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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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.
Express Covenant with the Devil is when the party doth not only trust in him, but also Covenant with him, and give himself holly to him upon condition that he may by the observing of certain ceremonies accomplish his desires.
Express Covenant with the Devil is when the party doth not onely trust in him, but also Covenant with him, and give himsel holely to him upon condition that he may by the observing of certain ceremonies accomplish his desires.
Magic is either Divining, or working.
Magick is either Divining, or working.
Divining is a foretelling of things to come by the help of the Devil.1
- 1Divining.
Prediction, or foretelling is done either with means, or without means.