mere_o imagine_v or_o fancy_v and_o thing_n real_o offer_v unto_o the_o outward_a sense_n true_o discern_v 5._o that_o which_o be_v supernatural_a or_o spiritual_a may_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o outward_a sense_n 6._o how_o the_o counterfeit_a miracle_n of_o the_o devil_n may_v be_v discern_v from_o the_o true_a miracle_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o 1._o a_o assure_a witch_n by_o evidence_n of_o reason_n convince_v 2._o all_o spirit_n that_o be_v inquire_v at_o be_v devil_n 3._o witch_n may_v be_v detect_v by_o profess_o undertake_v and_o upon_o promise_n or_o covenant_n perform_v revelation_n and_o discovery_n above_o the_o power_n and_o knowledge_n of_o man_n 4._o all_o man_n in_o who_o the_o devil_n do_v exercise_v supernatural_a work_n or_o miracle_n or_o by_o who_o he_o do_v utter_v supernatural_a revelation_n be_v not_o simple_o therefore_o by_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o reason_n to_o be_v esteem_v witch_n but_o with_o some_o few_o consideration_n which_o therewith_o conjoin_v and_o du_o weigh_v may_v infallible_o prove_v their_o guilt_n thus_o he_o that_o undertake_v revelation_n or_o work_n which_o be_v true_o find_v supernatural_a and_o can_v either_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v of_o god_n nor_o to_o be_v imposture_n nor_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o devil_n without_o his_o will_n allowance_n and_o like_v thereof_o that_o man_n by_o certain_a demonstration_n be_v a_o witch_n or_o sorcerer_n what_o witchcraft_n be_v manifest_o describe_v chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o diverse_a kind_n and_o manner_n wherein_o witch_n receive_v knowledge_n from_o spirit_n as_o astrologer_n as_o wizard_n as_o physician_n that_o the_o devil_n can_v both_o inflict_v disease_n and_o cure_v where_o god_n permit_v chap._n ix_o that_o since_o impostor_n do_v counterfeit_a witch_n and_o under_o colour_n of_o imposture_n witch_n may_v hide_v their_o discovery_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o diligent_o the_o magistrate_n inquire_v into_o impostor_n chap._n x._o 1._o whether_o the_o disease_a be_v bewitch_v when_o and_o how_o it_o be_v certain_o to_o be_v know_v when_o not_o and_o when_o man_n ought_v to_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o desire_v satisfaction_n therein_o 2._o the_o mark_n of_o witch_n vulgar_o report_v and_o by_o oath_n depose_v to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o body_n how_o to_o be_v try_v and_o know_v from_o all_o natural_a disease_n among_o which_o many_o be_v very_o like_a unto_o they_o 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o consult_v with_o the_o physician_n not_o only_o therein_o but_o in_o all_o disease_n suppose_v to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o devil_n 4._o how_o far_o the_o vulgar_o esteem_a confession_n of_o a_o suppose_a witch_n be_v of_o validity_n to_o prove_v she_o a_o witch_n chap._n xi_o that_o witch_n may_v be_v produce_v unto_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_n two_o way_n first_o for_o manifest_a work_n of_o sorcery_n witness_v by_o the_o sense_n second_o for_o revelation_n above_o the_o possibility_n and_o power_n of_o man_n chap._n xii_o 1._o presumption_n and_o probability_n against_o suspect_a witch_n 2._o that_o witchcraft_n be_v a_o sin_n or_o crime_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v detect_v by_o testimony_n and_o by_o manifestation_n thereof_o to_o sense_n or_o reason_n chap._n xiii_o that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o seek_v the_o discovery_n of_o witch_n by_o unwarrant_v mean_n void_a of_o reason_n or_o superstitious_a chap._n fourteen_o cast_v witch_n into_o the_o water_n scratch_v beat_v whether_o any_o allow_a trial_n of_o a_o witch_n chap._n xv._n 1._o that_o revelation_n by_o the_o bewitch_v in_o their_o sit_n or_o trance_n be_v no_o sufficient_a proof_n against_o a_o witch_n 2._o that_o the_o declaration_n by_o the_o bewitch_v of_o secret_a mark_n in_o the_o body_n of_o suspect_a witch_n be_v not_o