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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 3. Now more particularly, the devils wonders are of two sorts. Illusions, or real actions.
§ 3. Now more particularly, the deuills wonders are of two sorts. Illusions, or reall actions.
An illusion is a work of Satan, whereby he deludeth or deceiveth man. And it is two-fold; either of the outward senses, or of the mind. An illusion of the outward senses,1 is a work of the devil, whereby he makes a man to think that he heareth, seeth, feeleth or toucheth such things as indeed he doth not. ⟨p. 23⟩This the devil can easily do divers ways, even by the strength of nature. For example, by corrupting the instruments of sense, as the humour of the eye, &c. or by altering and changing the air, which is the means whereby we see, and such like.
An illusion is a worke of Satan, wherby he deludeth or deceiueth man. And it is two-fold; either of the outward senses, or of the minde. An illusion of the outward senses,1 is a worke of the deuil, wherby he makes a man to thinke that he heareth, seeth, feeleth or toucheth such things as indeede he doth not. ⟨p. 23⟩This the deuill can easily doe diuers waies, euen by the strength of nature. For example, by corrupting the instruments of sense, as the humor of the eye, &c. or by altering and changing the ayre, which is the meanes whereby we see, and such like.
- 1August de […]. c. 18.August de 〈…〉. c. 18.