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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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And thus much of Enchantment standing upon the practise of wonders by a Charm.
And thus much of Inchantment standing vpon the practise of wonders by a Charme.
To this head of Enchantment, sundry other practises of Witches are to be referred, the chief whereof are these.
To this head of Inchantment, sundry other practises of Witches are to be referred, the chiefe whereof are these.
First, the using and making of Characters, Images, or Figures, specially the framing of Circles, for this end to work wonders by them. As, to draw the picture of a child, or man, or other creature in clay, or wax, and to bury the same in the ground, or to hide it in some secret place, or to burn it in the fire, thereby intending to hurt or kill the party resembled. Again, to make an impression into the said picture, by pricking or gashing the heart or any other place, with intent to procure dangerous or deadly pains to the same parts. This is a mere practise of Enchantment, & the making of the image, and using of it to this end, is in virtue a Charm, though no words be used. For the bare picture hath no more power of it self to hurt the body represented, then bare words. All that is done cometh by the work of the devil, who alone by the using of the picture in that sort, is occasioned so or so, to work the parties destruction.
First, the vsing and making of Characters, Images, or Figures, specially the framing of Circles, for this end to work wonders by them. As, to draw the picture of a child, or mā, or other creature in clay, or waxe, and to burie the same in the ground, or to hide it in some secret place, or to burn it in the fire, therby intending to hurt or kill the partie resembled. Againe, to make an impression into the saide picture, by pricking or gashing the heart or any other place, with intent to procure dangerous or deadly pains to the same parts. This is a meere practise of Inchantment, & the making of the image, and vsing of it to this end, is in vertue a Charme, though no words be vsed. For the bare picture hath no more power of it selfe to hurt the bodie represented, then bare words. All that is done commeth by the worke of the deuill, who alone by the vsing of the picture in that sort, is occasioned so or so, to worke the parties destruction.