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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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As first he may guess in likelihood, what is his constitution, as the learned in all ages, do constantly avouch. For when his mind in dreaming runs upon wars, and contentions, fire, and such like, it argueth his complexion is choleric. When he dreams of waters ⟨p. 96⟩and […], it betokeneth abundance of phlegm. When his fantasy conceiveth heavy and doleful things, full of grief, fear, and horror, it betrayeth a melancholic constitution. When his dreams be joyful and pleasant, as of mirth, pastimes, and delightful news, his complexion is judged to be sang•i••.
As first he may gesse in likelihood, what is his constitution, as the learned in all ages, doe constantly auouch. For when his mind in dreaming runnes vpon warrs, and contentions, fire, and such like, it argueth his complexion is cholerick. When he dreames of waters ⟨p. 96⟩and 〈…〉, it betokeneth abundance of phlegme. When his phantasie conceiueth heauie and dolefull things, full of griefe, feare, and horrour, it bewraieth a melancholike constitution. When his dreames be ioyfull and pleasant, as of mirth, pastimes, and delightful newes, his complexion is iudged to be sang•i••.
• Again, by natural dreams a man may gess•ar the corruption of his own heart• ▪ and know to what sins he is most naturally inclined. For look what men do ordinarily in the day time conceive and imagine in their corrupt hearts, of the same, for the most part, they d•e corruptly dream in the night. And this is the rather to be observed, because though the wicked man shut his eyes, and stop his ears, and harden his heart, and will not take notice of his enormities by the light of the Law; yet even by his own dreams in the night, his wickedness shall be in part discovered, and his conscience thereby convinced, and he himself left in the end inexcusable before God. Now albeit