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, TO THB READ E R u n o tl l f o a m e J in p U 6 / 'k tp r i n t t o d en le , t h a tt h e r e c a n b e f u c h It t h i n g IU W j tc h ~ c r a J t : d n df a msin ta ines t h e o ld e r rourc ft b e S a d d u c c sin d e n y i n g o fJ j i r i t s . T h e o t h e r c a l l e d V V i e *rus, a ( je rm im P h y J i . t i o n , f e t s o u t a p u b l i ~a p o l o g i ef o r a U t h e ft c ra f1 - - fo '{ e s , 'u ,h e r e b y ; ,p ro cu ri n g ( o r ' t h e i r im p u n it i e , h e p l a i n r bb e w ra y e J h im f e _ ! fo t o h a u e b e e n e o n e o fih a ep r o J e jJ i o n .A n d fo r t o m a ~ tb is T r e a t i / e t h emorepleafan t& f l c iD ,l h a u e p u t i t in f o r m eo f a V i a /a g u e , l ' J J h i c hJ h a u e d iu id e d ' I n toth r ee /} ( )o k ! s : T h e Irf! } e ~ ' < ! . n g o f ~ a g i e .i n g e n e r a U , a n d ~ c r o m a n c i e i n l P e c i ; ' l l ~' I b e f i c o n d , o f S o r c e r i e a nd W r i tc h - c r a / i! ,a n d t he t h i rd ,c O t a in c J a d i / c o u r f i o f a l . t b e f o! ? j n d J o f f f i i r i t s , a n d - S p e E / r e l t h a t a p p e a r e . t .a n d t r o u b le s p e r f o n s : t o g e t b e r - , : v i t h II c o n - ,{ I u / io n o f th e w , b o le l 1 ' o r k .e ~ e . 5 \ . l y i n t e n t i b n ,in th 3 s l a b o t t r ,U o n e l Y t o p r o y e . tlla t h i n g s , 4. f 1h l l u e a l i e a d i e { a id : th e 0l1e jt h4 t juch d i l t e l i f os r te s ha l lebeenel lndare . Tbeaber, wha te x a B t r i" U am i f i l f e r e p u n i f b m e n t t h t y m e --- ----_.---- --- - - rit:

TO THE RE AD ER .. . .t : e t n d t h e r d o r e r e s f o n J, T f ' h d t / ( j n d o ft h i n g s a r e p o fl i b le to 6 e e p e r fo r m e d i n t h r J eA r t s , a n d b y l ' P h a t l 1 a t t/ r a li c a u (e s t h e y m a yb e , n o t t h a t f t o u ch e u e r i e p a r t i e u l e r t h i n go f t h e Viueh pO l 'p e r, fo r t h 1 t l P e r e i li fi n i te : b u to n e f y , t o j } e a k t f c h o l a j l i c k ! y , C J i n c e t h i J c a nn o t b e J j o k , : n i n o u r l a n g ua g e ) 1 r e a J O n v p o ng e n u s l e a u i n g fpecies, a n d different ia tohe c o m p r e h e n d e d therein. dfo r e xam p le ~.j } _ e a k i n g - o f ~ h e p O l ' P e ro j M a g i c ie n s , in t h ef t r j l b o o { e a n d f i x t c h a p te r : . l f a y ,t h a tt h e Jc a n f u d d e n IY c a u fe b e b r o u g h t v n t o t h e m , a ll .' i n d s o f d a i n t y d i f h e s , b y th e i r f l m i l i a r j } i . . .r i t : f i n c e Mol l t h i e fi h e _ d e l i g h t s t o . f l e a l e ~ & IUII ! p i r i t h e c a n f o b t i O y a n d f o d a i n l y e n o u g ht r a n / p o r t t h e f l m e ~ 0 0 ! l 'P v n d e r t h i s g e nu s~m 4 i b e c o m p r e h e n d e d a l l ' p s r t i c t d e r s , d e p e n . -d i n g t h e r u p o ~ J u ~ h IU the h r i n g i n g ine o uto fa w a f (ill w 'e h a u e h e a - r d o ft t o h a u e b in p r d'f / i f o d ) &-[ u c h o th ers ; w h i c h p a r t i c u l a r s ) a r ef t f j c l e n t / Y p r o l f e d I v t h e rei fom ~ f t h e g e n e . . .: -ral .And f u ~ h f i l e ! i n ~ h eJ e c o d b o o to f J P i tc h . . .. - - - - , - - r V 1 3 c r a f t


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TO THE READER~c r a f t i n j } e c /~ 1 ! , a n d f i f t C h a p . l f o y , &p r o u eb y d i u e r ] a rg u m e n t s , t h a t W i t c h es c a n b yt h e p o t ' P e r~fh e i r M a i f le r , c u r e o r caf lonJ i f e a J e J ~ : : J \ ( o ) l J b y t h e f t [ s m e r e s f o n s , t h a tp r o t l e s th e ir p O ll J er b y th e V iu eU o j d i f e a f e s ing e n e r a O , i J a j i l J e l l p r o u e d t h e ir p ow e r in J pe . . .c ia l t: M o j ) ,} J e a k ,n in g t h e n a t u r e o f ( o m e m e n ,t o m a ~ th em vna ble fo r ' W o m e n : a n d ma l \j ngi t t o a h o u n d i n o th e r s ) mo r e t h e n th e o rd in a '"r i ~ c o u r f t _ o f n a t u r e ' I - ~ o u l d e r m i t. A n d fu c hI i I ( : In a U o tk e r p a r ti c u la r J ic k ,n e fl e s . 'B u t o n eth i n g J w il l p r a J t h e e to o / ; _ { e r u ei n a U t h e f e

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. o ft h e f e l1 n la r i f u l a r t s :a s a ! f O t h e i r i n f n i t a n d'W o n de ifu l l p r a fl i j e 'r , a s b e i n g n e i t h e r o f t h e mf e r~ i n e n . t t o m y f u r p o f t ; t h e r ea fo n ll J h e r eo ( ;u g lU e n In t h e h m d e r e n d o f t h e j irj l C h a p t e ro j t h e t h i r d h o o / r t : a n d ' W h ol i { e s t o u e c u r i o 1 J 4i n t h e f t t h i n g s ) h e m 4 } r e s d e , i f h e l 'P il l , h e r eo f t h e i r p r a f l i J e s , Bodinus D am o no m a ..n ie , c o l l e E l e d l ' P i t h , ' - g r e a t e r d il i g e n ce , t h e n' W r i tt e n ' W i th j u d g e m e n t, t o g e th e r 'W i t h th e i rc o n f e j 1 t o n s , t h a t h a u e h e m e a t t h i s t im e a p . .. p r e h e n d e d . J f h e l ' P o u l d {now ' W h a t h a t h beent h e o p i n io n o ft b e d u n c i e n t s ) c o n c e m i n gt h e i r p O " f P e r : h e e / h a l l f e e it l l J e l l d e f c r i h e d byHyper iu s&Hemmingius,t 'Wolate C j e r . .m a n e ~ ri t e r s : 'B e f i d e s i n n u m e r a b l e o t h e r

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TO THE RAD ER ;'n e o t e r i c ~ T he e /o g u e ! , t h a t 'W r i t e s l a r g e l i ev po n th a t j u b j e fl : t l n d if h e T P o u l d k ,n o l l 1 'W h a ta re t h e part icula~ri t~s , &curiof i t ier o f t h e f tb l t l c ~A r t s ( w h i c h ts b o t h v n n ec ej J a r i e a n dp e r i l i o t l J ) k e l v i l l j i n , d i t il l t h e fourth ? J o o , < !ifC o rn elm s A g n p p~ , an l i n VVr e rus ,1 l Jh o m " o f I J P t t k ! .Jd fi w i j h i n g I n , Y p a i n e sil l th il l 'reat i fe (be loued7( .eader) t o h e e j f e . . .f l u a ( ~ in a rm i n g a ll t b em tha t r e a d s t h e fa m e ,I I g a t ' ! f t t h e f t a h o u e m e n t i o n e d e r r o u r s , a n dr e c o m m e n d in g m y g o o d w iD to th y f r i e n d / }I K c e p t a t i o n ~ I b id t h e e he . t r t i I J j a re . . .rP eU ! .

