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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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§ 3. The third kind of creatures used to divine by, are the stars. Divination by stars, •s commonly called Judicial Astrology; of which we may read, Deu. 18. 10. 11. where the holy Ghost doth of purpose reckon up all those kinds of devilish arts, whereby men have dealings and society with Satan, either in divining or practising▪ among which, this is the second.
§ 3. The third kind of creatures vsed to diuine by, are the starres. Diuination by starres, •s commonly called Iudiical Astrologie; of which we may read, Deu. 18. 10. 11. where the holy Ghost doth of purpose reckon vp all those kinds of deuillish arts, whereby men haue dealings and societie with Satan, either in divining or practising▪ among which, this is the second.
The word there used* may carry a double sense. For it signifieth either him that observeth times, under which acception Astrology is comprehended, or him that observeth the clouds. And howsoever the best learned Interpreters do dissent about the notation of it, yet all agree in this, that this profession of Divining by the stars, is there condemned: and that it is to be numbered among the rest expressed in the prohibition, may further appear by other places of Scripture, as in Isa. 47. 13. 14. where the Lord threateneth the same judgements against Diviners by the starre•, that he doth against Soothsayers and Magicians. Again, in Dan. 2. 2