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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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First, if they can prove that the party suspected, hath invocated and called upon the devil, or desired his help. For this is a branch of that worship, which Satan bindeth his instruments to give unto him. And it is a pregnant proof of a league formerly made between them.
First, if they can prooue that the partie suspected, hath inuocated and called vpon the deuill, or desired his helpe. For this is a branch of that worshippe, which Satan bindeth his instruments to giue vnto him. And it is a pregnant proofe of a league formerly made betweene them.
Secondly, if they can give evidence, that the party hath entertained a familiar spirit, and had conference with it, in form or likeness of a mouse, cat, or some other visible creature.
Secondly, if they can giue euidence, that the partie hath intertained a familiar spirit, and had conference with it, in forme or likenesse of a mouse, catte, or some other visible creature.
Thirdly, if they affirm upon oath, that the suspected person hath done any action or work, which necessarily inferreth a covenant made; as that he hath showed the face of a man suspected, being absent, in a glass; or used Enchantment, or such like feats. In a word, if they both can avouch upon ⟨p. 214⟩their own proper knowledge, that such a man or woman suspected, have put in practise any other actions of Witchcraft, as to have divined of things afore they came to pass, and that peremptorily; to have raised tempests, to have caused the form of a dead man to appear, or the like, standing either in divination or operation, it proveth sufficiently that he or she is a Witch.