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 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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 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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 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to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o however_o we_o may_v agree_v upon_o this_o viz._n to_o take_v that_o stupendous_a number_n of_o difference_n for_o a_o uniformity_n so_o that_o it_o may_v he_o affirm_v that_o in_o all_o age_n the_o pagan_n have_v unanimous_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sovereign_n god_n the_o first_o universal_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n since_o the_o first_o doctor_n of_o their_o most_o famous_a school_n and_o the_o head_n of_o their_o principal_a sect_n have_v general_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n to_o their_o disciple_n the_o opinion_n of_o pythagoras_n that_o old_a father_n of_o the_o pagan_a religion_n may_v be_v see_v in_o lactantius_n who_o write_v against_o the_o heathen_n do_v doubtless_o not_o intend_v to_o spare_v they_o however_o he_o say_v that_o pythagoras_n own_v one_o god_n a_o immaterial_a spirit_n diffuse_v and_o extend_v through_o all_o nature_n who_o give_v life_n and_o sense_n to_o all_o being_n plato_n who_o have_v deserve_v the_o name_n of_o wise_a by_o all_o the_o succeed_a age_n agree_v with_o he_o as_o to_o this_o point_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o discourse_n to_o the_o athenian_n in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o the_o law_n gentleman_n say_v he_o god_n in_o who_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a testimony_n be_v the_o beginning_n the_o middle_a and_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n penetrate_v every_o where_o etc._n etc._n and_o aristotle_n his_o great_a disciple_n who_o for_o two_o thousand_o year_n have_v be_v esteem_v the_o prince_n of_o philosopher_n plain_o say_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o metaphysic_n chap._n the_o seven_o that_o god_n be_v eternal_a and_o perfect_o good_a so_o that_o the_o eternal_a and_o infinite_a life_n consist_v in_o he_o from_o this_o capital_a point_n they_o infer_v this_o other_o belief_n that_o the_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o befall_z man_n proceed_v from_o the_o first_o and_o universal_a deity_n as_o plato_n
french_a tongue_n it_o have_v lose_v its_o ancient_a name_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o be_v call_v dimanche_n from_o die_n dominica_n sect._n 9_o let_v we_o proceed_v from_o the_o god_n to_o the_o demon_n or_o spirit_n of_o a_o mean_a order_n thales_n of_o milet_n teach_v if_o we_o believe_v plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o spirit_n namely_o the_o air_n which_o they_o inhabit_v and_o the_o earth_n in_o which_o they_o converse_v among_o man_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o know_v as_o signify_v one_o that_o be_v very_o learned_a because_o they_o believe_v that_o those_o demon_n know_v whatever_o be_v important_a to_o man_n either_o for_o their_o happiness_n or_o misery_n and_o that_o they_o be_v as_o the_o mediator_n of_o man_n towards_o the_o go_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likewise_o signify_v to_o mediate_v so_o that_o the_o demon_n import_v so_o much_o as_o mediator_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v also_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mediator_n and_o director_n of_o man_n and_o have_v be_v place_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n betwixt_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n viz._n in_o the_o air_n and_o consequent_o betwixt_o the_o god_n and_o men._n sect._n 10._o though_o the_o opinion_n be_v divide_v as_o to_o their_o nature_n yet_o they_o agree_v in_o these_o principal_a point_n that_o they_o be_v spirit_n that_o they_o be_v mortal_a and_o however_o that_o they_o be_v no_o god_n as_o plato_n write_v in_o his_o timoeus_n which_o explain_v more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o convivium_fw-la he_o say_v that_o the_o demon_n have_v a_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o mene_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o what_o virtue_n have_v they_o that_o of_o explain_v and_o declare_v to_o man_n what_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o god_n which_o be_v their_o command_n and_o how_o sacrifice_n must_v be_v perform_v as_o also_o that_o of_o offer_v to_o the_o god_n what_o come_v from_o man_n viz._n their_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n so_o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n comprehend_v the_o nature_n of_o both_o as_o bind_v and_o unite_n the_o whole_a together_o sect._n 12._o as_o to_o their_o administration_n plato_n explain_v it_o thus_o from_o they_o come_v to_o we_o prediction_n augury_n the_o worship_n of_o sacrifice_n conjuration_n oration_n and_o the_o whole_a art_n of_o magic_n the_o deity_n meddle_v not_o with_o man_n but_o those_o spirit_n be_v the_o director_n of_o all_o the_o communication_n and_o converse_n of_o the_o god_n with_o we_o either_o wake_n or_o sleep_v the_o demon_n therefore_o be_v by_o their_o nature_n mediator_n betwixt_o the_o god_n and_o man_n and_o be_v beside_o spirit_n and_o almost_o god_n can_v not_o be_v better_o call_v than_o spirit_n of_o a_o middle_a order_n in_o relation_n to_o their_o nature_n or_o mediate_a god_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o function_n in_o how_o great_a consideration_n those_o spirit_n be_v and_o what_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v they_o may_v be_v learn_v