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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, dead men do often appear and walk after they are buried. Ans. It is indeed the opinion of the Church of Rome, and of many ignorant persons among us, but the truth is otherwise. Dead men do neither walk, nor appear in body or soul after death: for all that die, are either Righteous, or wicked: The souls of the Righteous go straight to heaven, and the souls of the wicked to hell, and their remain till the last judgement: and therefore of the just it is said, that they are blessed when they die, because they rest from their labours, Apoc. 14. 13. But how do they rest, if after they be dead they wander up and down in the earth?
Fourthly, dead men doe often appeare and walke after they are buried. Ans. It is indeede the opinion of the Church of Rome, and of many ignorant persons among vs, but the truth is otherwise. Dead men doe neither walke, nor appeare in bodie or soule after death: for all that die, are either Righteous, or wicked: The soules of the Righteous goe straight to heauen, and the soules of the wicked to hell, and their remaine till the last iudgement: and therefore of the iust it is said, that they are blessed when they die, because they rest from their labours, Apoc. 14. 13. But how doe they rest, if after they be dead they wander vp and downe in the earth?
If it be said, that Moses and Elijah appeared when Christ was transfigured in the mount; and that Lazarus rose again, and at Christs resurrection many dead bodies rose again and appeared.
If it be said, that Moses and Elias appeared when Christ was transsigured in the mount; and that Lazarus rose again, and at Christs resurrection many dead bodies rose againe and appeared.