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A68868 A treatise of the foure degenerate sonnes viz. the atheist the magician the idolater· and the Iew. VVherein are handled many profitable questions concerning atheisme, witchcraft, idolatry, and Iudaisme: and sundry places of Scripture, cleared out of the originall tongues. Being the fourth volume, of the Workes of Mr. Ioh. Weemse of Lathocker in Scotland, and Prebend of Dunelm.; Works. Vol. 4 Weemes, John, 1579?-1636. 1636 (1636) STC 25218; ESTC S119529 289,084 416

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this_o be_v magic_n this_o be_v also_o one_o of_o the_o singular_a privilege_n of_o god_n when_o he_o use_v one_o mean_n to_o cure_v all_o disease_n disease_n god_n sixth_o privilege_n to_o use_v one_o mean_n to_o cure_v all_o disease_n joh._n 5._o whosoever_o enter_v into_o the_o pool_n after_o the_o water_n be_v trouble_v by_o the_o angel_n he_o be_v cure_v of_o whatsoever_o disease_n he_o have_v this_o be_v god_n panaceum_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o cure_v all_o disease_n when_o sorcerer_n and_o witch_n use_v one_o remedy_n for_o all_o disease_n this_o be_v plain_a magic_n and_o a_o usurpation_n of_o the_o privilege_n which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n god_n seven_o privilege_n in_o work_v of_o miracle_n they_o god_n seven_o privilege_n when_o he_o use_v mean_n to_o cure_v which_o have_v no_o force_n in_o they_o be_v when_o he_o use_v salt_n spittle_n meal_n oil_n dust_n these_o midse_n have_v no_o force_n in_o work_v these_o miracle_n and_o they_o be_v not_o as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v media_fw-la operantia_fw-la sed_fw-la deferentia_fw-la and_o god_n do_v not_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o wrought_v by_o these_o mean_n but_o not_o in_o these_o mean_n when_o a_o fisher_n be_v fish_v he_o catch_v upon_o the_o hook_n the_o crimpe_z fish_n the_o crimpe_z fish-transmits_a a_o benumdnesse_n first_o to_o the_o hook_n then_o to_o the_o line_n then_o to_o the_o goad_n and_o last_v it_o benume_v the_o fisher_n arm_n now_o because_o the_o line_n and_o the_o goad_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o benumdnesse_n therefore_o they_o be_v but_o media_fw-la deferentia_fw-la and_o these_o mide_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n which_o the_o lord_n use_v first_o he_o use_v some_o midse_n as_o seem_v to_o have_v some_o natural_a force_n in_o they_o yet_o have_v none_o second_o he_o use_v midse_n which_o have_v no_o power_n in_o they_o and_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o power_n and_o three_o he_o use_v midse_n which_o have_v a_o contrary_a power_n 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