a_o bare_a affirmation_n without_o proof_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v verify_v to_o have_v be_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o real_o perform_v both_o by_o authority_n and_o the_o evidence_n of_o sense_n which_o be_v both_o utter_o false_a than_o they_o fly_v to_o this_o assertion_n that_o the_o confession_n of_o so_o many_o witch_n in_o all_o age_n in_o several_a country_n at_o divers_a time_n and_o place_n all_o agree_v in_o these_o particular_n be_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o matter_n to_o which_o we_o shall_v rejoin_v that_o the_o confession_n of_o witch_n however_o consider_v be_v not_o of_o credit_n and_o validity_n to_o prove_v these_o thing_n but_o be_v in_o themselves_o null_a and_o void_a as_o false_a impossible_a and_o forge_a lie_n which_o we_o shall_v make_v good_a by_o these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o the_o witch_n must_v be_v take_v to_o be_v either_o a_o person_n insanae_fw-la vel_fw-la 1_o sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o if_o they_o be_v insanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la their_o confession_n be_v no_o sufficient_a evidence_n nor_o worthy_a of_o any_o credit_n because_o there_o be_v neither_o reason_n law_n nor_o equity_n that_o allow_v the_o testimony_n or_o confession_n of_o a_o idiot_n lunatic_n mad_a or_o dote_a person_n because_o they_o be_v not_o of_o a_o right_n and_o sound_a understanding_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v as_o compotes_fw-la mentis_fw-la nor_o govern_v by_o rationability_n for_o as_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n mad_a folk_n idiot_n and_o old_a man_n childish_a bondslave_n and_o villain_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o make_v a_o will_v to_o dispose_v of_o good_n land_n or_o chattel_n so_o much_o more_o be_v all_o these_o sort_n of_o person_n except_v for_o give_v evidence_n by_o confession_n or_o otherwise_o in_o matter_n concern_v life_n and_o death_n which_o be_v of_o far_o great_a weight_n and_o concernment_n and_o that_o these_o person_n be_v of_o unsound_a understanding_n be_v manifest_a in_o all_o the_o point_n that_o they_o confess_v and_o therefore_o be_v no_o proof_n nor_o aught_o to_o be_v credit_v and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o thing_n they_o confess_v be_v not_o attest_v by_o any_o other_o person_n of_o integrity_n and_o sound_a judgement_n and_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v liar_n because_o the_o bondslave_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o work_n they_o will_v do_v and_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n 2._o because_o they_o confess_v thing_n that_o be_v impossible_a as_o we_o shall_v prove_v anon_o and_o confiteri_fw-la impossibilia_fw-la insanientiâ—_n est_fw-la 3._o there_o be_v no_o good_a end_n wherefore_o they_o make_v these_o confession_n neither_o do_v they_o receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o they_o either_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a internal_a nor_o external_a and_o this_o do_v sufficient_o show_v that_o they_o be_v delude_v melancholy_a and_o mad_a person_n and_o so_o their_o confession_n of_o no_o credit_n truth_n or_o validity_n 2._o their_o confession_n will_v be_v find_v null_n and_o false_a if_o we_o consider_v 2._o the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o move_v they_o to_o make_v they_o and_o the_o end_n wherefore_o they_o declare_v such_o false_a and_o lie_a matter_n and_o that_o in_o these_o particular_n 1._o the_o move_a cause_n be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n nor_o any_o motion_n of_o true_a remorse_n for_o their_o sin_n or_o any_o thing_n flow_v from_o repentant_a heart_n because_o they_o be_v person_n forsake_v of_o god_n and_o his_o grace_n and_o give_v over_o to_o reprobate_a mind_n and_o sense_n and_o therefore_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v in_o they_o because_o they_o 12._o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v therefore_o god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o all_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n 2._o neither_o be_v the_o end_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n or_o their_o own_o salvation_n because_o they_o be_v the_o vassal_n and_o bondslave_n of_o satan_n be_v keep_v captive_a at_o his_o will_n and_o be_v rebel_n and_o traitor_n against_o god_n and_o christ_n his_o church_n and_o truth_n have_v renounce_v the_o faith_n and_o become_v apostata_n to_o the_o truth_n 26._o 3._o the_o impulsive_a cause_n and_o chief_a end_n wherefore_o they_o make_v these_o and_o such_o like_a confession_n be_v sometime_o and_o in_o some_o person_n mere_o to_o eschew_v torture_n and_o bodily_a pain_n and_o sometime_o the_o quite_o contrary_a sole_o to_o escape_v the_o present_a misery_n of_o a_o poor_a wretched_a and_o troublesome_a life_n and_o therefore_o these_o confession_n not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v credit_v as_o be_v vain_a and_o feign_a 4._o sometime_o they_o be_v by_o force_n waking_z craft_n and_o cunning_a in_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o life_n to_o make_v such_o confession_n as_o the_o base_a end_n and_o corrupt_a intention_n of_o the_o inquisitor_n themselves_o or_o their_o agent_n have_v infuse_v into_o they_o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o false_a doctrine_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n such_o be_v the_o most_o if_o not_o all_o record_v by_o delrio_n bodinus_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o witchmonger_n to_o which_o no_o credit_n can_v be_v give_v at_o all_o 5._o but_o the_o chief_a end_n that_o satan_n have_v who_o be_v the_o forger_n contriver_n and_o deviser_n of_o these_o confession_n if_o voluntary_o and_o free_o make_v the_o principal_a agent_n in_o all_o these_o matter_n be_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n thereby_o to_o lead_v man_n into_o and_o continue_v they_o in_o lie_n and_o error_n for_o when_o he_o speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o for_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o it_o 44._o and_o the_o witch_n be_v his_o child_n and_o the_o work_n of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n they_o will_v do_v and_o he_o be_v and_o be_v a_o murderer_n and_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o thus_o far_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o spiritual_a and_o mental_a league_n betwixt_o the_o witch_n and_o the_o devil_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o they_o confess_v these_o horrible_a and_o abominable_a lie_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o and_o his_o kingdom_n but_o other_o league_n or_o covenant_n there_o be_v none_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o truth_n in_o all_o that_o they_o say_v or_o confess_v because_o their_o sole_a end_n in_o make_v of_o these_o confession_n be_v to_o advance_v the_o credit_n and_o power_n of_o satan_n 6._o the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o often_o make_v they_o to_o utter_v such_o confession_n of_o strange_a and_o impossible_a thing_n be_v the_o strong_a passive_a delusion_n that_o they_o lie_v under_o contract_v by_o ignorant_a unchristian_a and_o superstitious_a education_n which_o they_o have_v suck_v in_o with_o their_o milk_n heighten_v with_o a_o atrabilarious_fw-la temper_n and_o constitution_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o wicked_a lie_n and_o teach_v of_o other_o which_o make_v they_o confess_v these_o execrable_a thing_n which_o they_o in_o their_o deprave_a and_o vitiate_a imagination_n do_v think_v and_o believe_v they_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v when_o there_o be_v never_o true_o act_v any_o such_o matter_n ad_fw-la extrà _fw-la but_o only_o in_o their_o mad_a and_o delude_a fantasy_n and_o so_o no_o more_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o than_o to_o the_o mad_a melancholist_n that_o ever_o be_v read_v or_o hear_v of_o 3._o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o jot_n of_o truth_n in_o these_o confession_n be_v manifest_a 3_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o subjective_a matter_n of_o they_o as_o be_v plain_a by_o these_o ensue_a ground_n 1._o for_o the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v not_o credible_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o obscenity_n and_o filthiness_n for_o chaste_a ear_n will_v tingle_v to_o hear_v such_o bawdy_a and_o immodest_a lie_n and_o what_o pure_a and_o sober_a mind_n will_v not_o nauseate_n and_o startle_v to_o understand_v such_o unclean_a story_n as_o of_o the_o carnal_a copulation_n of_o the_o devil_n with_o a_o witch_n or_o of_o his_o suck_v the_o teat_n or_o wart_n of_o a_o old_a stink_a and_o rot_a carcase_n sure_o even_o the_o impurity_n of_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v the_o credibility_n of_o it_o especial_o among_o christian_n 2._o there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o verity_n in_o they_o at_o all_o that_o notwithstanding_o have_v verisimilitude_n but_o these_o be_v not_o only_o void_a of_o truth_n but_o also_o of_o truth-likeliness_n for_o it_o be_v neither_o truth_n nor_o have_v any_o likelihood_n of_o it_o to_o believe_v it_o for_o a_o truth_n that_o the_o devil_n shall_v carry_v a_o
that_o transformation_n that_o the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v inward_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a which_o be_v not_o by_o change_v their_o nature_n or_o person_n but_o by_o transform_v their_o mind_n and_o alter_v their_o will_n and_o affection_n from_o sinful_a and_o earthly_a thing_n to_o those_o that_o be_v holy_a and_o heavenly_a so_o the_o apostle_n will_v the_o roman_n that_o they_o be_v transform_v by_o the_o renew_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o so_o they_o come_v to_o 2._o be_v change_v from_o glory_n to_o glory_n and_o this_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o say_v that_o either_o devil_n or_o witch_n can_v perform_v it_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o transformation_n wrought_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n for_o the_o text_n say_v speak_v of_o antichrist_n reveal_v even_o he_o who_o come_v be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o 12._o power_n and_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n and_o with_o all_o deceivableness_n of_o unrighteousness_n in_o they_o that_o perish_v because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o all_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n so_o in_o the_o case_n of_o saul_n the_o text_n say_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o the_o evil_a spirit_n from_o god_n 10._o come_v upon_o saul_n these_o therefore_o be_v inward_a judgement_n for_o wickedness_n send_v by_o god_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o satan_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o hereafter_o 3._o we_o last_o come_v to_o the_o main_a point_n that_o be_v concern_v the_o transformation_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n which_o the_o witchmonger_n hold_v to_o be_v a_o real_a and_o a_o essential_a transubstantiation_n therefore_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o word_n as_o they_o run_v in_o our_o english_a translation_n which_o be_v this_o and_o they_o shall_v drive_v thou_o from_o man_n and_o thy_o 36._o dwell_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n they_o shall_v make_v thou_o eat_v grass_n as_o ox_n the_o same_o hour_n be_v the_o thing_n fulfil_v upon_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o he_o be_v drive_v from_o man_n and_o do_v eat_v grass_n as_o ox_n and_o his_o body_n be_v wet_a with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n till_o his_o hair_n be_v grow_v like_o eagle's_n feather_n and_o his_o nail_n like_o bird_n claw_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o day_n i_o nabuchadnezzar_n lift_v up_o my_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n and_o my_o understanding_n return_v unto_o i_o at_o the_o same_o time_n my_o reason_n return_v unto_o i_o and_o a_o little_a before_o let_v his_o heart_n 16._o be_v change_v from_o man_n and_o let_v a_o beast_n heart_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o from_o this_o place_n they_o common_o frame_v a_o argument_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v real_o and_o essential_o change_v from_o a_o man_n to_o a_o beast_n or_o a_o ox_n much_o more_o may_v satan_n essential_o transform_v himself_o into_o the_o shape_n of_o any_o creature_n and_o consequent_o that_o he_o may_v real_o change_v the_o witch_n into_o hare_n dog_n cat_n and_o the_o like_a but_o we_o shall_v unanswerable_o prove_v that_o the_o assumption_n be_v false_a that_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v not_o transubstantiate_v or_o essential_o transform_v at_o all_o and_o if_o he_o have_v be_v real_o so_o yet_o that_o the_o consequence_n be_v invalid_a and_o of_o no_o force_n and_o that_o by_o these_o argument_n 1._o because_o that_o be_v drive_v into_o the_o field_n and_o eat_a grass_n as_o ox_n and_o have_v his_o body_n it_o be_v his_o body_n not_o the_o body_n of_o a_o 1._o ox_n and_o therefore_o no_o corporeal_a nor_o real_a change_n wet_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n do_v not_o at_o all_o conclude_v or_o infer_v that_o his_o body_n be_v real_o and_o essential_o change_v nor_o in_o the_o external_a figure_n of_o it_o alter_v from_o what_o it_o be_v before_o for_o he_o may_v go_v upon_o all_o four_o and_o eat_v grass_n and_o yet_o that_o do_v argue_v no_o real_a change_n of_o his_o bodily_a shape_n at_o all_o for_o so_o have_v divers_a person_n do_v that_o be_v young_a have_v be_v lose_v in_o wood_n and_o desert_n and_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o with_o bear_n or_o wolf_n to_o which_o purpose_n take_v one_o story_n for_o all_o from_o philip_n camerarius_fw-la that_o learned_a counsellor_n of_o norimberg_n a_o 239._o man_n of_o great_a credit_n and_o reputation_n in_o these_o word_n in_o the_o year_n 1543._o there_o be_v in_o the_o part_n of_o hesse_n a_o lad_n take_v who_o as_o he_o report_v afterward_o and_o so_o it_o be_v find_v true_a when_o he_o be_v but_o three_o year_n old_a be_v take_v away_o and_o afterward_o nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o by_o wolf_n these_o wolf_n when_o they_o get_v any_o prey_n will_v always_o bring_v the_o best_a of_o it_o to_o a_o tree_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o child_n which_o do_v eat_v it_o in_o winter_n and_o time_n of_o cold_a they_o will_v dig_v a_o pit_n and_o strew_v it_o with_o grass_n and_o leaf_n of_o tree_n and_o thereupon_o lie_v the_o child_n and_o lie_v round_o about_o it_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n after_o they_o will_v make_v he_o go_v upon_o all_o four_o and_o run_v with_o he_o till_o by_o use_n and_o length_n of_o time_n he_o can_v skip_v and_o run_v like_o a_o wolf_n be_v take_v he_o be_v compel_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o go_v only_o upon_o his_o foot_n he_o will_v often_o say_v that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o his_o power_n he_o can_v have_v take_v more_o delight_n to_o have_v converse_v among_o wolf_n than_o among_o man_n he_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o court_n of_o henry_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n to_o be_v see_v and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o relate_v another_o story_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n of_o one_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v know_v and_o see_v that_o be_v of_o admirable_a agility_n and_o more_o to_o the_o same_o end_n now_o must_v we_o conclude_v that_o because_o this_o boy_n do_v live_v and_o lie_v in_o the_o open_a air_n be_v feed_v with_o raw_a flesh_n and_o go_v upon_o all_o four_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v real_o and_o essential_o chaâ—ged_v into_o a_o wolf_n no_o that_o will_v be_v inconsequent_a and_o ridiculous_a and_o so_o will_v it_o be_v if_o because_o nabuchadnezzar_n lie_v in_o the_o open_a field_n be_v wet_a with_o the_o rain_n and_o dew_n and_o do_v eat_v grass_n as_o a_o ox_n to_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o he_o be_v real_o change_v into_o a_o beast_n the_o absurdity_n be_v both_o alike_o this_o be_v as_o mad_a a_o kind_n of_o inference_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v coney_n and_o goose_n do_v eat_v grass_n like_o a_o ox_n therefore_o they_o be_v ox_n or_o ass_n when_o notwithstanding_o they_o still_o retain_v their_o essential_a being_n and_o shape_n without_o any_o essential_a transformation_n at_o all_o 2._o because_o the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n as_o the_o text_n say_v be_v grow_v 2._o like_o to_o a_o eagle's_n feather_n and_o for_o that_o also_o the_o very_a nail_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n be_v like_o the_o claw_n of_o a_o bird_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v real_o change_v into_o a_o beast_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o it_o will_v be_v more_o consonant_a to_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v rather_o transform_v into_o some_o bird_n have_v feather_n and_o claw_n than_o into_o a_o beast_n that_o have_v horn_n and_o hoof_n though_o there_o be_v in_o he_o no_o corporeal_a transformation_n at_o all_o but_o only_o a_o change_a mind_n 2._o the_o text_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n use_v when_o there_o be_v real_a transubstantiation_n as_o in_o lot_n wife_n et_fw-la fuit_fw-la statue_n salis_fw-la but_o as_o tremellius_n render_v it_o usquedum_fw-la pili_fw-la ejus_fw-la ut_fw-la aquilarum_fw-la plumae_fw-la crevissent_fw-la &_o ungue_fw-la ejus_fw-la ut_fw-la avium_fw-la and_o arias_n montanus_n thus_o donec_fw-la capillus_fw-la ejus_fw-la sicut_fw-la aquilarum_fw-la crevit_fw-la &_o ungue_fw-la ejus_fw-la sicut_fw-la avium_fw-la which_o be_v exact_o agreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n so_o that_o the_o assertion_n be_v not_o that_o his_o hair_n be_v change_v into_o eagle's_n feather_n nor_o his_o nail_n into_o bird_n claw_n but_o that_o they_o be_v sicut_fw-la as_o the_o feather_n of_o eagle_n and_o as_o the_o claw_n of_o bird_n the_o hair_n by_o be_v grow_v ruffle_v squalid_a and_o rugged_a and_o the_o nail_n by_o be_v grow_v long_o hard_a and_o crooked_a for_o want_v of_o cut_v dress_v comb_v and_o order_v
ascribe_v unto_o himself_o and_o in_o this_o the_o witchmonger_n do_v he_o no_o small_a service_n in_o give_v that_o power_n and_o honour_n unto_o the_o most_o wicked_a and_o wrâ—hed_v of_o all_o god_n creature_n that_o be_v only_o due_a to_o the_o creator_n and_o to_o his_o instrument_n nature_n and_o to_o conclude_v this_o i_o can_v but_o repeat_v that_o excellent_a and_o christian_a sentence_n of_o helmont_n pigritiae_fw-la saltem_fw-la enim_fw-la immensae_fw-la inventum_fw-la fuit_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o diabolum_fw-la 598._o retulisse_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la capimus_fw-la 3._o a_o three_o kind_n of_o power_n that_o he_o ascribe_v unto_o devil_n be_v their_o change_n and_o transmute_v of_o body_n which_o be_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o substantial_a transformation_n or_o of_o those_o that_o be_v but_o in_o the_o external_a figure_n or_o shape_n or_o in_o the_o quality_n accident_n and_o adjunct_n only_o of_o real_a transubstantiation_n after_o a_o long_a dispute_n he_o grant_v that_o they_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v but_o by_o a_o divine_a and_o omnipotent_a power_n which_o we_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v before_o and_o therefore_o shall_v forbear_v to_o say_v any_o further_a of_o it_o here_o and_o for_o what_o other_o portent_n prodigy_n or_o lie_v wonder_n he_o can_v perform_v we_o shall_v here_o examine_v and_o discuss_v they_o to_o the_o full_a in_o this_o order_n 1._o we_o shall_v pass_v by_o what_o may_v be_v think_v of_o the_o strange_a feat_n the_o magician_n of_o pharaoh_n or_o simon_n magus_n do_v perform_v as_o full_o examine_v and_o conclude_v before_o and_o shall_v give_v those_o text_n of_o scripture_n that_o mention_v the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n that_o antichrist_n and_o false_a prophet_n that_o be_v satan_n instrument_n can_v or_o do_v work_n and_o they_o be_v these_o if_o there_o arise_v among_o you_o a_o prophet_n or_o a_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n 5._o and_o give_v thou_o a_o sign_n or_o a_o wonder_n and_o the_o sign_n or_o the_o wonder_n come_v to_o pass_v whereof_o he_o speak_v unto_o thou_o say_v let_v we_o go_v after_o other_o god_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o know_v and_o let_v we_o serve_v they_o thou_o shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o that_o prophet_n or_o that_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n for_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n prove_v you_o to_o know_v whether_o you_o love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o your_o soul._n and_o that_o prophet_n or_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n because_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o turn_v you_o away_o from_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n another_o place_n be_v this_o but_o the_o prophet_n which_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v 22._o a_o word_n in_o my_o name_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v he_o to_o speak_v or_o that_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o other_o god_n even_o that_o prophet_n shall_v die_v and_o if_o thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v when_o a_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v but_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v it_o presumptuous_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v take_v these_o observation_n 1._o that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n that_o speak_v a_o thing_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v 1._o but_o yet_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o limitation_n where_o god_n send_v a_o message_n by_o a_o true_a prophet_n where_o the_o thing_n be_v speak_v positive_o but_o the_o condition_n be_v conceal_v and_o not_o express_v as_o in_o the_o message_n of_o jonah_n to_o nineveh_n yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v 4._o overthrow_v which_o be_v intend_v if_o they_o repent_v not_o but_o implicit_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o event_n show_v if_o they_o do_v repent_v the_o lord_n will_v spare_v they_o of_o which_o learned_a d_o r_o stillingfleet_n have_v 193._o this_o proposition_n commination_n of_o judgement_n to_o come_v do_v not_o in_o themselves_o speak_v the_o absolute_a futurity_n of_o the_o event_n but_o do_v only_o declare_v what_o the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o be_v make_v be_v to_o expect_v and_o what_o shall_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v unless_o god_n by_o his_o mercy_n interpose_v between_o the_o threaten_a and_o the_o event_n so_o that_o commination_n do_v speak_v only_o the_o debitum_fw-la poenae_fw-la and_o the_o necessary_a obligation_n to_o punishment_n but_o therein_o god_n do_v not_o bind_v up_o himself_o as_o he_o do_v in_o absolute_a promise_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o commination_n confer_v no_o right_n to_o any_o which_o absolute_a promise_n do_v and_o therefore_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o necessary_a performance_n of_o what_o he_o threaten_v 2._o that_o there_o be_v those_o that_o do_v foretell_v or_o show_v sign_n and_o wonder_n 2._o that_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o yet_o those_o that_o foretell_v they_o be_v false_a prophet_n because_o sometime_o god_n send_v false_a prophet_n with_o power_n to_o work_v sign_n and_o wonder_n thereby_o to_o try_v his_o people_n whether_o or_o no_o they_o will_v cleave_v unto_o he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n or_o turn_v to_o other_o strange_a god_n or_o idol_n and_o this_o be_v order_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n but_o though_o these_o may_v be_v great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n to_o amaze_v and_o amuse_v man_n and_o likewise_o come_v to_o pass_v yet_o be_v they_o no_o true_a miracle_n but_o be_v distinguish_v in_o this_o that_o true_a miracle_n be_v always_o for_o the_o establish_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o true_a doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o other_o be_v lie_v wonder_n wrought_v only_o to_o try_v the_o godly_a or_o for_o the_o delude_a and_o punish_v of_o those_o that_o receive_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o though_o there_o be_v and_o may_v be_v sign_n and_o wonder_n that_o be_v wrought_v by_o antichrist_n and_o false_a prophet_n by_o and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n yet_o these_o be_v all_o order_v by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o providence_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o satan_n be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o organ_n and_o instrument_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o there_o be_v two_o other_o remarkable_a place_n of_o scripture_n concern_v the_o devil_n power_n in_o work_a sign_n and_o wonder_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v this_o for_o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o 24._o shall_v show_v great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n insomuch_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o shall_v deceive_v the_o very_a elect_a the_o other_o be_v this_o even_o him_z 12._o who_o come_n be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o power_n and_o sign_n and_o lie_v wonder_n and_o with_o all_o deceiveableness_n of_o unrighteousness_n in_o they_o that_o perish_v because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o all_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v take_v these_o remarkable_a observation_n 1._o though_o there_o arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o even_o the_o antichrist_n himself_o work_v after_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n with_o 1._o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n yet_o though_o satan_n be_v the_o organ_n and_o instrument_n in_o perform_v these_o lie_a wonder_n god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o efficient_a cause_n that_o do_v inflict_v they_o because_o they_o be_v mala_fw-la poenae_fw-la and_o come_v not_o by_o a_o bare_a permissive_a power_n but_o be_v inflict_v by_o he_o as_o punishment_n upon_o the_o wicked_a even_o those_o that_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o these_o lie_a wonder_n can_v possible_o deceive_v the_o elect_a but_o prove_v all_o deceiveableness_n of_o unrighteousness_n in_o they_o that_o perish_v and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v thus_o punish_v with_o the_o deceit_n and_o delusion_n of_o satan_n be_v because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o god_n do_v send_v such_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v a_o lie_n and_o this_o he_o do_v right_o and_o just_o that_o as_o beza_n note_n ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la soli_fw-la increduli_fw-la sint_fw-la illius_fw-la fraud_n perituri_fw-la upon_o which_o place_n learned_a rollock_n tell_v we_o this_o we_o be_v he_o say_v to_o observe_v
precedent_n of_o a_o national_a synod_n in_o those_o part_n to_o who_o also_o the_o say_v perreaud_v be_v well_o know_v who_o be_v a_o religious_a well_o poise_v venerable_a divine_a and_o m_o r_o boyle_n say_v that_o he_o have_v have_v converse_v with_o this_o pious_a author_n at_o geneva_n and_o have_v inquire_v after_o the_o writer_n and_o some_o passage_n of_o the_o book_n which_o overcome_v all_o his_o settle_a indisposedness_n to_o believe_v strange_a thing_n the_o character_n give_v of_o this_o author_n and_o the_o assent_n of_o such_o learned_a person_n to_o the_o thing_n relate_v have_v gain_v a_o ample_a suffrage_n to_o give_v credit_n to_o they_o also_o but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o there_o be_v many_o passage_n in_o the_o relation_n that_o a_o quick-sighted_a critic_n will_v find_v to_o be_v either_o contradictory_n or_o inconsistent_a and_o it_o can_v rational_o be_v think_v that_o he_o be_v a_o cacodaemon_n his_o action_n be_v so_o harmless_a civil_a and_o ludicrous_a and_o if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v and_o in_o some_o thing_n he_o do_v speak_v truth_n and_o the_o minister_n himself_z m_o r_o perreaud_v do_v in_o some_o thing_n give_v credit_n to_o he_o he_o be_v no_o devil_n but_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v by_o jesus_n christ._n but_o whether_o a_o devil_n or_o not_o yet_o the_o story_n for_o substance_n do_v sufficient_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o demon_n that_o can_v work_v strange_a and_o odd_a feat_n 4._o m_o r_o baxter_n a_o person_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o piety_n who_o judgement_n 255._o bear_v great_a sway_n with_o i_o speak_v of_o apparition_n say_v thus_o i_o know_v many_o be_v very_o incredulous_a herein_o and_o will_v hardly_o believe_v that_o there_o have_v be_v such_o apparition_n for_o my_o own_o part_n he_o say_v though_o i_o be_o as_o suspicious_a as_o most_o in_o such_o report_n and_o do_v believe_v that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v conceit_n or_o delusion_n yet_o have_v be_v very_o diligent_o inquisitive_a in_o such_o case_n i_o have_v receive_v undoubted_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o such_o apparition_n some_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n of_o undoubted_a honesty_n and_o godliness_n and_o some_o from_o the_o report_n of_o multitude_n of_o person_n who_o hear_v or_o see_v be_v it_o fit_v here_o to_o name_v the_o person_n i_o can_v send_v you_o to_o they_o yet_o live_v by_o who_o you_o will_v be_v as_o full_o satisfy_v as_o i_o house_n that_o have_v be_v so_o frequent_o haunt_v with_o such_o terror_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n successive_o have_v be_v witness_n of_o it_o 7._o though_o some_o of_o these_o last_o recite_v testimony_n may_v sufficient_o convince_v the_o most_o obstinate_a and_o incredulous_a that_o there_o be_v apparition_n and_o some_o other_o such_o strange_a accident_n that_o can_v be_v solve_v by_o the_o suppose_a principle_n of_o matter_n and_o motion_n but_o that_o do_v necessary_o require_v some_o other_o cause_n that_o be_v above_o or_o different_a from_o the_o visible_a and_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v a_o point_n dark_a and_o mystical_a and_o of_o great_a concern_v and_o weight_n we_o shall_v add_v some_o unquestionable_a testimony_n either_o from_o our_o own_o annal_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o we_o know_v to_o be_v true_a of_o our_o own_o certain_a knowledge_n that_o thereby_o it_o may_v undoubted_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v effect_n that_o exceed_v the_o ordinary_a power_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o may_v for_o ever_o convince_v all_o atheistical_a mind_n of_o which_o in_o this_o order_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o six_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1551._o on_o st._n valentine_n day_n at_o feversham_n in_o kent_n one_o arden_n a_o gentleman_n 1._o be_v murder_v by_o procurement_n of_o his_o own_o wife_n for_o the_o which_o fact_n she_o be_v the_o fourteen_o of_o march_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n michael_n m_n r_o arden_n man_n be_v hang_v in_o chain_n at_o feversham_n and_o a_o maiden_n burn_v mosby_n and_o his_o sister_n be_v hang_v in_o smithfield_n at_o london_n greene_n which_o have_v flee_v come_v again_o certain_a year_n after_o and_o be_v hang_v in_o chain_n in_o the_o highway_n against_o feversham_n and_o black_a will_v the_o ruffian_n that_o be_v hire_v to_o do_v that_o act_n after_o his_o first_o escape_n be_v apprehend_v and_o burn_v on_o a_o scaffold_n at_o flushing_n in_o zealand_n the_o same_o horrid_a murder_n be_v more_o at_o large_a relate_v by_o holinshed_n who_o live_v at_o that_o time_n and_o have_v information_n of_o all_o the_o particular_n 1708._o who_o say_v thus_o much_o more_o this_o one_o thing_n he_o faith_n seem_v very_o strange_a and_o notable_a touch_v m_n r_o arden_n that_o in_o the_o place_n he_o be_v lay_v be_v dead_a all_o the_o proportion_n of_o his_o body_n may_v be_v see_v two_o year_n after_o and_o more_o so_o plain_a as_o can_v be_v for_o the_o grass_n do_v not_o grow_v where_o his_o body_n have_v touch_v but_o between_o his_o leg_n between_o his_o arm_n and_o about_o the_o hollowness_n of_o his_o neck_n and_o round_o about_o his_o body_n and_o where_o his_o leg_n arm_n head_z or_o any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n have_v touch_v no_o grass_n grow_v at_o all_o of_o all_o that_o time_n so_o that_o many_o stranger_n come_v in_o that_o mean_a time_n beside_o the_o townsman_n to_o see_v the_o print_n of_o his_o body_n there_o on_o the_o ground_n in_o that_o field_n which_o field_n he_o have_v as_o some_o have_v report_v cruel_o take_v from_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v be_v a_o widow_n to_o one_o cook_n and_o after_o marry_a to_o one_o richard_n read_v a_o mariner_n to_o the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n the_o say_v read_v for_o they_o have_v long_o enjoy_v it_o by_o a_o lease_n which_o they_o have_v of_o it_o for_o many_o year_n not_o then_o expire_v nevertheless_o he_o get_v it_o from_o they_o for_o the_o which_o the_o say_v reads_z wife_n not_o only_o exclaim_v against_o he_o in_o shed_v many_o 〈◊〉_d salt_n tear_n but_o also_o curse_v he_o most_o bitter_o even_o to_o his_o face_n wish_v many_o a_o vengeance_n to_o light_v upon_o he_o and_o that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v wonder_v on_o he_o which_o be_v think_v then_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o he_o be_v thus_o murder_v and_o lie_v in_o that_o field_n from_o midnight_n till_o the_o morning_n and_o so_o all_o that_o day_n be_v the_o fair-day_n till_o night_n all_o the_o which_o day_n there_o be_v many_o hundred_o of_o people_n come_v wonder_v about_o he_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v take_v this_o observation_n as_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o this_o be_v a_o true_a and_o punctual_a relation_n give_v we_o by_o holinshed_n as_o be_v a_o public_a thing_n do_v in_o the_o face_n of_o a_o obseru._n nation_n the_o print_n of_o his_o body_n remain_v so_o long_o after_o and_o view_v and_o wonder_v at_o by_o so_o many_o so_o that_o it_o have_v not_o leave_v the_o least_o start_a hole_n for_o the_o most_o incredulous_a atheist_n to_o get_v out_o at_o so_o likewise_o it_o may_v dare_v the_o most_o deep-sighted_n naturalist_n or_o unbelieving_a atheist_n that_o will_v exalt_v and_o so_o far_o deify_v nature_n as_o to_o deny_v and_o take_v away_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n to_o show_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o long_o remain_v of_o the_o print_n of_o his_o body_n or_o the_o not_o grow_v of_o the_o grass_n in_o those_o place_n where_o his_o body_n have_v touch_v for_o two_o year_n and_o more_o after_o can_v it_o be_v the_o steam_n or_o atom_n that_o flow_v from_o his_o body_n then_o be_v why_o not_o such_o print_v leave_v by_o other_o murder_a body_n which_o we_o be_v sure_a by_o sight_n and_o experience_n not_o to_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o we_o can_v attribute_v it_o just_o to_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o divine_a vengeance_n who_o be_v a_o right_a of_o the_o oppress_a fatherless_a and_o widow_n and_o hear_v their_o cry_n and_o regard_v their_o tear_n 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n of_o famous_a memory_n a_o strange_a accident_n happen_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o all_o bloody_a 2._o murderer_n which_o be_v this_o one_o anne_n water_n entice_v by_o a_o lover_n 448._o of_o she_o consent_v to_o have_v her_o husband_n strangle_v and_o then_o bury_v he_o secret_o under_o the_o dunghill_n in_o a_o cowhouse_n whereupon_o the_o man_n be_v miss_v by_o his_o neighbour_n and_o the_o wife_n make_v show_n of_o a_o wonder_v what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o it_o please_v god_n that_o one_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n dream_v one_o night_n that_o his_o neighbour_n water_n be_v strangle_v and_o bury_v under_o the_o
23._o for_o a_o christian_n to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o declare_v and_o defend_v it_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o vain_a and_o perish_a censure_n of_o man_n be_v to_o make_v absolute_a sale_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o for_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o prize_n that_o can_v be_v for_o what_o a_o weightless_a and_o worthless_a prize_n be_v the_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n of_o vain_a man_n who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n and_o who_o life_n be_v but_o a_o vapour_n that_o a_o christian_n shall_v for_o fear_n of_o such_o vain_a censure_n be_v afraid_a to_o declare_v or_o defend_v the_o truth_n therefore_o let_v the_o 〈◊〉_d politician_n and_o machiavillian_n of_o this_o age_n who_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n turn_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o the_o most_o certain_a rule_n of_o providence_n into_o atheism_n and_o become_v vain_a idolater_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o false_o adore_v and_o deify_v fancy_n of_o their_o own_o craft_n and_o cunning_a think_v or_o say_v what_o they_o please_v yet_o the_o rule_n of_o pious_a gregory_n will_v ever_o hold_v true_a ille_fw-la veritatis_fw-la hâ—nil_n desensor_n esse_fw-la debet_fw-la qui_fw-la quum_fw-la rectè_fw-la sentit_fw-la loqui_fw-la non_fw-la metuit_fw-la nec_fw-la erubescit_fw-la and_o that_o of_o chrysostom_n ought_v never_o to_o be_v forget_v math._n by_o a_o good_a christian_a and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n who_o say_v non_fw-la solùm_fw-la proditor_n est_fw-la veritatis_fw-la qui_fw-la mendacium_fw-la pro_fw-la veritate_fw-la loquor_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la liberè_fw-la pronuntiat_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la pronuntiare_fw-la oportet_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la liberè_fw-la defendit_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la defendere_fw-la oportet_fw-la but_o as_o there_o have_v be_v some_o that_o have_v be_v affright_v with_o the_o feign_a bugbear_n of_o malevolent_a man_n censure_n and_o scandal_n so_o there_o have_v be_v other_o to_o who_o nature_n have_v give_v great_a magnanimity_n who_o be_v better_a principled_a in_o their_o moral_n and_o better_o rudiment_v in_o the_o christian_a religion_n that_o have_v scorn_v and_o undervalue_v those_o censure_n as_o vanity_n and_o trifle_n and_o these_o be_v those_o quos_fw-la jupiter_n aequus_fw-la amavit_fw-la et_fw-la meliore_fw-la luto_fw-la finxit_fw-la praecordia_fw-la titan._n these_o be_v those_o that_o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o truth_n and_o learning_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o mankind_n dare_v undertake_v ire_fw-la per_fw-la excubias_fw-la &_o se_fw-la committere_fw-la parcis_fw-la and_o fear_v not_o the_o tempestuous_a storm_n of_o venomous_a tongue_n or_o malicious_a mind_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v here_o enumerate_v a_o competent_a catalogue_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o need_v not_o travel_v far_o either_o in_o regard_n of_o time_n or_o place_n to_o find_v precedent_n of_o such_o as_o have_v undergo_v no_o small_a censure_n and_o â—ubsannations_n for_o vindicate_a truth_n and_o labour_v the_o advancement_n of_o it_o though_o against_o common_a and_o deep_a root_a opinion_n so_o ill_a entertainment_n new_a inventor_n and_o invention_n have_v always_o find_v among_o the_o present_a master_n of_o several_a profession_n and_o those_o that_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o they_o alone_o have_v gain_v the_o monopoly_n of_o all_o learning_n our_o learned_a countryman_n doctor_n hackwell_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o apology_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v this_o particular_a who_o profound_a piece_n of_o prove_v no_o decay_n in_o nature_n a_o truth_n now_o sufficient_o know_v and_o assent_v to_o find_v no_o small_a opposition_n both_o from_o the_o learned_a in_o theology_n and_o other_o person_n and_o undergo_v many_o sharp_a censure_n until_o man_n have_v more_o considerate_o weigh_v the_o strength_n and_o cogency_n of_o his_o argument_n which_o carry_v sufficient_a evidence_n to_o confute_v rational_a person_n our_o learned_a and_o most_o industrious_a anatomist_n dr._n harvey_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o late_a cavil_n of_o some_o first_o find_v forth_o and_o evidence_v to_o the_o world_n that_o rare_a and_o profitable_a discovery_n of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n do_v undergo_v the_o like_a fate_n who_o for_o eighteen_o or_o twenty_o year_n together_o do_v groan_n under_o the_o heavy_a censur_n e_o of_o all_o the_o galenist_n and_o expert_a anatomist_n almost_o in_o europe_n and_o be_v rail_v upon_o and_o bitter_o write_v against_o not_o only_o by_o such_o as_o alexander_n rosse_n and_o dr._n primrose_n but_o by_o riolanus_n and_o other_o and_o not_o forbear_v by_o that_o famous_a physician_n of_o roterodam_n zacharias_n silvius_n who_o ingenuous_o confess_v thus_o much_o primum_fw-la mihi_fw-la inventum_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la placuit_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o voce_fw-la &_o scripto_fw-la publicè_fw-la testatus_fw-la sum_fw-la sed_fw-la anat._n dum_fw-la postea_fw-la ei_fw-la resultando_fw-la &_o explodendo_fw-la uchementiùs_fw-la incumbo_fw-la refutor_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la &_o explodor_fw-la adeò_fw-la sunt_fw-la rationes_fw-la ejus_fw-la non_fw-la persuadentes_fw-la sed_fw-la cogentes_fw-la diligenter_fw-la omnes_fw-la examinavi_fw-la &_o in_o vivis_fw-la aliquot_fw-la 〈◊〉_d eum_fw-la in_o sinem_fw-la à _fw-la mâ—_n dissectis_fw-la verissimum_fw-la comperi_fw-la which_o be_v a_o most_o candid_a and_o free_a retractation_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o error_n and_o may_v be_v propose_v as_o a_o example_n to_o all_o rash_a and_o unadvised_a censurer_n neither_o can_v this_o most_o clear_a and_o evidential_a verity_n which_o fall_v under_o ocular_a demonstration_n and_o manifest_a experiment_n find_v countenance_n in_o the_o world_n until_o that_o wallaeus_n plempius_n and_o divers_a other_o judicious_a and_o accurate_a anatomist_n have_v find_v the_o truth_n of_o harvey_n opinion_n by_o their_o own_o trial_n and_o ocular_a inspection_n so_o difficult_a it_o be_v to_o overthrow_v a_o old_a radicate_v opinion_n for_o i_o have_v know_v some_o year_n ago_o that_o a_o person_n for_o own_v or_o maintain_v the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n shall_v have_v be_v censure_v and_o deride_v as_o much_o by_o other_o physician_n as_o one_o shall_v be_v now_o for_o deny_v the_o same_o so_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o a_o opinion_n though_o never_o so_o false_a and_o groundless_a if_o once_o settle_v in_o the_o brain_n of_o many_o and_o have_v have_v a_o long_a current_n of_o continue_a reputation_n and_o belief_n and_o it_o be_v much_o more_o to_o consider_v the_o ignorance_n stupidity_n and_o perverseness_n of_o those_o that_o in_o this_o age_n of_o knowledge_n dare_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o censure_v nay_o to_o condemn_v that_o society_n of_o person_n and_o their_o endeavour_n who_o have_v a_o just_a pious_a merciful_a and_o learned_a king_n for_o their_o founder_n and_o the_o great_a number_n of_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n renown_v both_o for_o divine_a and_o humane_a knowledge_n that_o can_v be_v choose_v forth_o of_o the_o three_o nation_n for_o their_o member_n and_o who_o undertake_n and_o level_a be_v the_o most_o high_a noble_a and_o excellent_a that_o ever_o yet_o the_o world_n be_v partaker_n of_o and_o yet_o which_o may_v be_v wonder_v at_o i_o have_v not_o only_o meet_v with_o many_o that_o do_v censure_n and_o misjudge_v their_o vast_a and_o laudable_a enterprise_n but_o even_o have_v be_v bold_a to_o appear_v in_o print_n to_o censure_v and_o scandalize_v their_o proceed_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o that_o piece_n style_v plus_fw-fr ultra_fw-la write_v by_o mr._n stubbs_n of_o warwick_n wherein_o he_o have_v effect_v as_o much_o as_o dog_n do_v by_o bark_v at_o the_o moon_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o highness_n of_o place_n or_o greatness_n of_o part_n exempt_v no_o man_n from_o evil_a tongue_n or_o bad_a censure_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o can_v but_o add_v dr._n casaubon_n who_o as_o he_o have_v a_o long_a sickness_n of_o body_n so_o doubtless_o he_o want_v not_o some_o distemper_n of_o mind_n when_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o credulity_n and_o incredulity_n he_o utter_v this_o if_o i_o may_v speak_v my_o mind_n he_o say_v without_o offence_n this_o prodigious_a propensity_n to_o innovation_n in_o all_o 3._o kind_n but_o in_o matter_n of_o learn_v particular_o which_o so_o many_o upon_o no_o ground_n that_o i_o can_v see_v or_o appearance_n of_o reason_n be_v possess_v with_o i_o know_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v more_o probable_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o than_o to_o some_o sad_a constellation_n or_o influence_n alas_o poor_a man_n he_o be_v so_o blind_a that_o he_o can_v see_v no_o ground_n or_o appearance_n of_o reason_n for_o the_o usefulness_n of_o experimental_a philosophy_n nor_o for_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n but_o must_v ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o star_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n why_o he_o ascribe_v it_o not_o to_o natural_a melancholy_n as_o he_o do_v almost_o all_o strange_a effect_n in_o his_o book_n of_o enthusiasm_n or_o why_o not_o unto_o demon_n or_o witch_n as_o he_o do_v the_o most_o thing_n in_o the_o treatise_n quote_v 2._o that_o learned_a and_o
