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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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Again, it is objected, that our Saviour Christ in his manhood wrought many miracles, as those before mentioned, and many more. Ans. Christ as he was man did something in the working of miracles, but not all. For in every miraculous work there be two things, the work it sel•e, and the acting or dispensing of the work: the work it self, being for nature and substance miraculous, considering it was above or against the order of natural causes, did not proceed •rom Christ as man, but from him as God; but the dispensation of the same, in this or that visible manner• to the view of men, was done and performed by his manhood. For example; The raising up of Lazarus out of the grave, having been dead four days, was a miracle• to the effecting whereof, both the Godhead & the manhood of Christ •ō cured, ⟨p. 17⟩by their several & distinct actions. The manhood only uttered the voice, and bad Lazarus come forth, but it was the godhead of Christ that fetched his soul from heaven, and put it again into his body, yea, which gave life and power to Lazarus, to hear the voice uttered, to rise and come forth. Joh. 11. 43. In like manner, when he gave sight to the blind, Matth. 20. 34. he touched their eyes with the hands of his manhood, but the power of opening them, and making them to see, came from his Godhead, whereby he was able to do all things. And in all other miraculous works which he did, the miracle was always wrought by his divine power only; the outward actions and circumstances that accompanied the same, proceeded from him as he was man.
Againe, it is obiected, that our Sauiour Christ in his manhood wrought many miracles, as those before mentioned, and many more. Ans. Christ as he was man did something in the working of miracles, but not all. For in euery miraculous worke there be two things, the worke it sel•e, and the acting or dispensing of the work: the work it selfe, being for nature and substance miraculous, considering it was aboue or against the order of natural causes, did not proceed rom Christ as man, but from him as God; but the dispensation of the same, in this or that visible manner to the viewe of men, was done and performed by his manhood. For example; The raising vp of Lazarus out of the graue, hauing beene dead foure daies, was a miracle to the effecting whereof, both the Godhead & the manhood of Christ ō curred,