from_o st._n chrysostome_n tom._n 6._o lesle_n 66._o entitle_v against_o those_o that_o say_v that_o the_o demon_n direct_v the_o affair_n of_o men._n sect._n 12._o but_o what_o will_v be_v most_o useful_a to_o observe_v be_v that_o there_o be_v demon_n of_o a_o superior_a and_o other_o of_o a_o inferior_a order_n and_o that_o some_o be_v esteem_v good_a and_o other_o wicked_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a and_o favourable_a whereas_o the_o other_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d evil_a spirit_n or_o by_o a_o more_o particular_a explication_n of_o their_o quality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wicked_a dangerous_a enemy_n cruel_a however_o these_o demon_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a be_v not_o believe_v of_o all_o nation_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o dignity_n there_o be_v some_o among_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v as_o much_o as_o deity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divine_a even_o in_o plato_n the_o sovereign_a god_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a demon._n however_o the_o general_a use_n be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o god_n from_o the_o demon_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v and_o as_o aeschines_n express_v it_o in_o his_o clesias_n o_o earth_n god_n demon_n and_o man_n whoever_o you_o be_v that_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o plato_n in_o the_o place_n already_o quote_v may_v right_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o those_o learned_a and_o middle_a spirit_n be_v in_o great_a number_n and_o several_a kind_n but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o speak_v more_o of_o it_o for_o perhaps_o it_o will_v only_o induce_v we_o into_o several_a error_n there_o be_v so_o much_o uncertainty_n in_o plato_n and_o other_o that_o have_v write_v upon_o it_o they_o be_v so_o much_o oppose_v against_o one_o another_o and_o even_o to_o themselves_o sect._n 13._o as_o to_o the_o hero_n they_o be_v extraordinary_a man_n and_o so_o far_o above_o the_o vulgar_a that_o every_o where_o especial_o among_o the_o roman_n they_o use_v to_o consecrate_v and_o deify_v they_o after_o their_o death_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o canonization_n herodian_a in_o his_o four_o book_n chap_n 2._o make_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o that_o ceremony_n with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o on_o occasion_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n severus_n beside_o we_o general_o find_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o they_o parael_v they_o with_o the_o demon_n plutarch_n relate_v in_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n chap._n 8._o book_n first_o that_o thales_n plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n believe_v that_o the_o demon_n be_v spiritual_a substance_n and_o that_o the_o hero_n be_v soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a as_o man_n have_v be_v virtuous_a or_o vicious_a this_o be_v especial_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n who_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o relate_v to_o religion_n have_v have_v more_o disciple_n than_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n and_o be_v yet_o the_o most_o follow_v by_o those_o that_o be_v not_o christian_n he_o teach_v that_o those_o demon_n and_o hero_n bring_v in_o dream_n disease_n and_o cure_n to_o man_n and_o even_o to_o cattle_n and_o labour_a beast_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o diogenes_n laertius_n confirm_v by_o plato_n and_o not_o contradict_v by_o aristotle_n sect_n 14._o apuleius_n in_o the_o book_n former_o quote_v more_o particular_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o power_n which_o put_v the_o natural_a passion_n of_o man_n into_o motion_n which_o govern_v they_o and_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o as_o also_o the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v call_v god_n and_o demon_n or_o spirit_n that_o the_o soul_n bear_v with_o the_o body_n die_v not_o however_o with_o it_o and_o that_o she_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o genius_n when_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o each_o other_o this_o meaning_n can_v methinks_v be_v better_o express_v than_o by_o name_v those_o soul_n associated_n spirit_n or_o spirit_n peculiar_a to_o one_o subject_n since_o every_o man_n have_v one_o within_o himself_o the_o other_o that_o be_v those_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v common_o call_v manes_n as_o though_o remain_v because_o they_o remain_v of_o â—â—â—â—â—st_n after_o the_o body_n for_o which_o reason_n i_o shall_v name_v they_o survive_v spirit_n however_o as_o to_o the_o latin_a word_n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v derive_v from_o manis_n a_o ancient_a obsolete_a term_n which_o signify_v fine_a and_o good_a as_o immanis_fw-la import_v as_o much_o as_o ugly_a and_o cruel_a because_o the_o mane_n be_v ordinary_o take_v for_o benevolent_a spirit_n sect._n 15._o some_o of_o this_o last_o sort_n remain_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o decease_a to_o watch_v over_o his_o successor_n and_o be_v call_v lar_n or_o domestic_a god_n but_o the_o other_o err_v at_o random_n and_o as_o exile_n according_a as_o they_o have_v deserve_v by_o their_o wicked_a life_n they_o can_v cause_v but_o vain_a fear_n to_o virtuous_a person_n but_o to_o the_o vicious_a a_o just_a terror_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o pain_n they_o be_v call_v lar_n night_n phantasm_n and_o spectra_fw-la diogenes_n write_v that_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n be_v teach_v in_o the_o school_n of_o plato_n as_o it_o still_o appear_v by_o his_o book_n entitle_v phoedo_n they_o have_v also_o the_o name_n of_o lemures_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o come_v from_o remures_n and_o this_o from_o remus_n brother_n to_o