transfer_v to_o the_o action_n of_o witch_n yet_o as_o calepine_n tell_v we_o ab_fw-la huius_fw-la avis_fw-fr nocumento_fw-la striges_fw-la appellamus_fw-la mulieres_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fascinantes_fw-la svo_fw-la contactu_fw-la &_o lactis_fw-la mammarúmque_fw-la oblatione_fw-la so_o that_o if_o the_o assimulation_n be_v proper_a in_o any_o proportion_n or_o particular_a those_o woman_n they_o do_v account_v witch_n do_v but_o hurt_v the_o little_a child_n with_o the_o virulent_a steam_n of_o their_o breath_n and_o the_o effluvium_n that_o issue_n from_o their_o filthy_a and_o pollute_a body_n and_o so_o wrought_v by_o contact_n and_o contrectation_n by_o which_o the_o contagious_a poison_n be_v convey_v but_o not_o by_o witchcraft_n 3._o there_o be_v another_o word_n that_o they_o apply_v to_o witch_n as_o insignificant_a and_o improper_a as_o the_o other_o and_o that_o be_v sortilegus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o teller_n of_o fortune_n by_o lot_n or_o cut_n and_o lambertus_n danaeus_n who_o in_o other_o thing_n be_v a_o judicious_a and_o learned_a person_n yet_o dote_v extreme_o about_o this_o opinion_n call_v a_o witch_n sortiarius_n derive_v it_o from_o sortilegus_fw-la which_o the_o french_a call_n sorcier_n now_o what_o affinity_n or_o congruity_n have_v cast_v or_o use_v of_o lot_n with_o that_o which_o these_o man_n call_v witchcraft_n sure_o none_o at_o all_o for_o though_o lot_n may_v like_o the_o best_a thing_n be_v abuse_v and_o wrest_v to_o a_o vain_a or_o evil_a end_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o altogether_o evil_a but_o that_o a_o civil_a and_o lawful_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o they_o as_o be_v manifest_v this_o day_n at_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o venice_n where_o their_o chief_a officer_n be_v choose_v by_o they_o and_o also_o there_o have_v be_v a_o godly_a and_o divine_a use_n make_v of_o they_o even_o by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o in_o the_o decide_n of_o the_o election_n of_o barsabas_n and_o mathias_n upon_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o the_o lot_n fall_v and_o so_o he_o be_v 26._o number_v with_o the_o eleven_o apostle_n and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lap_n but_o the_o whole_a dispose_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n 33._o and_o sure_a these_o man_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n to_o find_v a_o suitable_a word_n to_o fix_v upon_o these_o creature_n to_o who_o they_o ascribe_v such_o impossible_a and_o incredible_a action_n when_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o bring_v this_o appellation_n of_o sortilegus_fw-la that_o have_v no_o kinship_n at_o all_o with_o such_o witch_n as_o they_o mean_v and_o intend_v 4._o sometime_o they_o call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n saga_fw-la which_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o a_o wife_n and_o subtle_a woman_n be_v derive_v à _fw-la sagiendo_fw-la to_o perceive_v quick_o or_o to_o smell_v a_o thing_n quick_o forth_o which_o the_o german_n call_v enhold_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o malevolus_fw-la or_o evilwilled_a 5._o they_o use_v the_o word_n veneficâ—s_v venefica_fw-la and_o veneficium_fw-la and_o this_o in_o its_o proper_a signification_n and_o derivation_n from_o the_o latin_a do_v import_v no_o more_o than_o a_o poisoner_n or_o to_o make_v poison_n venenum_fw-la sacere_fw-la and_o so_o may_v perhaps_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o because_o by_o tradition_n they_o have_v learn_v several_a way_n to_o poison_v secret_o and_o strange_o as_o doubtless_o there_o may_v be_v divers_a hide_a and_o not_o ordinary_o know_v way_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o by_o which_o either_o by_o smell_v taste_v touch_v and_o it_o may_v be_v by_o sight_n they_o can_v kill_v and_o destroy_v though_o the_o mean_n they_o use_v and_o the_o effect_n produce_v be_v mere_o natural_a yet_o because_o the_o manner_n be_v very_o occult_a and_o unperceivable_a it_o be_v through_o ignorance_n and_o want_n of_o due_a inspection_n into_o the_o matter_n account_v diabolical_a when_o there_o be_v no_o more_o of_o a_o devil_n in_o the_o business_n than_o be_v in_o a_o thief_n or_o murderer_n but_o only_o in_o the_o use_n and_o application_n which_o be_v to_o steal_v kill_v or_o destroy_v and_o this_o though_o now_o improper_o and_o abusive_o call_v witchcraft_n do_v but_o signify_v poison_v and_o so_o the_o french_a call_v it_o empoisonnement_n and_o the_o italian_n veneficio_fw-la or_o avenenatione_fw-la and_o the_o german_n bergifftung_v which_o all_o amount_v to_o one_o purpose_n and_o this_o veneficium_fw-la or_o poison_v the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d medicamentum_fw-la v_o l_o venenum_fw-la for_o sometime_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o better_a sense_n for_o a_o cure_n and_o heal_a medicine_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o worse_a for_o poison_v that_o do_v kill_v or_o destroy_v neither_o can_v it_o be_v find_v in_o any_o greek_a author_n to_o signify_v any_o more_o than_o such_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o use_v charm_n and_o incantation_n and_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o vulgar_a to_o effect_v strange_a thing_n by_o they_o when_o in_o truth_n and_o indeed_o they_o effect_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o by_o natural_a mean_n and_o secret_a poison_n and_o from_o thence_o have_v these_o name_n and_o the_o poet_n speak_v of_o they_o to_o adorn_v and_o embellish_v their_o poem_n withal_o according_a to_o common_a opinion_n not_o that_o either_o they_o themselves_o believe_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o do_v as_o the_o vulgar_a believe_v nor_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o such_o false_a fable_n and_o impossibility_n but_o to_o make_v their_o poem_n more_o delectable_a and_o welcome_a to_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v usual_o take_v with_o such_o fond_a romantic_a story_n and_o lie_n but_o after_o the_o year_n 1300._o when_o the_o spanish_a inquisitor_n the_o popish_a doctor_n and_o writer_n have_v find_v the_o sweetness_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o confiscate_v good_n of_o those_o that_o they_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v accuse_v and_o condemn_v for_o witch_n in_o their_o sense_n then_o these_o word_n either_o in_o the_o greek_a or_o latin_a be_v wrest_v to_o signify_v a_o witch_n that_o make_v a_o visible_a and_o corporeal_a league_n with_o the_o devil_n when_o in_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o they_o they_o do_v but_o signify_v a_o secret_a poisoner_n so_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v hurry_v though_o never_o so_o improper_a and_o dissonant_n to_o be_v make_v serviceable_a to_o their_o filthy_a lucre_n and_o avaritious_a self-endedness_a templum_fw-la venale_n deúsque_fw-la 6._o last_o for_o withcraft_n they_o use_v the_o latin_a fascinum_n and_o fascinatio_fw-la and_o so_o they_o call_v a_o witch_n fascinator_n and_o fascinatrix_fw-la and_o this_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fascinum_n fascinatio_fw-la also_o inuidia_fw-la odium_fw-la seu_fw-la invidentia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la fascinando_fw-la seu_fw-la oculis_fw-la occidendo_fw-la the_o german_n call_v it_o zaubery_n and_o berzauberung_v and_o sometime_o â—erwerk_n the_o french_a ensorcellement_fw-fr and_o sorcelerie_n the_o italian_n lestrigare_fw-la &_o amaliare_a amaliamento_fw-la the_o belgick_n berâ—venge_n the_o saxon_n call_v they_o and_o it_o â—icce_n and_o 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o we_o have_v the_o name_n witch_n and_o withcraft_n that_o signify_v saga_fw-la venefica_fw-la lamia_n and_o fascinum_n magia_n incantatio_fw-la fascinatio_fw-la praestigium_fw-la of_o which_o because_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o of_o it_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v here_o only_o note_v these_o few_o thing_n 1._o it_o be_v take_v sometime_o for_o envy_n and_o malice_n because_o those_o that_o be_v suppose_v to_o use_v fascination_n do_v direct_v it_o to_o one_o creature_n more_o than_o another_o through_o their_o envious_a mind_n as_o may_v be_v perceive_v by_o some_o few_o author_n and_o so_o be_v account_v a_o kind_n of_o eyebitiâ—g_v 53._o whereby_o as_o the_o vulgar_a believe_v child_n do_v wax_v lean_a and_o pine_v away_o the_o original_n whereof_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o crooked_a and_o wry_a look_n of_o malicious_a person_n never_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n whether_o those_o child_n that_o pine_v away_o have_v any_o natural_a disease_n or_o not_o that_o cause_v that_o macilency_n or_o pine_v away_o nor_o consider_v whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v any_o efficiency_n in_o the_o envy_n or_o wry_a look_n of_o those_o malicious_a person_n but_o vain_o ascribe_v effect_n to_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v in_o they_o no_o causality_n at_o all_o to_o produce_v such_o effect_n 2._o sometime_o this_o kind_n of_o fascination_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o sore_a or_o infect_a eye_n of_o those_o that_o be_v account_v causer_n of_o hurt_n thereby_o in_o other_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n virgil_n say_v nescio_fw-la quis_fw-la teneros_fw-la oculus_fw-la 3._o mihi_fw-la fascinat_fw-la agnos_fw-la and_o by_o this_o no_o more_o can_v be_v understand_v but_o that_o those_o that_o have_v infect_v and_o sore_a eye_n may_v infect_v
other_o and_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o contagion_n or_o corrupt_a steam_n issue_v from_o one_o body_n to_o another_o which_o may_v happen_v in_o many_o disease_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o write_n of_o divers_a learned_a physician_n as_o in_o body_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n french_a pox_n leprosy_n ophthalmy_n and_o such_o like_a 3._o sometime_o fascination_n be_v take_v for_o some_o kind_n of_o incantation_n that_o by_o virtue_n of_o word_n or_o charm_n do_v perform_v some_o strange_a thing_n but_o concern_v this_o there_o be_v such_o incertainty_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a some_o flat_o deny_v that_o word_n or_o charm_n have_v in_o they_o any_o natural_a efficacy_n at_o all_o other_o as_o strong_o affirm_v it_o that_o of_o this_o point_n it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o make_v a_o clear_a determination_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v say_v but_o this_o of_o it_o here_o that_o the_o angelical_a doctor_n do_v conclude_v well_o in_o this_o particular_a in_o these_o word_n ad_fw-la 3._o sciendum_fw-la autem_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la fascinatio_fw-la sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la secundùm_fw-la glossam_fw-la fascinatio_fw-la propriè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ludificatio_fw-la sensus_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la art_n magic's_n fieri_fw-la consuevit_fw-la putâ—_n cum_fw-la hominem_fw-la facit_fw-la aspectibus_fw-la aliorum_fw-la apparere_fw-la leonem_fw-la vel_fw-la cornutum_fw-la &_o hujusmodi_fw-la have_v be_v thus_o large_a in_o consider_v the_o name_n and_o denomination_n give_v to_o those_o person_n that_o be_v esteem_v witch_n and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v so_o improper_a impertinent_a various_a and_o uncertain_a let_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o notion_n and_o acceptation_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o witch_n to_o try_v if_o in_o that_o we_o can_v find_v any_o more_o certainty_n or_o consonancy_n and_o herein_o we_o shall_v produce_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a description_n that_o be_v give_v of_o they_o by_o several_a author_n for_o to_o quote_v all_o will_v be_v tedious_a and_o superfluous_a those_o that_o be_v or_o may_v be_v account_v witch_n we_o rank_v in_o these_o two_o order_n 1._o those_o that_o be_v and_o be_v active_a deceiver_n and_o be_v both_o by_o practice_n and_o purpose_n notorious_a impostor_n though_o they_o shadow_v their_o delusive_a and_o cheat_a knavery_n under_o divers_a and_o various_a pretence_n some_o pretend_v to_o do_v their_o feat_n by_o astrology_n which_o be_v a_o general_a cheat_n as_o it_o be_v common_o use_v some_o by_o a_o pretend_a gift_n from_o god_n when_o they_o be_v notorious_o drunken_a debauch_a and_o blasphemous_a person_n such_o as_o of_o very_o late_a year_n be_v the_o cobbler_n that_o live_v upon_o ellill_o moor_n name_v richmond_n and_o divers_a other_o that_o i_o can_v name_v but_o that_o in_o modesty_n i_o will_v spare_v their_o reputation_n some_o by_o pretend_v skill_n in_o natural_a magic_n when_o indeed_o they_o can_v hardly_o read_v english_a true_o some_o by_o pretend_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n as_o one_o thomas_n bolton_n near_o knaresborough_n in_o yorkshire_n when_o indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n they_o have_v no_o other_o familiar_a but_o their_o own_o spirit_n of_o lie_v and_o deceive_v some_o by_o pretend_v to_o reveal_v thing_n in_o crystal-glass_n or_o beryl_n as_o be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v pretend_v by_o doctor_n lamb_n and_o divers_a other_o that_o i_o have_v know_v and_o some_o by_o pretend_v to_o conjure_v and_o call_v up_o devil_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n depart_v and_o some_o by_o many_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n that_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o be_v name_v here_o for_o error_n and_o deceit_n have_v a_o numerous_a train_n of_o follower_n and_o disciple_n and_o the_o existence_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o witch_n as_o these_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o call_v they_o by_o that_o name_n and_o not_o by_o their_o proper_a title_n which_o be_v that_o they_o true_o be_v deceiver_n cheater_n cousener_n and_o impostor_n i_o willing_o acknowledge_v as_o have_v be_v and_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o age_n and_o these_o sort_n be_v also_o acknowledge_v by_o wierus_n mr._n scot_n johannes_n lazarus_n gutierius_fw-la tobias_n tandlerus_n hieronymus_n nymannus_fw-la martinius_n biermannus_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o notwithstanding_o do_v with_o might_n and_o main_a oppose_v the_o gross_a tenent_n of_o the_o common_a witchmonger_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v all_o those_o several_a difference_n of_o diviner_n witch_n or_o deceiver_n name_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o mr._n ady_n have_v sufficient_o declare_v in_o this_o passage_n which_o we_o shall_v transcribe_v a_o 13._o witch_n be_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o practise_v devilish_a craft_n of_o seduce_v the_o people_n for_o gain_v from_o the_o knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o from_o the_o truth_n to_o vain_a credulity_n or_o believe_v of_o lie_n or_o to_o the_o worship_v of_o idol_n and_o again_o he_o say_v witchcraft_n be_v a_o devilish_a craft_n of_o seduce_v the_o people_n for_o gain_v from_o the_o knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o from_o his_o truth_n to_o vain_a credulity_n or_o believe_v of_o lie_n or_o to_o the_o worship_v of_o idol_n that_o it_o be_v a_o craft_n true_o so_o call_v and_o likewise_o that_o it_o be_v for_o gain_v be_v prove_v act._n 16._o 16_o 19_o the_o maid_n that_o follow_v paul_n cry_v bring_v in_o her_o master_n much_o gain_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o craft_n of_o pervert_v the_o people_n or_o seduce_v they_o from_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n be_v prove_v act._n 6._o 7_o 8._o elimas_n the_o sorcerer_n labour_v to_o pervert_v the_o deputy_n from_o the_o faith_n so_o likewise_o act._n 8._o 9_o 10_o 11._o it_o do_v more_o plain_o prove_v all_o these_o word_n and_o there_o be_v a_o man_n before_o in_o the_o city_n call_v simon_n which_o use_v witchcraft_n and_o bewitch_v the_o people_n of_o samaria_n say_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v some_o great_a man_n to_o who_o they_o give_v heed_n from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a say_v this_o man_n be_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n and_o give_v heed_n unto_o he_o because_o that_o of_o long_a time_n he_o have_v bewitch_v they_o with_o sorcery_n how_o bewitch_v they_o with_o sorcery_n that_o be_v seduce_v they_o with_o devilish_a craft_n as_o the_o greek_a and_o also_o tremelius_fw-la latin_a translation_n do_v more_o plain_o illustrate_v in_o this_o sense_n speak_v paul_n to_o the_o galatian_n 3._o 1._o o_o foolish_a galathian_n who_o have_v bewitch_v you_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o obey_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o a_o witch_n or_o witchcraft_n be_v take_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o this_o book_n but_o against_o this_o mr._n glanvil_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o opinion_n will_v object_v and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v hard_a and_o severe_a that_o cheater_n 78._o and_o impostor_n shall_v be_v rank_v with_o enchanter_n and_o such_o as_o converse_v with_o devil_n and_o with_o idolater_n and_o that_o of_o this_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o give_v a_o reason_n to_o this_o we_o shall_v give_v this_o full_a responsion_n 1._o we_o be_v to_o consider_v in_o what_o precise_a respect_n action_n be_v in_o sacred_a writ_n call_v sinful_a and_o wicked_a and_o wherefore_o they_o have_v such_o severe_a punishment_n annex_v unto_o they_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o this_o be_v not_o ratione_fw-la medii_fw-la vel_fw-la actûs_fw-la sed_fw-la finis_fw-la as_o for_o instance_n and_o illustration_n 24._o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o law_n be_v peremptory_a in_o point_n of_o adultery_n which_o say_v if_o a_o man_n be_v find_v lie_v with_o a_o woman_n marry_v to_o a_o husband_n than_o they_o shall_v both_o of_o they_o die_v now_o the_o act_n of_o copulation_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n be_v all_o one_o with_o a_o lawful_a wife_n and_o with_o the_o wife_n of_o another_o man_n that_o be_v one_o generical_o consider_v and_o yet_o the_o one_o be_v lawful_a as_o agree_v with_o god_n law_n and_o ordinance_n and_o the_o other_o be_v unlawful_a sinful_a wicked_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n because_o it_o be_v a_o aberration_n from_o the_o divine_a ordinance_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n who_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n so_o though_o the_o thing_n commit_v by_o these_o person_n be_v or_o may_v be_v perform_v by_o natural_a or_o artificial_a mean_n that_o simple_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o sinful_a or_o so_o severe_o punishable_a yet_o be_v they_o evil_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n which_o be_v to_o deceive_v and_o seduce_v the_o people_n to_o idolatry_n 2._o therefore_o the_o true_a and_o punctual_a reason_n why_o these_o person_n term_v witch_n or_o diviner_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o severe_o to_o be_v punish_v be_v because_o they_o
