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A golden chain, or the description of theologyA golden chaine, or the description of theologie
A golden chain, or the description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view of the order whereof, is to be seen in the table annexed. Written in Latin by William Perkins, and translated by an other. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting troubled consciences.A golden chaine, or the description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods woord. A view of the order wherof, is to be seene in the table annexed. Written in Latine by William Perkins, and translated by an other. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting troubled consciences.
London: printed by Edward Alde, 1591
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.
Magicke operatiue hath two partes. Iuggling, and Inchantments.
Juggling, whereby through the devils conveyance, many great & 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, & 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 rods.
Iuggling, whereby through the deuils conueyance, many great & very hard matters, are in shew effected. Exod. 7.10, 11, 12. Aaron cast foorth 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, & 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 rod deuoured their rods.
Enchantment or charming is that, whereby beasts, but especially young children, and 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 and 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 slaves, and the faithful may be tried, whether they will commit the like abominations.