romulus_n who_o frightful_o imagine_v to_o see_v the_o ghost_n of_o his_o brother_n remus_n after_o he_o have_v kill_v he_o if_o those_o narration_n be_v true_a such_o spirit_n may_v be_v call_v terrify_v spirit_n ovid_n in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o fasti_fw-la plain_o say_v what_o must_v be_v understand_v by_o that_o name_n mox_fw-la etiam_fw-la lemures_n animas_fw-la dixere_fw-la silentum_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v the_o name_n of_o lemures_n sect._n 16._o the_o lares_fw-la or_o perhaps_o the_o genive_n be_v call_v by_o macrobius_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o saturnalia_fw-la chap._n 4._o penates_fw-la that_o be_v bear_v together_o quasi_fw-la penes_fw-la nos_fw-la natos_fw-la for_o as_o that_o author_n pursue_v it_o be_v by_o they_o that_o we_o breath_n by_o they_o that_o we_o have_v our_o body_n and_o by_o they_o that_o our_o soul_n subsist_v but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o call_v they_o god_n and_o governor_n of_o country_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o lares_fw-la who_o be_v particular_a to_o each_o family_n as_o they_o be_v both_o distinguish_v from_o the_o genius_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o take_v care_n of_o the_o exterior_a of_o man_n as_o the_o genius_n do_v of_o the_o interior_a however_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v but_o confusion_n and_o darkness_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o heathen_n concern_v those_o name_n and_o their_o pretend_a signification_n they_o have_v not_o well_o know_v themselves_o what_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n or_o as_o spirit_n neither_o need_v we_o take_v much_o trouble_n in_o unravel_v what_o they_o themselves_o know_v not_o since_o the_o memory_n both_o of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o daemon_n be_v long_o since_o extinguish_v upon_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o of_o their_o god_n jeremiah_n cap._n 10._o sect._n 17._o whether_o this_o last_o sort_n of_o god_n or_o spirit_n be_v call_v genii_n manes_n penates_fw-la or_o lemures_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o opinion_n be_v confound_v with_o that_o of_o daemon_n give_v occasion_n to_o contrive_v those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n entitle_v phaedo_fw-la induce_v socrates_n speak_v near_o his_o death_n in_o these_o word_n above_o all_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v immortal_a and_o unperishable_a and_o consequent_o it_o must_v go_v to_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o invisible_a place_n or_o as_o other_o pretend_v to_o infer_v from_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n in_o agreeable_a place_n marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la have_v translate_v it_o in_o latin_a apud_fw-la manes_fw-la by_o the_o survive_a spirit_n as_o i_o have_v name_v they_o above_o but_o a_o little_a after_o he_o translate_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la in_o the_o subterraneous_a place_n which_o proceed_v from_o that_o they_o place_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a under_o the_o earth_n cicero_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o tusculan_a question_n sect._n 26._o show_n both_o in_o these_o word_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n survive_v because_o all_o our_o reason_n lead_v we_o to_o that_o opinion_n reason_n ought_v also_o to_o teach_v we_o where_o they_o be_v whence_o ignorance_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o invent_v subterraneous_a place_n because_o body_n be_v put_v into_o the_o earth_n and_o cover_v with_o earth_n humo_fw-la whence_o come_v humari_fw-la to_o be_v bury_v thereof_o it_o have_v be_v believe_v that_o the_o dead_a still_o live_v under_o the_o earth_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o word_n which_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n sometime_o translate_v by_o that_o of_o hell_n sometime_o by_o that_o of_o grave_a none_o of_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o socrates_n or_o that_o of_o plato_n for_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forementioned_a book_n socrates_n deride_v crito_n who_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o will_v be_v bury_v he_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o i_o be_o that_o dead_a body_n which_o he_o shall_v see_v anon_o signify_v that_o they_o may_v indeed_o bury_v his_o dead_a body_n but_o as_o to_o he_o that_o be_v his_o soul_n he_o shall_v pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o assure_a felicity_n of_o the_o bless_a which_o very_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o grave_a or_o hell_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o socrates_n who_o speak_v so_o believe_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a and_o that_o plato_n who_o write_v his_o word_n be_v of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n sect._n 18._o but_o there_o be_v other_o who_o though_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n yet_o have_v not_o acquire_v so_o much_o insight_n into_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n invent_v transmigration_n and_o purification_n the_o druid_n so_o famous_a among_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n hold_v