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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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Again, if the devil could turn a rod into a true serpent, and water into blood indeed, then his power should be equal to the power of the Son of God himself. For the first miracle that he wrought, was the turning of water into wine, loh. 2. And that was no greater a work, then the turning of water into blood, or a rod into a serpent. But ⟨p. 163⟩this were most horrible blasphemy, to match the devil with the Son of God, and his finite power, with the power of the Godhead, by which miracles are wrought. And the truth is, Satan can work no true miracles; neither doth the text import, that the Magicians did that which they did by miracle, but by Enchantment and Sorcery, Exod. 7. 11. 22. & 8. 7.
Againe, if the deuill could turne a rodde into a true serpent, and water into blood indeed, then his power should be equall to the power of the sonne of God himselfe. For the first miracle that he wrought, was the turning of water into wine, loh. 2. And that was no greater a worke, then the turning of water into blood, or a rod into a serpent. But ⟨p. 163⟩this were most horrible blasphemic, to match the deuill with the Son of God, and his finite power, with the power of the Godhead, by which miracles are wrought. And the truth is, Satan can worke no true miracles; neither doth the text import, that the Magicians did that which they did by miracle, but by Inchantment and Sorcerie, Exod. 7. 11. 22. & 8. 7.