justifiable_a to_o be_v admit_v as_o any_o true_a or_o allowable_a conviction_n 3._o that_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o bewitch_v by_o the_o compel_a touch_n or_o action_n of_o the_o suppose_a witch_n be_v no_o reasonable_a accusation_n against_o any_o man_n as_o therefore_o a_o witch_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o necessity_n of_o a_o miraculous_a detection_n of_o witchcraft_n then_o of_o any_o other_o as_o hideous_a and_o abominable_a sin_n 5._o that_o the_o miracle_n and_o detection_n of_o cry_v and_o hideous_a sin_n by_o vision_n and_o apparition_n can_v certain_o or_o assure_o be_v manifest_v to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o simple_o in_o themselves_o though_o reveal_v truth_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v or_o credit_v alone_o but_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o do_v point_n unto_o or_o occasion_n just_a and_o reasonable_a inquisition_n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a treatise_n infer_v the_o two_o sort_n of_o manifest_a witch_n general_o through_o the_o whole_a work_n intend_v and_o by_o demonstration_n make_v evident_a to_o be_v the_o same_o against_o who_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v direct_v as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o trial_n of_o those_o witch_n but_o the_o mean_n and_o way_n in_o this_o treatise_n before_o mention_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n james_n ley_n knight_n and_o baronet_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o honourable_a right_o reverend_a and_o worthy_a judge_n right_o honourable_a lord_n i_o former_o dedicate_v a_o small_a treatise_n unto_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o the_o reverend_a judge_n who_o then_o fill_v the_o awful_a seat_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n i_o adventure_v the_o second_o time_n to_o present_v it_o review_v augment_v and_o clear_v from_o some_o part_n of_o that_o darkness_n which_o haply_o have_v hitherto_o cloud_v it_o from_o bright_a acceptance_n information_n tend_v unto_o truth_n discovery_n though_o from_o the_o mean_a wit_n or_o person_n unto_o your_o lordship_n can_v be_v unacceptable_a who_o law_n do_v make_v the_o sentencer_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n the_o matter_n and_o subject_n propound_v be_v not_o trifle_v or_o unworthy_a nor_o can_v be_v any_o disdain_n unto_o noble_a greatness_n nor_o be_v unto_o any_o honourable_a order_n more_o proper_a then_o to_o your_o lordship_n indeed_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o matter_n press_v a_o studious_a consideration_n a_o orderly_a continual_a link_a and_o hold_v together_o of_o all_o material_a circumstance_n unto_o
himself_o unto_o god_n in_o unbelieved_a and_o seduce_a heart_n since_o i_o say_v this_o be_v his_o property_n how_o shall_v the_o frail_a understanding_n and_o capacity_n of_o man_n distinguish_v the_o marvel_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o lively_o resemble_v thereto_o from_o the_o true_a miracle_n and_o true_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n that_o thereby_o with_o more_o facility_n and_o less_o confusion_n industrious_a mind_n may_v discover_v the_o proper_a work_n and_o act_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o associate_n enchanter_n witch_n and_o sorcerer_n first_o the_o true_a miracle_n of_o god_n be_v transcendent_a above_o all_o create_a power_n and_o the_o immediate_a effect_n only_o of_o a_o create_a virtue_n almighty_a god_n for_o his_o sole_a good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n do_v usual_o and_o ever_o dispense_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o through_o the_o administration_n of_o holy_a man_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n manifest_o call_v of_o god_n second_o the_o end_n and_o scope_n of_o god_n miracle_n direct_o and_o main_o aim_v and_o be_v bend_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o people_n not_o unto_o any_o private_a end_n any_o particular_a vain_a