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A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so far forth as it is…A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is…
A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so far forth as it is revealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and delivered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinary course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table; one of the order and heads of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explained, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the adversary.A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.
Cambridge: printed by Cantrell Legge, 1610Cambridge: printed by Cantrel Legge, 1610
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A second reason may be this: it is the practise of the devil to offer to make a bargain and covenant with man. Thus he dealt with our Saviour Christ,1 in the third temptation wherewith he assaulted him, promising to give unto him all the kingdoms of the earth, and the glory of them, (which he showed him in a vision) if Christ for his part would fall down and worship him. The offer was passed on the behalf of Satan, and now to make a perfect compact between them, there was nothing wanting but the free consent of our Saviour unto the condition propounded. Whereby it is manifest, that the Devil makes many covenants in the world, because he findeth men and women in the most places, fitted for his turn in this kind, ⟨p. 44⟩who will not let to worship him for a far less matter then a kingdom. And it is not to be doubted, that thousands in the world, had they been offered so fair as Christ was, would have been as willing to have yielded upon such conditions, as the Devil to have offered.
A second reason may be this: it is the practise of the deuill to offer to make a bargaine and couenant with man. Thus he dealt with our Sauiour Christ,1 in the third temptation wherewith he assaulted him, promising to giue vnto him all the kingdomes of the earth, and the glorie of them, (which he shewed him in a vision) if Christ for his part would fall downe and worshippe him. The offer was passed on the behalfe of Satan, and now to make a perfect compact betweene them, there was nothing wanting but the free consent of our Sauiour vnto the cōdition propounded. Whereby it is manifest, that the Deuill makes many couenants in the world, because he findeth men and women in the most places, fitted for his turne in this kind, ⟨p. 44⟩who will not let to worship him for a farre lesse matter then a kingdome. And it is not to be doubted, that thousands in the world, had they been offered so faire as Christ was, would haue beene as willing to haue yeelded vpon such conditions, as the Deuill to haue offered.
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