melancholy_a person_n to_o fear_v thing_n not_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o to_o feign_v thing_n quae_fw-la nec_fw-la picta_fw-la usquam_fw-la sunt_fw-la nec_fw-la scripta_fw-la a_o plebeian_n he_o say_v with_o they_o abound_v with_o melancholy_a 117._o blood_n do_v imagine_v that_o his_o nose_n be_v grow_v to_o that_o greatness_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o go_v abroad_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v be_v hurt_v or_o justle_v upon_o by_o those_o he_o meet_v and_o that_o a_o famous_a poet_n at_o amsterdam_n do_v believe_v that_o his_o buttock_n be_v of_o glass_n and_o fear_v their_o break_n if_o he_o shall_v sit_v down_o another_o old_a man_n of_o prime_a dignity_n do_v suspect_v that_o he_o have_v swallow_v a_o nail_n which_o be_v lose_v he_o can_v no_o where_o find_v and_o think_v himself_o much_o torture_v by_o its_o be_v fix_v in_o he_o but_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o health_n by_o have_v a_o vomit_n give_v and_o the_o physician_n convey_v a_o nail_n into_o the_o matter_n that_o he_o cast_v up_o and_o that_o a_o certain_a man_n in_o england_n will_v not_o make_v water_n for_o fear_v that_o all_o the_o blood_n in_o his_o body_n shall_v have_v pass_v forth_o by_o that_o passage_n and_o therefore_o strait_o tie_v the_o yard_n with_o a_o thread_n for_o some_o day_n which_o swell_v he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o death_n but_o that_o his_o brother_n by_o force_n untie_v it_o the_o book_n of_o physician_n be_v very_o full_a with_o such_o relation_n and_o we_o in_o our_o practice_n have_v meet_v with_o divers_a as_o strange_a as_o these_o and_o cure_v they_o also_o he_o tell_v we_o this_o a_o certain_a student_n of_o a_o melancholic_a 125._o constitution_n distract_v with_o grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sister_n and_o weary_v with_o lucubration_n do_v complain_v to_o bartholinus_n of_o the_o devil_n haunt_v of_o he_o and_o do_v affirm_v that_o he_o feel_v the_o evil_a spirit_n enter_v by_o his_o fundament_n with_o wind_n and_o so_o do_v creep_v up_o his_o body_n until_o it_o possess_v the_o head_n lest_o he_o may_v attend_v his_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n with_o his_o accustom_a devotion_n and_o that_o it_o do_v descend_v and_o go_v forth_o the_o same_o way_n when_o he_o bend_v himself_o to_o prayer_n and_o read_v of_o sacred_a book_n before_o these_o thing_n he_o use_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o unheard_a of_o joy_n from_o his_o assiduous_a prayer_n and_o watch_v that_o also_o he_o have_v hear_v a_o celestial_a kind_n of_o music_n and_o therefore_o despise_v all_o mortal_a thing_n he_o have_v distribute_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o poor_a but_o that_o now_o piety_n wax_v cold_a by_o too_o much_o appetite_n after_o meat_n and_o his_o brain_n trouble_v with_o that_o wind_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v a_o voice_n of_o one_o in_o his_o brain_n upbraid_v he_o with_o blasphemy_n and_o that_o he_o feel_v hand_n beat_v and_o a_o stink_n pass_v before_o his_o nose_n by_o all_o which_o bartholinus_n guess_v that_o it_o be_v hypochondriacal_a melancholy_n and_o by_o good_a counsel_n proper_a physic_n merry_a company_n and_o right_o order_v of_o he_o he_o be_v perfect_o cure_v 4._o to_o these_o we_o will_v only_o add_v this_o that_o be_v relate_v by_o marcellus_n donatus_n physician_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n and_o montferrat_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o he_o know_v a_o noble_a countess_n of_o their_o city_n that_o do_v most_o earnest_o affirm_v that_o she_o be_v make_v sick_a by_o the_o 33._o witchery_n and_o incantation_n of_o a_o certain_a ill-minded_n woman_n which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o a_o learned_a physician_n to_o be_v notwithstanding_o her_o fancy_n nothing_o else_o but_o hypochondriacal_a melancholy_n which_o he_o cure_v by_o give_v her_o proper_a medicament_n to_o purge_v that_o humour_n and_o order_v her_o waiting-maid_n to_o put_v into_o the_o matter_n she_o void_v nail_n feather_n and_o needle_n which_o when_o with_o a_o glad_a countenance_n she_o have_v show_v to_o her_o mistress_n she_o present_o cry_v out_o that_o she_o have_v not_o be_v deceive_v when_o she_o have_v refer_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o disease_n to_o witchcraft_n and_o afterward_o do_v daily_o recover_v more_o and_o more_o 3._o and_o as_o ignorance_n and_o irreligion_n meet_v with_o a_o melancholic_a constitution_n do_v frame_v many_o person_n to_o strange_a fancy_n both_o of_o fear_n and_o credulity_n so_o when_o to_o these_o be_v add_v the_o teach_n of_o those_o that_o be_v themselves_o under_o a_o most_o strong_a passive_a delusion_n then_o of_o all_o other_o these_o become_v most_o strong_o confident_a that_o they_o can_v perform_v admirable_a thing_n as_o when_o a_o person_n have_v by_o education_n suck_v in_o all_o the_o gross_a fable_n and_o lie_v of_o the_o power_n of_o witch_n and_o familiar_a devil_n and_o therein_o become_v extreme_o confident_a heighten_v with_o the_o fume_n of_o black_a choler_n and_o so_o think_v meditate_v and_o dream_v of_o devil_n spirit_n and_o all_o the_o strange_a story_n that_o have_v be_v relate_v of_o they_o and_o become_v malicious_o stir_v up_o against_o some_o neighbour_n or_o other_o and_o so_o in_o that_o malicious_a and_o revengeful_a mind_n seek_v unto_o and_o inquire_v for_o some_o fame_a and_o notorious_a witch_n of_o who_o they_o believe_v they_o may_v learn_v such_o craft_n and_o cunning_a that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o kill_v or_o destroy_v the_o person_n or_o good_n of_o those_o that_o they_o suppose_v have_v do_v they_o injury_n then_o meet_v with_o some_o that_o be_v strong_o delude_v and_o confident_o persuade_v that_o they_o have_v the_o company_n and_o assistance_n of_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n by_o who_o help_n they_o believe_v they_o can_v do_v almost_o any_o thing_n especial_o in_o destroy_v man_n or_o cattle_n they_o be_v present_o instruct_v what_o vain_a and_o abominable_a ceremony_n observance_n unguent_n charm_n make_v of_o picture_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o fond_a odd_a foppery_n they_o be_v to_o use_v by_o which_o they_o believe_v they_o can_v do_v strange_a feat_n and_o from_o this_o do_v proceed_v their_o bold_a and_o confident_a confession_n of_o lie_n and_o impossibility_n that_o notwithstanding_o have_v abuse_v so_o many_o to_o take_v they_o for_o certain_a truth_n so_o that_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n popery_n and_o witchcraft_n go_v by_o tradition_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v none_o of_o these_o delude_a witch_n if_o they_o must_v be_v witch_n so_o call_v but_o they_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o other_o that_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v such_o also_o and_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n if_o we_o may_v trust_v the_o confession_n of_o alizon_n denice_n at_o the_o bar_n at_o lancaster_n who_o say_v thus_o that_o about_o two_o year_n ago_o her_o grandmother_n call_v elizabeth_n sothere_n alias_o dembdike_n do_v sundry_a time_n in_o go_v or_o walk_v together_o as_o they_o go_v beg_v persuade_v and_o advise_v this_o examinate_a to_o let_v a_o devil_n or_o a_o familiar_a appear_v to_o she_o and_o that_o she_o this_o examinate_v will_v let_v he_o suck_v at_o some_o part_n of_o she_o and_o she_o may_v have_v and_o do_v what_o she_o will_v but_o beside_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o witch_n who_o existence_n we_o deny_v not_o there_o be_v a_o acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n witch_n in_o another_o sense_n the_o existence_n of_o which_o i_o absolute_o deny_v and_o that_o be_v this_o according_a to_o mr._n perkins_n a_o witch_n be_v a_o magician_n who_o either_o by_o open_a or_o secret_a league_n witting_o and_o willing_o consent_v to_o use_v the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o work_n of_o wonder_n but_o the_o full_a description_n and_o notion_n that_o the_o common_a witchmonger_n give_v a_o witch_n be_v this_o that_o a_o witch_n be_v such_o a_o person_n to_o who_o the_o devil_n do_v appear_v in_o some_o visible_a shape_n with_o who_o the_o witch_n make_v a_o league_n or_o covenant_n sometime_o by_o bond_n sign_v with_o the_o witch_n blood_n and_o that_o thereby_o he_o do_v after_o suck_v upon_o some_o part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o that_o they_o have_v carnal_a copulation_n together_o and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o league_n the_o witch_n can_v be_v change_v into_o a_o hare_n dog_n cat_n wolf_n or_o such_o like_a creature_n that_o they_o can_v fly_v in_o the_o air_n raise_v storm_n and_o tempest_n kill_v man_n or_o cattle_n and_o such_o like_a wonder_n this_o notion_n of_o a_o witch_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o write_n of_o these_o person_n delrio_n the_o jesuit_n bodinus_fw-la jacobus_n springerus_n johannes_n niderus_n bartholomeus_n spineus_n paulus_n grillandus_n lambertus_n danaeus_n hemmingius_n erastus_n sennertus_n and_o many_o other_o as_o also_o from_o the_o write_n of_o our_o own_o countryman_n mr._n perkins_n mr._n bernard_n of_o balcombe_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n call_v demonology_n mr._n gaâ—le_a mr._n
nature_n no_o not_o of_o those_o whereby_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v have_v be_v much_o advance_v viz._n the_o mystery_n of_o print_v and_o the_o magnet_n and_o yet_o no_o one_o use_v his_o silence_n in_o these_o instance_n as_o a_o argument_n against_o the_o be_v of_o thing_n which_o be_v evident_a object_n of_o sense_n to_o which_o we_o answer_v 1._o he_o fall_v into_o a_o common_a mistake_n in_o make_v the_o proposition_n respon_n universal_a and_o dolus_fw-la versatur_fw-la in_o universalibus_fw-la when_o it_o ought_v but_o to_o be_v particular_a so_o for_o he_o to_o say_v that_o no_o silence_n of_o scripture_n be_v argumentative_a be_v too_o universal_a for_o its_o silence_n in_o point_n of_o geography_n as_o in_o describe_v america_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o nor_o in_o discover_v the_o magnalia_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o artis_fw-la be_v not_o argumentative_a and_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o all_o silence_n of_o scripture_n be_v argumentative_a but_o yet_o we_o affirm_v that_o some_o silence_n of_o scripture_n be_v argumentative_a so_o we_o can_v universal_o say_v that_o nothing_o have_v a_o be_v but_o what_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n but_o we_o may_v very_o well_o affirm_v that_o some_o thing_n have_v no_o be_v of_o truth_n of_o existence_n because_o not_o declare_v in_o scripture_n 2._o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o write_v to_o teach_v naural_a philosophy_n art_n or_o science_n humane_a policy_n or_o the_o like_a but_o be_v give_v that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v perfect_a furnish_v for_o every_o good_a work_n and_o it_o be_v by_o they_o that_o we_o have_v the_o doctrine_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n reveal_v unto_o we_o and_o we_o positive_o affirm_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o scripture_n unto_o salvation_n which_o thing_n no_o orthodox_n divine_a we_o suppose_v will_v deny_v and_o bellarmine_n himself_o do_v confess_v in_o these_o word_n 1._o prophetici_fw-la &_o apostolici_fw-la libri_fw-la sunt_fw-la verum_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la stabilis_fw-la regula_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n than_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v silent_a of_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v and_o so_o its_o silence_n be_v argumentative_a in_o that_o point_n the_o scripture_n be_v utter_o silent_a concern_v purgatory_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n to_o affirm_v there_o be_v no_o such_o place_n as_o purgatory_n because_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v silent_a as_o concern_v it_o but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v necessary_a to_o have_v be_v believe_v then_o there_o will_v have_v be_v mention_n make_v of_o it_o 3._o and_o as_o the_o scripture_n be_v sufficient_a in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o circa_fw-la credenda_fw-la and_o what_o they_o be_v silent_a in_o be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v as_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n but_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o have_v no_o truth_n of_o existence_n so_o likewise_o what_o worship_n god_n require_v of_o his_o people_n be_v full_o reveal_v in_o his_o word_n and_o therefore_o i_o be_o to_o reject_v the_o worship_v of_o mahomet_n with_o the_o turk_n or_o image_n and_o pray_v to_o saint_n with_o the_o papist_n because_o i_o have_v neither_o precept_n nor_o precedent_n in_o the_o word_n but_o it_o be_v silent_a in_o such_o matter_n nay_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o he_o only_o we_o ought_v to_o serve_v 4._o though_o mr._n glanvil_n say_v that_o god_n have_v give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o other_o world_n but_o only_o that_o general_a one_o of_o the_o happiness_n of_o some_o and_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o yet_o be_o i_o to_o believe_v as_o mr._n glanvil_n somewhere_o in_o his_o book_n affirm_v that_o samuel_n soul_n be_v raise_v up_o by_o the_o woman_n at_o endor_n and_o that_o those_o that_o he_o feign_v to_o â—3_n make_v league_n and_o contract_n with_o witch_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v witch_n when_o they_o live_v and_o ask_v who_o say_v that_o happy_a soul_n be_v never_o employ_v in_o any_o ministery_n here_o below_o or_o be_o i_o to_o believe_v that_o both_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a do_v rove_v up_o and_o down_o here_o upon_o earth_n and_o make_v apparition_n because_o the_o popish_a teacher_n do_v hold_v it_o to_o be_v so_o i_o hope_v not_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v in_o part_n give_v a_o answer_n here_o to_o some_o of_o these_o and_o handle_v that_o of_o the_o woman_n of_o endor_n in_o another_o place_n 1._o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v particular_o teach_v we_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n necessary_a to_o move_v and_o draw_v we_o to_o believe_v the_o immortal_a existence_n of_o soul_n as_o that_o most_o able_a and_o learned_a divine_a dr._n stillingfleet_n have_v assert_v in_o these_o word_n the_o scripture_n give_v the_o most_o faithful_a representation_n of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man._n the_o world_n he_o say_v be_v almost_o lose_v in_o dispute_n 608._o concern_v the_o nature_n condition_n and_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n before_o divine_a revelation_n be_v make_v know_v to_o mankind_n by_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n but_o life_n and_o immortality_n be_v bring_v to_o light_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n not_o discover_v in_o a_o uncertain_a platonical_a way_n but_o with_o the_o great_a light_n and_o evidence_n from_o that_o god_n who_o have_v the_o supreme_a disposal_n of_o soul_n and_o therefore_o best_o know_v and_o understand_v they_o a_o sentence_n true_o pious_a and_o orthodoxal_a 2._o have_v not_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n ample_o and_o plain_o teach_v we_o the_o state_n of_o the_o other_o world_n in_o describe_v unto_o we_o such_o a_o numerous_a company_n of_o sâ—raphims_n and_o cherubim_n angel_n and_o archangel_n with_o their_o several_a order_n office_n ministery_n and_o employment_n and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o general_a account_n as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o full_a in_o that_o learned_a and_o godly_a piece_n of_o bishop_n hall_n call_v the_o invisible_a world_n and_o have_v he_o not_o give_v we_o a_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o very_a kingdom_n of_o darkness_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o precise_o in_o this_o enumeration_n for_o we_o wrestle_v not_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o principality_n against_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n against_o spiâ—al_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o general_a account_n and_o we_o must_v needs_o faith_n that_o what_o he_o hold_v be_v very_a derogatory_n to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sufficiency_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n 3._o must_v i_o believe_v he_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n do_v rove_v and_o wander_v here_o below_o when_o as_o bishop_n hall_n say_v where_o he_o be_v speak_v against_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o that_o hold_v that_o soul_n do_v sleep_v until_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n indeed_o who_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o any_o christian_n can_v possible_o give_v 112._o entertainment_n to_o so_o absurd_a a_o thought_n whilst_o he_o hear_v his_o saviour_n say_v father_n i_o will_v that_o they_o also_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v with_o 24._o â—e_n where_o i_o be_o and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o safe_a sleep_n they_o may_v behold_v my_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o sure_o if_o the_o soul_n depart_v be_v with_o christ_n where_o he_o be_v and_o do_v behold_v his_o glory_n than_o it_o be_v a_o popish_a fable_n of_o mr._n glanvil_n to_o feign_v their_o come_n upon_o message_n hither_o the_o say_n of_o st._n bernard_n be_v remarkable_a in_o this_o case_n advertisâ—is_n 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la status_fw-la animarum_fw-la primum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la in_o 7._o coâ—pore_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—cundum_fw-la sinâ—_n corpore_fw-la tertium_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la jam_fw-la glorificatoâ—_n primum_fw-la in_o militia_n secundum_fw-la in_o requie_n tertium_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o the_o second_o state_n of_o holy_a soul_n bâ—_n without_o 〈◊〉_d body_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o rest_n than_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o they_o do_v not_o wander_v here_o nor_o run_v upon_o errand_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o torment_n touch_v theâ—_n and_o our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o 1._o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n 43._o that_o be_v as_o dr._n hammond_n give_v the_o paraphrase_n immediate_o after_o thy_o death_n thou_o shall_v go_v to_o a_o
athenodorus_n the_o philosopher_n adventure_v upon_o it_o and_o abide_v the_o come_n of_o the_o apparition_n or_o phantasm_n and_o upon_o its_o sign_n follow_v it_o to_o a_o place_n below_o and_o then_o it_o vanish_v he_o mark_v the_o place_n and_o go_v to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o cause_v the_o place_n to_o be_v dig_v up_o and_o find_v the_o bone_n of_o a_o person_n inchain_v or_o fetter_v and_o cause_v the_o bone_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o so_o the_o house_n remain_v free_a afterward_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o think_v how_o many_o author_n have_v swallow_v this_o relation_n nay_o even_a philip_n camerarius_fw-la himself_n who_o though_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n yet_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n too_o extreme_o credulous_a and_o urge_v it_o for_o proof_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a credit_n and_o authority_n when_o we_o can_v discern_v that_o it_o afford_v any_o credible_a ground_n to_o a_o rational_a man_n to_o believe_v it_o not_o only_o because_o the_o very_a matter_n itself_o and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o do_v yield_v sufficient_a ground_n of_o the_o suspicion_n of_o its_o verity_n but_o chief_o because_o pliny_n do_v but_o relate_v it_o by_o hear-say_n exponam_fw-la ut_fw-la accepi_fw-la and_o of_o it_o and_o the_o rest_n he_o desire_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o friend_n sura_n from_o who_o we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o answer_n the_o story_n take_v from_o plutarch_n a_o grave_a author_n if_o he_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o heathen_a 700._o and_o a_o moralist_n yet_o of_o no_o authority_n to_o decide_v such_o point_n as_o these_o be_v of_o the_o voice_n that_o call_v upon_o thamus_n and_o command_v he_o to_o declare_v when_o he_o come_v at_o palodes_n that_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n be_v dead_a which_o he_o perform_v and_o that_o thereupon_o follow_v a_o great_a lamentation_n of_o many_o the_o story_n at_o large_a be_v relate_v by_o many_o and_o urge_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o credibility_n when_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n sufficient_a to_o persuade_v any_o that_o it_o be_v true_a for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v relate_v by_o plutarch_n as_o a_o earwitness_n of_o it_o yet_o be_v he_o but_o a_o heathen_a that_o we_o know_v believe_v many_o fond_a lie_v and_o impossible_a thing_n especial_o of_o their_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n to_o a_o considerate_a christian_n can_v be_v of_o no_o great_a authority_n and_o if_o his_o authority_n have_v be_v great_a or_o of_o weight_n in_o such_o matter_n as_o these_o yet_o be_v he_o but_o singularis_fw-la testis_fw-la which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a in_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v rely_v upon_o and_o last_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n here_o he_o do_v not_o record_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o certain_a knowledge_n but_o of_o hear-say_n from_o epitherses_n who_o be_v but_o a_o single_a relator_n and_o a_o man_n of_o no_o certain_a veracity_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v have_v no_o rational_a ground_n to_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n but_o it_o may_v be_v reject_v with_o more_o reason_n than_o it_o can_v be_v affirm_v by_o of_o no_o great_a credit_n can_v his_o story_n be_v of_o brutus_n his_o malus_fw-la genius_n appear_v 361._o unto_o he_o because_o he_o receive_v this_o by_o mere_a tradition_n and_o hear-say_n neither_o can_v it_o have_v any_o other_o rise_v but_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o brutus_n himself_o who_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o trouble_a brain_n fancy_v such_o vain_a thing_n for_o those_o that_o be_v near_o brutus_n neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v any_o such_o matter_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v be_v a_o deception_n of_o fancy_n and_o no_o real_a apparition_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la 2._o and_o as_o evidence_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n record_v from_o the_o relation_n of_o other_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n to_o a_o judicious_a person_n so_o if_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v witness_v but_o by_o one_o single_a testimony_n though_o a_o eye_n or_o a_o earwitness_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a because_o one_o single_a person_n may_v be_v imperfect_a in_o some_o sense_n or_o under_o some_o distemper_n and_o so_o be_v no_o proper_a judge_n of_o what_o it_o see_v or_o hear_v and_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n shall_v be_v establish_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o especial_o in_o such_o abstruse_a matter_n as_o these_o to_o trust_v the_o evidence_n of_o one_o single_a