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may_v believe_v be_v a_o wonder_n yea_o â—_o monster_n in_o nature_n chrysostome_n concludeâ—_n 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o same_o ground_n imperfect_a that_o there_o be_v now_o in_o the_o church_n no_o necessity_n of_o work_a miracle_n and_o call_v he_o a_o false_a prophet_n that_o now_o take_v in_o hand_n to_o work_v they_o again_o if_o there_o be_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o sacrament_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v wrought_v either_o by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n or_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n for_o they_o be_v apparent_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o this_o be_v insensible_a and_o therefore_o neither_o of_o â—orce_n to_o move_v admiration_n nor_o to_o convince_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o make_v he_o to_o believe_v as_o for_o those_o which_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o saint_n in_o that_o church_n if_o we_o make_v recourse_n to_o the_o primitive_a time_n wherein_o
witch_n of_o endor_n be_v true_a samuel_n or_o no_o 109_o divination_n without_o mean_n by_o immediate_a assistance_n of_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n 121_o practise_v two_o way_n 1._o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v within_o the_o witch_n 122_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o the_o witch_n 123_o the_o difference_n between_o trance_n divine_a and_o diabolical_a 124_o chap._n iv._o of_o work_a witchcraft_n the_o part_n of_o it_o enchantment_n what_o it_o be_v 127_o what_o a_o charm_n be_v 130_o whether_o the_o charm_n be_v in_o itself_o effectual_a to_o work_v wonder_n 133_o particular_a practice_n refer_v to_o enchantment_n 148_o juggle_v consist_v in_o delusion_n and_o sleight_n 157_o that_o the_o wonder_n do_v by_o the_o sorcerer_n of_o egypt_n beforâ—_n pharaoh_n be_v lrgle_a sleight_n and_o not_o true_a and_o real_a work_n 160_o chap._n v._o of_o witch_n what_o a_o witch_n be_v 167_o how_o many_o sort_n of_o witch_n 173_o the_o bad_a witch_n 173_o the_o good_a witch_n the_o worse_a of_o the_o two_o 174_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v by_o the_o 70._o signify_v a_o witch_n 178._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o witch_n why_o witch_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n 182_o chap._n vii_o the_o application_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o witchcraft_n to_o the_o present_a time_n here_o four_o point_n be_v handle_v i._o whether_o the_o witch_n of_o our_o timesâ—_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o which_o be_v condemn_v by_o this_o law_n of_o mâ—ses_n 186_o reason_n prove_v that_o they_o be_v 186_o allegation_n to_o the_o contrary_n answer_v 188._o 194._o etc._n etc._n ii_o how_o we_o may_v be_v able_a in_o these_o day_n to_o discern_v and_o discover_v a_o witch_n 199_o the_o mean_n of_o discovery_n two_o 200_o 1._o examination_n upon_o presumption_n â—00_o 2._o conviction_n upon_o proof_n less_o sufficient_a 205_o more_o sufficient_a 211_o the_o cause_n move_v satan_n to_o further_a their_o discovery_n 215_o why_o all_o witch_n be_v not_o speedy_o detect_v by_o satan_n mean_n 216_o 217_o iii_o what_o remedy_n may_v be_v use_v to_o prevent_v or_o cure_v the_o hurt_n of_o witchcraft_n 219_o remedy_n of_o two_o sort_n lawful_a either_o preservative_n or_o restorative_n 219_o preservative_n concern_v person_n 219_o whether_o the_o child_n of_o god_n may_v be_v bewitch_v or_o no_o 222_o concern_v place_n of_o abode_n 224_o restorative_n how_o whole_a country_n may_v be_v cure_v 227_o how_o particular_a person_n may_v be_v cure_v 229_o false_a and_o unlawful_a remedy_n prescribe_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n general_n the_o gift_n of_o cast_v out_o of_o devil_n 232_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o gift_n in_o the_o church_n since_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n 232_o particâ—â—r_n sive_fw-la the_o name_n jesus_n 239_o the_o use_n of_o saint_n relic_n 241_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o gross_a 243_o hallow_v of_o creature_n 244_o exorcism_n 245_o iu._n whether_o the_o witch_n of_o our_o time_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n 246_o reason_n prove_v that_o they_o ought_v 247_o objection_n answer_v 251_o the_o table_n