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The certainty of the worlds of spirits and, consequently, of the immortality of souls…
The certainty of the worlds of spirits and, consequently, of the immortality of souls of the malice and misery of the devils and the damned : and of the blessedness of the justified, fully evinced by the unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices &c. / written, as an addition to many other treatises for the conviction of Sadducees and infidels, by Richard Baxter.The certainty of the worlds of spirits and, consequently, of the immortality of souls of the malice and misery of the devils and the damned : and of the blessedness of the justified, fully evinced by the unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices &c. / written, as an addition to many other treatises for the conviction of Sadduces and infidels, by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for T. Parkhurst, 1691
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Dear Sir,
AS to the Concern you commit to me about Colonel Bowen, accept of this Account.
AS to the Concern you commit to me about Collonel Bowen, accept of this Account.
I have discoursed with Brother Samuel Jones, who gave you the first Narrative, which if you have lost, he hopes he may find the Copy of the Letter, and I shall send it. 'Twas one Mr. Miles, an Anabaptist Minister, that wrote the Letter to one Mr. Bedwell, Minister of Swansey, who sent •t Mr. Samuel Jones. This Miles (who spent a Night in Prayer in Colonel Bowen's House, •n the time of the disturbance) is gone for New England. Two Ministers more, with my self, went to spend another Night in the House, but Mrs. Bowen was gone with her Family, and we stayed not, but went •o give her a Visit, who related strange things, but I cannot remember Circumstances. The two Ministers are also gone: But since I received yours, I have discoursed Mr. Bowen's Maid, who was in the House, and I judge her throughly Godly, who doth attest the Truth of these Apparitions, ⟨p. 34⟩Noises, &c. which I suppose you had fully in your Narrative; but Time hath somewhat obliterated Circumstances wit• her. I know not well (Sir) how to get greater light; and I must assure you, I fin• not any thing out to invalidate that Report you have had, but much that confirms it I shall proceed according to your further Direction in this, or any other Concern of your▪ and that with much Cheerfulness and Complacency. I commit you, and your huge Labours to our mighty and merciful Lord, b Prayer and all well Wishes. And if yo can think of any thing farther for me, o gather any thing by Discourse with learne Men, vouchsafe to impart it; and impri me (poor Worm) on your Soul before o Father. I have somewhat trespassed b Prolixity, which becomes me not to sd a Person, in such a Sphere: But excuse hi who is