testimony_n to_o make_v clear_a this_o particular_a we_o shall_v relate_v a_o story_n or_o two_o from_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a bishop_n hall_n join_v with_o his_o judgement_n of_o such_o weak_a and_o feign_a tale_n one_o of_o 247._o which_o run_v thus_o johannes_n à _fw-fr jesus_n maria_n a_o modern_a carmelite_n write_v the_o life_n of_o theresia_n saint_v late_o by_o gregory_n xv._n tell_v we_o that_o as_o she_o be_v a_o vigilant_a overseer_n of_o her_o votary_n in_o her_o life_n so_o in_o and_o after_o death_n she_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o her_o care_n and_o attendance_n for_o say_v he_o if_o any_o of_o her_o sister_n do_v but_o talk_v in_o the_o set_a hour_n of_o their_o silence_n she_o be_v wont_n by_o three_o knock_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cell_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o enjoin_v taciturnity_n and_o on_o a_o time_n appear_v as_o she_o do_v often_o in_o a_o lightsome_a brightness_n to_o a_o certain_a carmelite_n be_v say_v thus_o to_o bespeak_v he_o nos_fw-la coelestes_fw-la ac_fw-la vos_fw-la exules_fw-la amore_fw-la ac_fw-la puritate_fw-la foederati_fw-la esse_fw-la 3._o debemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n and_o you_o exile_v pilgrim_n on_o earth_n aught_o to_o be_v link_v in_o a_o league_n of_o love_n and_o purity_n etc._n etc._n methinks_v the_o reporter_n say_v the_o bishop_n shall_v fear_v this_o to_o be_v too_o much_o good_a fellowship_n for_o a_o saint_n i_o be_o sure_a neither_o divine_a nor_o ancient_a story_n have_v wont_a to_o afford_v such_o familiarity_n and_o many_o have_v misdoubt_v the_o agency_n of_o worse_a where_o have_v appear_v less_o cause_n of_o suspicion_n that_o this_o be_v if_o any_o thing_n a_o ill_a spirit_n under_o that_o face_n i_o be_o just_o confident_a neither_o can_v any_o man_n doubt_v that_o look_v further_o into_o the_o relation_n find_v he_o to_o come_v with_o a_o lyâ—_n in_o his_o mouth_n for_o thus_o he_o go_v on_o we_o celestial_a one_o behold_v the_o deity_n you_o banish_a one_o worship_n the_o eucharist_n which_o you_o ought_v to_o worship_v with_o the_o same_o affection_n wherewith_o we_o adore_v the_o deity_n such_o perfume_n do_v this_o holy_a devil_n leave_v behind_o he_o the_o like_a may_v be_v instance_a in_o a_o thousand_o apparition_n of_o this_o kind_n all_o worthy_a of_o the_o same_o entertainment_n this_o be_v a_o story_n from_o one_o single_a person_n a_o lie_a carmelite_n one_o that_o for_o interest_n and_o uphold_v of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n have_v feign_v and_o forge_v it_o for_o in_o itself_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a falsity_n and_o figment_n as_o any_o rational_a man_n may_v easy_o discern_v and_o so_o be_v a_o thousand_o story_n of_o this_o kind_a worthy_a of_o the_o like_a entertainment_n that_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v for_o most_o horrid_a lie_n another_o he_o tell_v we_o among_o 305._o such_o fastidious_a choice_n of_o whole_a dry-fat_n of_o voluminous_a relation_n i_o can_v forbear_v to_o single_a out_o that_o one_o famous_a of_o magdalen_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr croix_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n christ_n 1545_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o another_o lie_a friar_n name_v jacobus_n de_fw-fr pozali_n in_o his_o sermon_n that_o st._n macarius_n once_o go_v about_o to_o 284._o make_v peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o satan_n etc._n etc._n now_o whatsoever_o credit_n this_o learned_a man_n who_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n appear_v to_o be_v as_o vain_o credulous_a as_o any_o do_v seem_v to_o give_v unto_o these_o or_o what_o use_n soever_o he_o will_v make_v of_o they_o it_o be_v undeniable_o manifest_a to_o all_o impartial_a judgement_n that_o they_o be_v but_o absolute_a forgery_n and_o knack_n of_o imposture_n and_o knavery_n and_o according_a to_o his_o own_o opinion_n may_v just_o be_v rank_v among_o those_o thousand_o apparition_n of_o this_o kind_n all_o worthy_a of_o the_o same_o entertainment_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v for_o abominable_a lie_n or_o forgery_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v not_o attest_v by_o any_o sincere_a and_o uncorrupt_a ear_n and_o eye-witness_n but_o by_o report_n and_o relation_n and_o that_o of_o those_o that_o be_v corrupt_a and_o partial_a or_o accomplice_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v the_o fraud_n and_o
imposture_n 2._o if_o they_o be_v run_v up_o to_o their_o first_o author_n or_o venture_n of_o the_o tale_n he_o will_v but_o be_v find_v a_o single_a witness_n which_o be_v utter_o insufficient_a in_o evidence_v true_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n 3._o the_o relater_n of_o they_o do_v publish_v they_o for_o interest_n sake_n and_o upon_o design_n to_o advance_v false_a doctrine_n worship_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o of_o validity_n and_o credit_n 4._o in_o themselves_o if_o strict_o consider_v they_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v lie_v ridiculous_a contradictory_n in_o themselves_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o divine_a writ_n and_o dissonant_n to_o sound_v and_o right_a reason_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o have_v no_o other_o entertainment_n but_o as_o abominable_a lie_n and_o forgery_n 3._o but_o if_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v witness_v and_o attest_v by_o many_o or_o divers_a person_n that_o be_v ear_n and_o eye-witness_n yet_o may_v their_o testimony_n bear_v no_o weight_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o justice_n or_o right_a reason_n because_o they_o may_v be_v corrupt_a in_o point_n of_o interest_n and_o so_o have_v their_o judgement_n misguide_v and_o bias_v by_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o desire_n and_o affection_n or_o relate_v thing_n out_o of_o spleen_n envy_n and_o malice_n and_o so_o may_v not_o in_o these_o mysterious_a matter_n be_v fit_a authority_n to_o rely_v upon_o nor_o competent_a evidence_n in_o these_o particular_n as_o dr._n casaubon_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v in_o these_o word_n in_o the_o relation_n of_o strange_a 159._o thing_n whether_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a to_o know_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o relator_n if_o it_o can_v be_v know_v and_o what_o interest_n he_o have_v or_o may_v probable_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v in_o the_o relation_n to_o have_v it_o believe_v and_o again_o whether_o he_o profess_v to_o have_v see_v it_o himself_o or_o take_v it_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o other_o and_o whether_o a_o man_n by_o his_o profession_n in_o a_o capacity_n probable_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n to_o which_o he_o do_v bear_v witness_n every_o one_o of_o these_o particular_n will_v require_v a_o particular_a consideration_n for_o if_o there_o be_v interest_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n than_o all_o authority_n all_o colour_n of_o reason_n be_v draw_v in_o to_o make_v good_a this_o interest_n and_o verity_n be_v common_o stifle_v in_o this_o contest_v for_o selfness_n and_o interest_n and_o the_o adverse_a party_n stigmatise_v with_o all_o the_o filthy_a lie_n and_o enormous_a crime_n that_o can_v be_v invent_v as_o be_v most_o manifest_a in_o these_o instance_n the_o popish_a party_n find_v themselves_o hinder_v and_o oppose_v in_o point_n of_o the_o high_a interest_n have_v forge_v a_o thousand_o false_a story_n and_o tale_n to_o make_v good_a the_o interest_n of_o their_o party_n and_o have_v leave_v no_o dirt_n and_o dung_n unscrape_v up_o to_o throw_v in_o the_o face_n of_o their_o opponent_n and_o so_o have_v each_o party_n do_v against_o other_o where_o religious_a interest_n be_v the_o quarrel_n as_o bishop_n hall_n have_v true_o observe_v in_o this_o passage_n where_o he_o be_v show_v the_o abominable_a corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o religion_n that_o care_v not_o by_o what_o wilful_a falsehood_n 39_o it_o maintain_v a_o part_n as_o wickliffs_n blasphemy_n luther_n advice_n from_o the_o devil_n tindals_n community_n calve_v feign_v miracle_n and_o blasphemous_a death_n bucers_n neck_n break_v beza_n revolt_n the_o blast_a of_o huguenot_n england_n want_n of_o church_n and_o christendom_n queen_n elizabeth_n unwomanliness_n her_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n her_o secret_a fruitfulness_n english_a catholic_n cast_v in_o bear_n skin_n to_o dog_n pless_v shameful_a overthrow_n garnats_n straw_n the_o lutheran_n obscene_a night-revel_n scory_n drunken_a ordination_n in_o a_o tavern_n the_o edict_n of_o our_o gracious_a king_n james_n an._n 87._o for_o the_o establishment_n of_o popery_n our_o cast_v the_o crust_n of_o our_o sacrament_n to_o dog_n and_o ten_o thousand_o of_o this_o nature_n malicious_o raise_v against_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n for_o the_o disgrace_n of_o those_o who_o they_o will_v have_v hate_v ever_o know_v the_o rise_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o we_o be_v dispute_v against_o that_o the_o devil_n make_v a_o visible_a and_o corporeal_a league_n with_o the_o witch_n that_o he_o suck_v upon_o their_o body_n have_v carnal_a copulation_n with_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v change_v into_o hare_n dog_n cat_n or_o wolf_n and_o the_o like_a be_v soon_o after_o the_o thirteen_o hundred_o year_n of_o christ_n when_o as_o frederick_n the_o second_o have_v make_v a_o law_n temporal_a for_o the_o burn_a of_o heretic_n and_o not_o long_o after_o that_o be_v the_o inquisition_n set_v up_o in_o rome_n and_o spain_n and_o then_o do_v the_o inquisitor_n and_o their_o adherent_n draw_v in_o from_o the_o heathen_a poet_n and_o all_o other_o author_n whatsoever_o may_v carry_v any_o colour_n of_o authority_n or_o reason_n the_o better_a to_o countenance_v their_o bloody_a and_o unjust_a proceed_n where_o they_o draw_v thousand_o of_o people_n into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o inquisition_n for_o pretend_a witchcraft_n which_o they_o make_v to_o be_v heresy_n and_o whatsoever_o these_o have_v write_v concern_v these_o thing_n such_o as_o delrio_n bodinus_fw-la romigius_fw-la springerus_n niderus_n spineus_n grillandus_n and_o a_o whole_a rabble_n beside_o not_o necessary_a to_o be_v name_v be_v nothing_o but_o lie_n and_o forgery_n and_o deserve_v no_o credit_n at_o all_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o either_o be_v inquisitor_n themselves_o or_o those_o that_o have_v any_o dependence_n upon_o they_o or_o receive_v benefit_n by_o their_o proceed_n be_v all_o unjust_a and_o corrupt_a author_n and_o witness_n as_o write_v and_o bear_v witness_n for_o their_o own_o end_n interest_n and_o profit_n have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o good_n and_o estate_n of_o all_o that_o be_v convict_v and_o condemn_v and_o the_o wolf_n and_o raven_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o give_v judgement_n on_o the_o serpent_n side_n that_o he_o may_v devour_v the_o man_n though_o never_o so_o innocent_a because_o they_o hope_v to_o have_v a_o share_n of_o his_o flesh_n or_o at_o least_o to_o pick_v the_o bone_n 2._o these_o author_n that_o be_v the_o first_o broacher_n of_o these_o monstrous_a story_n of_o apparition_n and_o witch_n and_o be_v so_o frequent_o quote_v by_o other_o that_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v more_o wary_a and_o may_v have_v see_v reason_n enough_o to_o have_v reject_v all_o their_o feign_a lie_n and_o delusion_n be_v not_o only_a sharer_n in_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o condemn_v who_o be_v judge_v per_fw-la fas_fw-la &_o nefas_fw-la but_o also_o have_v another_o base_a end_n and_o interest_n to_o wit_n to_o advance_v the_o opinion_n of_o purgatory_n pray_v for_o the_o dead_a set_v up_o the_o vain_a superstition_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n holy_a water_n and_o the_o like_a and_o therefore_o they_o do_v forge_v so_o many_o story_n of_o apparition_n and_o soul_n come_v forth_o of_o purgatory_n and_o record_v so_o many_o false_a lying_z and_o impossible_a thing_n from_o the_o force_a extort_a and_o pretend_a confession_n of_o the_o witch_n themselves_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o hotchpotch_n of_o horrid_a and_o abominable_a lie_n not_o to_o be_v credit_v because_o the_o author_n only_o invent_v they_o to_o promote_v their_o own_o base_a end_n and_o wretched_a interest_n again_o where_o author_n be_v engage_v for_o interest_n sake_n they_o fall_v into_o heat_n passion_n malice_n and_o envy_n and_o what_o they_o can_v make_v out_o by_o strength_n of_o argument_n they_o labour_v to_o make_v good_a by_o lie_n and_o scandal_n as_o be_v most_o apparent_a in_o this_o one_o example_n we_o shall_v here_o give_v henricus_fw-la cornelius_n agrippa_n a_o person_n in_o his_o time_n well_o know_v to_o most_o of_o the_o learned_a in_o europe_n and_o admire_v for_o his_o general_n and_o universal_a skill_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o learning_n have_v publish_v a_o piece_n which_o he_o style_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o incertitude_n and_o vanity_n of_o science_n and_o art_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o have_v sharp_o tax_v the_o monk_n and_o friar_n and_o other_o order_n of_o their_o ignorance_n idleness_n and_o many_o other_o crime_n and_o misdemeanour_n whereby_o certain_a theologaster_n of_o louvain_n nettle_v with_o their_o own_o guilt_n do_v in_o bitter_a malice_n draw_v up_o certain_a article_n against_o he_o therein_o accuse_v he_o of_o error_n impiety_n and_o heresy_n and_o have_v so_o far_o incense_v charles_n the_o five_o than_o emperor_n against_o he_o that_o
guilt_n in_o the_o witness_n or_o falsity_n in_o their_o evidence_n it_o lie_v at_o their_o own_o door_n and_o upon_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o the_o judge_n and_o juror_n be_v clear_a and_o not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o no_o humane_a prudence_n can_v altogether_o prevent_v that_o witness_n may_v not_o err_v or_o swear_v false_o 3._o have_v there_o not_o be_v many_o thousand_o of_o true_a and_o faithful_a martyr_n that_o have_v suffer_v and_o be_v condemn_v in_o many_o age_n in_o 3_o many_o and_o several_a country_n at_o many_o different_a and_o distinct_a time_n and_o some_o of_o these_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o such_o as_o be_v call_v and_o account_v general_n council_n parliament_n high-court_n of_o justice_n and_o other_o place_n of_o great_a judicature_n before_o judge_n that_o be_v account_v wise_a grave_a and_o learned_a and_o by_o juries_n of_o honesty_n and_o understanding_n be_v there_o therefore_o no_o true_a martyr_n and_o be_v they_o all_o just_o condemn_v and_o put_v to_o death_n or_o be_v it_o absurd_a to_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o incredulity_n as_o to_o think_v and_o hold_v that_o so_o many_o grave_n and_o wise_a judge_n and_o know_v jury_n be_v deceive_v and_o do_v unjust_o let_v mr._n glanvil_n or_o any_o other_o solve_v this_o argument_n and_o carry_v the_o cause_n or_o else_o we_o must_v necessary_o conclude_v that_o opinio_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la propellit_fw-la absurda_fw-la per_fw-la absurda_fw-la non_fw-la premit_fw-la adversarium_fw-la now_o have_v give_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o their_o main_a and_o strong_a objection_n and_o defeat_v the_o whole_a force_n of_o their_o first_o and_o most_o furious_a charge_n we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o overthrow_v their_o main_a battle_n in_o prove_v the_o four_o particular_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o be_v false_a and_o impossible_a and_o in_o do_v of_o this_o we_o shall_v handle_v the_o three_o first_o promiscuous_o and_o all_o together_o and_o the_o four_o about_o transubstantiation_n or_o change_n of_o witch_n into_o cat_n hare_n dog_n wolf_n or_o the_o like_a we_o shall_v handle_v by_o itself_o 1._o and_o first_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o internal_a mental_a and_o spiritual_a league_n or_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o wicked_a person_n such_o as_o be_v thief_n robber_n murderer_n impostor_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o the_o temptation_n suggestion_n and_o allurement_n of_o satan_n spiritual_o dart_v and_o cast_v into_o the_o mind_n the_o person_n so_o wrought_v upon_o and_o prevail_v withal_o do_v assent_n and_o consent_n unto_o the_o motion_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n and_o so_o do_v make_v a_o league_n and_o covenant_n with_o the_o say_v evil_a spirit_n as_o say_v the_o text_n according_a to_o 2._o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n that_o now_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n he_o do_v not_o only_o rule_v over_o they_o but_o also_o work_v in_o they_o for_o man_n be_v either_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n or_o the_o temple_n of_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n who_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o 4._o oppose_v and_o exalt_v himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n or_o worship_v such_o a_o spiritual_a league_n or_o covenant_n as_o this_o do_v judas_n make_v with_o the_o devil_n whereby_o he_o agree_v to_o betray_v his_o master_n christ._n then_o enter_v satan_n into_o judas_n not_o that_o essential_o or_o 2._o personal_o he_o enter_v into_o judas_n but_o that_o he_o put_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o betray_v he_o which_o wrought_v so_o effective_o in_o he_o in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n that_o he_o take_v up_o that_o diabolical_a resolution_n to_o betray_v his_o innocent_a master_n and_o this_o be_v enter_v into_o a_o spiritual_a league_n with_o the_o devil_n for_o as_o theophylact_fw-mi say_v upon_o the_o place_n hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la significat_fw-la spospondit_fw-fr hoc_fw-la est_fw-la perfectam_fw-la promissionem_fw-la &_o pactum_fw-la fecit_fw-la and_o another_o say_v in_o judam_n satanas_n intravit_fw-la non_fw-la 2._o impellens_fw-la sed_fw-la patulum_fw-la inveniens_fw-la ostium_fw-la nam_fw-la oblitus_fw-la omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la viderat_fw-la ad_fw-la solam_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la dirigebat_fw-la intuitum_fw-la and_o again_o missio_fw-la ista_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la suggestio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sit_fw-la per_fw-la aurem_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la diabolicae_fw-la enim_fw-la suggestiones_fw-la immittuntur_fw-la &_o humanis_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la immiscentur_fw-la 2._o we_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o spiritual_a league_n in_o some_o respect_n and_o in_o some_o person_n may_v be_v and_o be_v a_o explicit_a league_n that_o be_v the_o person_n that_o enter_v into_o it_o be_v or_o may_v be_v conscious_a of_o it_o and_o know_v it_o to_o be_v so_o for_o when_o a_o person_n resolve_v to_o murder_v he_o can_v but_o know_v that_o he_o than_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o this_o league_n and_o in_o no_o other_o be_v all_o the_o priest_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o oracle_n who_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o idol_n or_o false_a god_n they_o worship_v do_v give_v no_o answer_n at_o all_o but_o the_o responsion_n give_v be_v only_o of_o their_o own_o devise_v and_o frame_v to_o uphold_v their_o credit_n and_o more_o colourable_o to_o cozen_v and_o deceive_v the_o people_n they_o do_v pretend_v that_o they_o have_v answer_n from_o their_o god_n or_o idol_n and_o thus_o far_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o all_o their_o imposture_n and_o juggle_n and_o so_o all_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o the_o diviner_n or_o witch_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v under_o a_o spiritual_a league_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o do_v very_o well_o know_v that_o what_o they_o do_v be_v not_o by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n but_o either_o by_o the_o help_n of_o art_n nature_n leger-de-main_a confederacy_n or_o such_o like_a imposture_n and_o cheat_n and_o yet_o they_o pretend_v as_o do_v simon_n magus_n and_o give_v out_o that_o they_o be_v some_o great_a man_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v other_o when_o explicit_o they_o plain_o know_v that_o themselves_o be_v but_o dissembler_n and_o liar_n and_o that_o for_o gain_n credit_n and_o vainglory_n they_o pretend_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o can_v never_o true_o perform_v and_o under_o this_o spiritual_a league_n explicit_o consider_v be_v all_o our_o figure-flinger_n contain_v who_o take_v upon_o they_o far_o beyond_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o true_a art_n to_o declare_v where_o steal_v good_n be_v and_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v back_o again_o and_o many_o other_o such_o vain_a and_o lie_a matter_n which_o they_o well_o know_v they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o perform_v but_o that_o they_o willing_o and_o know_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o pretend_v to_o do_v these_o thing_n for_o vainglory_n and_o filthy_a lucre_n sake_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v all_o our_o pretend_v conjurer_n diviner_n wizard_n and_o those_o that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o reveal_v thing_n by_o look_v in_o crystal_n beryl_n and_o the_o like_a of_o which_o we_o may_v perhaps_o speak_v more_o large_o hereafter_o that_o indeed_o know_v well_o enough_o they_o do_v but_o deceive_v and_o cheat_v other_o of_o all_o which_o we_o can_v recite_v very_o lepid_a and_o apposite_a story_n certain_o know_v unto_o we_o or_o discover_v by_o we_o but_o mr._n glanvil_n will_v account_v they_o but_o silly_a legend_n and_o old_a wife_n fable_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v supersede_n here_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o a_o fit_a place_n 3._o there_o be_v other_o that_o be_v under_o this_o spiritual_a league_n though_o implicit_o as_o be_v all_o those_o that_o we_o have_v grant_v to_o be_v passive_o delude_v witch_n those_o that_o by_o ignorant_a and_o irreligious_a education_n join_v with_o a_o melancholy_a temper_n and_o disposition_n to_o which_o they_o have_v add_v charm_n picture_n and_o other_o superstitious_a ceremony_n which_o they_o learn_v by_o tradition_n by_o all_o which_o they_o become_v so_o delude_v and_o besot_v in_o their_o fantasy_n that_o they_o believe_v the_o devil_n do_v visible_o appear_v unto_o they_o suck_v upon_o they_o have_v carnal_a copulation_n with_o they_o that_o they_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o air_n to_o feast_n dance_n and_o such_o like_a night-revelling_n and_o that_o they_o can_v raise_v tempest_n kill_v man_n or_o beast_n and_o a_o hundred_o such_o like_a foppery_n and_o impossibility_n when_o they_o do_v nor_o suffer_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o but_o in_o their_o deprave_a and_o deceive_v imagination_n and_o so_o do_v blind_o and_o implicit_o believe_v that_o the_o devil_n do_v perform_v all_o these_o thing_n for_o they_o when_o indeed_o and_o truth_n he_o do_v nothing_o but_o dart_n and_o cast_v in_o these_o filthy_a
