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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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Sect. II.
In the second place, I call it a wicked ⟨p. 8⟩art, •o distinguish it from all•good and lawful a••s, taught in schools of learning which […] they are war•antable by the word of God▪ so are they no less profitable and necessary in the Church. Again, to show the nature and quali•ie of […], that it is a most ungracious and wicked art, as appeareth by the Scriptures.1 For when Saul had broken the express commandment of God▪ in sparing Agag, and the best things, Samuel tells him, that rebellion and disobedience is as the sin of Witchcraft, that is, a most horrible and […], like unto that wicked, capital, and […] sin, 1. Sam. 15. 23.
In the second place, I call it a wicked ⟨p. 8⟩art, •o distinguish it from all•good and lawfull a••s, taught in schooles of learnin which they are warantable by the word of God so are they no lesse profitable and necessary in the Church. Againe, to shewe the nature and qualiie of , that it is a most vngracious and wicked art, as appearth by the Scriptures.