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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
Chapter 21 › The negative part.Chapter 21 › The negatiue part.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Magic operative, hath two parts: Juggling, and Enchantments.
Magique operatiue, hath two parts: Iuggling, and Inchantments.
Juggling, whereby, through the devils conveyance, many great and very hard matters, are in show effected. Exod. 7.10.11,12. Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it was turned into a serpent: then Pharaoh called also for the wise men, and sorcerers, and those charmers also of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: for they cast down every man his rod, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rod.
Iuggling, whereby, through the diuels conueiance, many great and very hard matters, are in shew effected. Exod. 7.10.11,12. Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his seruants, and it was turned into a serpent: then Pharaoh called also for the wise men, and sorcerers, and those charmers also of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: for they cast downe euery man his rod, and they were turned into serpents: but Aarons rodde deuoured their rod.
Enchantment, or charming, is that, whereby beasts, but especially young children, & men of riper years, are by Gods permission infected, poisoned, hurt, bounden, killed, and otherwise molested; or contrarily, sometimes cured of Satan, by mumbling up some few words, making certain characters & figures, framing circles, hanging amulets about the neck, or other parts, by herbs, medicines, and such like trumpery, that thereby the punishment of the faithless may be augmented, in reposing their strength upon such rotten staves, and the faithful may be tried, whether they will commit the like abomination.