of_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n genesis_n 3_o 20._o 226_o 12_o 8_o 226_o 30_o 37_o 141_o 37_o 7_o 94_o  _fw-fr 9_o 94_o 41_o 25_o 94_o 44_o 5_o 69_o exodus_fw-la 7_o 21_o 166_o  _fw-fr 11_o 163_o  _fw-fr 12_o 165_o 8_o 14_o 166_o  _fw-fr 19_o 40._o 164_o  _fw-fr 8_o 165_o 14_o 21_o 13_o 22_o 18_o 1_o  _fw-fr 20_o 182_o 32_o 28_o 254_o 9_o 11_o 164_o leviticus_fw-la 16_o 8_o 106_o 19_o 31_o 121_o 20_o 27_o 121_o 29_o 19_o 182_o number_n 12_o 6_o 93_o 22_o 6_o 129_o 23_o 23_o 130_o 25_o 8_o 254_o 35_o 31_o 180._o 183_o deuteronom_n 1_o 17_o 93_o 13_o 1_o 38_o  _fw-fr 2_o 103_o  _fw-fr 3_o 93_o  _fw-fr 5_o 182_o  _fw-fr 6_o 250_o 17_o 3_o 249_o 18_o 9_o 220_o  _fw-fr 10_o 67._o 73._o 92_o  _fw-fr 11_o 43._o 108_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 121._o 127_o  _fw-fr 18_o 228_o 20_o 5_o 225_o joshâ—a_n 7_o 15_o 106_o 10_o 13_o 14_o 14_o 2_o 106_o i._o samuel_n 10_o 21_o 106_o 15_o 23_o 8_o 28_o 8_o 126_o  _fw-fr 9_o 122_o  _fw-fr 19_o 62.108_o i._o king_n 17_o 21_o 116_o 22_o 22_o 40_o ii_o king_n 2_o 21_o 245_o 4_o 34_o 116_o 13_o 21_o 242_o 20_o 11_o 14_o ii_o chron._n 30_o 18_o 226_o job._n 1_o 16_o 28_o  _fw-fr 21_o 157_o 33_o 15_o 94_o psalm_n 58_o 5_o 42._o 143_o 92_o 10_o 221_o 106_o 30_o 235_o 136_o 4_o 15_o proverbes_n 16_o 33_o 106_o 18_o 18_o 106_o ecclesiastes_n 1_o 9_o 64_o 9_o 2_o 223_o 10_o 11_o 128_o isaiah_n 8_o 19_o 108_o  _fw-fr 20_o ibid._n 47_o 13_o 74_o jeremie_n 23_o 25_o 93_o ezekiel_n 21_o 21_o 67_o daniel_n 2_o 1_o 102_o  _fw-fr 2_o 74_o 3_o 25_o 14_o 4_o 30_o 34_o 6_o 22_o 14_o 8_o 16_o 102_o 11_o 3_o 58_o matthew_n 1_o 20_o 94_o 2_o 13_o ibid._n 4_o 9_o 43_o 7_o 22_o 23._o 35_o 12_o 27_o 234_o 14_o 20_o 14_o 20_o 34_o 17_o mark_n 5_o 12_o 41_o 16_o 17_o 234._o 237_o 16_o 18_o 232_o  _fw-fr 19_o ibid._n luke_n 10_o 17_o 36_o  _fw-fr 18_o 227_o 12_o 54_o 71_o 13_o 16_o 222_o john_n 11_o 43_o 17_o acts._n 3_o 6_o 151_o  _fw-fr 12_o 16_o  _fw-fr 16_o 151_o 5_o 15_o 242_o 7_o 22_o 82_o 8_o 9_o 173_o 10_o 11_o 126_o 13_o 6_o 173_o  _fw-fr 8_o ibid._n 16_o 16_o 122._o 151_o 19_o 12_o 242_o  _fw-fr 13_o 2â—5_n 240_o roman_n 8_o 1_o 199_o i._o corinth_n 6_o 5_o 230_o 12_o ult._n 36_o 14_o 22_o 233_o ii_o corinth_n 4_o 4_o 5_o 11_o 14_o 147_o 12_o 2_o 124_o galatian_n 3_o 1_o 23._o 158_o 5_o 20_o 179_o ephesian_n 6_o 12_o 5_o philippian_n 2_o 10_o 241_o colossian_n 2_o 15_o 198_o ii_o thessaly_n 2_o 9_o 28._o 238_o  _fw-fr 10_o 39_o  _fw-fr 11_o ibid._n i._o timoth._n 1_o 20_o 230_o 4_o 4_o 245_o ii_o timoth._n 3_o 8_o 160._o 163_o hebrew_n 10_o 28_o 182_o revelat._n 14_o 13_o 110._o 115_o 21_o 8_o 179_o 22_o 15_o ibid._n ecclesiasticus_fw-la 46_o 20_o 112_o tobit_n 6_o 7_o 226_o finis_fw-la a_o discourse_n of_o witchcraft_n exod._n 22._o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v this_o text_n contain_v one_o of_o the_o judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n touch_v the_o punishment_n of_o witchcraft_n which_o argument_n i_o have_v choose_v to_o entreat_v of_o for_o these_o cause_n first_o because_o witchcraft_n be_v arife_n and_o common_a sin_n in_o these_o our_o day_n and_o very_o many_o be_v entangle_v with_o it_o be_v either_o practitioner_n thereof_o in_o their_o own_o person_n or_o at_o the_o least_o yield_v to_o seek_v for_o help_n and_o counsel_n of_o such_o as_o practice_v it_o again_o there_o be_v sundry_a man_n who_o receive_v it_o for_o a_o truth_n that_o witchcraft_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o mere_a illusion_n and_o witch_n nothing_o but_o person_n delude_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o this_o opinion_n take_v place_n not_o only_o with_o the_o ignorant_a but_o be_v hold_v and_o maintain_v by_o such_o as_o be_v learned_a who_o do_v avouch_v it_o by_o word_n and_o writing_n that_o there_o be_v no_o witch_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o upon_o these_o and_o such_o like_a consideration_n i_o have_v be_v move_v to_o undertake_v the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o judicial_a law_n as_o a_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o shall_v be_v deliver_v in_o handle_v whereof_o two_o thing_n be_v distinct_o to_o be_v consider_v the_o first_o what_o be_v a_o witch_n the_o second_o what_o be_v her_o due_a and_o deserve_a punishment_n and_o both_o these_o be_v open_v and_o handle_v the_o whole_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n will_v the_o better_o appear_v for_o the_o first_o to_o give_v