together_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n with_o their_o immortality_n for_o they_o unanimous_o teach_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o caesar_n book_n 8._o chap._n 18._o non_fw-la interire_fw-la animas_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la transire_fw-la ad_fw-la alios_fw-la soul_n die_v not_o but_o that_o after_o death_n they_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o the_o ancient_a egyptian_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o herodotus_n write_v that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o who_o teach_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o say_v he_o their_o sentiment_n be_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o body_n pass_v into_o another_o body_n which_o be_v then_o bear_v and_o after_o she_o have_v thus_o walk_v through_o all_o sort_n of_o body_n upon_o earth_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o the_o air_n she_o at_o last_o return_n into_o a_o human_a body_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o pythagoras_n have_v his_o doctrine_n which_o he_o bring_v over_o into_o greece_n whence_o it_o pass_v into_o italy_n lactantius_n explain_v the_o opinion_n of_o that_o philisopher_n in_o his_o seven_o book_n de_fw-fr proemio_fw-la chap._n 8._o in_o these_o word_n pythagoras_n as_o foolish_o assert_v that_o the_o soul_n pass_v into_o other_o body_n from_o the_o body_n of_o man_n into_o those_o of_o beast_n and_o from_o those_o of_o beast_n into_o those_o of_o man_n again_o and_o that_o his_o own_o have_v former_o be_v that_o of_o euphorbius_fw-la plato_n and_o several_a other_o have_v partly_o follow_v he_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v frequent_o to_o mention_v hereafter_o sect._n 19_o but_o socrates_n as_o plato_n relate_v in_o the_o forementioned_a treatise_n which_o contain_v his_o last_o word_n lead_v the_o soul_n to_o some_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v or_o torment_v without_o body_n he_o send_v those_o who_o shall_v have_v do_v good_a into_o the_o upper_a and_o aetherial_a region_n where_o he_o believe_v the_o most_o pure_a part_n of_o this_o orb_n to_o be_v and_o where_o the_o soul_n shall_v eternal_o live_v without_o the_o body_n in_o a_o unexpressible_a felicity_n whereas_o he_o condemn_v those_o of_o the_o wicked_a to_o the_o tartarus_n which_o be_v a_o deep_a and_o frightful_a abyss_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n from_o that_o gulf_n of_o torment_n he_o draw_v four_o river_n to_o which_o he_o give_v as_o many_o name_n very_o fit_a to_o express_v his_o notion_n viz._n oceanus_n a_o precipitate_a torrent_n acheron_n a_o torrent_n of_o torment_n pyriphlegeton_n conflagration_n and_o cocytus_n bemoan_v here_o sinner_n who_o have_v not_o be_v altogether_o incorrigible_a be_v to_o be_v purge_v with_o many_o pain_n and_o vexation_n more_o or_o less_o long_o or_o short_a according_a to_o their_o desert_n there_o you_o have_v the_o original_n of_o purgatory_n or_o of_o that_o purge_a fire_n still_o believe_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n however_o socrates_n give_v out_o that_o narration_n but_o for_o a_o chimaera_n for_o before_o he_o begin_v it_o he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pretty_a fable_n worth_a hear_n and_o at_o the_o end_n he_o say_v but_o no_o man_n of_o sense_n ought_v to_o maintain_v that_o opinion_n so_o as_o i_o have_v relate_v though_o i_o esteem_v it_o rational_a and_o just_a to_o show_v that_o it_o go_v very_o near_o so_o in_o reference_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o their_o habitation_n since_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a these_o word_n of_o a_o die_a man_n who_o exhort_v those_o that_o be_v present_a to_o be_v at_o all_o time_n ready_a for_o death_n persuade_v i_o more_o and_o more_o of_o what_o i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_n express_v themselves_o various_o upon_o these_o matter_n and_o that_o they_o speak_v otherwise_o when_o they_o consider_v they_o in_o reference_n to_o religion_n than_o when_o they_o conceive_v they_o in_o relation_n
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
upon_o this_o most_o of_o the_o brahmin_n that_o be_v not_o engage_v in_o any_o of_o these_o two_o sect_n schaaruakka_n and_o pasenda_n admit_v the_o immortality_n of_o human_a soul_n and_o say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n become_v devil_n because_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o time_n of_o their_o first_o punishment_n be_v finish_v they_o must_v wander_v in_o the_o air_n and_o there_o induce_v a_o intolerable_a hunger_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o draw_v so_o much_o as_o the_o leaf_n of_o a_o herb_n or_o to_o supply_v their_o want_n with_o any_o other_o thing_n beside_o what_o man_n bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o charity_n i_o have_v mention_v that_o opinion_n speak_v of_o the_o ratsiasias_n sect._n 21._o in_o a_o word_n when_o we_o gather_v all_o the_o observation_n make_v in_o this_o chapter_n and_o before_o it_o to_o discover_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n we_o find_v that_o though_o all_o their_o superstition_n be_v ground_v upon_o very_o different_a cause_n yet_o they_o all_o tend_v in_o the_o main_a to_o the_o same_o scope_n that_o be_v to_o worship_v one_o sole_a object_n as_o the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o yet_o to_o associate_v spirit_n to_o he_o i_o can_v better_o express_v that_o thought_n than_o by_o the_o very_a word_n of_o carolinus_n which_o be_v as_o a_o re-capitulation_a of_o what_o have_v hitherto_o be_v say_v some_o esteem_n say_v