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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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[…] if their be any further doubt, how Satan can by these helps work wonders, we may be resolved of the truth thereof by considering three other things. First, that by reason of his great knowledge and skill in nature he is able to apply creature to creature, and the causes efficient to the matter, and thereby bring things to pass, that are in common conceit impossible.
〈…〉 if their be any further doubt, how Satan can by these helpes worke wonders, we may be resolued of the truth thereof by considering three other things. First, that by reason of his great knowledge and skill in nature he is able to apply creature to creature, and the causes efficient to the matter, and therby bring things to passe, that are in common conceit impossible.
Secondly, he hath power to move ⟨p. 22⟩them, not only according to the ordinary course, but with much more speed and celerity.
Secondly, he hath power to mooue ⟨p. 22⟩them, not onely according to the ordinary course, but with much more speed and celeritie.
Thirdly, as he can apply and move, so by his spiritual nature he is able, if God permit, to convey himself into the substance of the creature, without any penetration of dimensions: and being in the creature, although it be never so solid, he can work therein, not only according to the principles of the nature thereof, but as far as the strength and ability of those principles will possibly reach and extend themselves. Thus it appeareth, that the devil can in general work wonders.