end_n tend_v to_o satisfaction_n of_o private_a lust_n and_o curiosity_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o holy_a apostle_n use_v the_o gift_n of_o miracle_n not_o unto_o any_o other_o end_n then_o unto_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o holy_a gospel_n which_o they_o preach_v and_o publish_v from_o god_n neither_o do_v they_o therein_o ascribe_v aught_o unto_o their_o own_o praise_n or_o glory_n but_o sole_o unto_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n that_o this_o be_v their_o true_a end_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o scope_n and_o end_n of_o all_o that_o receive_v the_o power_n of_o miracle_n from_o god_n saint_n paul_n do_v witness_n and_o teach_v 1._o cor._n chap._n 12._o verse_n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o now_o there_o be_v say_v he_o diversity_n of_o gift_n but_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o administration_n but_o the_o same_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o operation_n but_o god_n be_v the_o same_o which_o work_v all_o in_o all_o but_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v to_o every_o man_n to_o profit_n withal_o it_o be_v from_o hence_o manifest_a that_o if_o any_o miracle_n proceed_v from_o god_n as_o author_n they_o be_v dispense_v by_o man_n sanctify_v by_o god_n and_o who_o can_v and_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v and_o justify_v their_o warrant_n from_o god_n as_o also_o that_o these_o man_n of_o god_n do_v sole_o profess_v and_o bend_v they_o unto_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o church_n this_o then_o be_v the_o square_a and_o infallible_a rule_n by_o which_o all_o miracle_n do_v stand_v or_o fall_v and_o be_v approve_v either_o to_o be_v of_o god_n or_o convince_a to_o be_v of_o devil_n let_v we_o then_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o excellent_a and_o divine_a say_n of_o theophilact_fw-mi upon_o the_o 9_o chap._n of_o s._n luke_n praedicatio_fw-la miraculis_fw-la &_o miracula_fw-la praedicatione_n sanciuntur_fw-la multi_fw-la enim_fw-la saepe_fw-la miracula_fw-la ediderunt_fw-la per_fw-la daemon_n sed_fw-la eorum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la sana_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la eorum_fw-la miracula_fw-la non_fw-la extiterunt_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v establish_v and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o miracle_n and_o miracle_n ratify_v and_o confirm_v the_o authority_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n for_o many_o have_v do_v miracle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o their_o doctrine_n be_v corrupt_a and_o not_o find_v and_o therefore_o their_o miracle_n be_v not_o of_o god_n wheresoever_o therefore_o miracle_n or_o supernatural_a work_n shall_v dare_v to_o show_v their_o head_n not_o contain_v within_o those_o limit_n or_o compass_n that_o be_v neither_o prove_v immediate_o from_o god_n himself_o nor_o mediate_o by_o he_o reveal_v in_o his_o writ_n &_o word_n of_o truth_n they_o be_v just_o to_o be_v suspect_v to_o issue_n from_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n the_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o their_o author_n ought_v to_o be_v accountant_a therein_o unto_o justice_n and_o all_o religious_a minister_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o most_o strict_a and_o severe_a extent_n of_o law_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o supernatural_a work_n of_o witch_n and_o sorcerer_n unto_o or_o through_o the_o outward_a sense_n chap._n vii_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o witch_n manifest_a to_o reason_n or_o consequence_n of_o reason_n and_o how_o detect_v all_o doubt_n be_v clear_v it_o have_v undoubted_o appear_v how_o supernatural_a and_o spiritual_a work_n be_v apparent_a to_o sense_n it_o now_o follow_v to_o declare_v how_o likewise_o they_o be_v evident_a to_o reason_n or_o necessary_a to_o consequence_n of_o reason_n those_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v