he_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v mortal_a other_o esteem_v they_o immortal_a some_o establish_v rhe_n transmigration_n of_o soul_n other_o be_v not_o of_o that_o opinion_n and_o how_o much_o differ_v those_o that_o assert_v the_o metempsychosis_n between_o themselves_o some_o as_o those_o of_o java_n believe_v that_o the_o soul_n go_v into_o the_o first_o body_n she_o meet_v with_o other_o believe_v that_o she_o be_v send_v into_o such_o or_o such_o body_n according_a as_o she_o have_v merit_v by_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n she_o have_v do_v which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o banjane_n some_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n change_v their_o abode_n but_o once_o other_o three_o time_n and_o other_o teach_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o transmigration_n other_o make_v they_o pass_v only_o into_o man_n who_o must_v also_o be_v stranger_n other_o again_o send_v they_o into_o man_n and_o beast_n but_o other_o at_o last_o make_v they_o pass_v only_o in_o the_o female_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n which_o be_v the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thearavach_n other_o have_v yet_o quite_o different_a opinion_n in_o a_o word_n it_o may_v be_v right_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_n many_o man_n many_o mind_n for_o there_o be_v almost_o as_o many_o opinion_n as_o person_n chap_n viii_o that_o the_o witchcraft_n practise_v among_o the_o people_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o source_n sect._n 8._o as_o the_o name_n of_o withcraft_n be_v give_v to_o whatever_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n i_o can_v but_o judge_v that_o many_o person_n be_v call_v sorcerer_n and_o witch_n who_o perhaps_o be_v not_o so_o and_o that_o this_o must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o same_o prejudice_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v before_o speak_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o demon_n and_o therefore_o i_o intend_v to_o examine_v hereafter_o what_o these_o people_n real_o be_v it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o advertise_v here_o before_o hand_n that_o all_o the_o heathen_n must_v not_o be_v take_v for_o magician_n sorcerer_n and_o enchanter_n because_o many_o writer_n have_v call_v they_o by_o such_o name_n give_v they_o indifferent_o in_o their_o write_n to_o all_o the_o he_o and_o she_o priest_n and_o to_o all_o those_o who_o discharge_v any_o office_n ministry_n or_o employment_n in_o their_o religious_a worship_n and_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n but_o i_o design_v to_o insert_v in_o this_o present_a chapter_n whatever_o be_v know_v to_o we_o of_o their_o practice_n or_o of_o their_o communication_n with_o any_o of_o the_o inferior_a god_n or_o spirit_n good_a or_o bad_a sect._n 2._o the_o veneration_n which_o that_o people_n have_v for_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v sufficient_a to_o establish_v the_o choice_n of_o day_n among_o they_o whence_o proceed_v whaâ—_n peteâ—_n vaudenbrook_n have_v observe_v speak_v of_o the_o benjane_n of_o narsinga_n that_o as_o to_o happy_a and_o unhappy_a â—ours_n they_o judge_v of_o they_o by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n wâ—â—câ—â—heâ—_n oâ—sâ—â—â—e_v with_o great_a nicety_n trigaltius_fw-la in_o 〈…〉_o chap._n â—9_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o suâ—_n 〈…〉_o in_o china_n as_o that_o of_o observe_v the_o feast_n and_o work_a day_n and_o that_o they_o rule_v the_o whole_a conduct_n of_o their_o life_n upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o time_n to_o that_o end_n there_o be_v print_v every_o year_n two_o sort_n of_o almanac_n make_v in_o the_o emperor_n name_n by_o his_o own_o astrologer_n which_o contribute_v to_o set_v off_o this_o delusion_n for_o a_o truth_n there_o be_v mark_v every_o day_n what_o be_v good_a to_o be_v do_v or_o not_o to_o be_v do_v and_o to_o what_o hour_n must_v be_v defer_v what_o offer_v itself_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o fortunate_a or_o unlucky_a moment_n sect._n 2._o carolinus_n have_v methinks_v make_v a_o good_a abridgement_n of_o what_o follow_v in_o trigaltius_fw-la which_o therefore_o i_o intend_v to_o make_v use_n of_o there_o be_v other_o book_n say_v he_o beside_o those_o that_o more_o particular_o treat_v of_o this_o matter_n and_o even_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o teacher_n which_o only_o subsist_v from_o what_o they_o get_v in_o prescribe_v happy_a day_n and_o hour_n to_o the_o querist_n tho'_o they_o have_v but_o a_o small_a reward_n for_o it_o they_o be_v so_o much_o bewitch_v with_o those_o prediction_n that_o they_o often_o defer_v a_o importunate_a affair_n or_o a_o long_a and_o dangerous_a journey_n till_o they_o have_v find_v out_o a_o day_n or_o hour_n of_o good_a omen_n and_o tho'_o it_o sometime_o happen_v that_o at_o that_o day_n or_o hour_n there_o fall_v a_o great_a rain_n or_o a_o contrary_a wind_n blow_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o begin_v the_o undertake_n or_o journey_n in_o their_o perfixed_a time_n shall_v they_o only_o proceed_v 4_o step_n or_o dig_v out_o but_o a_o basket_n full_a of_o earth_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o intend_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o house_n that_o be_v also_o the_o employment_n of_o those_o that_o be_v ancient_o call_v astrologer_n and_o mathematician_n of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o sect._n 4._o they_o be_v no_o less_o superstitious_o curious_a in_o observe_v the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n to_o