fascination_n and_o then_o diabolical_a be_v but_o in_o vain_a and_o needless_a 7._o how_o can_v the_o witch_n if_o not_o maniacal_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n believe_v that_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o 7._o who_o they_o can_v but_o know_v have_v in_o the_o like_a case_n deceive_v many_o that_o have_v in_o their_o opinion_n make_v contract_n with_o he_o will_v prove_v true_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n or_o that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o all_o truth_n and_o goodness_n and_o labour_v to_o deceive_v all_o mankind_n will_v be_v faithful_a to_o perform_v his_o promise_n or_o to_o do_v they_o any_o good_a either_o real_a or_o apparent_a or_o if_o the_o witch_n be_v not_o incredible_o mad_a can_v they_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v perform_v without_o hostage_n bonds-man_n or_o surety_n when_o we_o find_v that_o the_o weak_a and_o mad_a of_o mortal_n if_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o another_o of_o know_a looseness_n and_o deceit_n though_o for_o a_o thing_n of_o a_o far_o less_o value_n than_o either_o soul_n or_o body_n will_v he_o not_o require_v sufficient_a bonds-man_n and_o security_n now_o what_o bonds-man_n or_o security_n can_v the_o witch_n have_v 8._o and_o if_o the_o witch_n be_v not_o beyond_o measure_n delude_v and_o mad_a must_v they_o not_o rational_o know_v that_o if_o the_o devil_n deceive_v they_o as_o 8._o he_o be_v sure_a to_o do_v there_o be_v no_o recompense_n to_o be_v have_v nor_o any_o that_o can_v compel_v he_o to_o perform_v bargain_n before_o what_o judicature_n before_o what_o judge_n by_o what_o law_n must_v they_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n or_o have_v he_o punish_v so_o that_o in_o all_o reason_n and_o sound_a judgement_n we_o must_v conclude_v the_o witch_n to_o be_v absolute_o mad_a and_o then_o all_o these_o thing_n also_o madness_n lie_v and_o folly_n or_o that_o there_o be_v not_o nor_o ever_o be_v any_o such_o league_n or_o covenant_n 9_o but_o if_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v yet_o who_o be_v the_o witness_n to_o this_o visible_a league_n or_o covenant_n can_v the_o witch_n name_n or_o find_v any_o 9_o the_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o sufficient_a witness_n be_v never_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o we_o have_v prove_v the_o nullity_n impossibility_n and_o falsity_n of_o the_o pretend_a confession_n of_o witch_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o that_o no_o credit_n at_o all_o aught_o to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o however_o no_o law_n nor_o equity_n ought_v to_o allow_v the_o evidence_n of_o a_o party_n as_o in_o these_o case_n all_o witch_n be_v and_o though_o some_o few_o of_o they_o have_v be_v so_o exceed_o mad_a to_o make_v such_o false_a and_o absurd_a confession_n yet_o if_o the_o record_n of_o all_o age_n and_o court_n be_v seek_v it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o many_o hundred_o of_o they_o have_v suffer_v that_o never_o confess_v the_o least_o tittle_n of_o any_o such_o matter_n and_o the_o suppose_a witch_n of_o salmesbury_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o confession_n that_o jacobi_n they_o be_v clear_v and_o the_o accusation_n find_v to_o be_v false_a and_o all_o act_v by_o the_o imposture_n of_o one_o thompson_n or_o christopher_n southworth_n and_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v two_o suppose_v witch_n to_o have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o lancaster_n within_o these_o eighteen_o year_n that_o do_v utter_o deny_v any_o such_o league_n or_o ever_o to_o have_v see_v any_o visible_a devil_n at_o all_o and_o may_v not_o the_o confession_n of_o these_o who_o both_o die_v penitent_o be_v as_o well_o credit_v as_o the_o confession_n of_o those_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o confession_n by_o force_n fraud_n or_o cunning_a persuasion_n and_o allurement_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o league_n or_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o witch_n and_o the_o devil_n how_o come_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n if_o ever_o there_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v certain_o know_v and_o reveal_v have_v any_o of_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n record_v that_o there_o ever_o be_v be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o such_o league_n or_o contract_n or_o be_v it_o ever_o attest_v by_o any_o honest_a rational_a man_n that_o be_v ear_n or_o eye-witness_n of_o such_o a_o bargain_n and_o contract_v therefore_o we_o must_v once_o again_o conclude_v de_n non_fw-la apparentibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la existentibus_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la 10._o as_o for_o the_o witch_n either_o male_n or_o female_n have_v carnal_a 10._o copulation_n with_o devil_n either_o as_o a_o incubus_n or_o succubus_n and_o their_o steal_n of_o seed_n from_o a_o man_n and_o convey_v it_o into_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v in_o itself_o so_o horrid_a monstrous_a and_o incredible_a that_o i_o can_v well_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v a_o rational_a person_n or_o sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la that_o believe_v it_o as_o a_o truth_n and_o therefore_o can_v but_o think_v the_o rehearsal_n of_o it_o a_o sufficient_a confutation_n also_o herein_o i_o do_v appeal_n to_o all_o learned_a physician_n who_o do_v know_v the_o way_n that_o nature_n breed_v humane_a seed_n the_o cause_n that_o make_v it_o prolifical_a and_o the_o member_n fit_a for_o its_o generation_n and_o reception_n who_o i_o doubt_v not_o will_v deride_v this_o tenent_n and_o condemn_v it_o as_o false_a and_o abominable_a moreover_o the_o horrid_a absurdity_n of_o it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v by_o wierus_n dr._n tandlerus_n mr._n scot_n mr._n wagstaff_n and_o other_o and_o therefore_o all_o we_o shall_v say_v be_v this_o that_o devil_n whether_o conceive_v to_o be_v corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a and_o to_o assume_v body_n for_o the_o one_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v be_v not_o create_v of_o god_n to_o generate_v neither_o have_v they_o nor_o can_v have_v any_o seed_n or_o member_n fit_a for_o generation_n and_o therefore_o to_o copulate_v or_o generate_v be_o derogatory_n from_o the_o glory_n of_o nature_n and_o blasphemous_a against_o god_n and_o his_o power_n as_o for_o the_o devil_n suck_v the_o teat_n wart_n or_o such_o like_a excrescence_n of_o the_o witch_n body_n we_o shall_v have_v pass_v it_o over_o as_o easy_o as_o the_o former_a but_o only_o that_o mr._n glanvil_n have_v take_v up_o the_o cudgel_n to_o defend_v it_o to_o confute_v which_o we_o shall_v give_v these_o satisfactory_a reason_n 1._o there_o can_v be_v no_o rational_a end_n assign_v why_o the_o devil_n shall_v 1_o perform_v this_o action_n for_o we_o must_v tell_v mr._n glanvil_n that_o supposal_n be_v no_o proof_n and_o ex_fw-la suppositis_fw-la supposita_fw-la consequuntur_fw-la and_o in_o a_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n argument_n to_o prove_v it_o probable_a be_v insufficient_a and_o 18._o if_o as_o he_o confess_v for_o their_o be_v suck_v by_o the_o familiar_a i_o say_v he_o say_v we_o know_v so_o little_a of_o the_o nature_n of_o demon_n and_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n we_o can_v certain_o divine_v the_o reason_n of_o so_o strange_a a_o action_n now_o if_o he_o know_v so_o little_a of_o their_o nature_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v vanity_n and_o arrogance_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o declare_v so_o much_o and_o if_o he_o can_v not_o certain_o divine_v the_o reason_n of_o so_o strange_a a_o act_n it_o be_v extreme_a folly_n and_o pride_n in_o he_o to_o bring_v in_o idle_a and_o vain_a conjecture_n and_o probability_n where_o verity_n and_o certainty_n be_v expect_v one_o while_o he_o suppose_v they_o corporeal_a which_o if_o grant_v will_v not_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v recreate_v by_o the_o reek_v and_o vapour_n of_o humane_a blood_n because_o their_o body_n be_v of_o a_o more_o pure_a nature_n than_o to_o be_v nourish_v with_o gross_a and_o sometime_o especial_o in_o melancholic_a old_a man_n and_o woman_n corrupt_v blood_n for_o if_o every_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o its_o like_a than_o they_o can_v be_v feed_v with_o humane_a blood_n for_o they_o have_v no_o flesh_n nor_o bone_n such_o as_o we_o that_o have_v need_n to_o be_v nourish_v with_o blood_n and_o for_o his_o next_o perhaps_o and_o may_v be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o diabolical_a sacrament_n we_o shall_v believe_v it_o when_o he_o prove_v it_o and_o not_o before_o but_o he_o have_v a_o three_o supposal_n which_o to_o he_o seem_v most_o probable_a viz._n that_o the_o familiar_a do_v not_o only_o suck_v the_o witch_n but_o in_o the_o action_n infuse_v some_o poisonous_a ferment_n into_o she_o if_o this_o have_v be_v most_o probable_a why_o do_v he_o bring_v in_o the_o other_o two_o that_o be_v less_o probable_a sure_o he_o may_v have_v know_v that_o srustra_fw-la fit_a per_fw-la
these_o particular_n 1._o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o deny_v the_o existence_n or_o being_n of_o spirit_n neither_o that_o spirit_n do_v not_o or_o can_v make_v visible_a apparition_n but_o do_v grant_n both_o 2._o but_o he_o restrain_v these_o apparition_n to_o those_o inseparable_a property_n that_o belong_v to_o body_n and_o spirit_n that_o be_v a_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o humane_a body_n have_v flesh_n and_o bone_n but_o a_o spirit_n have_v neither_o as_o christ_n or_o humane_a body_n have_v and_o therefore_o say_v a_o learned_a person_n upon_o the_o place_n docet_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la supr_n spiritum_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inquit_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o ossa_fw-la ego_fw-la verò_fw-la ut_fw-la conspicitis_fw-la habeo_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o ossa_fw-la ergo_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la vide_fw-la igitur_fw-la ex_fw-la sensu_fw-la &_o sensibilibus_fw-la sensu_fw-la nimirum_fw-la visus_fw-la sensu_fw-la tactus_fw-la ex_fw-la visibilibus_fw-la &_o tractabilibus_fw-la se_fw-la corpus_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la spiritum_fw-la edocet_fw-la per_fw-la sensum_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la &_o gignitur_fw-la &_o confirmatur_fw-la so_o that_o whether_o spirit_n be_v take_v to_o be_v corporeal_a and_o so_o appear_v in_o their_o own_o body_n or_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o so_o to_o appear_v in_o assume_v body_n yet_o be_v they_o both_o to_o sight_n and_o especial_o to_o feeling_n not_o as_o humane_a body_n be_v that_o have_v flesh_n and_o bone_n so_o that_o however_o they_o do_v may_v or_o can_v appear_v for_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v in_o that_o latitude_n else_o our_o saviour_n argument_n will_v not_o be_v irrefragable_a and_o convince_a they_o to_o the_o resistibility_n of_o touch_v can_v be_v as_o flesh_n and_o bone_n be_v for_o they_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o touch_v do_v resist_v and_o be_v solid_a but_o so_o the_o body_n of_o spirit_n in_o what_o appearance_n soever_o have_v not_o nor_o can_v have_v otherwise_o our_o saviour_n argument_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o prove_v nothing_o 3._o he_o confirm_v this_o by_o the_o disciple_n own_o proof_n of_o feeling_n and_o touch_v the_o print_n or_o scar_n of_o the_o nail_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o print_n of_o the_o wound_n in_o his_o side_n and_o thereby_o manifest_v that_o it_o be_v he_o himself_o and_o the_o very_a same_o individual_a body_n in_o which_o he_o suffer_v by_o which_o thomas_n his_o great_a unbelief_n and_o doubt_v be_v unanswerable_o satisfy_v by_o put_v his_o finger_n into_o or_o upon_o the_o very_a print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o or_o upon_o the_o wound_n or_o scar_n upon_o his_o side_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o same_o power_n that_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o roll_v the_o seal_a stone_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n can_v have_v perfect_v his_o body_n to_o be_v without_o print_n or_o scar_n of_o the_o wound_n yet_o do_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n reserve_v they_o thereby_o to_o cure_v the_o infidelity_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o undeniable_o to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o resurrection_n to_o which_o purpose_n one_o say_v well_o ibi_fw-la ad_fw-la dubitantium_fw-la corda_fw-la sananda_fw-la vulnerum_fw-la locum_fw-la sunt_fw-la servata_fw-la vestigia_fw-la and_o the_o further_a to_o establish_v and_o settle_v their_o faith_n he_o take_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o broil_a fish_n and_o of_o a_o honeycomb_n and_o eat_v before_o they_o all_o which_o conclude_v he_o to_o have_v a_o true_a body_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o spirit_n from_o whence_o we_o draw_v these_o conclusion_n 1._o that_o howsoever_o spirit_n do_v or_o may_v appear_v they_o have_v not_o or_o can_v have_v such_o a_o body_n that_o in_o respect_n of_o tangibility_n be_v as_o flesh_n and_o bone_n for_o flesh_n and_o bone_n be_v dense_a solid_a and_o make_v sensible_a resistance_n to_o the_o touch_n but_o the_o body_n of_o spirit_n in_o their_o apparition_n be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v so_o for_o as_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o there_o be_v and_o may_v be_v apparition_n in_o any_o figure_n or_o shape_n yet_o they_o can_v but_o be_v as_o the_o figure_n and_o shape_n in_o the_o cloud_n which_o be_v often_o see_v and_o cause_v much_o wonder_n though_o we_o suppose_v many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v rather_o attribute_v to_o the_o assimilation_n make_v in_o man_n fancy_n than_o to_o their_o real_a existence_n in_o those_o form_n or_o shape_n so_o they_o may_v be_v as_o shadow_n or_o the_o species_n of_o body_n that_o we_o see_v near_o or_o afar_o off_o or_o as_o the_o image_n that_o we_o behold_v of_o ourselves_o and_o other_o thing_n in_o mirror_n or_o looking-glass_n which_o though_o without_o doubt_n they_o be_v not_o nonentities_a for_o nullius_fw-la entis_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la operatio_fw-la but_o these_o affect_v the_o sense_n which_o be_v a_o operation_n or_o action_n yet_o do_v they_o all_o easy_o yield_v to_o the_o touch_n and_o have_v no_o firmness_n nor_o solidity_n as_o flesh_n and_o bone_n have_v and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v just_o deduce_v from_o our_o saviour_n argumentation_n 2._o either_o we_o must_v believe_v that_o our_o saviour_n argument_n be_v of_o no_o force_n and_o validity_n which_o be_v blasphemous_a and_o horrid_a to_o affirm_v or_o imagine_v he_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n and_o in_o who_o mouth_n there_o be_v find_v no_o guile_n and_o thereby_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n or_o else_o we_o must_v for_o certain_a believe_v that_o spirit_n whensoever_o they_o appear_v have_v no_o such_o solidity_n or_o resistibility_n as_o to_o touch_v as_o flesh_n and_o bone_n have_v and_o consequent_o that_o what_o strange_a thing_n soever_o we_o may_v by_o sight_n and_o touch_n take_v to_o be_v the_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n that_o to_o touch_v have_v the_o solidity_n of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o spirit_n but_o must_v be_v some_o other_o kind_n of_o creature_n of_o who_o nature_n and_o property_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v for_o doubtless_o as_o we_o shall_v manifest_v hereafter_o there_o be_v many_o strange_a creature_n that_o for_o their_o rarity_n or_o strange_a quality_n have_v be_v and_o be_v mistake_v for_o the_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n for_o the_o disciple_n doubt_n must_v still_o have_v remain_v unsatisfied_a if_o spirit_n can_v appear_v to_o have_v body_n to_o touch_v of_o that_o solidity_n that_o flesh_n and_o bone_n be_v of_o and_o then_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v vain_a 3._o therefore_o that_o demon_n do_v appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o dog_n cat_n and_o the_o like_a and_o do_v carry_v the_o heavy_a body_n of_o witch_n in_o the_o air_n do_v suck_v upon_o their_o body_n and_o have_v carnal_a copulation_n with_o they_o must_v suppose_v they_o to_o have_v body_n as_o solid_a and_o tangible_a as_o flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o so_o overthrow_v the_o main_a proof_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n and_o consequent_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v our_o faith_n be_v vain_a we_o be_v yet_o in_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a as_o have_v only_o hope_v in_o this_o life_n and_o no_o further_o and_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o horrid_a and_o execrable_a absurdity_n of_o these_o opinion_n which_o objection_n mr._n glanvil_n call_v spiteful_a and_o mischievous_a but_o dare_v not_o undertake_v the_o solution_n but_o with_o a_o plain_a shuffle_n leaf_n and_o overruns_a it_o as_o indeed_o be_v too_o hard_a a_o morsel_n for_o his_o tender_a tooth_n and_o if_o any_o do_v object_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v some_o do_v that_o three_o angel_n do_v appear_v unto_o abraham_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o mamre_n as_o he_o sit_v 8._o in_o the_o tent-door_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o wash_v their_o foot_n and_o therefore_o that_o they_o have_v flesh_n and_o bone_n to_o that_o we_o return_v this_o responsion_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o very_a froward_a and_o perverse_a way_n of_o argue_v to_o make_v one_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o clash_v with_o another_o when_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o it_o be_v a_o perfect_a harmony_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o and_o rejoice_v in_o 2._o it_o be_v no_o perfect_a way_n of_o argue_v from_o the_o dispensation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n to_o those_o that_o god_n use_v now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o so_o they_o may_v argue_v that_o god_n shall_v answer_v by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n because_o he_o do_v so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n but_o that_o be_v now_o cease_v