proper_a object_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n which_o be_v remote_a from_o the_o immediate_a view_n or_o notice_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n be_v ground_v upon_o universal_a and_o intellectual_a know_v position_n proposition_n and_o certain_a undoubted_a general_a notion_n by_o necessary_a collection_n or_o raciocination_n that_o we_o may_v build_v the_o foundation_n of_o this_o our_o reason_n or_o raciocination_n upon_o the_o infallible_a truth_n of_o god_n holy_a word_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v shake_v let_v we_o for_o the_o detection_n of_o witch_n and_o sorcerer_n by_o reason_n and_o consequence_n of_o reason_n syllogise_v direct_o and_o immediate_o from_o god_n himself_o thus_o say_v almighty_a god_n isaiah_n chap._n 8._o verse_n 19_o and_o when_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o you_o inquire_v of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o at_o the_o soothsayer_n which_o murmur_n and_o whisper_v shall_v not_o a_o people_n inquire_v of_o their_o god_n under_o this_o interrogative_n shall_v not_o a_o people_n inquire_v of_o their_o god_n be_v understand_v this_o affirmative_a a_o people_n shall_v inquire_v of_o no_o other_o spirit_n but_o of_o their_o god_n alone_o from_o this_o holy_a text_n and_o writ_n reason_n do_v assume_v and_o collect_v necessary_o and_o true_o first_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n which_o be_v reveal_v unto_o the_o science_n and_o knowledge_n of_o spirit_n otherwise_o neither_o will_v man_n ask_v or_o inquire_v of_o spirit_n as_o have_v be_v usual_a in_o all_o age_n neither_o shall_v god_n have_v occasion_n here_o to_o forbid_v the_o inquire_n at_o spirit_n that_o the_o ignorance_n also_o of_o man_n in_o thing_n know_v to_o spirit_n be_v the_o true_a first_o and_o original_a motive_n or_o reason_n for_o inquire_v at_o spirit_n be_v very_o plain_a by_o the_o word_n of_o king_n saul_n 1._o sam._n 28.15_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o say_v he_o unto_o the_o vision_n of_o samuel_n raise_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o neither_o by_o prophet_n neither_o by_o dream_n therefore_o have_v i_o call_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v tell_v i_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v here_o be_v a_o manifest_a grant_n of_o knowledge_n in_o spirit_n above_o man_n second_o reason_n do_v hence_o collect_v that_o all_o spirit_n that_o do_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v inquire_v at_o be_v evil_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o devil_n because_o almighty_a god_n have_v here_o express_o forbid_v the_o inquire_n at_o any_o other_o spirit_n beside_o himself_o and_o therefore_o good_a and_o holy_a spirit_n will_v not_o nor_o spirit_n can_v not_o disobey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n nor_o countenance_n or_o assist_v man_n in_o so_o do_v three_o reason_n do_v necessary_o hence_o conclude_v that_o such_o man_n as_o be_v inquire_v at_o for_o revelation_n of_o thing_n hide_v from_o the_o skill_n and_o possibility_n of_o knowledge_n in_o man_n be_v sorcerer_n witch_n and_o soothsayer_n if_o promise_v and_o perform_v according_a thereto_o real_o and_o yet_o not_o warrant_v by_o god_n his_o word_n nor_o assist_v by_o nature_n the_o consequence_n and_o inference_n of_o this_o reason_n be_v just_a for_o that_o to_o promise_v those_o thing_n or_o to_o undertake_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v out_o of_o their_o own_o knowledge_n and_o sole_o and_o proper_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o spirit_n and_o devil_n do_v manifest_o prove_v in_o the_o performance_n their_o interest_n society_n and_o contract_n with_o spirit_n and_o devil_n which_o be_v sorcery_n and_o witchcraft_n it_o may_v be_v here_o object_v that_o there_o be_v some_o man_n who_o affect_v to_o be_v resort_v unto_o and_o to_o be_v inquire_v at_o in_o thing_n suppose_v hide_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n and_o to_o be_v repute_v able_a unto_o such_o revelation_n though_o haply_o they_o practise_v to_o deceive_v under_o the_o colour_n