the_o true_a description_n of_o a_o witch_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n because_o there_o be_v many_o difference_n and_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n touch_v this_o point_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v proper_o and_o true_o define_v a_o witch_n we_o must_v first_o pause_v a_o while_n in_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o witchcraft_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o true_a experience_n of_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n touch_v witchcraft_n therefore_o i_o will_v consider_v three_o point_n i._n what_o witchcraft_n be_v ii_o what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o whole_a practice_n thereof_o iii_o how_o many_o kind_n and_o difference_n there_o be_v of_o it_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o witchcraft_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o all_o the_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o treat_v of_o this_o point_n it_o may_v be_v thus_o
of_o christ_n break_v for_o we_o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o every_o creature_n if_o the_o effect_n be_v ordinary_a and_o natural_a it_o have_v it_o by_o creation_n if_o extraordinary_a and_o supernatural_a it_o have_v that_o by_o divine_a ordination_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o any_o other_o mean_n be_v by_o satanical_a operation_n now_o charm_n and_o spell_n stand_v of_o set_a word_n and_o syllable_n have_v no_o power_n in_o they_o to_o work_v wonder_n either_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o creation_n or_o by_o god_n appointment_n since_o the_o creation_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v in_o they_o no_o power_n at_o all_o for_o any_o such_o purpose_n this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o reason_n be_v the_o assumption_n or_o application_n of_o the_o ground_n to_o the_o present_a instance_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n which_o i_o will_v prove_v in_o order_n first_o then_o i_o affirm_v that_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n no_o word_n of_o charm_n have_v power_n in_o they_o to_o work_v wonder_n &_o i_o prove_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n i._o all_o word_n make_v and_o utter_v by_o man_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o sound_n frame_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o breath_n that_o come_v from_o the_o lung_n and_o that_o which_o be_v only_o a_o bare_a sound_n in_o all_o reason_n can_v have_v no_o virtue_n in_o it_o to_o cause_v a_o real_a work_n much_o less_o to_o produce_v a_o wonder_n the_o sound_n of_o bell_n and_o of_o many_o musical_a instrument_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o many_o bruit_n creature_n be_v fartr_n more_o strong_a and_o powerful_a than_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o man_n yet_o who_o know_v not_o that_o none_o of_o all_o these_o be_v available_a to_o such_o purpose_n indeed_o they_o have_v power_n to_o affect_v the_o mind_n by_o their_o sweetness_n or_o otherwise_o but_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v a_o real_a work_n either_o by_o the_o inflict_a of_o hurt_n and_o harm_n or_o by_o the_o procure_n of_o 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word_n depend_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o man_n that_o frame_v and_o invent_v they_o be_v therefore_o invent_v only_o to_o show_v or_o signify_v some_o thing_n it_o remain_v that_o neither_o in_o nature_n nor_o proper_a use_n they_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o produce_v of_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a effect_n thus_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o assumption_n be_v clear_v in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o word_n of_o charmer_n have_v not_o this_o power_n in_o they_o by_o any_o special_a gift_n blessing_n or_o appointment_n of_o god_n since_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o assumption_n and_o i_o show_v it_o thus_o whatsoever_o be_v powerful_a and_o effectual_a to_o any_o end_n or_o purpose_n by_o god_n gift_n blessing_n or_o appointment_n the_o same_o be_v command_v in_o his_o word_n to_o be_v use_v and_o have_v also_o a_o promise_n of_o blessing_n annex_v to_o the_o right_a use_n thereof_o to_o use_v the_o 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