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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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The like may be said of the particular virtue of every star; for they all have their operation in the bodies of men, and other creatures; but their virtues ⟨p. 85⟩being all mixed together in the subject whereon they work, can no more be known distinctly, then the virtues of a mass of herbs of infinite sorts beaten together. For this is an undoubted truth in nature: that the virtues of Celestial bodies in their operations, are mingled with the qualities of the elements in the inferior bodies, & the virtues of them all do so concur, that neither the heat or light of the stars, nor the virtue of •he elements, can be severed one from another. And therefore though there be notable virtue in the stars, vet in regard of the mixture thereof in their operation, no man is able to say by observation, that this is the virtue of this star, and this of that. The seven Planets being more notable, then the other lights of the heaven, specially the Sun and the Moon, have their operations and effects plainly and perfectly known: as for the other, there was never any man that could either feel their heat, or certainly determine of any thing by them.
The like may be said of the particular vertue of euery star; for they all haue their operation in the bodies of men, and other creatures; but their vertues ⟨p. 85⟩beeing all mixed together in the subiect whereon they worke, can no more be knowne distinctly, then the vertues of a masse of hearbs of infinite sorts beaten together. For this is an vndoubted truth in nature: that the vertues of Celestiall bodies in their operations, are mingled with the qualities of the elements in the inferiour bodies, & the vertues of them all doe so concurre, that neither the heate or light of the starres, nor the vertue of •he elements, can be seuered one from another. And therefore though there be notable vertue in the starres, vet in regard of the mixture thereof in their operation, no man is able to say by obseruation, that this is the vertue of this starre, and this of that. The seauen Planets beeing more notable, then the other lights of the heauen, specially the Sunne and the Moone, haue their operations and effects plainely and perfectly knowne: as for the other, there was neuer any man that could either feele their heate, or certenly determine of any thing by them.