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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 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. Enchanters, Astrologians, and Sorcerers are joined together, as being all sent for about the same business, v•z. to expound the Kings dream. Now if the Lord himself have allotted the same punishment to the Astrologer, which he hath to the Soothsayer & Magician, and account them all one; it is manifest, that Divining by the stars ought to be held as a superstitious kind of Divination.
The word there vsed* may carrie a double sense. For it signifieth either him that obserueth times, vnder which acception Astrologie is comprehended, or him that obserueth the clouds. And howsoeuer the best learned Interpreters doe dissent about the notation of it, yet all agree in this, that this profession of Diuining by the starres, is there condemned: and that it is to be numbred among the rest expressed in the prohibition, may further appeare by other places of Scripture, as in Isa. 47. 13. 14. where the Lord threatneth the same iudgements against Diuiners by the starre•, that he doth against Soothsaiers and Magicians. Againe, in Dan. 2. 2. Inchaunters, Astrologians, and Sorcerers are ioyned together, as beeing all sent for about the same busines, v•z. to expound the Kings dreame. Nowe if the Lord himselfe haue allotted the same punishment to the Astrologer, which he hath to the Soothsaier & Magician, and account them all one; it is manifest, that Diuining by the starres ought to be held as a superstitious kind of Diuination.