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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.
that is, you have among you sundry Magicians and Exorcists, who pretend and exercise the gift of casting out devils, and you think they do it by the power of God, why then do you not carry the same opinion of me also?
that is, you haue among you sundrie Magicians and Exorcists, who pretend and exercise the gift of casting out deuills, and you thinke they doe it by the power of God, why then do you not carie the same opinion of me also?
Their second reason is grounded on the promise of Christ, Mark. 16. 17. These tokens shall follow them that believe, In my Name they shall cast out Devils, &c. whence they gather, that there shall be always some in the Church, who shall have power to cast forth Devils, if they believe.
Their second reason is grounded on the promise of Christ, Mark. 16. 17. These tokens shall follow them that beleeue, In my Name they shal cast out D•uills, &c. whence they gather, that there shall be alwaies some in the Church, who shall haue power to cast forth Deuills, if they beleeue.
Answ. That promise was made by Christ unto his Church, to be fulfilled immediately after his ascension. It did not extend to all times, and persons, so long as the world endureth, but only to the times of the primitive Church, and to such as then lived. For to them ⟨p. 238⟩only the doctrine of the Gospel was to be confirmed by signs and miracles. And this lasted about 200. years next after Christ his ascension. During which time, not only the Apostles and Ministers, but even private men, and soldiers wrought many miracles.