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A19295 The mystery of witch-craft Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper. Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626. 1617 (1617) STC 5701; ESTC S108665 124,670 401

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the_o witch_n to_o make_v work_n for_o the_o good_a witch_n now_o they_o must_v run_v to_o she_o help_n must_v be_v have_v and_o what_o more_o ready_a than_o the_o cunning_a woman_n especial_o see_v she_o do_v it_o with_o so_o little_a cost_n and_o do_v it_o with_o so_o good_a prayer_n at_o the_o least_o procure_v ease_n which_o nature_n be_v satisfy_v with_o though_o it_o be_v buy_v at_o a_o dear_a rate_n even_o with_o horrible_a and_o blasphemous_a abuse_n of_o god_n name_n curse_a confidence_n in_o satan_n etc._n etc._n 6_o and_o see_v we_o be_v many_o time_n conceit_v &_o suspicious_a of_o our_o neighbour_n ready_a to_o judge_v uncharitable_o &_o rash_o note_n of_o they_o do_v not_o satan_n further_o the_o conceit_n by_o delude_v the_o witch_n as_o to_o think_v that_o satan_n do_v such_o thing_n at_o her_o send_n which_o also_o satan_n in_o his_o policy_n must_v have_v publish_v to_o confirm_v sense_n we_o in_o our_o uncharitable_a and_o cruel_a conceit_n and_o so_o thereby_o provoke_v we_o further_a to_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n second_o satan_n do_v also_o many_o thing_n by_o delude_v her_o sense_n make_v she_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o be_v not_o and_o so_o deceive_v she_o in_o the_o conceit_n of_o her_o power_n as_o that_o she_o be_v transform_v into_o a_o cat_n and_o hare_n and_o so_o can_v enter_v into_o place_n the_o door_n be_v fast_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o a_o natural_a body_n etc._n etc._n for_o though_o peter_n come_v out_o of_o prison_n shut_v and_o the_o door_n all_o lock_v yet_o be_v this_o do_v first_o by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n second_o nothing_o be_v do_v but_o what_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o natural_a body_n the_o door_n by_o the_o power_n of_o
god_n be_v open_v and_o so_o give_v place_n to_o the_o body_n the_o body_n be_v not_o contract_v and_o exininate_v to_o pierce_v the_o same_o neither_o can_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o body_n endure_v the_o pain_n neither_o the_o quantity_n be_v despoil_v of_o it_o dimension_n as_o for_o that_o dream_n of_o the_o spirit_n transport_v the_o body_n lie_v dead_a in_o the_o body_n bed_n and_o return_v to_o it_o again_o afterward_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a decree_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n shall_v return_v to_o it_o again_o till_o the_o resurrection_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o delusion_n and_o forgery_n of_o satan_n three_o the_o witch_n power_n be_v restrain_v sition_n by_o composition_n and_o covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o good_a witch_n must_v only_o help_v and_o the_o bad_a witch_n she_o must_v only_o hurt_v the_o one_o must_v be_v account_v the_o bind_a witch_n that_o other_o the_o unbind_n the_o policy_n of_o satan_n herein_o have_v be_v partly_o discover_v before_o as_o also_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o confound_v this_o covenant_n and_o enlarge_a this_o power_n be_v lay_v down_o hereafter_o four_o the_o power_n at_o least_o of_o the_o good_a witch_n be_v restrain_v to_o the_o faith_n patient_n of_o the_o party_n who_o she_o intend_v to_o help_v either_o he_o must_v believe_v she_o can_v help_v he_o or_o else_o he_o shall_v receive_v no_o good_a from_o she_o of_o the_o reason_n and_o use_v hereof_o elsewhere_o five_o the_o power_n of_o all_o witch_n be_v magistrate_n restrain_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o though_o if_o a_o private_a person_n detain_v they_o they_o may_v either_o hurt_v or_o escape_v yet_o if_o once_o the_o magistrate_n have_v arrest_v they_o satan_n power_n cease_v in_o be_v not_o now_o able_a to_o hinder_v and_o defraud_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o last_o it_o be_v also_o restrain_v to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n to_o this_o end_n examine_v we_o sectio_fw-la iii_o whether_o see_v satan_n have_v power_n from_o quere_z god_n to_o afflict_v man_n that_o he_o do_v the_o rather_o more_o hurt_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o witch_n no_o question_n see_v we_o be_v apt_a to_o distrust_n god_n and_o depend_v upon_o those_o and_o to_o forsake_v god_n word_n therefore_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o give_v we_o up_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o witch_n sake_n but_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n that_o satan_n power_n be_v enlarge_v both_o for_o the_o witch_n further_a condemnation_n who_o sin_n be_v hereby_o increase_v and_o also_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n note_n horrible_a and_o strange_a sin_n by_o those_o strange_a and_o fearful_a plague_n especial_o to_o condemn_v the_o infidelity_n of_o man_n in_o fear_v or_o seek_v to_o these_o only_o herein_o observe_v the_o policy_n of_o satan_n who_o though_o he_o have_v power_n herein_o from_o god_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o execute_v it_o but_o as_o send_v from_o the_o witch_n or_o at_o least_o seem_v