foretell_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o one_o life_n those_o calculator_n of_o one_o nativity_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o ancient_n genethliaci_n before_o mention_v chap._n 3._o sect._n 4._o there_o be_v many_o other_o diviner_n who_o boast_v of_o foretel_v future_a thing_n by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o star_n by_o the_o inspection_n of_o the_o face_n by_o the_o dream_n by_o the_o posture_n of_o the_o enquir_a by_o his_o manner_n of_o sit_v or_o stand_v and_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o vulgar_a sect_n 5._o rogerius_n give_v a_o large_a account_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o choice_n of_o day_n among_o the_o chinese_n which_o be_v likewise_o practise_v among_o other_o nation_n as_o especial_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o coromandel_n where_o they_o use_v almanac_n like_o those_o of_o china_n and_o call_v they_o paniangam_n that_o author_n say_v that_o they_o be_v two_o sort_n one_o that_o show_v what_o must_v be_v do_v and_o the_o other_o what_o must_v be_v lay_v aside_o at_o every_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o what_o shall_v succeed_v or_o not_o for_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o it_o he_o relate_v the_o prediction_n of_o sunday_n from_o hour_n to_o hour_n they_o reckon_v in_o that_o country_n 30_o hour_n betwixt_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n 1._o good_a for_o all_o affair_n of_o council_n and_o reason_v 2._o undertaking_a shall_v prosper_v 3._o shall_v not_o succeed_v 4._o who_o mean_v to_o get_v a_o advantage_n shall_v not_o get_v it_o but_o his_o enemy_n 5._o good_a for_o trading_n profitable_o 6._o good_a for_o rejoice_v and_o undertake_v whatever_o concern_v merriment_n and_o science_n 7._o the_o court_v of_o woman_n shall_v succeed_v at_o a_o pleasure_n 8._o trade_n without_o gain_n 9_o as_o the_o 6_o hour_n 10._o no_o project_n happy_a 11._o physics_n and_o thing_n take_v for_o pleasure_n will_v not_o prosper_v 12._o who_o aspire_v after_o victory_n shall_v obtain_v it_o 13._o good_a for_o buy_v cow_n and_o other_o beast_n 14._o good_a to_o take_v a_o servant_n 15._o bad_a to_o enter_v into_o a_o
tho'_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o find_v that_o he_o have_v not_o touch_v it_o sect._n 16._o i_o shall_v yet_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a relation_n of_o the_o caraibe_v draw_v from_o the_o description_n make_v by_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr board_n who_o be_v send_v by_o the_o french_a king_n with_o the_o jesuit_n simon_n to_o convert_v that_o people_n what_o he_o have_v in_o his_o relation_n subservient_fw-fr to_o our_o design_n viz._n to_o know_v their_o sentiment_n concern_v the_o deity_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o be_v inform_v of_o their_o practice_n be_v as_o follow_v louquo_n who_o be_v the_o first_o man_n and_o caraibe_n and_o consequent_o the_o common-father_n of_o all_o the_o other_o be_v not_o make_v by_o any_o but_o descend_v from_o heaven_n here_o below_o where_o he_o live_v very_o long_o he_o have_v a_o great_a navel_n whence_o he_o bring_v out_o the_o first_o man_n as_o well_o as_o out_o of_o his_o thigh_n make_v there_o a_o incision_n there_o happen_v many_o story_n during_o his_o life_n that_o will_v be_v shameful_a and_o infamous_a to_o be_v report_v he_o make_v little_a fish_n from_o scrap_n and_o little_a bit_n of_o manjou_n which_o he_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o great_a from_o great_a parcel_n of_o the_o same_o root_n he_o rise_v again_o three_o day_n after_o his_o death_n and_o return_v to_o heaven_n terrestrial_a animal_n be_v come_v since_o but_o they_o know_v not_o whence_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o heaven_n have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n but_o not_o the_o earth_n nor_o the_o sea_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v in_o that_o fine_a disposition_n in_o which_o they_o now_o be_v their_o mover_n and_o first_o actor_n louquo_n have_v first_o make_v the_o earth_n soft_a smooth_a without_o mountain_n but_o they_o know_v not_o whence_o he_o have_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o the_o moon_n follow_v immediate_o but_o eversince_o she_o see_v the_o sun_n she_o get_v away_o and_o hide_v herself_o for_o shame_n and_o ever_o since_o show_v herself_o but_o at_o night_n they_o attribute_v the_o eclipse_n to_o mapoia_n the_o wicked_a spirit_n who_o endeavour_v to_o kill_v they_o they_o more_o esteem_v the_o mâ—on_n than_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n rule_v the_o day_n by_o the_o moon_n and_o not_o by_o the_o sun_n never_o say_v a_o month_n but_o a_o moon_n nor_o how_o many_o day_n shall_v you_o be_v on_o your_o journey_n but_o how_o many_o night_n shall_v you_o sleep_v abroad_o sect._n 17._o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o demon_n inferior_a god_n and_o hero_n may_v easy_o be_v learn_v they_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o star_n be_v caraibe_n and_o that_o racunnon_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o who_o louquo_n make_v he_o be_v change_v into_o a_o great_a snake_n that_o have_v a_o man_n head_n and_o always_o stand_v upon_o a_o cabalas_n which_o be_v a_o very_a thick_a hard_a high_a and_o straight_o tree_n but_o he_o be_v since_o transmute_v into_o a_o star_n savacon_n another_o caraibe_n and_o since_o a_o star_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o hurricane_n and_o of_o thunder_n and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o cause_v great_a ra_n achinaon_n a_o caraibe_n and_o star_n cause_v little_a rain_n and_o great_a wind_n the_o star_n