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PHI LO ~IA1'HE5.BV T I t 1 1 i n k e it v e r i e f ira ng e, th at C o d l ho ul ~permit a n y man-kinde ( { i n c e t h e y b~:I1'ehiso wn e Im a ge ) to f al l i n fo g ro if e and f ilth ie a d e.t e c t i o n . .E PI. A ltho u g h man in b is Creat ion w~smade t o t h e i m a g e o f th e C r ea to r , y e tt h ro~gh . ht sf a ll h a u i n g once l o f t it Iit is b u t r e t t o r e d agalnc i n ap a r t by g ra ce o ne lie to th e e ~eC l: S o ~l th e [eft fall ing a w a y f rom G o d, a rc :g lU e no u er ~nthe handeso f th e Deui l l that enem y ) to beare hi s Im ag e; a ndb e i n g o . n e e f o giucn o u e r , th e g re a re f t a n d t h e gro f .t e O : impi ct ic , i s t h e pleafantd1:,and m o O : d e l y t e f u Hv a t < > t h em . h a . j'PHI Bu t may it no t (u f fice :h im to u e IIlolt e e t H e t h e ru le, an d p r o c u r e the perdition o f fom a nic { oWesb y a ll ur in g t hem to v ic es , an d to th ef o ll ow in g o f t ~e ir own a p p c t i t e s J f u p p : o f e h e ~ bu fcno t f oman ie f imp le fou les , i n maki ng t hemd Jr eC t l ie a c k no w l ~ d g e him f o r their maHler. . 'E PI. N o f u re li e , t o r b e e v f C s C : l l e r l ~m a n ,whom o f h eh ath rh eru le ja cc ord in g to th etr c om -p te xio na nd kn ow l~ ge .: A n.d to , w~m hef indesm o fH im p l e , h e p 1 a l O c b e f i dtf~O~CIS htmfe l fe vntotbem. F o r h e b ee in g t h e e nm u e o f m ails S alu a.d o n v fC sa l t h e m e a n e s he c a n t o io tta pp e th em f o' i _ " , fm c

7) l tmo tJo log ie . Fir f l71ook t . 7fa r in hi s f h a r e s . a s it may b e e v n ab l c [0t h em ther e-t it te r ( fu ppo f e t he y wo ul d) [0i d t hemfe lu e s o u t o fehetame, '

p'l! I.T he n th is l in ne .is a G nn e againihhc n o. .lyG ho f t . .E p t, I t is in f om e ,b ut n ot in a ll ,P HI. H ow th at? A re no t all th oe' that ru nnesrliretlly to th e d iu el l in o n e Categoric?E P I. G od forbid, forthe fin ne a gain ft th e h o-ly Gh of i h ath two b ra nc he s: T he o ne a f al lin g b ac kf rom t he whol e feru ice o f G od, an d arefu fall o f a llh is p re ce pts.T he ? th er is t h e d oin g o f th e fu n withkn~wledge, knowingrha t t he y d o c w ro n g ag a in ftth eir ow ne c on lc ie nc e, a nd th e tc llim onie o hb e -:h o l y Spir i t ,hal1ing once had a tafic o f th e fwccmes RtU.IP.' s .o f G ods m ercies. N ow in th e f i r f t o f th ef e tw o,all f orts o f N ec ro m an ce rs, E nc ha un te rs o r W it.ches , are comprehended : bu t in th e I a n J nonebu t r u c h aser res with t r u s , k nowl ed g e th at 1 h au e:fpokenof.P a J. Then i ta pp ea re st fl at t he re a re mo r e f o rt sn o ro n c,t ha t a re d ir eC t ly pr of ef fo u rs o f h is f c :r u k e ~

and if fo be , I p ra y y o u tell me h ow m a nie , &whataretheyiE P I. T he re are p rin cip ally tw o fo rts, w he re .unto a l l d1 (~pa rt so f t hat vnhapp ie Ane a rc r eda -tied; w hereo f the o ne is called MAl l i e o r NttrD.i ' l ane iet he o the r S t lmr i e o r Wlteh. , , .PHI. W h atlp ray yo ll? an d h ow m an ic:are th emeancs ,whe reby the D i u e l l a U L J I C S pen o Il S i n a n ie~fthefcrnares r BpI,


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S D.emon%g ie . Fl r jl ' ]o o k t .E PI. Euen by th ef e t hr ee p af fio n s t ha t a re w ith .in o ur (dues; C u r io t ir ie i n ~ rc at in g :n cs ~ t h ir ft o freu eng e, fo rfo rn e to rtes d eep ely a pp re hen de d: o rgreedie appetite o f geare .caufed th ro ug h g re ~t p o

u erc ie .A s to th e f i r l l :of rhefe.Cur io t i r ie, i t i s onelicth e in tic er ne nt o f N.zg i ( ims o r J.\'(crom,l1lciers: f .ndthe o ther two are d:e allu rers o f the S o r c e r e r s or/~i(cfJtJj torth ato ld a nd c rafiie le rp en : b ein g a S pi-m ,he c .. I il ie { p ie s ou r a ff e ct io n s, a n d 1 0 c o u f orm e sh im l e lf e t he re to , to d ec eiu c v s t o o u r w ra ck e,

CHAP. HI. ARC V.T~t j ign i j icd f irJ l1 ! , 111 .:1t }1m' !~ t/ rs o f t h e w o r d si {M a -g ie l i n d Necromancic , ' T h : d i j Jm11( ( b e l T > ' i x tNec r oman ci e ,wd'vV i lc h c ra f t: Wh a t a rt th e m -t r e{ 5 i s ,i lf J in t .o - i J 1 n i n g J lJ u t b r ; 'J g J , :t Il to I h e k l lQ ) " ~le d l/ tIJm u ! , '

PHILOMAl'HES.It V o u l d g l a , d l i e f i ! . f i : h eare '. w ha t th in g is it thaty e C : a U l . t . : g l t o r NtCY()mallt:lt E PI. This wordNAg;i in tb c :P cr fia n to n gu e,impo rts as m uch as to b e an e con t emp l a t o r OI nt er pr er ou r o f Diuine an d heauenlie k:icllces:w hic h b ein g fir ft v fe d O l m o g s th e Chaldm, th ro l l ghtheir i g no r ance o fth etr ue diu in ir ic , w as d le c:m edand reputed am o n gG :t hem ,a s a p rin cip aU v erm esA nd th ere fo re , w as n am ed ,'n iu filvw ith an h0 11 0-table r u l e , wh ichna i" ne [ he GTt(k~'imitated.gene-t a l l y i m po rt in g a ll t h e r e kinds o f vn !awf il l l a r te s ,~lld

' P .em ono l~g i e. F i r ft B o o k /'9An d this word Nccrom; l nc ;e IS a G reck word, CO;l1-pOll l~dr ;Jo f N i~~wv& .u:(''T;~ whic b i s t o f a y , t l J c pro -phecie b y th e dead , This laH n am e is gillell, co t h isb lack & vnlawfii l l Icience b y th e f igure sJncdccf j ( jbecaufe it is a princi pall pan o f that art, [0ferner hcm fe lu e s w it h d ea d carcagcs i n t he ir diuinat ions,P 11I. vVhatdifference is t he re b e tw ix t th is a rtc ,and W' i tch .c ra fr?~ P 1. S ur~lic, ,th e di~erence vu lgar e PUt b e-

twixt them, IS vern e rn crn e, a nd in a m an ner tru e ;fo r they f a y , th at th e W i tc he s areferuaorsonely,and Ilau es to the D iu ehb ut the Nec romance r s a r eh is Ma if le rs a nd c ommand er s.PHI. How call th at b e tru e.th at a ny rn en b ein g f pe -cial ly a dd ic te d to h is f eru ic e.c an b e his c o m a n c i e r s ?E PI. Y ea they m ay be: b u t it is o n e I y f o c U l 1 d u mq llid : F or it is no t b y .m y po wer that they can hau eo uer him , b ut tXp489 a ll an er lie : w he re by h e o b li-.c es ) :l im fc lf in fom e trif le s r o th em , th at h e mayanth e ather par t obteine thefru i t ion o frh eir b od y &fonle.which is th e o nl ie thino h e h untes fo r.P 11I. An verie i I l -a :qui ta t le contract f o rf o o rh :,But I pray YOl \ d ifc ou rfe vn to m ee , w ha t i s th e e f~f ~C ta nd I ec re ts o f th at am?E PI. That is o uer large ane field y e g iu e r ne e:ye r l f h al l d o e g o o d .w il l, th e mofl fummar ly thatI can, to ru nne thro ug h the principal po ints there-o f. As there arc two f o r ts o f f o l ke s , th at m ay b e en-tiled to th is art , to wir . lea rn ed o rvn lea rne d : fois th er e [~Vo r ne an es , w hi ch a rc th e 6 tH h -. :e rc :r svp& fee ders o f the ir c urio firie, th ereb y to m ake th em. C to


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1 0 D tttIJon% gie. F i,ftBoo~; ~to g iu eth em le lu es o uer to t i l e l ime: \-\'hich twomeanes, 1 call th e D iu els I choo le , a nd h is ru di-m e nts, T he le arn ed h au e th eir curiofirie wakenedvp; and fedde b y that wh ich I call Iu s lch oo le :th is is t~le.A j l , o l ~ i t j ud i c i a r ,For d iu ers m en h a-u in g attain ed to a g reat pe rfe c ti on in le arn in g, a ndy e t re m ain in g o n er-b are (a la s) o f th e S pirit o f re -gene ra t i on an d fru its thereo f: f inding alln aru rall .th ings common, afwel l [0th e au pic le F ed ,m ts a svnto them ) they a llay to v en dic ate vn ro them agrea te rname,byno t onelyknowing the cou rfe o ft hi ng s h ea u en ly .b u r l ik ew i( e to dim to the ~no tv.le dg e o f th in gs c o come the reby .vVhich ,at d le f ir f iface appearing lawfu ll vn to - them , in refpdt th eg ro u nd th er eo ff ee me th ro pro ce ed o fn atn ra ll CJUf es o ne lie , rh ey are fo allu red th ereb y, th at f in din gth~ir practifeto p ro n e t ru e in fi m dr ie th in g s) thcy{ lu dic to k no w th e caure tb ele of : an d f o m o un tin gf r o m d eg rec to d eg ree, vpo n th e ilipperle and VI l l "c crta in e ka le o f cu rio firie ; th ey are a t laf i e ntif ed ,th a t w h er el aw fu l l a rte s o r I ci en c es f a il es , t o f a ti s6 cth eir r efHe lf e m j nd s. en en to f ee ke to tbat b la ck a ndvn law nlll f cien ce o f Mati!!. Where , f in din g a tth e f ir ft J th at f ilc h d :u er s f or me s o f c irc le s a nd COl) ' . .jurations r ight l ie i oi ne d t he re u n to , w i ll raife f i i c hd i u er s f o rm e s o f fp ir it s. to r ef o lu e t hem o f theirdoub t s : and attribu tin g the do ing thereo f, to thepower i n f e p a r a b l y tied , o r inherent i n t he c ir cl es :an d m an y w ord s o f G od , co nfsfed lie w rapped in ;t h e y h E r d l y glorie o f r h e m f e l u e s , as if rhev h a d b yt h e i r q u i c k l 1 C 5 of jnginc:~madc a c o t lq u c f i o f P /u t { } t sd om i .