sometime_o red_a sometime_o white_a for_o the_o most_o part_n without_o pain_n the_o bigness_n of_o a_o egyptian_a bean_n and_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o thyme_n they_o be_v find_v say_v he_o in_o the_o privy_a part_n of_o woman_n and_o be_v cure_v by_o cut_v they_o away_o joannes_n hucherus_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bevois_n in_o france_n sometime_o one_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n and_o physician_n unto_o his_o person_n in_o his_o second_o book_n concern_v barrenness_n do_v testify_v that_o the_o former_a excrescence_n do_v sometime_o grow_v in_o some_o length_n sometime_o in_o the_o hand_n sometime_o in_o the_o foot_n sometime_o in_o the_o thigh_n sometime_o in_o the_o thigh_n sometime_o in_o the_o face_n but_o say_v that_o they_o be_v most_o troublesome_a in_o the_o privy_a part_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n celsus_n say_v in_o his_o first_o book_n chap._n 28._o that_o these_o excrescency_n do_v sometime_o open_a and_o bleed_v &_o send_v out_o blood_n 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be_v a_o spirit_n and_o immediate_o work_v in_o himself_o the_o work_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o first_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v in_o himself_o but_o rather_o to_o give_v and_o offer_v occasion_n unto_o the_o disposition_n and_o affection_n of_o man_n thereby_o exciting_a and_o tempt_a man_n unto_o that_o work_n which_o therefore_o only_o carry_v the_o stamp_n of_o a_o work_n proper_a unto_o a_o man_n in_o the_o second_o the_o devil_n work_v immediate_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o in_o that_o work_n therefore_o must_v necessary_o likewise_o be_v see_v and_o appear_v the_o stamp_n of_o a_o spirit_n since_o in_o the_o course_n and_o order_n of_o all_o thing_n create_v whatsoever_o the_o true_a and_o immediate_a cause_n his_o immediate_a true_a and_o proper_a effect_n be_v the_o sole_a true_a infallible_a stamp_n evidence_n and_o proof_n thereof_o the_o work_n therefore_o which_o be_v call_v or_o esteem_v
potestatibus_fw-la heroum_fw-la quos_fw-la latini_n lemures_n dixerunt_fw-la de_fw-fr geniis_fw-la item_n diis_fw-la &_o daemonibus_fw-la promis_fw-fr cue_n in_o coelo_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la mundi_fw-la regionibus_fw-la distributis_fw-la vide_fw-la in_o politico_n vide_fw-la platonem_fw-la 4._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la quos_fw-la ibi_fw-la plato_n promiscue_v daemon_n appellat_fw-la latini_n his_o nominibus_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la busdam_fw-la officiis_fw-la distinxerunt_fw-la distinxerunt_fw-la fauni_n syluani_n incubi_fw-la dusii_fw-la daemon_n fuere_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civit_n dei_fw-la diabolus_fw-la dei_fw-la aemulus_fw-la quo_fw-la se_fw-la fallaci_fw-la similitudine_fw-la insinuet_fw-la in_o animos_fw-la simplicium_fw-la casuin_n lib_n 1._o instit_n cap._n 8._o sect._n 2._o de_fw-fr divina_fw-la generibus_fw-la pag._n 118._o 118._o transformationes_fw-la in_o cattos_fw-la aut_fw-la jupos_fw-la phantastice_v et_fw-la per_fw-la praestigias_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la realiter_fw-la fiune_n august_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la cap._n 18._o 18._o generatio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la idque_fw-la apparata_fw-la materia_fw-la per_fw-la antecossionemmutationis_fw-la quam_fw-la graeci_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d recen_n tiores_fw-la ciceronian_n maluerunt_fw-la commutationem_fw-la scal._n the_o subt_n exercit_fw-la 6._o sect_n 14._o 14._o natura_fw-la est_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la dei_fw-la potestas_fw-la scalig._n scalig._n natura_fw-la est_fw-la universalis_fw-la est_fw-la particularis_fw-la charmer_n charmer_n thing_n imagine_v and_o fancy_v easy_o discern_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v