An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

the matter came to be divulged. I cannot think that Dr. Tailors Secretary his publishing these curiosities of his Lord, hath added much to his credit amongst sober and ⟨p. 229⟩judicious Persons. There is a Tragical passage related in the Story of the Daemon which for three Months molested the House of Mr. Perreaud a Protestant Minister in Matiscon. One in the Room would needs be propounding needless Questions for the Devil to Answer, though Mr. Perreaud told him of the danger in it. After a deal of discourse; the Devil said to him, You should have hearkened to the Ministers good counsel, who told you that you ought not to ask curious Questions of the Devil, yet you would do it, and now I must school, you for your pains. Presently upon which, the Man was by an invisible hand plucked up by his Thumb, and twirled round, and thrown down upon the floor, and so continued in most grievous misery. I hope then, that none will be emboldened from the Bishops Advice, to enquire at the mouth of Devils or of Apparitions, until such time as they know whether they are Devils or no. But to pass on. That the Ghosts of dead persons have sometimes appeared that so the sin of Murder (as well as that of Theft) might be discovered, is a ••hing notoriously known. I shall only mention two or three Examples for this; and the rather because some who are very unapt to believe things of this nature, yet have given credit to those Relations. Two ⟨p. 230⟩of the Stories are recited by Mr. Webster in his Book of Witchcraft.

the matter came to be divulged. I cannot think that Dr. Taylors Secretary his publishing these curiosities of his Lord, hath added much to his credit amongst sober and ⟨p. 229⟩judicious Persons. There is a Tragical passage related in the Story of the Daemon which for three Moneths molested the House of Mr. Perreaud a Protestant Minister in Matiscon. One in the Room would needs be propounding needless Questions for the Devil to Answer, though Mr. Perreaud told him of the danger in it. After a deal of discourse; the Devil said to him, You should have hearkened to the Ministers good counsel, who told you that you ought not to ask curious Questions of the Devil, yet you would do it, and now I must school, you for your pains. Presently upon which, the Man was by an invisible hand plucked up by his Thumb, and twirled round, and thrown down upon the floor, and so continued in most grievous misery. I hope then, that none will be emboldened from the Bishops Advice, to enquire at the mouth of Devils or of Apparitions, until such time as they know whether they are Devils or no. But to pass on. That the Ghosts of dead persons have sometimes appeared that so the sin of Murder (as well as that of Theft) might be discovered, is a hing notoriously known. I shall only mention two or three Examples for this; and the rather because some who are very unapt to believe things of this nature, yet have given credit to those Relations. Two