D .em o no lo gie. F irfi B oo k! ~ IIdo rnin ion , and were becom e E rnpero u rs Oller rh eS~~giiJ.na bira cl es . VVh ere ,m th e r ne an e t imc( m i-I er ab l e w r et ch e s) t hcy a r e b e c om e il l v er ic d ee de ,b o nd -Il au e s to th eir m o rr al ! cncm ie : and the irk nowle dg e. fo r a ll r ha rth ey p rc iin nc the reof ; l s no .th ing in cr ea fe d , excepr inknowiog will, and rhe ,h o rr or s o fH el J to r puni fhmenr rhereof.as vi d . 1 m s GnI . l .was by cheearing of rhc forbidden t ree .

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PHI L 0 MAT 11E S.BV T I p r a Y ' y 0 l l Jikcwife (orgernot to tcl whatar e th e Deui l l es rudimenres.E P 1. H is r ud im e n ts J I c all 6 t H i n g e ne ra ll , a llrhlt which is c al le d v u lg a rl y rh c venue o f w o rde )herbe , & i!o n e:w b ic h is "le d b y vn la wf ul l c ha rm es ,withou t u atu rall cau fes , As likewife all kinde o fp ra cb c qu e s) f re it es .o r other l ik e e x rr ao r d in a ri e a -

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l.t D .e m o no lo g j~ . F ir fl B o ok !.eyes, by k nittin g r ou n tre es , 01 f l1n2t idt k in de o fhearb es .to th e haire o r m iles o f rhe g oo ds: b y cu -ri.,! th e w orrn e. b v f lcm m ina o fb io ud , [ : 1 . ' l ica-

..... .I J ~j i11S o f HIt le croofc5,by n ,r:l!!lg o f cl.e r J(;~l le ,o rd O t " 1 f ! o f : ~ L c h h I : c :!1t~~rtl:l:r.lbler b : u : s b ' r : ' \VOh~)~ ~, 1withour .l?plying a nie t;!j n~ !l r ne etc to th e ~'lrtof-te'1lkd)s :Ilcdiciners doe: Or elkby fbyillg mar-t ie d f o :k e s) to Iuue I1J[ l !o. lh ' ado e w ith o th er (b vk n it ti ng I o . na n ic k n o r r c s vpo n a po int at the t;m ~o f t h ei r m:u 1 , : g c , t A n d t ir ch li kc ~h ;ng " w hic h m env[e to p raC alc in th eir rn errinef le : F or ira vn lear-n ed m en (b ein g n atu r. l!ly c ur io u s, a nd la ck in s th et rue knowledge o f G od) nnde rhele practiks toP : O l l C tnle,a~ j U I l ~ l r i e ? t : t h e m wil l d o ,b y t he p owero f.r he d we ll be ueCClUtng men} and no t b y anieinherent vert.ic in rhefe v ain e w o rd , an d f r ei re s ,a nd b e in g d el ir ou s C O w inn e a re pu tatio n to th em -f e l u e s i n f u c h -b k e t ur ne s. rl ie y e ith er (if rh ey b e o f t h efh am efailer Io rr) feeke to b e learned b v l ome tliatare e xp erim en ted in th at Ane (not knowins it tob ee eu ill a t the firfi) o r e l fe b e in g o f th e ( '~o{fcrf o rt e, r u nn e s d ir ec il v to th e d iu e ll to r a mb itio n o rdefire o f g a in c, a n d p l a i n e l y contracts wim h imthereupon.PH:. Bu r m e thinks thefe m eans which y ce callrhe Scheele and rud im em s o f to e D itlc ll a reth in g s l aw fu ll .a o d h au e b e en e a pp ro o u ed for'Ulchin all r im es and ag es: as i ll (pec ia l l } t h is fC lcncc o fA_(lrQiiJ,if ,which is one o f the (o ec ia llm em b ers o fth e Mat l um. t t i ( qu t J .

E "1. T he re a re [\1;'0 th ings w hich th e learn ed.... !Wt':

D d :W 0 1 'J o l o J! , i e .F ii ' f l 7 3 o o ~ e . 1 3h au e o b l er u ed f r om th e b C E ' i n n i n Q , in th e I cic u ceo f th e H ea ne nly Crel:mes~ the P J ' l n C [ S , Starrcs,a nd fu ch lik e . Th e o ne is [1 1m c ou rfe a nd o rd in arymo t io n s, w h :c hf o r c h a r caufe is called w J l r c m o -mu, 'Sh ieh wo rd is a com po und o f " > . @ - andc ( " i ~ c . : : , t 1 1 l t i s t o Cly ,d lC b ,\ o f rlie S ra rr e s. A I~d t h isArtc indecdc is o ne o f th e membe r s o l t h e . j 11 . 1 t"e~' i 1 I 1 t i e q l I t J , < 1 n d n ot o nly la wfu ll, b u t m o rt nccetiarv& c omm ed ab lc , T he o th er I~ cal led A f l ro l ~g i . 1 , bc~mgco l11pOl ;n , .kdof ; (; i~ . :; .,~& My o~,wh ich i s to b y ,th e wo rd and preach ing o f the flarres: \Vh ich isd iu id ed in [ 1 ' 10 pa rts : T he firll:, b y k now in g th er e-b y th e powe rs o f iim plcs , and f ickncfi'e s, theco urfe o f the Icafons a nd th e w ea th er , b ein g r ule dby th eir inf lu ence; w hich part dep en din g vponth e f orm e r. alth ou g h it b e no t o f it f elf a parr o f Na~t h ( 1 r ! a t i c q u e s : y c t it is no t v n la w f u l , b e in g modera te -l y vfed, l il pp of e n o t fo neceflarie a nd c ommend a -b !e as th e f o r m e r . T he Ieco nd part i s t o t ruf ] [0much to their in flu cnc es , as thereby to f o r e - t e l lwharcommon-wealcs I h a ll f lo u r if h o r decay : whatperlons tlullbec fo rtu nate o r v n fo r ru n a re : w h a tf ide 1 1 10 1 1 1 in ne i n a n ie b atc el l : what m an 1 1 1 0 11 1o b ra in e v ic to rie a t l In g ul ar com bate : what way ,and o f what a gd ba l l m en die : wha t hone tha llw innc at m atch -running ; and diu erfe f iilh likeincredible th ings , wherein G. lr d an l ls ) Cornc l i n s .1-I . r i p p . 1 , and diners others IUlIe 111


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14 D m o n % g i e . Fh f ! 'Boo l iG~ t Jm ,m t i ~HJ ' d r o "w ' ti ~ , A r it b m s n t it,l' r l < : ~1~tI'Ji~:&a ch ollf an d o th ers : w hic h were m uch pr . I c t d c d ,& h o l d e n i n g rc J t r C l I c rC I lC C b y th e Gmti/(J o f o ld .And th is ]aft pall: o f A j J r ( ) ! o g ; ~ w he re of I h au c { po ~k en , w hich is th e ro ot o f rh elf b ran ch es, w as c alledb y them, . :r ! [artus, This pJHC now is vtrerlie \'11-bwfL l l to b e {w il ed i ll ,orprac1ized amongH: (hr ini~a m, as leallin g to n o g rO l.:n do f n a r u r a l l r e u fou : & it :is this part wh i c h I c al le d b ef or e t he d eu il s I ch o ol e,

P H t. Bu t y e t m anic o f the lcarne d arc o f th econtrar ie opinion.~P 1.1grJnt,yet I c o u ld g iu e m y rea f ons to fo r t i .fi e &main ta ine m y o p in io n .i ft o e n te r i nt o this dd :puration i t wold no r draw m e qu ire o tt the g ro undat o u r di fcours; b e t i d e s t he m i l: pc ndi ng o f th ew n e l e d aie thereu po n : On e wo rd o nely 1 w ill an-t\ ve r t o th em , & th at in th e S cr ip tu re s (w in ch m u llb e a n in fa llib le g ro un d to a n true G ][if iiam ) Thatin t he P ro ph et Immit it i s p la in e li e f o rb idden ,t o

ltttlMo, b elecu e o r h arken vn ro th em th at P ro ph ecies an df u r C : - l p e i l k s by t h e c o u r l e o f th e P l a n e t s & S r a r r e s ,

C H A P . V. ,\RCY.H ow fo m th etfin g o f c hm l 1~ s is ! . t l l : f r , l ~ . r 1Jnl.nrli, llTht de {cr i p t i o tHf thdorme so[Cl rdwm. i Contn-r s t io na , A nd wh a t c , t u f t t h flit Magi,j~ns/h(f}JAfe /t tu t o w l.; ri e themf.

