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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. II.
The second part is Juggling. Juggling, 1is the deluding of the eye with some strange sleight done above the or linar•e course of nature. In this description there are two points necessarily required in the point of Juggling, Delusion of the eye, and extraordinary Sleight.
The second part is Iugling. Iugling, 1is the deluding of the eye with some strange sleight done aboue the or linar•e course of nature. In this description there are two points necessarily required in the point of Iugling, Delusion of the eye, and extraordinarie Sleight.
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Delusion is then performed, when a man is made to think he sees that, which indeed he sees not. And this is done by the operation of the devil diversly, but especially three ways. First, by corrupting the humour of the eye, which is the next instrument of sight. Secondly, by altering the air, which is the mean by which the object or species is carried to the eye. Thirdly, by altering and changing the object, that ⟨p. 158⟩is, the thing seen, or whereon a man looketh.
Delusion is then performed, when a man is made to thinke he sees that, which indeede he sees not. And this is done by the operation of the deuill diuersly, but especially three waies. First, by corrupting the humour of the eye, which is the next instrument of sight. Secondly, by altering the ayre, which is the meane by which the obiect or species is carried to the eye. Thirdly, by altering and changing the obiect, that