so_o that_o so_o he_o may_v both_o divert_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n from_o god_n and_o so_o nourish_v he_o in_o ignorance_n and_o atheism_n as_o fear_v and_o respect_v the_o witch_n more_o than_o god_n as_o also_o that_o he_o may_v carry_v the_o mind_n from_o home_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o own_o vileness_n and_o wickedness_n to_o look_v abroad_o to_o the_o witch_n to_o observe_v her_o malice_n and_o so_o to_o increase_v our_o rage_n against_o she_o and_o thereby_o increase_v our_o sin_n and_o yield_v she_o more_o power_n over_o we_o and_o thereby_o still_o to_o send_v the_o mind_n from_o god_n and_o his_o true_a mean_n of_o help_n to_o the_o cunning_a woman_n etc._n etc._n sectio_fw-la four_o whether_o witch_n may_v have_v power_n over_o god_n child_n quere_z no_o doubt_n they_o may_v have_v it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o afflict_v the_o body_n because_o these_o outward_a cross_n be_v common_a to_o all_o eccles._n 9_o 1._o and_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o infidelity_n by_o and_o so_o to_o satan_n power_n yea_o we_o be_v ignorant_a who_o be_v witch_n and_o so_o many_o time_n be_v chastise_v for_o our_o foolish_a charity_n in_o relieve_n they_o 3_o yea_o we_o may_v rash_o condemn_v and_o censure_v they_o and_o therefore_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o hand_n of_o almighty_a god_n soul_n by_o they_o 1_o and_o so_o by_o sympathy_n with_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n may_v be_v afflict_v yea_o satan_n 2_o may_n further_o afflict_v the_o soul_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o can_v brook_v so_o well_o the_o bodily_a misery_n by_o work_v upon_o the_o impatiency_n thereof_o and_o so_o force_v it_o to_o murmur_a yea_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o despair_n the_o rather_o because_o the_o child_n of_o god_n through_o ignorance_n or_o extremity_n of_o pain_n may_v by_o themselves_o or_o other_o use_v such_o unlawful_a mean_n or_o though_o they_o use_v physic_n and_o some_o such_o subordinate_a lawful_a help_n yet_o the_o principal_n be_v neglect_v repentance_n for_o sin_n and_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o see_v all_o thing_n be_v alike_o to_o all_o 2_o man_n may_v not_o satan_n work_v so_o upon_o the_o mind_n as_o by_o such_o or_o the_o like_a disposition_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o many_o and_o such_o like_a rage_a fit_n either_o tamper_n with_o the_o complexion_n as_o melancholy_n etc._n etc._n or_o further_a those_o passion_n of_o discontent_n and_o despair_n by_o lead_v they_o hereto_o and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o use_v witch_n satan_n as_o a_o instrument_n to_o inflict_v by_o witchcraft_n these_o chaste_a cement_v upon_o his_o child_n be_v manifold_a as_o first_o to_o humble_v his_o child_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v this_o scourge_n as_o well_o as_o other_o so_o i_o remember_v the_o lady_n hale_v complain_v what_o can_v i_o have_v no_o other_o affliction_n but_o this_o i_o can_v have_v endure_v any_o so_o it_o have_v not_o be_v by_o this_o etc._n etc._n 2_o to_o comfort_v his_o servant_n that_o see_v they_o shall_v in_o this_o great_a affliction_n have_v a_o comfortable_a issue_n to_o conquer_v satan_n therefore_o hereupon_o they_o may_v build_v the_o certainty_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o also_o 3_o to_o instruct_v they_o that_o see_v satan_n may_v have_v power_n to_o take_v away_o life_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o hurt_v the_o soul_n final_o therefore_o here_o be_v the_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n though_o the_o lord_n shall_v kill_v they_o yet_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o here_o the_o 15._o trial_n of_o their_o obedience_n to_o yield_v up_o life_n into_o god_n hand_n here_o also_o their_o wisdom_n try_v not_o to_o measure_v god_n 20._o favour_n by_o outward_a thing_n not_o to_o set_v by_o this_o life_n which_o satan_n may_v prevail_v against_o and_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o affliction_n of_o his_o saint_n some_o further_a use_n for_o the_o stumble_a block_n of_o a_o unbelieve_a stumble_v generation_n yea_o sure_o and_o that_o many_o way_n 1_o both_o to_o flatter_v they_o that_o their_o estate_n be_v good_a see_v the_o godly_a fare_n as_o note_n bad_a as_o they_o do_v 2_o and_o also_o to_o stagger_v they_o that_o their_o estate_n be_v evil_a see_v if_o god_n child_n be_v thus_o afflict_v for_o all_o their_o knowledge_n and_o holiness_n in_o this_o life_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o that_o have_v no_o knowledge_n hate_v holiness_n etc._n etc._n 3_o and_o herein_o yet_o most_o dangerous_o to_o stumble_v they_o that_o see_v the_o knowledge_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o saint_n can_v free_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n therefore_o away_o with_o knowledge_n welfare_n ignorance_n what_o boot_v note_n it_o to_o be_v precise_a let_v we_o live_v as_o we_o list_v nay_o see_v these_o mean_n can_v preserve_v why_o may_v we_o not_o seek_v to_o other_o and_o so_o a_o gap_n be_v open_a to_o all_o unlawful_a mean_n especial_o if_o we_o observe_v satan_n policy_n herein_o who_o usual_o be_v 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