PHl to ~!.~T HE S,WE L ) Y e ln ue (~ id c f J r i n o u g h ill t h at a rg \ l-m e n t , B u t h o w p r o o u e y c n o w t ha r t he f e. c h a r m e s

Dm0110 /og i c .F j t f J73oo~ ; J~e ha rm es o r vn na tu ra ll prad i cques ar e v n l a w f u l l :F o r I o , m anie hone t l and rnerrie m en and wom enh au e p ub lickly practiz ed f ern e o f t hem , th at I th in kiiy e w ou ld accu te th em al o fw itch -crafi.y e w ou ldaffirm e m ore no r y e w i l l b e b e'e eu ed in .E p r, 1 f ee i f you h ad tak en g oo d rentCto th e n a-tu re o f that word , whereb y 1 nam ed it,) y e w o u ldno t haue beene in this do ub t, no r m iltaken m e, fofarre 35ye hau edone: F or althoug has none can bef c h o l l e r s in a I ch o ol e, &n ot b e fu bieC l: t o th e rna-f i e r thereo f: fo n one can f i u d i e a nd p u ti n p ra etiz e(fo r au die th e alo ne.an d kn ow led ge, is m o r e peri l-lo usn oro lf en tille;an ditis th e p ra6 l:if eo nely th atm akes th e g re atn dT e o f t he o ff en ce.) T he cirkle s &a rt o f M~ j t ,w i th o u t c omm i n in g a h om b l e .d e fe -ctio n from G od: And yetasthey that reades andIe ar ne s th eir r ud irn en ts ja re n ot th e m o re f i l b j e C l : toa n ie f c h o o l- m a f le r , if it p l e a l e n ot s he irp are nts . topu t them to the fcho o le thereafter; So they whoi g no r at ly p roL l cs t h e fe p r a c : t i c q u e s ) w hich I ca l the:diuels r u d i m e n t s , .vnkno wing them to b e b an s, ca-f ie n o u r b y h i m , t o r trappin g to ch as G od w i ll per-m iuo fall in to his hands: This kind o f fo lks I f a y ,no doub t, a re to be iu dged rhebef] o f, inre fpe6tthey vfe no innocation no r helpe o fh im {by the irknowledge a t le a !l :) i n t he i e tumes , & f o h au e n eu cre nr re d th ef du es in to S ath an s I eru ic e, Y e t [0{peaketr ul ie f o r m i n e . e wn e p ar t(1 I pc ak e b u t f or m y fe l fe )I d elire no t to m ake Io neere riding : F or in m y opi-n io n o ur en ern ie is O l l e r craftie,a nd w e o uer w cak e(ex cept the g reater g race o f G od ) to alfay fu ch h a.:zards " w h q e i n h e ptcaf es to trap vs,. PH~


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,~ D .em o tJ% lie . F irft 7 5 o o k t ,PH 1. Y e h au ere alo u fo rfo oth ; fo r a s t he COI;'1-

mo n P r~ l1 crb e f . 1 yt h : They rhac fllppe kcilc withthe D eu ill, hau e necde o f lo ng Ipo one s, B ut no wI p ra ie ),;)ll g oe fm nrdc in th e ddcrib in g o f t h isarte o[.lJ.~si(.):. P r . F ra they b ee c ome o nc e v nto [h is p er-fectio n in eu ill , in hauing an y knowledge (whetherl ea rn ed o r v nl ea rn ed ) o f t hi s black art: thev then be.g inne to b ee wcarie o f th e r ail in g o i r hc i; M : .if te r ,

~ Y c on iu re d c irc kle s ; b ein g b oth 1 0dJincile a nd p c.r i lous, an d to co rnme th plainlie to a con tra ct withh im , whe re in i s I p ec iaU i e con tc in e d f o rmes an dcf feEtes .. PHI. Bu t I prayeyou o r eu ery ou g oe fur ther ,d ll co u rf e m e Iorne-what o f their circkles a nd c o niu -r at io n e s ~And what fhould b ee th e c :m fe o f the irweary ing thereof : F o r it Ihould kcme th at th atfo rm e fh ou ld b e le !fe fearefull yet, th an th e d ire cthaun t ing a nd I cc ie rie , w ith th at f ou le a nd v nc le an eSpirite.E l'I. thinke y e take m e to b e a W itch m y fe lk ,o r at th e le af i w ou ld fa in e (iI/c are y o ur fe lfe p re n-e ife to tha t cra f t: A lw aies as I m ay ; I 1 1 1 a l 1 Ihorr l ie

f ac is fie y ou , i n t ha t kinde o f c on iu ra tio ns , whichare co nte in ed in f ilch b oo kes , w hic h I ca ll th e D e-uilles Scho ole : T he re a re f ou re p rin cip al] p arts;th e p erfo ns o f th e c on ju re rs; th e a Ctio n o f t he COI1-in rario n ; th e w o rd es a nd rite s v fe d to that effect ;an d rh e Spirites rh ar a re co niu red , Y e mu l l : n ri l r e-m emb e r to laye th e g ro und e, th at I to uld vo n b e-f ore : w hic h is, th at ids n o p ow er inh ere nr in th ecir-

, ] ) c e m o n o l o g i e . F i r f l ' R o o k e 1 7c irc lesjo r in th e h olines o f th e nam es o f G od b la t:phem ou f l ie vfed : no r in wha t f oeue r rites o r ce-r cmonies at th at tim e v fe d,th at e ith er C Jn ra if e an yin fe rn al! f pirir, o r y et lirn ira t h im p erf orc e w ith ino r w ith ou t th efec ircle s, F or it is h e o ne lie , the fa-ther o f a llly es, w ho h au in g firf i o f a ll p re fc rib edtha t fo rm e o f do ing , fe in ing h im fe lfe co b e co rn -manded &refrreined t her eby , wi l b e lo ath c o p affeth e L ou ndes o f rhefe in junct iones , a ! \v e ll t h e reb yto m ake them g lo ry in the i mp i ri ng ouer him e a s Ifaide before:) As l ikewife to m ake himfel fe (0 tob e r ru fl ed in th efe l ittle th in ge s, th at h e nu y haueth e b erte r c om rn od itie th ere af te r, to d ec eiu e th emin the end w ith a tricke o nce fo r al l; I m eane th e e-u e rl af ii ng p e rd it io n o f their {aLII &body .Then l ay .ing th is g ro un d.as I h au e Ia id , the fe co n iurationesmul l : hau e few o r m o in num ber o f th e perfonesconjurers( a lw aie s p af fin g th e finguler number ) acco rd in g to th e qu alitie o f th e circle) and f orm e o fapp aritio n. Tw o prin dpa l l th ing es canno t w ell inth a t e rra n d b e w anted : ho lie .w ater (w hereb y th eDiui l l rno ckes th e P 4 p i J l C S ) a nd fa me p refe nt o f aliu ing th in g vnto h im . There ar l ikew ife cereainef ea fons .dayes an d h ou re s, th at th ey o b fe ru e il l thisp urp ole . T he fe th in gs b ein g a ll re ad ie , a nd p re pa -red, circles are made tria ng u la r, q ua dra ng u la r,ro un d.do ub le o r f ing le,acco rd in g to the fo rm e o fap pa ritio n th at th ey cra ne , B ut to Ip eake ofthe di-uerle fo rm es o f th e c irc les, o f the innumerablecharaders a nd c ro fle s th at a re w ith in an d without ,and o u t-th ro ug h the fam e, o f the d in ers fo rm es o fD appa .


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1 8 Vtemon olo g ie .F ir fl h o o{ e.apparidones, that t hJ t c ra f ti e fpiriti!1udes themwlth ,andofaUruch pa rt ic u l ar s i n thJt aC t ion ,1 r e-m itit to o u er -r na nie th at h au e b u fie d th eir h ea de sin d ef cr ib in g o f rh e f am e;a s b e in g b u t cu r iou s . anda lto g eth er v np ro fita b le , A nd th is far re o n el ie Ito u ch ) th at w he n th e c on ju re d S pirit a pp ea re s,w hic h w ill no t b e w hile af ter m anie c i r cumf lan ,c es jl on g pra ie rs, a nd m u ch m u ttrin g a nd m u rm u -r in g o f th e coniurersdike a P a p 1 1 prieft ,difp4tchinga hun t ing Majfo:how fane I fay, he appeares. if theyh au e m ille d o ne io te o f a U th eir rite s; o r if any o ft he ir f ee r e o n c e f lyd o u e r t he c ir cl e t hr o ug h t er ro ro f h is fearefu l appar i t i on .he payes himfelfe a t thatt ime in his owne hande , o f that du e deb t whicht he y o u g ht h im ; a nd o th er -w if e w o ul d hau e de-l ay ed l on ge r (0 h au e p ay ed him: Ineane heec arrie s th em w ith h im b o die an d f ou le , If th is b en ot n ow a ju ll:c au fe t o m a ke t he m w ea rie o f therefo rm e s o f c on ju ra tio n, Ile au e it toy ou to Ju dg ev po n ; cO ll ud e ri ng t he I ong - fomene1 fe o f th e I a -bou r , t~e p rec ifd :eep ing o f d ay e s a nd ho m es (as Ih au e f al d) T he t er ri hl eo e ff e o f a pp a ri ti on , a nd thep r ef e nt p e rr e ll t ha t they f lande in) i n m i ff in g t hel e af tc ir c um fi al lc e o r fr e ir e jh a rt he y ought to o b -f eru c:A nd o n th e o th er p arte , th e D e uil is g la d tom oo ue th em to a p la in e a nd [q ua re d ea lirig withh im a s I f a id b e lc re ,

