Secondly, the motions of the Spirits that take Assumed bodies, is not from any inward principal, not from the motion of life within: so the actions of men that are not alive, are not from the principles of life, they are not vital motions, but as in other actions, the Wheels go as long as the spring is up that moves them, so the actions of men that are dead, as long as the springs are up & the influence continues, they move. When they are sick and apprehend death, then they will do many things; but these being gone their goodness is ended: whilst they deeply apprehend some accident, they will be good, that being gone and forgotten, their goodness ends: Many whiles they have good acquaintance, and are in good company, will be good, but when they are gone, their goodness ceaseth. These men have golden outsides, they seem to have the Kings stamp upon their actions, yet they are but counterfeit; they pay God in counterfeit Coin, not in currant money; their actions have a form of religion, but yet the power is wanting; all they do is but a mere formality; their Prayers, their Sabbath keeping are but in ⟨p. 25⟩show, those actions and duties that have most power and life in them, they do least of all relish, they taste them not because they have no life in them. In general, all the actions that men wanting life do, they are but dead works, they may be deceived with them for a time, but when death comes, they shall find them to be but dead. Remigius a judge of Laurence tells this story, that the Devil in those parts did use to give money to Witches, which did appear to be good coin, seemed to be currant money at first; but being laid up a while, it then appeared to be nothing but dried leaves: so the Devil deceives men now, he makes them to do outward actions, which have a fair show, but when they need them, they then appear as they are, to be nothing but dead leaves, because the Principle of life is wanting.
Secondly, the motions of the Spirits that take Assumed bodies, is not from any inward principall, not from the motion of life within: so the actions of men that are not alive, are not from the principles of life, they are not vitall motions, but as in other actions, the Wheeles goe as long as the spring is up that moves them, so the actions of men that are dead, as long as the springs are up & the influence continues, they move. When they are sick and apprehend death, then they will doe many things; but these being gone their goodnesse is ended: whilst they deepely apprehend some accident, they will be good, that being gone and forgotten, their goodnesse ends: Many whiles they have good acquaintance, and are in good company, will be good, but when they are gone, their goodnesse ceaseth. These men have golden outsides, they seeme to have the Kings stamp upon their actions, yet they are but counterfaite; they pay God in counterfaite Coyne, not in currant mony; their actions have a forme of religion, but yet the power is wanting; all they doe is but a meere formality; their Prayers, their Sabath keeping are but in ⟨p. 25⟩shew, those actions and duties that have most power and life in them, they doe least of all relish, they tast them not because they have no life in them. In generall, all the actions that men wanting life doe, they are but dead works, they may bee deceived with them for a time, but when death comes, they shall finde them to be but dead. Remigius a judge of Laurence tels this story, that the Divell in those parts did use to give money to Witches, which did appeare to bee good coyne, seemed to be currant money at first; but being laid up a while, it then appeared to be nothing but dryed leaves: so the Divell deceives men now, hee makes them to do outward actions, which have a faire shew, but when they need them, they thē appeare as they are, to be nothing but dead leaves, becaus• the Principle of life is wanting.
