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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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Thirdly, he is a spirit of wonderful power and might, able to shake the earth, and to confound the creatures inferior to him in nature and condition, if he were not restrained by the omnipotent power of God. And this power, as it was great by his creation, so it is not impaired by his fall, but rather increased and made more forcible by his irreconcilable malice he beareth to mankind, specially the seed of the woman.
Thirdly, he is a spirit of wonderfull power and might, able to shake the earth, and to confound the creatures inferiour to him in nature and condition, if he were not restrained by the omnipotent power of God. And this power, as it was great by his creation, so it is not impayred by his fall, but rather increased and made more forcible by his irreconciliable malice he beareth to mankind, specially the seede of the woman.
Fourthly, there is in the devil an admirable quickness and agility, proceeding ⟨p. 21⟩from his spiritual nature, whereby he can very speedily and in a short space of time, convey himself and other creatures into places far distant one from another. By these •ower helps, Satan is enabled to do strange works. Strange I say to man, whose knowledge since the fall is mingled with much ignorance, even in natural things; whose experience is of short continuance, and much hindered by forgetfulness; whose agility by reason of his gross nature, is nothing, if he had not the help of other creatures; whose power is but weakness and infirmity in comparison of Satans.
Fourthly, there is in the deuil an admirable quicknes and agilitie, proceeding ⟨p. 21⟩from his spirituall nature, whereby he can very speedily and in a short spoce of time, conuay himselfe and other creatures into places farre distant one from another. By these •ower helpes, Satan is inabled to doe strange workes. Strange I say to man, whose knowledge since the fall is mingled with much ignorance, euen in naturall things; whose experience is of short continuance, and much hindered by forgetfulnes; whose agilitie by reason of his grosse nature, is nothing, if he had not the helpe of other creatures; whose power is but weaknes and infirmity in comparison of Satans.