real_a and_o true_a object_n of_o the_o sense_n sense_n spiritus_fw-la incorpori_fw-la &_o à _fw-la sensibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la remoti_fw-la operibus_fw-la conspicui_fw-la fernell_n 1._o de_fw-fr ab._n rer._n cause_n cap._n 11._o 11._o angeli_fw-la boni_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la pet._n lomb._n d._n 7._o l._n 2._o this_o do_v condemn_v that_o white_a magic_n or_o theourgiâ—_n which_o be_v suppose_v or_o pretend_a confetence_n with_o good_a spirit_n spirit_n some_o author_n do_v write_v that_o this_o man_n be_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o a_o man_n of_o god_n if_o it_o may_v be_v prove_v that_o he_o receive_v those_o his_o revelation_n from_o god_n i_o do_v subscribe_v if_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v receive_v they_o from_o god_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n since_o in_o supernatural_a revelation_n there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o medium_n medium_n speede._n speede._n master_n perkins_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o witch_n craft_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 122._o do_v divide_v likewise_o witch_n unto_o such_o within_o who_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o inward_o but_o from_o without_o do_v inspire_v they_o and_o within_o who_o he_o be_v as_o be_v the_o pythonisse_fw-la at_o phillippi_n act_n 16.16_o astrologer_n astrologer_n this_o kind_n of_o devil_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 27._o 27._o page_n 29._o 29._o hipp._n libro_fw-la de_fw-la sacro_fw-la mâ—rbo_fw-la de_fw-la magis_fw-la magis_fw-la dioscor_fw-la li._n 2._o cap._n 102._o 102._o theophrastus_n de_fw-fr hiss_v plant._n trallianus_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 4._o 4._o galenus_n li._n de_fw-la medica_fw-la homeri_fw-la tractatione_n tractatione_n creatio_fw-la est_fw-la constitutio_fw-la substantiae_fw-la ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la scali_n de_fw-fr subt._n exercit_fw-la vi_fw-la sect._n 13_o wiseman_n and_o wisewoman_n wisewoman_n qui_fw-la oculos_fw-la fallent_fw-la alia_fw-la pro_fw-la aliis_fw-la subditia_fw-la ostentantes_fw-la two_o praestigiâ—tores_fw-la ab_fw-la antiquis_fw-la dicti_fw-la sunt_fw-la scaliger_n impostura_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la dicta_fw-la quod_fw-la adulterinas_fw-la merces_fw-la pro_fw-la veris_fw-la supponit_fw-la ulpian_n impostores_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la versuti_fw-la &_o fallace_n homines_fw-la qui_fw-la merces_fw-la adulterinas_fw-la pro_fw-la veris_fw-la supponunt_fw-la accursius_fw-la accursius_fw-la ephes_n 4.14_o 4.14_o col._n 2.23_o 2.23_o see_v reginald_n scot_n in_o his_o discovery_n of_o witchcraft_n wherein_o regard_n of_o the_o seem_a likeness_n of_o imposture_n and_o witchcraft_n erroneous_o he_o confound_v they_o as_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o sin_n example_n of_o imposture_n in_o general_n general_n polidorus_fw-la virgil_n lib._n 7._o cap._n ult._n ult._n speede._n speede._n speede._n speede._n speede._n speede._n speede._n speede._n philippe_n de_fw-fr commines_fw-la book_n 4._o cha_z 10._o tax_v our_o english_a nation_n for_o the_o multitude_n and_o vanity_n of_o fly_a prophecy_n in_o this_o kind_n example_n of_o imposture_n under_o colour_n of_o magic_a skill_n or_o witchcraft_n witchcraft_n plurimae_fw-la autem_fw-la passiones_fw-la puerulis_fw-la iudicantur_fw-la in_o septem_fw-la mensibus_fw-la nonnullae_fw-la in_o 7._o anno_fw-la hipp._n aphor._n 28._o lib._n 3._o morbi_fw-la diutini_fw-la ad_fw-la septenarii_fw-la rationem_fw-la habent_fw-la crisim_fw-la non_fw-la septenarii_fw-la quoad_fw-la menses_fw-la modo_fw-la sed_fw-la quoad_fw-la annos_fw-la galen_n in_o dictum_fw-la aphorism_n aphorism_n page_n 58_o 59_o 60_o 60_o page_n 61_o 62_o 63_o 64_o 64_o see_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o witch_n of_o warbozye_n warbozye_n crimina_fw-la meleficorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la communis_fw-la