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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
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.
The end why the Devil seeketh to make a league with men, may be this; It is a point of his policy, not to be ready at every mans command to do for him what he would, except he be sure of his reward; and no other means will serve his turn for taking assurance hereof, but this covenant. And why so? that ⟨p. 46⟩hereby he may testify both his hatred of God, and his malice against man. For since the time that he was cast down from heaven, he hath hated God & his kingdom, and greatly maligned the happy estate of man, especially since the covenant of grace made with ou• first parents in Paradise. For he thought to hau• brought upon them by their fall, eternal and final confusion, but perceiving the contrary by virtue of the covenant of grace; then manifested, and seeing m•n by it to be in a better and surer estate then before, he much more maligned his estate, and bears the ranker hatred unto God for that his mercy bestowed upon him.
The ende why the Deuill seeketh to make a league with men, may be this; It is a point of his policie, not to be readie at euery mans command to doe for him what he would, except he be sure of his reward; and no other meanes will serue his turne for taking assurance hereof, but this couenant. And why so? that ⟨p. 46⟩hereby he may testifie both his hatred of God, and his malice against man. For since the time that he was cast down from heauen, he hath hated God & his kingdome, and greatly maligned the happy estate of man, especially since the couenant of grace made with ou• first parents in Paradise. For he thought to hau• brought vpon them by their fall, eternall and finall confusion, but perceiuing the contrarie by vertue of the couenant of grace; then manifested, and seeing m•n by it to be in a better and surer estate then before, he much more maligned his estate, and beares the ranker hatred vnto God for that his mercie bestowed vpon him.