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PHI L011A rHIS.Ideedhere i s c a . l I f e i n ough , hu t rather t o I ea u eh im at all,thell to ru nn e m o re p la in lie to h im , if[ h ey we re w i fe h e d e a lcw ir h - Bu t g o e f or wa rd enow I pray y o u to th e fe t un ic s, fr a they b e comeonce deacon s in this craft .E PI. From t ime th at th ey o nc e p la in lie beg inro c on trac tw ith h im : T he eff ec t o frhe ir cen tradc o n fi fl e s i n tw o t hi ng e s .i n f o rmes and et teCtes , asI e gan to te ll a lrea die , were it n ot y ee in te r-ru pted m e (fo r a l th ough th e con tract b e m u tu a ll jI I p e a ke f i r L t o f th ar pa rr , w he re in th e D e u il l o b li-f he s h im l e lf e to them) b y f orm e s) I m ea ne in whatf hape ortafhion h e I ha ll c ome vnto t h em , whenthey call vpo n h im . A nd b y c:ffeetes,I vnderfhnd ,in w ha t f pe cia l f orts o r f er uic es h e b in ds h im f el fcto b e fu b jetl: vn to them . The qual ie ie o f th erefo rmes and ef feCl :es , i s lef le o r greater , ac c o rd in g t ot he s ki !&a r t o l th e MI t g /c lA lI . For as t o t he f o rm e s,to f ern e o f th e b af er fort o f them he obl i fhes him4f el fe t o a pp e ar e a t th eir c al lin g v po n h im ,b y I nc h ap ro p er n am e w hic h h e fhewes VIltO t hem , e it he r inl ik en es o f a d o g .a Car te- an Ape ,o r f u ch. li ke o t h e rb ea f ho r e lf e t o a nfw er e by a vo ic e one l i e , The ef .f eC t sa re t o a nlw er e to fu ch d eman ds .a s c o n c er n escur ing 'o f dHTeafes,thcir ow n e p ar ti cu l ar l lJ en ag e ry :or filch o th er b ate th in gs a s they require o f h im .- D 2 Bu t


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20 V t e m o n o ! o g ie . F i r J lh o o k ! .Bu t to the man c urialis fo rre ,in th e fo rm es h e w i l lo b li fh h im f el fe .r o e nte r in a dead bo die, and thereo ut o f to g iu c Iu ch an f ivers , o f th e C l ie nt o f barrels ,o f rna te rs c6cc rn in g th e eth te o f commonweJchs ,a nd f uc h l ik e o th er g re at q ue fti oI 15 :Y C ; J. ,t otome hewill b ~ a co nt~ l1 u,~Hatten der, in fo rm e o f a P ag e:He w ill pe rml t him felfe co b e co n ju red , fo r theI pa ce ,o f C o I ! l a n y y ~re s) eth er in a ta ble t o r a rin g,o rfu ch like thm g,whlch thev m ay ear e ly c arr ie a b ou twith th e 01: H e g iu cs th ef~ 1p ow er to f el f u ch waresto o thers.w hereo f fo me w i ll bee d ea re r a nd fo m e? ec te rc he ap ~;~ cc ord ~n g to th e lying o r ~ ru :: f p e ak .m g o f the Spirit tha t IS co n ju red there in . N ot b u tthat in verie deede.all D evils m uf] b e ly ars , b ut fothey ab u fe the fim plic itie o f rhelc w re tches tha tb e comes their Icho lle rs, that they m ake the~ b e-Ie eu ~,d m a t t~e fa ll o f L l l C i j e , ,f om e S pirite s fe ll inthe a ire .Io me in th e fire , Ie rn e in th e w ater fo me int h ;: J ande : 111which E lernentes t h e y nm :emaine.\ l\ T !l e re l lp~11 t h ey b u i ld , th a t f u ch a s f el l in th e f ire .o r In th e aire, are truer-then they , w ho fe ll in thew ater o r in the land , w hich is all b u t mea re r ra n le s& f org ed b e th e a U ,th or o f a l d e ce ir.F o r th ey fe ln o:b e w e ig h r, a s a ~ o h~ e f u b fl an c e, to f l ick il l anyonep lr tc :B ,l I,t tl le prm c lp al l p ar t o f th eir tal, conf i f i ing1 1 1 qua!Hle, b y the fa lling [rom [he g race o f G odwherein they were created , they co n tinu ed Ilillth cr ea fte r,: m d 1 1 1< 1 1o while the l~tterdaie in wan -< iring th ro ug h the wo rlde , as G ods ha l l g .~nen ,to(!x ec urC !~ uc htu rn esa s h e e m plo ye s th em in . A lldwhen an ie o f them arc no t o ccu pied in tb ar, r e o

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V t e m o n % g i e . Firjl b O O ' < f . 2 [tu rn e th ey m ull : to th eir p rifo n in h el (as it i s p l a in ein the m iracle tha t C H R IS 'twrou g h t at Gen n e : li[.tt.~.% 4 , 0 I h ) there in a t the latte r daie to b e all enc lo fedfo r e ue r.a nd a , th ey d ec eiu e th eir Ic ho lle rs in this,fo do they , in im prin ting in them the opin io n tha tthere are fo m anie P rinces, D ukes) and K ing es a.m ong fi them ) eu erie o ne comm aunding fewero r 1 1 1 0 L eg ions, and im py ring in d iners arres,and qu arte rs o f th e earth . F o r tho u g h tha t I w i llno t den ie that there b e a fo rm e o f o rdo ur am ong fl.the Ange ls in Heau en , and con f eq uen t l l e , w as a-m on gll: th em b efo re the ir fa U ; y et, eith er th at th eyb ru ik e t he fame fen f ine ; o r that G od w i ll permi tvs to know by dam ned D eu ils , fu ch heau en liem yf leries o f h is , which he wou ld no t reu eale to vsnei ther b y Scr ip ture n o r P ro p he te s, I thinke 110C h rifl ia ne w ill o nc e th in ke it. Bu t b y t he c o n tr a.rie o f a ll fu ch rny lleries, as he ha th clo fed \'P withh is fea Je o f f e cr e ci e ; it b ecom meth vs to b e co n .ten ted w ith an hum ble ig no rau nce , they b eingth ing s no t necef la rie fo r o u r falu a ticn , Bu t to re,tu rne to the p urp ole , a s th ef e f or m es , w h er ei n S a .th an o blifh es h im le lfe to th e g re atell: o f th e r _ ) l 1 A _gici4llf, are wonde r f u l ! cu rio us; fo are th e e ffc cresco rre fpo nden t vn to the fam e: F or he w.l! o b lifhh im lelfe to teach them artes and Iciences, w hichhe may eafelie do e, b eillg fo learned a knau e as heis: To carrie them newes from an ie parte o f thew orlde, w hich theag ilitie o f a Spirite m ay eafelieperlo rm e: to reu eale to them the Iecreres o f an iep , e r f o n s ' , fll b e i n g they b ee o i . c e cpo ken , fo r theD 3 tho ug ht


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2~ 7 ) ~ m o n o ! o g i e . F i r f t h f ) O ~ .tho u g h t no ne knowes b u t G .O D ; ex cept C ofa r as y ee m a y ghe l Ie by th eir co un ten an ce , as o newho is do u bdeflie learn ed ino ug h in the p h f i o g -mm i e : Yea .he w i ll make h is Ich olle rs to creep e inc re dite w ith Pr inces , b y 6 )re .te l1 in g th em rn a-n ie g rea tth ing s; pane tru e , parrc Ia lfe : F or if al lw ere f alf e,ile w ou ld ty ne crc dic e a t a l l h an des ; b u ta lw a ie s d c u bt fem e , as h is Orac les were And hewil l a l fo mak e them to pleafe Pri l lceJ ,by f a ir e b an -q uets a nd da in rie d if hes , ca rrie d JO f ho rr (p ac e f i'ath e far thef] patt o f the wo rld . F o r no m an do u b tsb ut h e is a th ie fe ,a nd h is a gilitie( as I fp ak e b ef ore )m akes h im to c ome Iu che Ipeede , Su ch-like , hew i ll g uard h is Ichol lers witI] f aire a rm ie s o f h on e-m en and fo o te-m en in appearance) C a!tles andfo rtes: W h ich all a re b ut im pref fio nes in th e a ire ,e a le li e g a th e r ed by a Jpirire , d raw in g fo n eare toth at f ub f ra nc e himfdfe :A s in like maner he w illle am e th em m an ie jt lglarie trickes a t C ard cs ,d ic e,an d fu ch lik e,ro d ece iee m en s fen fes th ereb y: an df i lch innumerab lefa l f e p rac ncq ue s;w hic h ar e p ro ..u enb yo uer.m ante in th is ag e: A sthey who .a~ac . .quain ted with t ha t 1 1 . 1 1 1 4 1 1 c all ed S COT0 y e t I in ing ,can repo rt. And yet a re a ll th ef e th in gs b ue de hi-d in g o f th e fen fes, an d n o w aies tru e in fu bflan ce ,as w ere th e fa lfe m irac les w ro ug ht b y Ki ng p h . s -faos Ma g i cia n s, fo r c o u te rf ei ti ng tMf l7 /es : F o r tha tis the d if fe rence b etw ix t G od s m yrac les and th eD e uils.G o d is a c re aro r. wh ar h e m a ke s a pp ea re inm yrac le , it is fo in effec t. A s 0J foy fos ro d b eing ca-f ien do wn e,w .lsno d ou bt tu rn ed in a natu raU S e r a. :pcn t:

V t t m o n o ! o g i e . F i r J Z : B o o ~ . 2 3p en t: w he re as th e D e ui!J( a s G ods A pe) co un ter-fening tha t b y his M.Jgic ians , m aid th eir w an des tosppeare f o.o n el ie to mennes ou [ward fenfes .as ky -rhed m effee t b y th eir b ein g d eu ou red b y th e 0-ther .For it is n o wonder, tha t the D eu ill m ay de-lu de o ur Ien ies, Iince w e Ice by common p roo f c)th at f im ple ju glars w ill m ak e an h un dre th th in gesfecm e b oth to o ur c ies an d eares o th erw aies th enth ey a re .N o w a s to th e Ul1~gici';ll.~art o r th e c o n.tracr,it is in a w ord tha t th lng ,w lu ch I faid be fo re ,the D eu ill hu nts fo r in a ll m en .PH I. S u rc liey e hau e I a i d much to m e in th isarte,if al l th at y ou h au e raid b e as tru e as w ou nd er-ful l .E P 1 .F o r th e tru e th in th ef e aCt iones: itwill bee af elie c on firm ed jto a nie rh ar p le af es to ta ke p ain eVpOIl the read in g o f d iu er le au thc l:ticqu e h if lo ,ries an d th e in qu irin g o f d aily ex perien ces.A nd asfo r ;h e trueth o f t he ir po f f i b il it ie , tha t th ey m a y b e,an d inw ha t m an er, I tru ll: I h au e a lle ag ed n oth in gwhereu n to Ih au e no t jo y ned fu ch p ro b ab le rea-Io ns.as] leau e to y o ~ r d i fc r ~ ti o n ,to w aie a~ d c an ..f id ci\;r:O new ord o nlie I o min ed ico ncern in g th ef o rme o f m aking o f this contrad, w hic h is e ith erM itten with th e Mao ic i an s owne b lo ud : cre lfe b e . .in g ag re ed vp on (in te rm e~ h ls f ch ole .D a fic r) to u-ch esh un in fo me parte , ch o.u gh . .pera~u en tu re n o! U a rk e l e ro a , i n e : a s it doth WIth a l l Wu ,hes.