couromon_n raise_v a_o wind_n that_o make_v the_o sea_n ebb_n and_o flow_v they_o reckon_v and_o mark_v the_o year_n by_o the_o constellation_n chirity_n which_o be_v by_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o pleyade_n cavalnia_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o zemean_n limacani_n be_v a_o comet_n send_v by_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o zemean_n to_o hurt_v when_o he_o be_v angry_a joalouca_n or_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o zemean_a too_o that_o make_v the_o caraibe_n sick_a when_o he_o find_v no_o victual_n if_o it_o appear_v to_o they_o at_o sea_n they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o good_a omen_n and_o say_v that_o it_o come_v to_o accompany_v they_o and_o procure_v they_o a_o good_a voyage_n but_o if_o it_o appear_v at_o land_n they_o hide_v themselves_o within_o their_o cottage_n fancy_v that_o it_o be_v a_o foreign_a zemean_a that_o have_v no_o master_n that_o be_v to_o say_v no_o piaie_n and_o therefore_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o hurt_n by_o his_o evil_a influence_n and_o undoubted_o seek_v to_o kill_v some_o body_n sect._n 18._o there_o be_v several_a other_o thing_n of_o which_o they_o make_v zemean_n especial_o such_o as_o cause_v some_o terror_n or_o amazement_n as_o bat_n which_o they_o name_n boulliri_fw-la that_o fly_v by_o night_n about_o the_o house_n they_o believe_v that_o they_o keep_v they_o and_o that_o such_o as_o kill_v those_o creature_n become_v sick_n they_o have_v so_o many_o sort_n of_o boule_n bonum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v bad_a omen_n that_o i_o can_v resolve_v myself_o to_o relate_v all_o their_o trifle_n and_o dream_n sect._n 19_o their_o religious_a worship_n chief_o consist_v in_o such_o divination_n and_o witchcraft_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o strange_a notion_n assoon_o as_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o disease_n they_o fancy_v themselves_o to_o be_v bewitch_v and_o if_o they_o can_v catch_v the_o woman_n they_o suspect_v they_o kill_v or_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v kill_v for_o they_o common_o assault_v woman_n not_o so_o free_o dare_v make_v bold_a with_o man_n but_o before_o they_o kill_v she_o they_o exercise_v a_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o poor_a wretch_n their_o relation_n and_o friend_n go_v to_o catch_v she_o and_o cause_v she_o to_o rake_v up_o the_o ground_n in_o several_a place_n until_o she_o have_v find_v what_o they_o suppose_v she_o have_v hide_v and_o often_o that_o miserable_a woman_n confess_v a_o untruth_n to_o free_v herself_o from_o those_o torture_n when_o they_o have_v get_v that_o proof_n of_o she_o be_v a_o witch_n they_o put_v she_o to_o death_n in_o a_o most_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a manner_n relate_v by_o the_o author_n who_o add_v that_o the_o caraibe_n fancy_n to_o have_v several_a other_o mean_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o witchcraft_n for_o instance_n they_o put_v in_o a_o great_a gourd_n hair_n or_o some_o bone_n of_o their_o decease_a relation_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o their_o carbet_n for_o some_o witchcraft_n and_o say_v that_o the_o ghost_n of_o the_o decease_a speak_v therein_o and_o advertise_n they_o of_o the_o design_n of_o their_o enemy_n sect._n 20._o divination_n be_v make_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o zemean_n that_o be_v to_o say_v familiar_a spirit_n each_o pica_n or_o boy_n have_v his_o own_o and_o rule_v himself_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o detestable_a oracle_n thus_o to_o know_v the_o event_n of_o their_o disease_n they_o cause_v a_o piaice_n to_o come_v at_o night_n who_o immediate_o order_v all_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o cottage_n to_o be_v put_v out_o and_o the_o suspect_a person_n to_o be_v go_v than_o he_o withdraw_v into_o a_o corner_n where_o he_o cause_v the_o sick_a to_o be_v bring_v and_o have_v smoke_v a_o little_a tobacco_n he_o bruise_n it_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o blow_n into_o the_o air_n shake_v and_o snake_v his_o finger_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o zemean_n fail_v not_o to_o come_v at_o the_o smell_n of_o that_o precious_a incense_n and_o perfume_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o boy_n who_o doubtless_o be_v in_o a_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v interrogated_a it_o answer_v with_o a_o audible_a voice_n and_o as_o it_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n to_o the_o query_n put_v to_o it_o afterward_o he_o come_v near_o the_o sick_a person_n stroke_n and_o gentle_o handle_v several_a time_n the_o afflict_a part_n still_o blow_v upon_o it_o and_o sometime_o draw_v or_o feign_v to_o draw_v out_o of_o it_o thorn_n little_a parcel_n of_o manioc_n wood_n bones_o or_o little_a fish-bone_n which_o his_o devil_n supply_v he_o with_o persuade_v the_o sick_a that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o cause_v his_o pain_n he_o often_o suck_v the_o ache_a part_n and_o immediate_o go_v out_o of_o the_o cottage_n to_o spew_v up_o say_v he_o the_o venom_n thus_o the_o crazy_a distemper_a be_v cure_v rather_o by_o imagination_n than_o reality_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o cure_v neither_o ague_n nor_o wound_n as_o those_o of_o arrow_n or_o a_o knife_n not_o a_o word_n be_v to_o be_v say_v in_o that_o diabolical_a assembly_n nor_o any_o noise_n to_o be_v make_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o let_v a_o fart_n otherwise_o the_o zemean_n fly_v away_o the_o caraibe_n believe_v that_o all_o the_o time_n the_o piaie_n go_v above_o and_o come_v back_o only_o when_o the_o zemean_n be_v go_v as_o a_o gratuity_n they_o present_v in_o their_o cottage_n without_o other_o ceremony_n the_o zemean_a and_o the_o piaie_n too_o for_o the_o trouble_n he_o have_v be_v at_o in_o call_v out_o the_o spirit_n some_o refreshment_n as_o some_o ouicou_n and_o
