A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of almighty God written Exo. 20. Deu.…A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of allmygthye God wroten Exo. 20. Deu.…

Those abuse the name of God / that sick help of damned sprites or of such souls as be departed out of this world. as Saul did 1. Reg. 28. or those that by Necromancy or such like incantamentes abuse the name of god to resuscitate dead bodies / or call sprites departed unto the body again / which is nothing else but an illusion / and craft of the devil / to make men believe lies. Those men in English be called conjurers who useth arts for bidden by God's laws / And also by the laws of Ethnics / before Christ was born. Titus Livius lib. 1. de urbis origine writeth of Numa pomp. that was instructed disciplina tetrica. the which discipline. S. Aug. calleth / Hydromanciam ether necromantiam lib. de Civit. 7. cap. 35. the which arts were forbidding as it appeareth by Apuleius / which in his book de magia / defendythe him self / against one that accused him of N• cromancie. ⟨p. LXXXVI⟩The law of the 12. tables / that were in Rome long before the birth of Christ / for biddeth those arts / As Cicer. writeth De Repub. the more I wonder / that any such superstitious books / should be printed under the privilege / of any Christian prince / or Magistrates. as be the books of John Tritemius / and Henry Cornelius Agrippa. specially his thyrd book de occulta philozophia / that is to say / of secret philosophy. With many other / that spared no labour / in setting forth such ungodly works. They brought first the abuse of God's name in to christian mens hearts / and taught them the same superstition / that once was namely among the Persians / and Egyptians. Valerius lib. 8. cap. 6. for as among the gentiles there were some called Augurs that by observation of the birds of the air / in there fleeing / crying / and eating / made men believe / the knew things to come: so among the Christians be some / that think they can do the same. As if the Pie Chatter / they look for guests. If the crow cry / they say we shall have rain. If the hole howl / it is sign of death.

Those abuse the name of God / that sike helpe of damnyd sprytes or of souche soules as be departyd out of this worold. as Saul dyd 1. Reg. 28. or those that by Necromancie or souche like incantamentes abuse the name of god to resuscitat ded bodies / or call sprites departyd vnto the bodie agayne / whiche is nothing else but an illusion / and craffte of the deuill / to make men belyue lyes. Those men in Englyshe be callyd coniurers who vsithe artes for byddin by Godes lawes / And also by the lawes of Ethnikes / before Chryst was born. Titus Liuius lib. 1. de vrbis origine wrytithe of Numan pomp. that was instructid disciplina tetrica. the whiche discipline. S. Aug. callith / Hydromanciam ether necromantiam lib. de Ciuit. 7. cap. 35. the whiche artes were forbydding as it aperythe by Apuleius / whiche in his booke de magia / defendythe him selfe / agaynst one that accusyd him of N cromancie.