fori_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la forum_n ecclesiasticum_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la haeretici_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la forum_n seculare_fw-la quatenus_fw-la caedes_fw-la perpetrant_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la aut_fw-la aliis_fw-la animalibus_fw-la binsfildius_n praelud_fw-la 13._o 13._o quidam_fw-la plus_fw-la aequo_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la operationi_fw-la daemonum_n binsfeldius_n binsfeldius_n opinio_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la habitus_fw-la circa_fw-la conclusiones_fw-la ex_fw-la dialecticis_fw-la pronunciatis_fw-la arist_n in_o lib._n analyt_v analyt_v certum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la aliter_fw-la fiat_fw-la probabile_fw-la quod_fw-la plerunque_fw-la ita_fw-la fiat_fw-la cicero_n cicero_n probabilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la probantur_fw-la aut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aut_fw-la plurimis_fw-la aut_fw-la certe_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la &_o iis_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la plurimis_fw-la at_o maxim_n probatis_fw-la quorum_fw-la est_fw-la spectata_fw-la sapientia_fw-la aristot_n aristot_n see_v master_n perkins_n discovery_n of_o witchcraft_n chap._n 2._o pag._n 48._o 48._o perkins_n discourse_n of_o witchcraft_n chap._n 2._o page_n 48._o 48._o isaiah_n 8.19_o 8.19_o sam._n 1.28.8_o exod._n levit._n deuteron_n deuteron_n mast_n perkins_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o witchcraft_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 11._o 11._o perkins_n chap._n 2._o pag._n 48._o discourse_n of_o witchcraft_n witchcraft_n she_o be_v easy_a and_o ready_a to_o profess_v that_o she_o renounce_v god_n and_o all_o his_o work_n but_o be_v require_v to_o say_v that_o she_o renounce_v the_o devil_n &_o all_o his_o work_n she_o do_v refuse_v it_o with_o this_o addition_n of_o the_o reason_n videlicet_fw-la for_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v never_o do_v she_o any_o hurt_n hurt_n serrâ—s_n from_o the_o confession_n of_o witch_n detect_v and_o censure_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n 4._o of_o france_n france_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr creator_n nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la principaliter_fw-la format_n nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hoc_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la unus_fw-la creator_n deus_fw-la aug._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n trin._n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr creator_n nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la principaliter_fw-la format_n nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hoc_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la unus_fw-la creator_n deus_fw-la aug._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n trin._n augustinus_n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n alia_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la prohibetur_fw-la daemon_n alia_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la etsi_fw-la permittatur_fw-la quenadmodum_fw-la homo_fw-la potest_fw-la ambulare_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la prohibeatur_fw-la volare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la etsi_fw-la permittatur_fw-la petr._n lomb._n sent._n lib._n 2._o dist_n 7._o 7._o herein_o the_o devil_n affect_v to_o imitate_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a prophet_n who_o be_v able_a by_o his_o divine_a revelation_n to_o make_v know_v what_o the_o king_n speak_v in_o his_o privy_a chamber_n 2._o king_n verse_n 12._o cap._n 6._o he_o herein_o also_o counterfet_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n see_v nathaniel_n when_o he_o be_v under_o the_o figtree_n joh._n 1.48_o 1.48_o estin_n amartia_n anomia_fw-la quicquid_fw-la non_fw-la congruitcum_fw-la lege_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la