that_o forthwith_o six_o thousand_o frank_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o brabantius_n that_o three_o mass_n may_v be_v say_v every_o day_n to_o redeem_v his_o father_n forth_o of_o purgatory_n otherways_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o redemption_n for_o he_o and_o thereupon_o the_o son_n oblige_v both_o by_o conscience_n and_o religion_n although_o unwilling_o deliver_v so_o many_o to_o the_o trust_n of_o brabantius_n all_o lawful_a evidence_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o performance_n be_v utter_o neglect_v the_o father_n free_v from_o the_o fire_n and_o torment_n afterward_o have_v rest_v quiet_a and_o by_o speak_v do_v not_o trouble_v the_o son_n any_o more_o but_o the_o wretched_a cornutus_n after_o brabantius_n be_v go_v be_v one_o time_n more_o pleasant_a than_o wont_a which_o make_v his_o table-companion_n much_o to_o wonder_v and_o forthwith_o open_v the_o cause_n to_o they_o inquire_v it_o he_o be_v forthwith_o so_o deride_v of_o all_o because_o that_o in_o his_o judgement_n he_o have_v be_v so_o beguile_v and_o cheat_v of_o his_o money_n beside_o that_o within_o few_o day_n after_o he_o die_v for_o plain_a grief_n and_o so_o follow_v his_o father_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o to_o make_v this_o more_o plain_a and_o certain_a we_o shall_v add_v a_o story_n of_o a_o notable_a impostor_n or_o ventriloquist_n from_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n ady_n which_o we_o have_v have_v confirm_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o some_o courtier_n that_o both_o see_v and_o know_v he_o and_o be_v this_o it_o have_v be_v say_v he_o 2._o credible_o report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o man_n in_o the_o court_n in_o king_n james_n his_o day_n that_o can_v act_v this_o imposture_n so_o lively_a that_o he_o can_v call_v the_o king_n by_o name_n and_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o look_v round_o about_o he_o wonder_v who_o it_o be_v that_o call_v he_o whereas_o he_o that_o call_v he_o stand_v before_o he_o in_o his_o presence_n with_o his_o face_n towards_o he_o but_o after_o this_o imposture_n be_v know_v the_o king_n in_o his_o merriment_n will_v sometime_o take_v occasion_n by_o this_o impostor_n to_o make_v sport_n upon_o some_o of_o his_o courtier_n as_o for_o instance_n there_o be_v a_o knight_n belong_v to_o the_o court_n who_o the_o king_n cause_v to_o come_v before_o he_o in_o his_o private_a room_n where_o no_o man_n be_v but_o the_o king_n and_o this_o knight_n and_o the_o impostor_n and_o feign_v some_o occasion_n of_o serious_a discourse_n with_o the_o knight_n but_o when_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o speak_v and_o the_o knight_n bend_v his_o attention_n to_o the_o king_n sudden_o there_o come_v a_o voice_n as_o out_o of_o another_o room_n call_v the_o knight_n by_o name_n sir_n john_n sir_n john_n come_v away_o sir_n john_n at_o which_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o frown_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o unmannerly_a as_o to_o molest_v the_o king_n and_o he_o and_o still_o listen_v to_o the_o king_n discourse_n the_o voice_n come_v again_o sir_n john_n sir_n john_n come_v away_o and_o drink_v off_o your_o sack_n at_o that_o sir_n john_n begin_v to_o swell_v with_o anger_n and_o look_v into_o the_o next_o room_n to_o see_v who_o it_o be_v that_o dare_v to_o call_v he_o so_o importunate_o and_o can_v not_o find_v out_o who_o it_o be_v and_o have_v chide_v with_o whosoever_o he_o find_v he_o return_v again_o to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n have_v no_o soon_o begin_v to_o speak_v as_o former_o but_o the_o voice_n come_v again_o sir_n john_n come_v away_o your_o sack_n stay_v for_o you_o at_o that_o sir_n john_n begin_v to_o stamp_v with_o madness_n and_o look_v out_o and_o return_v several_a time_n to_o the_o king_n but_o can_v not_o be_v quiet_a in_o his_o discourse_n with_o the_o king_n because_o of_o the_o voice_n that_o so_o often_o trouble_v he_o till_o the_o king_n have_v sport_v enough_o i_o myself_o also_o have_v see_v a_o young_a man_n about_o 16_o or_o 17_o year_n of_o age_n who_o have_v learn_v at_o school_n and_o have_v no_o great_a mind_n to_o his_o 3._o book_n fall_v into_o a_o ague_n in_o the_o declination_n of_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v take_v with_o convulsion-fits_a and_o afterward_o to_o fall_v into_o trance_n and_o at_o the_o last_o to_o speak_v as_o with_o another_o small_a voice_n in_o his_o breast_n or_o throat_n and_o pretend_v to_o declare_v unto_o those_o that_o be_v by_o what_o sinful_a and_o knavish_a trick_n they_o have_v former_o act_v or_o what_o other_o be_v do_v in_o remote_a place_n and_o room_n so_o that_o present_o his_o father_n and_o the_o family_n with_o the_o neighbourhood_n be_v persuade_v that_o he_o be_v possess_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n that_o speak_v in_o he_o which_o be_v soon_o heighten_v by_o popish_a report_n all_o over_o the_o country_n but_o there_o be_v a_o gentleman_n of_o great_a note_n and_o understanding_n his_o kinsman_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v send_v over_o unto_o i_o to_o have_v my_o opinion_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a distemper_n or_o not_o the_o father_n and_o the_o boy_n with_o a_o old_a cunning_a woman_n the_o make_v creature_n to_o cry_v up_o the_o certainty_n of_o his_o possession_n and_o the_o verity_n of_o a_o spirit_n speak_v in_o he_o come_v unto_o i_o who_o all_o appear_v to_o my_o judgement_n and_o best_a reason_n fit_a person_n to_o act_v any_o design_a imposture_n the_o father_n have_v be_v one_o that_o have_v live_v profuse_o and_o spend_v the_o most_o of_o his_o mean_n be_v sufficient_o profane_a and_o irreligious_a the_o boy_n by_o his_o face_n appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o melancholy_a complexion_n and_o of_o a_o subtle_a and_o crafty_a disposition_n the_o woman_n cunning_a who_o will_v have_v force_v i_o to_o believe_v whatsoever_o she_o relate_v think_v to_o impose_v upon_o i_o as_o she_o have_v do_v upon_o other_o i_o present_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v neither_o natural_a disease_n nor_o supernatural_a distemper_n but_o only_a knavery_n and_o imposture_n and_o so_o make_v the_o woman_n silent_a and_o tell_v she_o she_o be_v a_o cheater_n and_o deserve_v due_a punishment_n and_o that_o what_o she_o tell_v be_v the_o most_o of_o they_o lie_v of_o her_o own_o invent_v and_o tell_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n that_o i_o can_v soon_o cast_v forth_o all_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o be_v possess_v with_o but_o then_o i_o must_v have_v he_o in_o my_o own_o custody_n and_o none_o of_o they_o to_o come_v near_o he_o nor_o to_o speak_v with_o he_o a_o long_a time_n i_o expect_v to_o have_v see_v he_o in_o one_o of_o his_o fit_n but_o his_o devil_n be_v too_o timorous_a of_o my_o sterâ—_n countenance_n and_o rough_a carriage_n well_o after_o they_o three_o have_v consult_v together_o the_o lad_n by_o no_o mean_n can_v be_v get_v to_o stay_v with_o i_o no_o not_o for_o that_o night_n nor_o be_v prevail_v with_o again_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o my_o presence_n but_o away_o they_o go_v the_o lad_n ride_v behind_o his_o father_n and_o when_o about_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n from_o the_o town_n the_o father_n turn_v the_o horse_n to_o come_v back_o again_o unto_o i_o the_o lad_n leap_v from_o off_o the_o horse_n and_o run_v away_o cry_v from_o the_o townwards_o as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v they_o go_v that_o night_n to_o a_o popish_a house_n where_o be_v concourse_n of_o people_n sufficient_a and_o many_o tale_n tell_v of_o the_o divination_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o boy_n but_o not_o one_o word_n either_o of_o i_o or_o against_o i_o soon_o after_o the_o gentleman_n that_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o the_o boy_n come_v over_o and_o i_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n that_o it_o be_v a_o contrive_a cheat_n and_o after_o he_o return_v he_o will_v have_v prevail_v with_o they_o to_o have_v send_v the_o boy_n to_o i_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v effect_v it_o and_o so_o he_o never_o after_o give_v any_o regard_n unto_o they_o and_o soonafter_o it_o vanish_v to_o nothing_o i_o myself_o also_o know_v a_o person_n in_o the_o west-riding_a of_o yorkshire_n 4._o who_o about_o some_o forty_o year_n or_o above_o to_o have_v make_v sport_n will_v have_v put_v a_o coverlet_n upon_o he_o and_o then_o will_v have_v make_v any_o believe_v that_o know_v not_o the_o truth_n that_o he_o have_v a_o child_n with_o he_o he_o will_v so_o lively_o have_v discourse_v with_o two_o voice_n and_o have_v imitate_v cry_v and_o the_o like_a and_o also_o the_o say_a person_n under_o a_o coverlet_n and_o come_v upon_o all_o four_o will_v so_o exceed_o apt_o even_o to_o the_o life_n have_v act_v a_o skirmish_n betwixt_o two_o mastiff_n both_o by_o grin_v snarl_a and_o all_o other_o motion_n and_o noise_n that_o divers_a understanding_n person_n have_v be_v
thing_n to_o come_v of_o which_o she_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a so_o that_o we_o grant_v she_o under_o a_o spiritual_a league_n with_o the_o devil_n as_o all_o wicked_a person_n be_v but_o we_o deny_v that_o she_o have_v any_o other_o familiar_a spirit_n but_o only_o the_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n and_o imposture_n as_o we_o shall_v make_v good_a by_o these_o argument_n 1._o because_o the_o word_n sometime_o signify_v the_o person_n pretend_v to_o be_v skilful_a in_o this_o sort_n of_o divination_n for_o so_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o saul_n behold_v thou_o know_v what_o saul_n have_v do_v how_o he_o have_v 9_o cut_v off_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythones_fw-la that_o be_v the_o person_n that_o pretend_v and_o practise_v that_o kind_n of_o divination_n and_o so_o again_o in_o that_o of_o isaiah_n and_o thy_o voice_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la pythonis_n as_o the_o voice_n of_o one_o that_o 4._o use_v this_o kind_n of_o divination_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o act_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o and_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o person_n practise_v this_o cozen_a craft_n and_o not_o unto_o a_o familiar_a or_o devil_n 2._o sometime_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o mean_n that_o they_o pretend_v they_o perform_v it_o by_o as_o in_o saul_n delude_v and_o despair_a sense_n for_o he_o say_v divina_fw-la quaeso_fw-la mihi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o pythone_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la pythonem_fw-la and_o cause_n to_o ascend_v who_o i_o shall_v name_v unto_o thou_o so_o that_o he_o vain_o think_v that_o she_o can_v call_v up_o and_o make_v to_o ascend_v whosoever_o he_o shall_v name_v so_o blind_a and_o delude_v be_v he_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o and_o be_v just_o deliver_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n because_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n 3._o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o she_o have_v any_o familiar_a spirit_n or_o call_v up_o any_o for_o the_o name_n that_o be_v there_o give_v she_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominam_fw-la pythonis_n vel_fw-la utris_fw-la the_o mistress_n of_o the_o bottle_n or_o of_o the_o oracle_n for_o saul_n say_v seek_v i_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v mistress_n of_o the_o bottle_n or_o of_o the_o oracle_n for_o so_o it_o must_v signify_v if_o it_o be_v genuine_o and_o fit_o translate_v and_o his_o servant_n tell_v he_o that_o at_o endor_n there_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o be_v mistress_n of_o ob_fw-la the_o bottle_n or_o oracle_n for_o though_o some_o translate_v it_o mulier_fw-la habens_fw-la pythonem_fw-la or_o as_o tremellius_n mulier_fw-la praedita_fw-la pythone_fw-la it_o will_v but_o reach_v thus_o much_o that_o she_o be_v possess_v of_o or_o have_v in_o her_o power_n this_o ob_fw-la bottle_n or_o oracle_n that_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o fit_a contrive_a place_n to_o give_v answer_n as_o they_o do_v at_o the_o oracle_n for_o if_o they_o mean_v that_o she_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n in_o her_o belly_n than_o it_o be_v possess_v of_o she_o more_o than_o she_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o but_o there_o be_v another_o text_n that_o do_v full_o agree_v with_o this_o and_o will_v help_v to_o explicate_v it_o and_o be_v this_o speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n or_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o whoredom_n of_o the_o well-favoured_a harlot_n the_o mistress_n 4._o of_o witchcraft_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d domina_fw-la vel_fw-la patrona_fw-la the_o mistress_n or_o patroness_n of_o juggle_n and_o delusion_n so_o that_o in_o propriety_n of_o language_n she_o of_o endor_n be_v call_v the_o mistress_n of_o python_n or_o oracle_n because_o she_o can_v play_v the_o cozen_a feat_n that_o belong_v unto_o it_o 4._o among_o all_o the_o several_a way_n of_o idolatry_n that_o manasseh_n set_v up_o 6._o or_o cause_v to_o be_v set_v up_o this_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o fecit_fw-la pythonem_fw-la or_o fecissetque_fw-la pythonem_fw-la he_o make_v ob_fw-la or_o pytho_n and_o though_o translator_n have_v be_v much_o perplex_v and_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o to_o give_v a_o signification_n agreeable_a to_o their_o preconceive_a opinion_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v it_o right_n or_o wrong_n bring_v it_o to_o their_o mind_n though_o it_o be_v utter_o false_a and_o erroneous_a for_o tremellius_n render_v it_o instituitque_fw-la pythonem_fw-la which_o though_o pretty_a near_a yet_o be_v altogether_o short_a of_o the_o propriety_n and_o the_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n have_v run_v quite_o counter_a but_o our_o english_a translator_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o other_o who_o give_v it_o and_o deal_v with_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o word_n must_v be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o make_v grove_n fecitque_fw-la lucos_fw-la because_o the_o word_n be_v both_o from_o the_o same_o root_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fecit_fw-la confecit_fw-la perâ—ecit_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v and_o must_v be_v take_v in_o other_o place_n and_o be_v especial_o manifest_a in_o these_o god_n say_v to_o noah_n make_v thou_o a_o ark_n of_o gopher_n wood_n and_o after_o a_o 16._o window_n shall_v thou_o make_v to_o the_o ark._n the_o psalmist_n say_v but_o our_o 3._o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n he_o have_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v and_o again_o to_o he_o who_o alone_o do_v great_a wonder_n we_o may_v add_v forty_o place_n 4._o more_o where_o the_o word_n be_v use_v that_o come_v from_o this_o root_n and_o have_v the_o same_o punctual_a signification_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v conclude_v 1._o that_o manasseh_n can_v not_o make_v a_o devil_n nor_o a_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o word_n ob_fw-la do_v not_o intend_v nor_o bear_v forth_o any_o such_o matter_n in_o true_a and_o genuine_a signification_n 2._o that_o he_o can_v not_o make_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n proper_o do_v signify_v neither_o 3._o that_o he_o only_o can_v make_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v contrive_v the_o grove_n in_o such_o as_o order_n be_v the_o idol-priest_n may_v direct_v as_o most_o fit_a for_o they_o to_o play_v their_o cozen_a and_o juggle_a feat_n and_o delusion_n in_o so_o he_o may_v make_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v contrive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o place_n for_o the_o oracle_n and_o prepare_v those_o knack_n and_o implement_n wherewith_o and_o in_o which_o place_n the_o divine_a might_n either_o by_o he_o or_o herself_o or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o confederate_n bring_v to_o pass_v strange_a thing_n which_o they_o make_v the_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a people_n believe_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o god_n worship_v in_o and_o by_o those_o idol_n or_o by_o demon_n and_o spirit_n or_o the_o call_n up_o of_o the_o dead_a when_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o perform_v but_o either_o in_o rapture_n feign_a and_o force_v fury_n trance_n and_o thereby_o lie_v prediction_n and_o ambiguous_a equivocation_n be_v utter_v whereby_o the_o people_n be_v delude_v and_o draw_v unto_o idolatry_n or_o by_o give_v dark_a and_o obscure_a responsion_n by_o ventriloquy_n speak_v in_o bottle_n or_o through_o hollow_a pipe_n and_o cavity_n whereby_o they_o do_v peep_v and_o mutter_v or_o last_o by_o have_v knavish_a confederate_n hide_v in_o secret_a and_o cunning_o contrive_v place_n and_o suitable_o habit_v to_o personate_v those_o that_o be_v desire_v to_o be_v raise_v up_o as_o be_v most_o probable_a in_o this_o woman_n of_o endor_n and_o the_o forge_a and_o pretend_a samuel_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o devil_n nor_o familiar_a but_o a_o cozen_a knave_n or_o a_o quean_n more_o crafty_a than_o the_o demon_n themselves_o 5._o that_o they_o have_v no_o familiar_a spirit_n be_v manifest_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o manner_n how_o they_o carry_v themselves_o in_o these_o cheat_a action_n and_o performance_n for_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o thus_o and_o when_o they_o shall_v 19_o say_v unto_o you_o seek_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la pythones_fw-la unto_o oracler_n and_o unto_o wizard_n that_o peep_v and_o mutter_v if_o they_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n or_o daemon_n what_o need_v they_o chirp_v peep_v or_o mutter_v can_v it_o not_o speak_v loud_a and_o plain_a enough_o yea_o doubtless_o it_o can_v if_o they_o have_v any_o such_o but_o it_o be_v to_o conceal_v their_o own_o deceit_n and_o knavery_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v forth_o and_o discover_v and_o without_o such_o chirp_n and_o mutter_v they_o can_v neither_o perform_v their_o juggle_a delusion_n nor_o keep_v they_o from_o be_v know_v and_o deride_v tremellius_n his_o note_n upon_o this_o place_n be_v
meteor_n it_o be_v but_o only_o as_o instrumental_a and_o organical_a cause_n work_v mere_o as_o they_o be_v order_v and_o act_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n that_o work_v all_o in_o all_o as_o the_o christian_a philosopher_n doctor_n fludd_n have_v most_o learned_o prove_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o cosmical_a meteor_n which_o i_o serious_o commend_v to_o those_o that_o desire_v full_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o particular_a but_o the_o devil_n be_v chief_o call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n because_o he_o be_v the_o proud_a high_a airy_a and_o spiritual_a prince_n and_o ruler_n of_o wickedness_n in_o high_a or_o super-coelestial_a place_n by_o which_o proud_a airy_a and_o spiritual_a wickedness_n he_o work_v 12._o in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n for_o we_o wrestle_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o principality_n against_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n against_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o learned_a beza_n say_v thus_o homineâ—_n quorum_fw-la fragilis_fw-la &_o caduca_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la cui_fw-la opponuntur_fw-la versutiae_fw-la spirituales_fw-la infinitis_fw-la partibus_fw-la potentiores_fw-la and_o again_o be_v it_o a_o nomina_fw-la tribuit_fw-la angelis_n malis_fw-la propter_fw-la effectus_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la eos_fw-la suâ_fw-la vi_fw-la possint_fw-la praestare_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la illis_fw-la deus_fw-la laxat_fw-la habenas_fw-la and_o therefore_o s._n chrysostom_n 8._o upon_o this_o place_n say_v thus_o mundi_fw-la verò_fw-la dominos_fw-la eos_fw-la vocat_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la mundum_fw-la gubernent_fw-la sed_fw-la solet_fw-la scriptura_fw-la malos_fw-la actus_fw-la hunc_fw-la mundum_fw-la vocare_fw-la ut_fw-la quando_fw-la christus_fw-la dicit_fw-la vos_fw-la non_fw-la estis_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la ex_fw-la mundo_fw-la 2._o to_o consider_v their_o power_n in_o spiritual_a and_o moral_a thing_n particular_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o have_v no_o power_n in_o some_o thing_n but_o by_o their_o fall_n have_v utter_o lose_v it_o as_o be_v apparent_a in_o these_o few_o point_n 1._o they_o have_v lose_v that_o freedom_n of_o will_n that_o they_o have_v by_o creation_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o before_o they_o fall_v and_o agreeable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o thesis_n of_o learned_a zanchy_a which_o be_v this_o that_o all_o devil_n have_v so_o 175._o far_o their_o will_n make_v obstinate_a in_o sin_n the_o hatred_n of_o god_n christ_n and_o of_o mankind_n that_o from_o this_o evil_n they_o can_v will_v to_o repent_v and_o thereby_o be_v save_v and_o this_o he_o thus_o prove_v 1._o because_o in_o the_o scripture_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o be_v now_o become_v such_o that_o they_o can_v be_v change_v from_o their_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n because_o it_o be_v become_v natural_a unto_o they_o 2._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o whole_a time_n since_o their_o fall_n never_o yet_o any_o of_o they_o have_v give_v any_o sign_n of_o resipiscence_n 3._o if_o they_o can_v repent_v and_o believe_v in_o christ_n then_o for_o they_o and_o their_o sin_n christ_n also_o shall_v have_v die_v for_o he_o say_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o those_o that_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o they_o neither_o believe_v in_o he_o neither_o 17._o do_v he_o die_v for_o they_o 4._o but_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o their_o impenitency_n be_v the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o have_v give_v they_o up_o to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n because_o they_o sin_v know_o and_o wilful_o against_o the_o truth_n and_o this_o point_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o thomas_n aquinas_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o many_o other_o 2._o so_o that_o as_o they_o have_v lose_v freedom_n of_o will_n so_o they_o can_v at_o all_o will_n or_o act_n to_o be_v save_v or_o to_o repent_v 3._o and_o as_o they_o can_v will_v or_o act_n to_o repent_v or_o be_v save_v so_o the_o whole_a act_n of_o their_o will_n be_v evil_a malicious_a and_o wicked_a be_v liar_n and_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n 3._o the_o three_o be_v to_o consider_v their_o power_n in_o sublunary_a and_o elementary_a thing_n which_o be_v the_o most_o pertinent_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n it_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o some_o have_v magnify_v even_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o omnipotency_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v the_o more_o narrow_o ventilate_v and_o examine_v it_o which_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o this_o order_n 1._o how_o great_a soever_o the_o power_n of_o the_o fall_a angel_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v yet_o neither_o in_o knowledge_n can_v they_o be_v deem_v to_o be_v omniscient_a or_o in_o power_n to_o be_v omnipotent_a because_o they_o be_v create_v being_n circumscribe_v limit_v and_o finite_a and_o consequent_o can_v perform_v no_o act_n that_o necessary_o must_v require_v a_o omnipotent_a power_n and_o so_o can_v neither_o create_v thing_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la annihilate_v or_o transubstantiate_v any_o creature_n or_o substance_n or_o pervert_v or_o put_v forth_o of_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o god_n by_o creation_n decree_n and_o providence_n have_v set_v into_o their_o certain_a order_n of_o generation_n alteration_n and_o corruption_n 2._o how_o great_a soever_o their_o power_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v yet_o rational_o it_o must_v be_v take_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n that_o they_o have_v before_o their_o fall_n for_o as_o zanchy_a say_v certum_fw-la supra_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la &_o in_o genere_fw-la hac_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la illos_fw-la punitos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la quicquid_fw-la