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T le r e u / i m Ii'l" t h e a r! o jMag i c iJ vll!. twji t ll.wh,Jt r-ni /11melJ l th q meri te: c . . A l 1 d ,pho m"y h e 4CCQlmt~dguilty o j tha i (r im e . . -

PHll O~I""rHas,SvR EL I EY e b au e nude th is a rte to appearev er ie m o n ll ru o u s &detetb ble , Bu r what I p rayY O l l l b a l b e :a id to fu ch as m ainc eincs this art to b elawful l , for J. S e uil! a s v ou h au c m ad e it~

EPI, Ifay ,th ey fau ~llr o f th e p lan e them [clu es,o r at leaf] l i t tle bet ter, And yet i would beg l ad toh ea re th eir r ea fo n s,

PK I. There are two principsllie , that eu er Iheard vfed; b ef ide that w hich is fo unded vpo n theco mo n Pro uerb (that the Necromll lJcm c ommand st he D e uH l,wh ic h y e h au e alread y refu ted ) T he o neis g ro unded vpo n a r eceiu ed cu fio me : The o thervp on ana uth oritie , w hich fo me th inkes in fallib le .V p o n cu fio me, w e fee th at d iu erfe C hrifiian P rin -c es a nd M a gif lra te s Ie ue re p un iih er s o fV V itc he s,w illn oto ne lie o u er -fe e c . . 7 d " g i c i 4 f J 1 to liu e w ith intheir do min io ns; b ut e u en f om e -tim e s d el ig h t tofee them proo ue fo me o f the ir prad icqu es, The o .t he r r ea fo n is , that M~f t s b eing b ro ug ht vp( as it ise xp re fl ie [ aid in t he S c ri pt ur es ) in a li liltie ien m o fth e 4EgyPti4 l1 l ; whereo fno do ub t, th is was o ne o fthe p rincipalle s : And he no tw ithfiand ing o f th isa tte ,p le af in g G o d,a s h e d id ,c on fe qu en tlie th at ~J.tprofefled by (0 god l i e aman , c ou l d e 110t b e : vnlaw-fu l l . E P I .

' D t e m o n o l o g i e . F b j 1 b O O " . ! . 2 5EI'I . As to th e fir fi o f y o u r rca Iones, g roundedvpo n cu flo rnc: I fa ie , an eu ill cn fio me can neuer

b e accepted fo r a g oo d law , fo r the Oller g re at ig -no rance o f the wo rde in Io rne P rinces an d M ag i-( lr at es ,a n d t he c o n tem p t t h e r e o f in o t he rs , m o u e sth em to finne heavelie ag ain fi their o ff ice in thatpo yn t.As to rheo ther realo ne.wh ich feem es co b eo f g reater w eig ht, it it were f o rme d in a Syl~o-5ifm c;it b eh oo ued to b e in m anic tcrm es, and fu llo ff al la cic s( to f pe ak e in te rr ne s o f LO,~icq t l eJ fo r f irf t ,tha t th at g en erall p ro po firio n; ~ ffirm in g c . . .M oJ j e sto b e cau gh t in a ll th e ( c i C 1 1 W ~fh c LA Egyptf l l fJs,fho nld co nclu de that he was taug ht in M (lgie, I feen o n e c ef fi ry . P o r w e m u fl vn de rfla nd th at th e fpirieo f G o d there , fp eakin g o f fcien ces, vn de rll:an desthem that are lawfu ll; fo r ex cep t they b e Iawful l ,they a re bu t a b l l f i ! , e cal led fc iences,& a rc b u t ie no -r ances jndeede r ~m h : . m o pic1us, n o n t J l . h ~ m o , Seco ndlie ,g iu ing that he h ~d b ene tau gh t 111It , ther .eis g r e :u d i ff e rc n c e, b e tw i x t k no wle dg e a nd p ra ch -f ingof ath ing (as 1 faid b efo re ) .F or G od kno wethal l th inges , b eing alwa ies g oo d,. and o f o ur fi? ne&o u r i n fi rm i ti e p r cc e ed e th oungnorance, Th~rd .l ie, gil1ing th at he had b oth fiu died and practifedthefam efwhich is m ore no r m on flru o us to b e be.leeued by any C hrif lian ) y et wee know wcll i-nough , tha t be f o re that e ue r th e f pir ite o f G od be-g an to call l . t 1 1 o y f e S , h e w a s fled o ut o f .A E g y P t , be .in g f o un i e yea res o f ag e , fo r the (lau g h ter o f anA Eg yp ti An , a nd in hi s g ood . f a ~h e r I ~Ib~ce / lande ,f ir fic al le d a t th e f ir ie b U l b e,n au lI 1g r em a in ed th er eE . other


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2 6 V,emon%gie .Fir / i b o o / t oo ! h e r f o u rr i e vC a r e s i n e x d e J:l d 1 3 [ f u p p o I e h e h a db ec ne rh c wj~ k e d c c i 1 1 l 1 J n in th e w orld e Sdorc,hcthen bCC311lC a ch ;;n ged an d regeneratman,and vc -r y l id e o fo lde . 1 1 0 1 , ( ( 1 r emained in h im . (~.{I"'l/;Jmwas a n I Jo L It ~r j "rrofc/w' j .e I , be l a re h e w as CJ[-J ed : A n d P,lIIi; b e in g c al le d SM/~,\Va5 a m olt fharppcrlecu co r o f rhe Sainte , o f Go d , wh ile that nam ew as c ha n g ed ,

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2 8 'D t e m o n o l o g ie . S a o n d b o o / i t .w el as they b eleeu e rhem felu es.as I (hall Io fhorrlyasIa n, m ake you (G o d w illin g) as e afelie to p er-c c i ue ,

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V t e m o n o ! ( )g i e . S e c o n d 6 o o ~ . 29vpo ~ t~e cerra ine ~roo fe o f ex periece , A s to y ou rfirft, lt IS m of] tru e in de cd e, th at all th efe w ife m eno f P / u r a o h were l i 1 a , g i c i 4 l J S o f a rt: A s lik ew ife it ap -p eares w el th at th e PylhmiiJe,wirh whom S'I I~!COU-f ul te d,w as o f th at I ar ne p ro fe ff io n : .& fo w as S i m o nMa gU s . Bu t y ec omit ted to fpeake o f the L awe o fG o d ,w h er ein a re a ll M a < ~ jc iAm ,D i ll in es , E n ch an -t er s. So rc c re rs , w it ch e s, & wharfoeuer o f th at kin dth at c ~n fil lr cs w it h th e D e u il ,p la in el ie p ro hi bite d,a nd a lik e th rca tned a g Ji nf l: . A n d befides tha t (heW b ? ~l ad th e Spir i te o f PJ ,hon , in th e AC te s, w h o r e Ac t . 1 6.S pirite w as p ut [0file nc e. b y th e A po fil e,c ou ld b e~~ other !hlllg bur a VCrte Sorcerer or Wirche,Ity ee adm it the vu lg are d ifhnctio n , to b e in a rna-ncr tru e, whereo f I fpake in the b eg inn ing o f o u rc on fe re nc e_ , P orrh ar (p irite w he re by (h e c on qu e-f le d f uc h g a 1 l 1 e to her M afier, was no t a t her rai-f ing o r co mm ading ,as O le pleated to appo in t, b utfp~ke b y h e r t ou n g ,a fl l'e ll p u b li ck li e, a s p ri ua te li e-\1 \ hereb y fhee teem ed to draw nearer to the fo rto f Demonill~'es orpoffeiTed, if th at c oniu ncn on b e-tlV~x t t hem , had no t b ene o f her owne confcn t :~s.1tappeared by h er, n ot being tormented there.W I th : A n d by her co nqu ef ting o ffu ch g aine to hermal l e rs ( a s I h au e a lr ea dic faid.) As to y o u r f e c ondrca fo n g ro un de d vp on Phyf ick, in a tt ri bu ti ng t he irc on fe ff io ne s o r ap preb en fio nc s, to a n atu ra l] m e-la nch olicqu e h um ou r: A nie th at p lc afes P hy fic al,li e t o c o n fi de r VpOIl the na tu ra l hum ou r o f m elan-c h ?l ie , a c co rd in g to al l th e P by ficia ns~ th at e uerwnt thereupon, they f .1 11fin de th at th at w ill b eE 3 cues


