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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 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ignorant_a superstition_n and_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v serious_o read_v and_o consider_v that_o little_a piece_n that_o be_v print_v some_o few_o year_n since_o though_o write_v long_o ago_o and_o by_o some_o that_o pretend_v to_o no_o small_a share_n of_o learning_n cry_v up_o exceed_o for_o a_o most_o convince_a relation_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n called_z the_o devil_n of_o mascon_n may_v easy_o gather_v that_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v true_o relate_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v some_o creature_n of_o a_o middle_a nature_n and_o no_o evil_a spirit_n both_o because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o sportful_a and_o mannerly_a creature_n that_o it_o will_v leave_v they_o and_o not_o disturb_v they_o at_o their_o devotion_n as_o also_o as_o far_o as_o i_o remember_v for_o i_o have_v not_o the_o book_n by_o i_o because_o it_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v a_o devil_n and_o profess_v that_o it_o 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that_o have_v moses_n 31._o and_o the_o prophet_n and_o do_v not_o hear_v they_o neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v mr._n glanvil_n that_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n do_v with_o infallible_a certitude_n teach_v we_o that_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n have_v most_o certain_o a_o existence_n and_o therefore_o we_o need_v none_o of_o his_o feign_a nor_o forge_a story_n of_o apparition_n which_o if_o they_o be_v certain_o know_v to_o be_v true_a and_o real_a by_o undeceivable_a matter_n of_o fact_n yet_o he_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v what_o be_v write_v of_o the_o be_v of_o spirit_n by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n will_v not_o believe_v apparition_n no_o not_o of_o a_o man_n if_o he_o come_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o that_o precious_a and_o pithy_a sentence_n of_o st._n austin_n who_o say_v major_a 2._o est_fw-la huius_fw-la 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carnal_a and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o prepare_v ourselves_o against_o all_o spiritual_a assault_n but_o as_o for_o any_o visible_a carnal_a or_o bodily_a there_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v any_o such_o because_o the_o apostle_n that_o declare_v by_o his_o preach_a and_o write_n the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n have_v reveal_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o visible_a appear_v of_o satan_n much_o less_o of_o his_o make_n of_o a_o visible_a league_n with_o the_o witch_n or_o the_o suck_n of_o their_o body_n or_o the_o have_v carnal_a copulation_n with_o they_o which_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v lie_n and_o figment_n because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o warn_v we_o of_o any_o such_o which_o we_o ought_v certain_o to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v do_v if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o matter_n and_o the_o holy_a apostle_n who_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o 11._o the_o device_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d notion_n or_o intention_n of_o satan_n will_v not_o have_v omit_v 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