poterant_fw-la cum_fw-la boni_fw-la essent_fw-la nec_fw-la etiam_fw-la quicquid_fw-la nunc_fw-la velint_fw-la because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v witness_v that_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o chain_n and_o that_o satan_n beg_v leave_v of_o god_n to_o invade_v job_n that_o they_o fight_v with_o the_o good_a angel_n but_o be_v overcome_v and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v so_o resist_v of_o believe_a man_n that_o they_o may_v be_v overthrow_v ac_fw-la vae_fw-la nobis_fw-la nisi_fw-la potentia_fw-la daemonum_n infirmata_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o à _fw-la domino_fw-la comprimeretur_fw-la &_o compesceretur_fw-la 3._o and_o what_o power_n soever_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o fall_a angel_n yet_o it_o supra_fw-la be_v by_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o learned_a restrain_v only_o to_o these_o sublunary_a and_o inferior_a body_n and_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o power_n by_o creation_n or_o ordination_n to_o work_v upon_o move_z or_o alter_v thing_n that_o be_v angelical_a celestial_a ethereal_a and_o superior_a but_o only_o be_v chain_v in_o this_o caliginous_a atmosphere_n and_o impure_a air_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o superior_a body_n work_v upon_o those_o that_o be_v inferior_a but_o not_o on_o the_o contrary_a neither_o have_v we_o any_o example_n that_o can_v prove_v that_o they_o do_v operate_v upon_o celestial_a body_n and_o so_o their_o power_n how_o great_a soever_o some_o may_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v be_v only_o restrain_v to_o these_o inferior_a sublunary_a thing_n 4._o the_o operation_n and_o action_n perform_v by_o the_o fall_a angel_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o the_o simple_a respect_n of_o their_o natural_a and_o create_a power_n and_o this_o how_o great_a soever_o it_o be_v before_o their_o fall_n be_v not_o only_o lessen_v but_o that_o which_o remain_v be_v limit_v and_o restrain_v with_o the_o adamantine_a chain_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o divine_a providence_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o what_o power_n they_o may_v have_v superad_v by_o god_n when_o they_o be_v commissionated_a and_o send_v by_o god_n to_o effect_v some_o particular_a action_n as_o for_o example_n moses_n and_o aaron_n have_v but_o the_o ordinary_a strength_n and_o power_n that_o be_v common_a to_o other_o man_n before_o they_o be_v send_v upon_o the_o message_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o make_v instrument_n to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n for_o than_o be_v they_o arm_v and_o endow_v with_o the_o power_n of_o work_v great_a and_o stupendous_a miracle_n so_o it_o can_v rational_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o two_o angel_n that_o be_v send_v as_o instrument_n to_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n do_v or_o can_v of_o their_o own_o proper_a individual_a and_o create_a power_n bring_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n to_o burn_v those_o two_o city_n but_o that_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a as_o grant_v and_o give_v to_o they_o for_o that_o judgement_n only_o and_o not_o by_o that_o ordinary_a power_n that_o they_o can_v always_o exercise_v for_o the_o text_n say_v then_o the_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o gomorrha_n brimstome_n 24._o and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n forth_o of_o heaven_n neither_o can_v it_o rational_o be_v suppose_v that_o one_o angel_n
more_o and_o more_o and_o that_o no_o tumour_n nor_o any_o other_o preternatural_a thing_n do_v outward_o appear_v the_o beholder_n do_v fear_v some_o sort_n of_o venefice_fw-la or_o witchcraft_n therefore_o they_o apply_v a_o well_o try_v medicine_n which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v say_v to_o be_v much_o approve_v to_o wit_n red_a coral_n well_o beat_v with_o the_o leaf_n of_o oak_n and_o with_o rose-water_n bring_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cataplasm_n and_o leave_v it_o on_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 24_o hour_n in_o which_o space_n of_o time_n the_o place_n be_v bring_v to_o suppuration_n and_o within_o as_o many_o more_o hour_n the_o same_o remedy_n be_v apply_v again_o the_o abscess_n be_v break_v and_o in_o it_o needle_n hair_n and_o burn_a coal_n be_v find_v all_o these_o together_o with_o the_o amulet_n they_o put_v into_o a_o hole_n make_v with_o a_o augur_n or_o gimlet_n in_o the_o root_n of_o a_o oak_n towards_o the_o east_n in_o the_o morning_n before_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o they_o stop_v up_o the_o same_o hole_n with_o a_o wedge_n or_o pin_n make_v of_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n the_o pain_n thereupon_o plain_o cease_v and_o the_o place_n be_v with_o other_o medicament_n bring_v to_o cicatrisation_n but_o some_o deride_v such_o thing_n and_o think_v they_o to_o be_v prestigious_a delusion_n do_v pull_v they_o forth_o of_o the_o hole_n again_o hereupon_o forthwith_o that_o miserable_a servant_n be_v again_o afflict_v with_o cruel_a pain_n more_o rage_a than_o the_o former_a therefore_o they_o repeat_v the_o former_a medicament_n and_o more_o copious_a matter_n do_v issue_n forth_o which_o be_v take_v together_o with_o the_o amulet_n and_o put_v in_o the_o former_a place_n in_o the_o oak_n all_o the_o pain_n do_v forthwith_o vanish_v and_o she_o afterward_o live_v altogether_o sound_a and_o so_o i_o conceive_v that_o by_o these_o reason_n authority_n and_o instance_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o what_o devil_n or_o witch_n work_v in_o humane_a body_n or_o in_o corporeal_a matter_n be_v by_o apply_v fit_a active_n to_o suitable_a passives_n and_o so_o the_o effect_n be_v only_o produce_v by_o natural_a cause_n and_o mean_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o undertake_v to_o make_v good_a the_o next_o thing_n that_o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o have_v to_o consider_v and_o examine_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o johannes_n baptista_n van_fw-mi helmont_n that_o great_a physician_n philosopher_n and_o chemist_n which_o we_o shall_v open_v in_o these_o particular_n 1._o he_o recite_v a_o large_a catalogue_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o a_o most_o strange_a manner_n bring_v or_o inject_v into_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o dart_n thorn-pricks_a or_o pin_n chaff_n hair_n dust_n of_o wood_n that_o have_v be_v saw_v little_a stone_n eggshell_n and_o piece_n of_o pot_n hull_n and_o husk_n or_o swad_v infect_v thing_n of_o linen_n needle_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o artificer_n which_o have_v be_v inject_v insensible_o and_o enter_v altogether_o in_o a_o invisible_a manner_n but_o be_v detain_v and_o eject_v with_o direful_a pain_n and_o torture_n and_o that_o sometime_o they_o be_v great_a than_o the_o hole_n or_o passage_n by_o which_o they_o be_v intromit_v 2._o and_o to_o confirm_v this_o assertion_n he_o bring_v instance_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o these_o follow_v for_o he_o say_v of_o late_a there_o be_v a_o part_n of_o a_o oxhide_n inject_v by_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n it_o be_v entire_a which_o the_o chirurgeon_n do_v draw_v forth_o with_o a_o pair_n of_o forceps_fw-la 1._o it_o be_v of_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o ball_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n the_o apostume_n first_o be_v ripen_v and_o a_o witch_n burn_v at_o bruges_n do_v confess_v that_o she_o have_v inject_v that_o hide_n into_o the_o good_a man_n so_o he_o say_v we_o have_v in_o time_n past_o see_v at_o lira_n the_o child_n of_o orphan_n to_o have_v cast_v up_o by_o vomit_v a_o artificial_a horse_n and_o cart_n draw_v forth_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bystander_n to_o wit_v a_o four_o footed_a board_n accompany_v with_o its_o rope_n and_o wheel_n and_o 2._o what_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v place_v it_o be_v easy_o great_a than_o the_o double_a throat_n further_o he_o say_v i_o have_v see_v at_o antwerp_n in_o the_o year_n 1622._o a_o young_a maid_n who_o have_v vomit_v perhaps_o two_o thousand_o pin_n conglomerate_v together_o and_o with_o they_o hair_n and_o filth_n another_o maid_n he_o say_v at_o mechlin_n in_o the_o year_n 1631_o who_o we_o be_v present_a do_v vomit_n up_o shave_n of_o wood_n or_o chip_n cut_v off_o in_o plain_v with_o the_o hatchet_n with_o much_o slimy_a stuff_n to_o the_o magnitude_n of_o two_o fist_n it_o be_v he_o say_v a_o frequent_a thing_n every_o where_o admit_v by_o learned_a men._n upon_o which_o we_o will_v only_o give_v these_o animadversion_n 1._o that_o thing_n as_o strange_a as_o these_o that_o helmont_n seem_v to_o avouch_v 1._o of_o his_o own_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n be_v also_o attest_v by_o other_o person_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o credit_n as_o beside_o what_o we_o have_v immediate_o before_o show_v from_o salmuth_n of_o the_o needle_n hair_n and_o burn_a coal_n that_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o maid_n arm_n these_o example_n may_v ratify_v we_o will_v pass_v by_o sprenger_n bodin_n remigius_n and_o del_n rio_n as_o pontificial_a author_n and_o therefore_o partial_a and_o interest_v only_o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o shall_v give_v this_o from_o alexander_n benedictus_fw-la who_o tell_v this_o 3._o that_o he_o see_v two_o woman_n his_o neighbour_n upon_o one_o day_n be_v infect_v by_o potion_n of_o evil_a medicament_n who_o afterward_o be_v wonderful_o torment_v with_o strange_a vomit_n that_o the_o one_o cast_v up_o with_o great_a straining_n a_o head_n bodkin_n very_o great_a bend_a like_o a_o hook_n with_o a_o great_a lump_n of_o woman_n hair_n wrap_v with_o the_o pair_v of_o nail_n who_o die_v the_o day_n follow_v the_o other_o vomit_v up_o a_o woman_n quoif_n piece_n of_o glass_n with_o three_o dry_a piece_n of_o a_o dog_n tail_n that_o be_v hairy_a so_o that_o she_o have_v void_v by_o vomit_v as_o much_o if_o set_v together_o as_o will_v have_v equalise_v the_o quantity_n of_o the_o whole_a tail_n but_o the_o most_o strange_a story_n that_o possible_o can_v be_v read_v be_v record_v by_o thomas_n bartholinus_n who_o be_v physician_n to_o frederick_n the_o three_o king_n of_o denmark_n of_o anna_n erici_n who_o vomit_v up_o at_o several_a time_n a_o piece_n of_o sharp_a wood_n 4._o great_a store_n of_o black_a blood_n a_o hem_n or_o fring_n of_o silk_n or_o linen_n cloth_n of_o a_o blue_a colour_n sow_v with_o a_o green_a thread_n in_o which_o be_v hide_v three_o piece_n of_o lead_n two_o piece_n of_o glass_n three_o almond_n three_o piece_n of_o a_o tobacco-pipe_n and_o white_a stone_n or_o flint_n and_o afterward_o many_o other_o horrid_a strange_a and_o incredible_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v read_v in_o the_o place_n quote_v in_o the_o margin_n 2._o it_o will_v seem_v a_o point_n of_o strange_a scepticism_n or_o infidelity_n to_o 2._o distrust_n and_o reject_v these_o relation_n as_o lie_n and_o fiction_n see_v the_o author_n that_o recite_v they_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n attest_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o view_n or_o knowledge_n or_o at_o least_o from_o unquestionable_a eye-witness_n and_o that_o they_o be_v man_n of_o great_a reputation_n and_o credit_n that_o live_v in_o several_a country_n and_o in_o different_a time_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o conspire_v in_o a_o lie_n 3._o but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o we_o find_v person_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o sober_a judgement_n to_o use_v much_o hesitation_n about_o these_o thing_n and_o 3._o either_o to_o suspend_v their_o belief_n of_o they_o as_o have_v never_o see_v any_o such_o thing_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o may_v well_o conclude_v as_o many_o wise_a man_n do_v that_o he_o that_o have_v see_v a_o thing_n may_v better_o believe_v it_o than_o he_o that_o have_v not_o see_v it_o or_o else_o be_v utter_o diffident_a and_o believe_v no_o such_o matter_n of_o fact_n at_o all_o and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o great_a folly_n than_o to_o be_v very_o inquisitive_a and_o laborious_a to_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o phenomenon_n as_o never_o have_v any_o existence_n and_o therefore_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v cautious_a and_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o effect_n before_o they_o adventure_v to_o explicate_v the_o cause_n and_o i_o find_v both_o my_o lord_n bacon_n and_o that_o honourable_a and_o learned_a person_n mr._n boyle_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v these_o thing_n do_v it_o with_o extreme_a caution_n
store_v it_o with_o provision_n necessary_a to_o keep_v himself_o from_o drown_v in_o anno_fw-la dom._n 1524._o 2._o and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v certify_v how_o frequent_a and_o common_a these_o counterfeit_a imposture_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v practise_v take_v 2._o this_o other_o from_o undoubted_a authority_n the_o 15_o of_o august_n be_v sunday_n in_o the_o 16_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n agnes_n bridges_n 678._o a_o maid_n about_o the_o age_n of_o 20_o year_n and_o rachel_n pinder_n a_o wench_n about_o the_o age_n of_o 11_o or_o 12_o year_n who_o both_o of_o they_o have_v counterfeit_v to_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o devil_n whereby_o they_o have_v not_o only_o marvellous_o delude_v many_o people_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n but_o also_o diverse_a such_o person_n as_o otherwise_o seem_v of_o good_a wit_n and_o understanding_n stand_v before_o the_o preacher_n at_o pauls-cross_a where_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o hypocritical_a counterfeit_n with_o penitent_a behaviour_n require_v forgiveness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o world_n and_o the_o people_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o also_o their_o several_a examination_n and_o confession_n be_v there_o open_o read_v by_o the_o preacher_n and_o afterward_o publish_v in_o print_n for_o posterity_n hereafter_o to_o beware_v of_o the_o like_a deceiver_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v take_v these_o two_o observation_n 1._o we_o may_v from_o hence_o note_n how_o subject_a the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v 1._o both_o to_o deceive_v and_o to_o be_v deceive_v and_o that_o not_o only_o the_o common_a people_n but_o also_o the_o wise_a and_o more_o learned_a head_n may_v most_o easy_o be_v impose_v upon_o and_o that_o therefore_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o the_o like_a we_o can_v use_v too_o much_o circumspection_n nor_o use_v too_o much_o diligence_n to_o discover_v they_o 2._o we_o may_v note_v that_o when_o such_o strange_a imposture_n or_o false_a miracle_n 2._o be_v pretend_v there_o be_v common_o some_o sinister_a and_o corrupt_a end_n aim_v at_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o religion_n and_o that_o those_o that_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o publish_v such_o thing_n as_o true_a miracle_n and_o divine_a revelation_n be_v general_o those_o that_o do_v complot_n and_o devise_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o great_a number_n they_o be_v that_o cry_v they_o up_o and_o the_o more_o esteem_v the_o person_n be_v of_o that_o blow_n abroad_o such_o thing_n the_o great_a suspicion_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o falsity_n and_o forgery_n of_o they_o always_o remember_v that_o the_o great_a the_o fame_n and_o number_n of_o the_o person_n be_v that_o conspire_v and_o confederate_a together_o the_o great_a thing_n they_o may_v bring_v to_o pass_v and_o be_v more_o able_a to_o deceive_v as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o priest_n attend_v the_o oracle_n who_o though_o they_o labour_v to_o father_n their_o prediction_n upon_o some_o deity_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o their_o own_o confederacy_n imposture_n and_o juggle_n 3._o but_o these_o diabolical_a counterfeiting_n of_o possession_n and_o the_o 3._o maintain_n of_o the_o power_n of_o dispossession_n and_o cast_v forth_o of_o devil_n be_v not_o only_o uphold_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o papist_n to_o advance_v their_o superstitious_a course_n but_o also_o in_o the_o say_a time_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n there_o be_v divers_a nonconformist_n to_o gain_v credit_n and_o repute_v to_o their_o way_n that_o do_v by_o public_a write_a labour_n to_o prove_v the_o continuation_n of_o real_a possession_n by_o devil_n and_o that_o they_o have_v power_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o which_o number_n be_v one_o m_o r_o darrell_n and_o his_o accomplice_n who_o not_o only_o write_v divers_a pamphlet_n in_o the_o positive_a defence_n of_o that_o opinion_n but_o also_o publish_v certain_a narration_n of_o several_a person_n that_o they_o pretend_v be_v real_o possess_v with_o devil_n which_o be_v cast_v forth_o by_o their_o mean_n in_o use_v fast_v and_o prayer_n which_o write_n be_v answer_v possession_n by_o m_n r_o harsnet_n and_o other_o and_o their_o theory_n not_o only_o overthrow_v but_o their_o practice_n discover_v to_o be_v counterfeit_v and_o imposture_n whereupon_o there_o be_v divers_a person_n suborn_v to_o feign_v and_o counterfeit_v possession_n as_o william_n summer_n of_o nottingham_n who_o by_o the_o exorcist_n be_v report_v to_o have_v strange_a fit_n passion_n and_o action_n which_o be_v at_o large_a describe_v and_o set_v forth_o in_o that_o learned_a treatise_n dialogical_a discourse_n of_o spirit_n and_o devil_n write_v about_o the_o same_o time_n by_o john_n deacon_n and_o john_n waller_n minister_n and_o of_o divers_a other_o person_n who_o likewise_o pretend_v the_o same_o counterfeit_a possession_n and_o though_o the_o say_v forge_v and_o feign_a possession_n be_v strong_o maintain_v by_o their_o abettor_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n audacious_o assert_v to_o be_v true_a yet_o after_o the_o say_v darrell_n and_o his_o accomplice_n 352._o be_v examine_v by_o the_o queen_n commissioner_n all_o be_v make_v apparent_a to_o be_v notorious_a counterfeit_n cheat_v and_o imposture_n both_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o summer_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o several_a deponent_n neither_o be_v that_o discourse_n contain_v the_o certain_a possession_n of_o seven_o person_n in_o one_o family_n in_o lancashire_n at_o cheworth_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o leigh_n in_o the_o year_n 1594._o though_o believe_v by_o many_o for_o a_o truth_n because_o of_o the_o straight_a tale_n tell_v by_o the_o say_v darrell_n in_o that_o narrative_a of_o any_o better_a grain_n but_o full_a of_o untruth_n impossibility_n absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n 4._o our_o next_o instance_n shall_v be_v a_o most_o strange_a imposture_n act_v in_o 4._o the_o time_n of_o king_n james_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n know_v unto_o the_o whole_a nation_n that_o be_v of_o the_o boy_n of_o bilson_n in_o staffordshire_n in_o the_o year_n 55._o 1620._o by_o name_n william_n perry_n who_o condition_n as_o he_o have_v be_v teach_v and_o so_o leave_v by_o the_o popish_a priest_n take_v as_o follow_v this_o boy_n be_v about_o thirteen_o year_n old_a but_o for_o wit_n and_o subtlety_n far_o exceed_v his_o age_n be_v think_v by_o divers_a to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o bewitch_v by_o reason_n of_o many_o strange_a fit_n and_o much_o distemper_n wherewith_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v extreme_o affect_v in_o those_o fit_v he_o appear_v both_o deaf_a and_o blind_a writhing_z his_o mouth_z aside_o continual_o groan_v and_o pant_v and_o although_o often_o pinch_v with_o man_n finger_n prick_v with_o needle_n tickle_v on_o his_o side_n and_o once_o whip_v with_o a_o rod_n beside_o other_o the_o like_a extremity_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v discern_v by_o either_o shriek_a or_o shrink_v to_o bewray_v the_o least_o passion_n or_o feel_n out_o of_o his_o fit_n he_o take_v as_o might_n be_v think_v no_o sustenance_n which_o he_o can_v digest_v but_o together_o with_o it_o do_v void_a and_o cast_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rag_n thread_n straw_n crooked_a pin_n etc._n etc._n both_o in_o and_o out_o of_o his_o fit_n his_o belly_n by_o wilful_a and_o continual_a abstinence_n defraud_v his_o own_o â—uts_n be_v almost_o as_o flat_a as_o his_o back_n beside_o his_o throat_n be_v swell_v and_o hard_a his_o tongue_n stiff_a and_o roll_v up_o towards_o the_o roof_n of_o his_o mouth_n insomuch_o that_o he_o seem_v always_o dumb_a save_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v once_o in_o a_o fortnight_n or_o three_o week_n and_o that_o but_o in_o very_a few_o word_n two_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o give_v most_o just_a cause_n of_o presumption_n that_o he_o be_v possess_v and_o bewitch_v one_o be_v that_o he_o can_v still_o discern_v when_o that_o woman_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v bewitch_v he_o to_o wit_n joan_n cock_n be_v bring_v in_o to_o any_o room_n where_o he_o be_v although_o she_o be_v secret_o convey_v thither_o as_o be_v one_o time_n try_v before_o the_o grand_a jury_n at_o stafford_n the_o second_o that_o though_o he_o will_v abide_v other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o endure_v the_o repeat_n of_o that_o text_n viz._n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n jo._n 1._o ver_fw-la 1._o but_o instant_o roll_v his_o eye_n and_o shake_v his_o head_n as_o one_o distract_v he_o will_v fall_v unto_o his_o usual_a fit_n of_o groan_v pant_a distraction_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o plight_n he_o continue_v many_o month_n to_o the_o great_a wonder_n and_o astonishment_n of_o thousand_o who_o from_o divers_a part_n come_v to_o see_v he_o thus_o much_o of_o his_o cunning_n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o most_o devilish_a and_o cunning_o contrive_v counterfeit_v and_o dissimulation_n be_v discover_v and_o