A27004:1646
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
Part 2 › Chapter 8: Of some other subservient and Collateral Arguments for the Christian Verity.
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.
I think that there are few men, good or bad, if they will observe both the inward suggestions with which they are oft solicited, for matter, manner and season, and the outward impediments to every good work, and invitations to evil, which they meet with in their conversations, but may be ⟨p. 359⟩convinced that there are malicious spirits, who are enemies to Christ and us, and continually by temptations fight against him.
§. 20. XII. The Devils contracts with Witches, 1opposing Christ, and engaging them to renounce their Baptism, and to forsake his ways, is some confirmation of the Christian verity.
- 1Of the abundance of Witches at that time read Bishop Hall, Sol. 15. p. 53, 54. Read Edm. Bower, of the Salisbury Witch.
That Witches really there are, as I said before, he that will read Remigius and Bodin only may be satisfied; as also the Malleus maleficorum Danaeus, &c. and the numerous instances in Suffolk and Essex about 21 years ago, may further satisfy them. And that the Devil draweth them to such renunciations of the Covenant and Ordinances of Christ, the many Histories of it are full proof.
That Witches really there are, as I said before, he that will read Remigius and Bodin only may be satisfied; as also the Malleus maleficorum Danaeus, &c. and the numerous instances in Suffolk and Essex about 21 years ago, may further satisfie them. And that the Devil draweth them to such renunciations of the Covenant and Ordinances of Christ, the many Histories of it are full proof.