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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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Yet for the ratifying of this opinion they allege that which is written in Gen. 30. 37. where Jacob laid speckled •oddes before the sheep in their watering troughs, & that by Gods appointment, for this end, that they might bring forth party coloured lambs. I answer, that was not a work of sight, but a special and extraordinary work of Gods providence upon Jacob in his necessity, as we may plainly see in the chapter next following v. 9. &. 11. yea it was taught Jacob by God himself: and •f it had been an ordinary work, doubtless the ga••es thereof being so good, Jacob would have done it again afterward: but we never read that he did it again. And be it granted it were a natural work, yet it cannot prove witching by sight, because the sheep received into their eyes the species and resemblance of the rods, which is according to nature: whereas in fascination ⟨p. 142⟩or bewitching by sight, malignant spirits should not be received in, but sent forth of the eye, which is against nature.
Yet for the ratifying of this opinion they alleadge that which is written in Gen. 30. 37. where Iacob laide spe•kled •oddes before the sheepe in their watering troughes, & that by Gods appointment, for this ende, that they might bring forth partie coloured lambs. I answer, that was not a worke of sight, but a speciall and ex•raordinarie worke of Gods prouidence vpon Iacob in his necessitie, as we may plainely see in the chapter next following v. 9. &. 11. yea it was taught Iacob by God himselfe: and •f it had been an ordinarie work, doubtlesse the ga••es thereof beeing so good, Iacob would haue done it againe afterward: but we neuer read that he did it againe. And be it granted it were a naturall worke, yet it cannot prooue witching by sight, because the sheepe receiued into their eyes the species and resemblance of the rodds, which is according to nature: whereas in fasination