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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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Thirdly, the dream that comes from God, is always agreeable to his revealed will, and representeth nothing ⟨p. 103⟩contrary to the same, in whole or in part: whereas those that proceed from nature, do savour of nature, and be agreeable to mans corruption, which is repugnant unto Gods will. And those that are suggested by Satan, are of the same nature; the general scope whereof is to cross the will of God, and to withdraw the heart from obedience thereunto.
Thirdly, the dreame that comes from God, is alwaies agreeable to his reuealed will, and representeth nothing ⟨p. 103⟩contrarie to the same, in whole or in part: whereas those that proceed from nature, doe sauour of nature, and bee agreeable to mans corruption, which is repugnant vnto Gods will. And those that are suggested by Satan, are of the same nature; the generall scope whereof is to crosse the will of God, and to withdrawe the heart from obedience therevnto.
Fourthly, divine dreams […] a• this end, to further religion and ple••e, and to maintain true doctrine: but the devil, an enemy to God, worketh in his dreams the subversion of true religion, & the worship of God, that in the room thereof he may set up Idolatry and superstition. For so much we learn, Deut. 13. where the false Prophet brings his dream, and utters it, yea and confirmeth it by a wonder; but mark his end: It was to draw men to Apostasy: Let us (saith he) go after other Gods; which thou hast not known, and let us serve them, vers. 2. Answerable to which, was the practise of the false Prophets afterwards, who caused the people to err ⟨p. 104⟩•y their lies and flatteries.