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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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In the old Testament we read tha• ⟨p. 93⟩Sorcerers and false Prophets used to foretell strange events, by revelations which they had in their dreams. Such diviners were among the Jews: and for that cause the people of God were expressly forbidden to hearken unto Dreamers of dreams, Deut. 13. 3. And the Lord himself by the Prophet Jeremiah, taxeth the false Prophets, who broached false doctrine in his name by this devilish means, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed, Jer. 23. 25.
In the old Testament we read tha• ⟨p. 93⟩Sorcerers and false Prophets vsed to foretell strange euents, by reuelations which they had in their dreames. Such diuiners were among the Iewes: and for that cause the people of God were expressely forbidden to harken vnto Dreamers of dreames, Deut. 13. 3. And the Lord himselfe by the Prophet Ieremie, taxeth the false Prophets, who broached false doctrine in his name by this deuillish meanes, saying, I haue dreamed, I haue dreamed, Ier. 23. 25.
Yet here it is to be remembered, that foretelling of future things by dreams, is not simply to be condemned, but only in part. For of dreams there be three sorts, Divine, Natural, and Diabolical. Divine, are▪ those which come from God: Natural, which proceed from a mans own nature, and arise from the quality and constitution of the body: Diabolical, which are caused by the suggestion of the devil.