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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. IV.
Fourthly, it is affirmed in the description, ⟨p. 12⟩that Witchcraft is practised by the assistance of the Devil, yet the more fully to distinguish it from all good, lawful, and commendable arts. For in them experience teacheth, that the Arts-master is able by himself to practise his art, & to do things belonging thereunto, without the help of another. But in this it is otherwise; for here the work is done by the help of another, namely, the Devil, who is confederate with the Witch. The power of effecting such strange works, is not in the art, neither doth it flow from the skill of the sorcerer, man-or-woman, but is derived wholly▪ from Satan, and is brought into execution by virtue of mutual confederacy▪ between him and the Magician.
Fourthly, it is affirmed in the description, ⟨p. 12⟩that Witchcraft is practised by the assistance of the Deuill, yet the more fully to distinguish it from all good, lawfull, and commendable arts. For in them experience teacheth, that the Arts-master is able by himselfe to practise his art, & to doe things belonging thereunto, without the help of another. But in this it is otherwise; for here the worke is done by the helpe of another, namely, the Deuill, who is confederate with the Witch. The power of effecting such strange works, is not in the art, neither doth it flow from the skill of the sorcerer, man-or-woman, but is deriued wholly▪ from Satan, and is brought into execution by vertue of mutuall consederacie▪ betweene him and the Magician.