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3 0 V .tm o n o lo g ie . S e c o n d b o o , '< ! .Oller [ho rt a c lo ak to c ou erthe ir kn au ,r y w it h: P o ras the hu mo r o f M elancho lic in the fclfe is b lacke,h eau iean d terrene , Io are th e f ym p to m c s th e re o f,in any p erf on es th at a re {l!bjeCt therevnto. leannes ,p ale ne s.d ef ir e o f Ic liru de , a n~ it they cOI~leto theh igheH: degree cherof ,mere fo lic and M,lllfe: whereas by [he co nrrarie , a g rea t n um ber o f [ b~m tha t ~ -u er h au e b ene co nv id o r co fd fo r s o f V \ it ch cr af r,as I 1 U Y b e p re fe nr ly f e cn e b y rnan ie that I , l a u e , atth is tim e c on fe ff ed : tb ey a rc b y t h e con t r a r ie . I b y ,fom e o f them ric h a nd w orld :y ,w ifc ,fo m e o f th emfan e o r corpu l en t in their b od ie s, a nd m o fl p art o fth em a lto g eth er g iu en ol le~ to the p~eaCureso f ~hef ie fh .c o rn in u al h au n ti ng o i c o m p; ll 1l ~,a n d ~ II ki ndo f m e rr in es , b o th la wf ul l a nd v nl aw fu ll , w hic h ar et h ings direCt ly co ntra rie to th e fy mp to mes o ~ M e-la nc ho lie .w he re of l (p ak e, a nd f urth er e xp erie nc edayHe proues h , o ~ vl~ath they ar~t o c o ~f df e with-om tor ture.which w im e ff et h t he ir gl l l l t l l1e~,whereby th ec on rra ry , th e M e la nc hc lic qu es n eu er fp ar esto bewrav t hemfeh ies , b y their con t inua l l di lcour-f e s ,f e cd it ;g t h e reb y t he ir h U l 1 1o ~in th a t w h!c h th eyth in ke no c rim e, A s to y o u r th ird rea fon . ic fca r te -lie m erites an anfwere .Por if th e d eu il l their nutterw e r e n o t b r id le d ,a s th e ( c r i p t u r e s teacheth vs,fllp-pore the re w ere no m ea no r wom en to b e h is in -f lru men ts, hee co uld finde waies ino ug h witho uta n ie h e lp e O r o ther s to w ra ck a ll m a nk in de : w he re -vnto he e mp lo yes h is w ho le CC l l d y , and gu: / ; , J . ; , ! [dr. P~t '5 ' M e 4 r (m i n g Lyon ( a s PETER fa i th) to thacct td t ,butt h e l im i t e s o f h is p ow e r w e re I e c d ow n b e f o r e t h e

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31 Vtemon olo~ie .Secondboo ~.b etu ix r th e } . f a ! , i c i , m s a nd th em f or t h e y f er ue b o tho ne M after ,a ltho ug ht in d iu erie fafb io ns. And asI d eu id ed th e N e c r o m a n c e r s , in to tw o forts, learnedand vn learned , fo m uft I den ie them in o the r two ,riche and o f b etter accom pt) po o re and o f b a flerdeg ree .Thefe two deg rees now o f pe [fo n~s, thatpra~b(es this craf r ,anfwers C O [h e ~ affio ns m th em ,w hic h (I [ old y o u b efo re lrh e DCL l I I v fe d a s m e an esto intyfe t h em ' to h is leruke/o r fu ch o f them as arein g re at m iferi.e an d po uereie , he a lIu r~ s to fo llo whim, by pro mtiing vnto them g reate riches , andw orld l ieco m mo ditie , S uch as t hough r iche, y etb urn es in a defperate de fire o f reu eng e, h ee allu re sthem by pro miles, to g et their tu rne farisfied tot he ir h a rr es c o nt en tm e n t. Itis to b e no ted no we,thattb ato lde andcraf tie enernie o f o urs, a fla ilesnone, tho ug h to u ched with any o f thefe two ex ..tre mitie s,e xc ep t h e fir ftf in de a n e ntr df e re dd y fo rhim,ei ther by the g reat ig no rance o f the perfo n hedea les w ith , io yned with an eu ill life , o r e lfe b ytheir carelefncs and con tem pt o f G od : And fin -.d ing them ill 30 vtrer delpai r , for o n e o f thefe tw ofo rm er cau fes thad hau e fpo ken o f; b ee preparesth e wa y by feeding them c ra fr el y in th ~ir h wn ~u r,a n.d f illin g [h em f ur th er a nd f ur th er w irh d ef pllre ,while he f in d e the tim e pro pe rto d ifco uer h im felfvnto them . A t which tim e; eithe r vpo n their w a l k -in g fo lita rie in th e fie ld es, o r e lf e l y in g p a nf in g intheir b e d i b u e a lwa ie s w i th ou t th e co mpany o f anyo th er , h e e ith er b y a vo yce .o r in like nef le o f a m ,,?inqu ires o f them ) wha t tro ub les them : and pro ml-

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T Y t e m o n o l ( J g i e . S e c o n d 1 3 o o ~ . 3 3Ie th them ', a fu ddaiu e and certa ine waic o f rcm e.die , VpOI l cond i t ion o n the o ther parte J that theyfo llo w h isa dvife , and do e [u ch th in gs as h ce wit! re ,qu ire o f them : T heirm indes ~)ce i l1gp re pa re d ? e-fo re hand, as I h au c a lr ea dy ipokc l1 , t~L:y eaklyaareed vn to thacdem au nd o f h is : A nd im ef ette sm~othe r t ry i f ! : , where they m ay m eete aga inc . : \ twhich tim e , b e fo re h ee p ro cc cd c a ny further withthem, hee f ir fi p er fwade s t hem t o a d d i c t thcmfelucsto h isf eru ic e . w hic h being cafdyobtained,he thend ifc ou ers w hat h e is Vt1tO them : m akes them to re -nounce their G o d a nd B ap tiG ne d ir ec tly . a nd giu esthem h i s m a rk e v p P .o n Conte(ecrei t place o ~ the~rb odie, w hich rem am es fo are vnhealed, w hile hi sn e"tm eetin gw ith th em , a nd thereafte r eu e r i n fen -fwle, howfoeue r i t b e n ip pe d o r pricked by any .as is d aily pro ou ed , to g iu e them a p ro o fe th er eb y ,that as in th at d oo in g, h ee c ou ld e h ur te a nd h ea leth em . fo a ll their i ll an d we ll d o in g thereaf ter, muf ldepet ;d vpon him . And betides that . th e in tol lera .b le d ol ou r that they f e e le i n that place, where h e eh ath m a rk ed th em , f er ue s to w ak en them . and no tto le t th em re a, w hile the ir n ex t m ee ting 3 a..-ra ine.fearing l ef t o th erwa ye s th ey m ig ht c yth er forgeth im . o e in g a s n e w P re n t i l e s , an d no t w e l l enoughfounded yet , in th atf ie nd ly f ol lie : o r e lf e r em em -b ring o f that h orrib le p ro mife th ey made him , att he ir I af t m e et ina, th ey m ig ht sk un ne r at th e f am e,a nd p re a{ fc to di it b acke. A t their th ird m eeting .hee m akes a C hew to b e carefii" to perfo rm e his p ro -mires, either b y t e a c h i n g tuem wares h o w to g etf them


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3 4 1) t tmon() !~gje . F i r ) 'Boo~" .thcmfeluesrcuenzed. i f thevbe o f t h a t fo rt: O r elfeby teaching t he rn le tl o rs , l !o 'l 'i e by m cil vild e an dvnh wfll ll m eanes , t h e y nuy obtaine g [ , r i j l e r ,.pH 1 I. 0 MAT H R S Y E e hau e Ilrid no w ino ug ho f their in itia ting inth at o rdo ur. It refts then th a,t y e e d itc o ur ie v p_on t he ir p r: lc ri fc si fi 'i l they b e pa:ff ed P ren tif es : to rI w o u ld fa ine hea re wha t is p oHib l~ to them toperfo rm c in \'cry d eede , A lth ou gh they Ierue acommon Mai l t t rw i th th e 'NJ.~crol1MIlCel'J) (;IS I h au ebe f o re C1ide) y e t f e l 'U e they h im m an other f o rme.F o r 3; the m eanes arc d iu erfc , w hich allu res th emto th ef e v nh wtllll a rre s o fj~ l'u in g o f th e D iu ell, [0by diuerfe w a y e s v i e they their pral~i fes ,anl \veringto thefem eanes, wh ich firf lrhe D iu ell vfed as in-

flri. lm cn~in them ; tho ug hal! tending to o neend :To wit I the en larg ing o f S arha ns ry rann ie , an dtro Hing o f the propag atio n o f the K ing do me o fCFl p ;r s r, fo6rre 'as lydthinthepot f lbi l i t ie ,c i thero f t h eoneo r . o t h e r f o r t e . o r ofilit,l)tllill th eir M a ,f ler , F or w here the r . ;M i t t i t i .w , a s a l lu red by curio .f itie, in th e m ofb part o f their practifes, f ee ke s p ri n-cipal ly th e f atis (v in g o f th e i . 1 m C , and to winne tot h e m l< :l n c s a . p o p u l a r .h o n o u r . a nd e flim atio n:Thefe

