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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences: wherein, an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events, which have happened in this last age; especially in New-England. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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.
CHAP. VIII.
Several Cases of Conscience considered. That it is not lawful to make use of Herbs or Plants to drive away Evil Spirits. Nor of Words or Characters. An Objection answered. Whether it be lawful for Persons Bewitched to burn things, or to nail Horse-shoes before their ⟨image ?⟩doors, or to stop Urine in Bottles, or the like in order to the recovery of Health. The negative proved by several Arguments. Whether it be lawful to try Witches by casting them into the Water. Several reasons evincing the vanity of that way of probation. Some other Superstitions witnessed against. Page 248.
Several Cases of Conscience considered. That it is not lawful to make use of Herbs or Plants to drive away Evil Spirits. Nor of Words or Characters. An Objection answered. Whether it be lawful for Persons Bewitched to burn things, or to nail Horse-shoes before their ⟨image ?⟩doors, or to stop Urin in Bottles, or the like in order to the recovery of Health. The negative proved by several Arguments. Whether it be lawful to try Witches by casting them into the Water. Several reasons evincing the vanity of that way of probation. Some other Superstitions witnessed against. Page 248.