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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.
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. Psal. 18.4. Their poison is even like the poison of a serpent: like the deaf adder that stoppeth his ear, which hear not the voice of the enchanter; though he be most expert in charming. Eccles. 10. 11. If the serpent bite when he is not charmed, &c.
Enchantment, or charming, is that, wherby beasts, but especially yong children, & men of riper yeares, are by Gods permission infected, poisoned, hurt, bounden, killed, and otherwise molested; or contrarily, sometimes cured of Satan, by mumbling vp some fewe wordes, making certaine characters & figures, framing circles, hanging amulets about the necke, or other parts, by hearbes, medicines, and such like trumperie, that thereby the punishment of the faithles may be augmented, in reposing their strength vpon such rotten staues, and the faithfull may be tried, whether they will commit the like abomination. Psal. 18.4. Their poison is euen like the poison of a serpent: like the deafe adder that stoppeth his eare, which heare not the voice of the enchanter; though he be most expert in charming. Eccles. 10. 11. If the serpent bite when he is not charmed, &c.
Thus have we heard Magic described out of gods word, the which, how as yet, common it is, in those especially which are without God in the world, & whom Satan by all means strongly deludeth, the lamentable experience which many men, and most places have thereof, can sufficiently prove unto us. And surely, if a man will but take a view of all popery, he shall easily see, that the most part is mere Magic.