name_n which_o the_o administer_a angel_n see_v say_v among_o themselves_o let_v we_o consult_v together_o how_o we_o shall_v do_v to_o make_v adam_n sin_n against_o his_o creator_n otherwise_o he_o be_v like_a to_o become_v our_o master_n sammael_n who_o be_v a_o great_a prince_n in_o heaven_n she_o have_v be_v before_o mention_v ch._n 12._o s._n 8._o be_v present_a at_o this_o council_n with_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o first_o order_n and_o the_o seraphin_n of_o six_o troop_n sammael_n choose_v some_o of_o the_o twelve_o order_n to_o accoâ—â—â—â—ny_v he_o and_o come_v down_o below_o to_o visit_v all_o the_o creature_n who_o god_n eternal_o bless_a have_v create_v he_o find_v none_o so_o cunning_a and_o so_o proper_a to_o deceive_v as_o the_o serpent_n the_o author_n come_v afterward_o to_o the_o seduction_n and_o fall_n of_o man_n upon_o which_o he_o tell_v as_o many_o story_n as_o he_o have_v already_o do_v so_o be_v the_o seduction_n of_o man_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o devil_n afterward_o he_o relate_v how_o god_n punish_v adam_n eve_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o impose_v on_o each_o of_o they_o his_o proper_a pain_n he_o call_v they_o all_o three_o before_o he_o charge_v by_o his_o sentence_n adam_n with_o nine_o curse_n and_o condemn_v he_o to_o death_n but_o he_o precipitate_v sammael_n and_o his_o whole_a troop_n from_o the_o heaven_n the_o abode_n of_o his_o holiness_n he_o cut_v off_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o serpent_n for_o it_o have_v before_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o camel_n and_o sammael_n ride_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o curse_v it_o above_o all_o other_o beast_n and_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o devil_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o we_o must_v not_o charge_v this_o story_n upon_o eliezer_n alone_o the_o targum_n that_o contain_v the_o most_o ordinary_a and_o receive_v explication_n of_o their_o best_a doctor_n mention_v this_o fable_n in_o several_a place_n sect._n 14._o they_o give_v yet_o another_o original_n to_o the_o daemon_n feign_v he_o to_o be_v issue_v from_o lilis_n that_o be_v say_v manasse_n the_o name_n of_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lilit_fw-la be_v a_o word_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n isa_n 34_o 14._o which_o our_o interpreter_n translate_v satyr_n the_o french_a lutin_n and_o the_o dutch_a duyvell_n but_o we_o must_v hear_v rabbi_n elisha_n who_o in_o his_o thisbi_n have_v set_v up_o the_o whole_a legend_n we_o find_v in_o some_o write_n that_o for_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n during_o which_o adam_n abstain_v from_o his_o wife_n there_o come_v she_o devil_n to_o he_o who_o grow_v big_a with_o child_n and_o bring_v forth_o devil_n spirit_n hobgoblin_n and_o night_n phantasm_n i_o find_v again_o in_o other_o place_n that_o the_o devil_n have_v be_v bring_v forth_o by_o four_o mother_n lilis_n 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perfume_n before_o he_o and_o the_o party_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o vex_v chap._n 6._o v._n 7._o when_o he_o be_v marry_v with_o sara_n he_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o raphael_n and_o take_v the_o ash_n of_o the_o perfume_n put_v the_o heart_n and_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o fish_n thereupon_o and_o make_v a_o smoke_n with_o it_o which_o when_o the_o evil_a spirit_n have_v smell_v he_o flee_v into_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o angel_n bind_v he_o there_o chap._n 8._o v._n 23._o sect._n 7._o if_o that_o narration_n be_v esteem_v apocryphal_a by_o the_o protestant_n that_o of_o josephus_n deserve_v not_o a_o better_a name_n when_o in_o the_o second_o chap._n of_o the_o 8_o book_n of_o his_o jewish_a antiquity_n he_o deduce_v the_o original_a of_o magic_n from_o solomon_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o wisdom_n
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 different_a sense_n at_o the_o end_n of_o one_o period_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o follow_v he_o must_v therefore_o ascribe_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a of_o who_o he_o undoubted_o speak_v in_o his_o first_o period_n all_o the_o operation_n upon_o the_o live_n which_o the_o heathen_n use_v to_o attribute_v to_o other_o spirit_n call_v demon_n for_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o the_o heathen_n sect._n 8._o origen_n who_o live_v in_o the_o three_o age_n have_v strange_a notion_n concern_v the_o angel_n sometime_o he_o give_v they_o a_o nature_n but_o equal_a to_o that_o of_o man_n for_o write_v of_o the_o light_n which_o st._n john_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n say_v to_o be_v our_o saviour_n he_o seem_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v equal_o communicate_v to_o man_n and_o angel_n as_o may_v be_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o three_o volume_n on_o st._n john_n but_o in_o another_o place_n he_o make_v so_o great_a a_o distinction_n betwixt_o angel_n and_o man_n 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
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
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
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