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Cases of conscience concerning evil spirits personating men, witchcrafts, infallible proofs of guilt in…
Cases of conscience concerning evil spirits personating men, witchcrafts, infallible proofs of guilt in such as are accused with that crime. All considered according to the Scriptures, history, experience, and the judgment of many learned men. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College, at Cambridge, and teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston printed, : and sold by Benjamin Harris at the London Coffee-House., 1693
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.
The Affirmative proved from Six Arguments.
1. From several Scriptures. p. 2. 2. Because it is possible for the Devil in the Shape of Innocent Persons to do other mischiefs, proved by many Instances. p. 11. 3. Because if Satan may not represent an Innocent Person as Afflicting others, it must be either because he wants will, or Power to do this, or because God will never permit him so to do it: Either of which may be affirmed. p. 14. 4. It is certain both from Scripture and History that Magicians by their Enchantments and Hellish Conjurations may cause a false Representation of Persons and Things. p. 2•. 5. From the concurring Judgment of many Learned and Judicious men. p. 28. 6. Our own Experience has confirmed the Truth of what we affirm. p. 33.
1. From several Scriptures. p. 2. 2. Because it is possible for the Devil in the Shape of Innocent Persons to do other mischiefs, proved by many Instances. p. 11. 3. Because if Satan may not represent an Innocent Person as Afflicting others, it must be either because he wants will, or Power to do this, or because God will never permit him so to do it: Either of which may be affirmed. p. 14. 4. It is certain both from Scripture and History that Magicians by their Inchantments and Hellish Conjurations may cause a false Representation of Persons and Things. p. 2•. 5. From the concurring Judgment of many Learned and Judicious men. p. 28. 6. Our own Experience has confirmed the Truth of what we affirm. p. 33.
The Second Case considered, Viz. if one bewitched be cast down with the Look or Cast of the Eye of another Person, and after that recovered again by a Touch from the same Person, is […] this an infallible Proof that the Party Accused and Complained of is in Covenant with the Devil p. 34. Answ. This may be Ground of Suspicion and Examination, but not of Conviction p. 34. The Judgment of Mr. Bernard, and of Dr. Cotta produced. p. 35, 36, 37. Several things offered against the Infallibility of this […].