How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…

The 3. false Rule is False faith, which is without or against the word. Thus the Turk lives by his false faith: the Jew by his: the Papist by his For he believes as well the Traditions of men, as the word of God, and he puts his trust not only in God, but also in the creatures, namely Saints and Angels. Thus also do Magicians, sorcerers, witches, enchanters, whatsoever they do, by a satanical faith in that covenant which they have made with the devil. And such persons ⟨p. 66⟩as ask counsel of witches and wizards, called cunning men and women; help themselves only by their false faith. For when they use charms or spells, or like Satanical ceremonies, they commonly find success and are helped of the evils that betide them. And that comes to pass on this manner. In the use of the foresaid ceremonies prescribed and delivered by witches, they have a blind and erroneous faith: upon their faith follows a Satanical operation in effecting of the care desired For charms or spells being but words have no virtue in them to ease or help man or beast, either by creation or by any ordinance of God in his ⟨p. 67⟩word: and therefore the effect they have, is by the power of the devil upon mans faith. Let our common people think on this, who though they much boast of their faith in Christ, yet when they are in any extremity or danger, very commonly practise this Satanical faith.

The 3. false Rule is False faith, which is without or against the word. Thus the Turke liues by his false faith: the Iew by his: the Papist by his For he beleeues as wel the Traditions of men, as the word of God, and he puts his trust not onely in God, but also in the creatures, namely Saints and Angels. Thus also do Magitians, sorcerers, witches, inchaunters, whatsoeuer they doe, by a satanicall faith in that couenant which they haue made with the deuill. And such persons ⟨p. 66⟩as aske counsell of witches and wizzards, called cunning men and women; help themselues onely by their false faith. For when they vse charmes or spells, or like Satanicall ceremonies, they cō monly finde successe and are helped of the euills that betide them. And that comes to passe on this manner. In the vse of the foresaide ceremonies prescribed and deliuered by witches, they haue a blind and erronious faith: vpon their faith followes a Satanicall operation in effecting of the care desired For charmes or spells beeing but wordes haue no vertue in them to ease or help man or beast, either by creation or by any ordinance of God in his