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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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The second, is his insatiable desire of ⟨p. 216⟩the present and full possession of them, whom he hath got within the bonds of the covenant. For though he have good hope of them, yet is he not certain of their continuance, The reason is, because some united with him in confederacy, have through the great mercy of God, by careful usage of holy means, and faith in Christ▪ been reclaimed and delivered out of his bondage, and so at length freed from his covenant, so as he hath eternally left them. Hence it is, that he labours by might and main, to keep them in ignorance, and to prevent the usage of means effectual to there conversion, by laying a plot for their discovery. B•t how then comes it to pass, that all such persons are not speedily detected, but some live long, and others die without any mans privity? Ans. The reasons hereof may be divers.
The second, is his infatiable desire of ⟨p. 216⟩the present and full possession of them, whome he hath got within the bonds of the couenant. For though he haue good hope of them, yet is he not certen of their continuance, The reason is, because some united with him in confederacie, haue through the great mercie of God, by carefull vsage of holy meanes, and faith in Christ▪ been reclaimed and deliuered out of his bondage, and so at length freed from his couenant, so as he hath eternally left them. Hence it is, that he labours by might and maine, to keepe them in ignorance, and to preuent the vsage of meanes effectuall to ther conuersion, by laying a plot for their discouerie. B•t how then comes it to passe, that all such persons are not speedily detected, but some liue long, and others die without any mans priuitie? Ans. The reasons hereof may be diuers.