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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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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. Jerem. 23. 32.
Fourthly, diuine dreames 〈…〉 a• this ende, to further religion and ple••e, and to maintaine true doctrine: but the deuill, an enemie to God, worketh in his dreames the subuersion of true religion, & the worship of God, that in the roome thereof he may set vp Idolatrie and superstition. For so much we learne, Deut. 13. where the false Prophet brings his dreame, and vtters it, yea and confirmeth it by a wonder; but marke his ende: It was to draw men to Apostacie: Let vs (saith he) goe after other Gods; which thou hast not knowne, and let vs serue them, vers. 2. Answerable to which, was the practise of the false Prophets afterwardes, who caused the people to erre ⟨p. 104⟩•y their lies and flatteries. Ierem. 23. 32.