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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 first thing that Abraham did, when he came from Ur of the Chaldeans, to the land of Canaan, which God gave him to possess, was the building of an Altar for the worship of God, his sacrificing thereon; and calling upon the name of the Lord, Gen. 12. 8. The same did Noah before him at his first coming out of the Ark after the flood, Gen. 8. 20. and Jacob after him in Bethel. And they were all moved hereunto, because they knew their comfortable abode in those places, came not by their own endeavour, but from the blessing of God. When the good king Hezekiah kept the passover in Jerusalem, his principal care was, that the Priests and all the people might first be sanctified, and therefore he prayed unto God to be merciful to them that were not sanctified, 2. Chron. 30. 18. And as he behaved himself in his kingdom, so should every master of a family behave ⟨p. 227⟩himself in his house where he dwelleth, labouring to sanctify the same, that it may be comfortable to him and his; least for neglect thereof, he pull upon himself, and those that belong unto him, the heavy hand of God in plagues and punishments.
The first thing that Abraham did, when he came from Vr of the Chaldeans, to the land of Canaan, which God gaue him to possesse, was the building of an Altar for the worship of God, his sacrificing thereon; and calling vpon the name of the Lord, Gen. 12. 8. The same did Noah before him at his first comming out of the Arke after the flood, Gen. 8. 20. and Iacob after him in Bethel. And they were al mooued hereunto, because they knew their comfortable aboad in those places, came not by their owne endeauour, but from the blessing of God. When the good king Hezekiah kept the passeouer in Ierusalem, his principall care was, that the Priests and all the people might first be sanctified, and therefore he praied vnto God to be mercifull to them that were not sanctified,