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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.
CHAP. I.
Of the Nature of Witchcraft.
TO begin with the first: According to the true meaning of all the places of holy Scripture which treat of this point, it may be thus described:
TO begin with the first: According to the true meaning of all the places of holy Scripture which treate of this point, it may be thus described:
Witchcraft is a wicked Art, serving for the working of wonders, by the assistance ⟨p. 4⟩of the Devil, so far forth as God shall in justice permit.
Witchcraft is a wicked Arte, seruing for the working of wonders, by the assistance ⟨p. 4⟩of the Deuill, so farre forth as God shall in iustice permit.