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fen fcs to b e delu ded in , and tho ug h they l ie no t inco nfef in z o f it, b(,C!ll ic thev th inke it to b e tru e,yet no t t o b e 1 '0i n { ;J bltancc o r e l f e c1 : tor they f a y ,th at b y d iu e rie m.canes t hey m ay co nu eene , eitherto th e a do rin g o t their Ma in e r , o r to the pu tting inpraEt i [e an y Ie ru iceo f his, co mm incd vn to theircharge .one w a y iSDJ.mrJII, which i s na tu r a ll ri d ing ,g oin g o r fa ylin g, at w hat ho ure th eir M aille r co m esand adue rtiles them . And th is w a y m a y b e e ai il iebelieued.an o the r wa y i s ( o rne .what more f lrange:a nd y e ti s it poff ible to b e [m e : wh ich is by beingcarryed b y th e f or ce ;o f th e S pirirc w hich is theirc ond uc t e r , either a bo u e th e e arth .o r a bo u e th e S eafivifdy, to th e place w he re rh ey a re to m e ete : w hic hI am per{\va~ed to b e l i k e w a y e s p o l f tb ~ e , i n r rf p e ttthat as H , f b . 1 i : A / ! K was carryed b y t he Ang el l in thatf o rme , to th e d en ne w he re Dan i e / b y ; fo th inke I,th e Deui l l w i ll bereadie t o im it at e God , as we ll i nth:u asino rherth ing s : wh ich ism uchm ore po fli-Apo t r ~ p "4 b le to h im to doe, b eing a Sp irite , then to a m ig hty

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V ~ t m o n a ! o g i e . S e c o n d r J o o l r . ! . 3 9len t fo nne they canno t he car rved , b u t a Iho rteb o und s , a g r e c l l l g w ah th e i j x l c e t ha t '. hc ) 1 l l a y re -ta iu cth ci. b .e arh : t(;r i f ir we r e l ) !l ~ :, r, [ ' lei: breathc o u ld n o r r cm a in c v nc x tin z u i. hc d , t h l i r lx x iv b e-in g c arry ed in Iu ch a \ io lc nr a.id f () r~ ib l c r u an c r, a sbvexamo le : 1(011(: r ; I ~ 1 ( ) ! r 3 . : 1 [ n u l ! hciJht,his.Ii'C isb .it in p 't :n ll , a C (l )r dil lg to the hard o r R )f l: l ight-ing : Bu t if o ne faU t iornan h i gh :md (by rockc.hisbreath w i ll b e fo rcib lv hann iflnd fro m the bod i e ,b . f o r ehe ca n w in to th ccarth , as is o C tfeene b y ex -t:t:rieocc. Andin this t ranfpor t ing rhcy f a y t h em-f elu es , th :m h t'} ' a re in uif ib lc ro a n} ' other, excep tam ong ft rhcm felu es, w hich m ay a lfo b ee po lb le inmy o pin io n. F or if t he d iu c ll may fo rm e w ha t kindofirnpreriions he p l e a f e s in th e ay re , as I hau e G idbe f o re , ipcJkin,g of.N.~~it,why m ay he no t far eaii-l ier thicken & : o'hrcure Io t he ' a i r e , that i s n e x t abou tt h em , by c on tra cting it Ilra itc to geth er, th at th eb eam cs o f :m y o th er mans eyes c an n ot p e:tJ 'c ctho ro w th e fmle, to fee t hem : Bu t the third way o ftheir comming to th eir c on uentio ns ) is that w hcr-in I th in kc th t'~ d elu de d: fo rf om e o f rhcm faverh,th at b e rin g transformed in th e l ike ne fle o f a littlebca f ] o r f o u l e , th ey w ill co me lin d p e;lrce thro ug hw hatfo cu er h ou fe o r C hu rch ) tho ug h ail o rdinariep af ia g i. 's b e c lo f ed , b y whatfocuer o pen , the ay rcma l ' e.iterin at. A nd fo m efa veth , th at the ir b od ieslyillg I li l. as i n a n exntie, theirfpirits wi l b e r au l fh e do u t o f th eir b o die s, &c ar ry ed to fu ch p la ce s. A nd f orve rif yin g th ere of , w il g iu ee uid en t to ke ns, a five l byw i t n d fe s t h a t h a u e f e e n e their b o d y lying f e n c c l c f I c

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40 'D t tm o n o lo g ie . S e co n d :B o o { e .in th ern ea ne tim c, as by na min gp erfb ns, w hom e-with they m ere, and g iu in g to kens qu har pu rpo few as a mo ng ll: th em , w ho m e o th erw ay es they cou ldn o t h au e k now en .f or th is f or m eo f;o u rn ey in g ,th eya ffirm e ro vfe m ofl, w he n rh c y a re z ranfpo r tcd ti-omone Coun t r y to another .P 11 I. Surely' I lo ng to heare y ou r o wne o pin i-o n o f this: F o r th ey are lik e o ld w iu es tra ttle s a bo urthe fire . The reafo ns tharm oo ues m e to th inkc tha tt he (e a rc m e er e i ll u li o ll S , a r erhef e . F irf l, f or th emth at a re transformed in l ik en ef le o fb ea fle s o r to u l e s ,c an en te r t h rough fo narro w paff itg es, a ltho ug h Imay e a f i l y be~eeue that th e D iu ell co ulde , b y hiswoorkem anfhippe vppon the ayre, m ake th em n p-pearerobe infuchformes, e y th er to th em f el u es , o rto o thers : Y et how he can contract a fo l ide bodiew ith in f olittle r oo m e, I rh in ke ir is d ir ee rl y c o nt ra -rieto it felfe ,fo r ro b e m adefo little, and y et no td im in ilh ed : To b e fo f lra idy drawen to g e ther,an d y e t feele no paine ; I th inke it is fo contrary tothe qu a litie o f a na tu rall b o d ie , and fo like to ' thelittle tra nf ub fla ntia re g od in th e P ap in es M a if e, th atI c an n eu e r be leeue it . So to hau e a qu anririe , isIo p ro pe rto a f olid e b od ie, th at as all P hilo [o ph el 'sc on du dc :s.' it ca n no t b e an y m ore witho u t o ne,vlaes ts, thenafp iritecmhau e one; F o r, when Pe te rc , t1ne011 t o f t h e p r ~ ( o n , 1 1 1 dth e d o o m t l l l /d ed : It Was no t b ya ny c on tr atl :in g o f h is b o die in fo little ro om e : b u tb y th eg iu in g place o f th e doo re , t hough vn-efpyedby the G ay lo rs. And y et is there no com parilo nwhen t h i s is d on e, b etw ix t th e po wer of God , a n do f

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42 V~monQlog i e .firjl Boo~ .(e ueral1 y ex am in ed , m ~y eu ery o .n e a g re e ~ \ ,j t h ~!1o ther. And thit what foeuer ad io ns , e ith er mh urtin g m en o r b ea fls , o r w han oe ue r orher th ingtha t thev fa lfe lie im ag ine, ar c h a t t ime to haued on e, m ay b v h im t~ 1teo !"h ism arro wes, a trh attam..: t ime be done indeede , fj as i f th ey w o ulds iu e f o ra token o f t he ir being r au ii he d a t th e d ea th~ ffi.lch a p en on w ith in [0"!horte l iJ; lcethercJfkr~whom th ey b ele eu e to h au e p oy fo ne d, .01' wit . . .hedattharintlanr, m izht hee no t a t that l ame home ,hauc {iniecen tha~ fam e p en on , b y th e F e t m i J r i ~on o f G OD , to the far ther dece iu i ng o f 't h em,and to m oo uco thers to b eleeu e them e A nd this i s[irrelythe Iikliell:way, a nd m o fl a cc ord in g .t o re.a.fo n , which m y j udgement c an f in d e OUt m this,a nd w ha tf oe ue r o th er v nn atu ra ll p oy nte s o f th eirc o n f e t l i o n . And b v th ef e m e a n e s fhall we taik C u r e -I y , betwixt C h " 1 J 6 d is a n d -S cy ll 1 , in e fd l twing th en ot b el ee uin g of th em a lto g eth er o n th e o ne p arte ,le a tha t drawe vs to the erro ur , that there is noW itches : and o n the o ther parte in b eleeu ing o f it,m a k e v s t') e f c h e w e th e f all in g in to in nu m era blea b fh rd it ic s , b o l l} mo nA :r o u fl y a g a inA : a ll T h eo l a-g ie d iu in e , a n d P h i l o fo p h ie h u m a n e ,

CHAP. V. ARGV.1t '" i tcht:sa l l i o l 1 s 1 0 1 P 4 r /s o t hm . W hy thm sre 1 N ~ r lWom t n o ( tl ,. zt m( t t h : n m m i' What t h i n g s er e p o l :j i h ! ! ((I t lxm fO t j]r{/u.t te b y th ( t~l lur ~fh ei r m a f l e r ,T/ ;m.a j ims th er eo f. W h a t is th e f or~p mm d i : D/ th ,l 'aTllm d o n e 6 y t h e m .

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V t e m o n o l o ..~ i e . S e c o n d 1 3 o o k ! . 4 3PHILO~!A'rIHS.F 0rfo:)th y o ur o pin io n in th is, feem cs to carriem o il re af on w ith it, a nd iincc y ee hau e ended ,th en th e aC t i o ns b e l o ng ing proper ty to their own ep cr[,m i : f a y fo rward now to their aCt ions v le d to -wards o ther s.E P r, In their actions vfed towardes o thers,th re e th in gs o u zh t to b e c on fid ere d : P irf l, th e rn a-

n er of [h eirc on [u ltin g th ere up ~n : ~ ex t,th eir p art< . I S in flru m en ts : A nd laf], their m aifle rs p art, w ho .p uts th e f am e in execu t ion . A s t o t he ir confu l tat i -o n s t he re up p on , th ey v e e t hem o f ie f] in th e C h ur-c he s, w he re they conveene fo r ado ring : at whattim e th eir m aif ie r enqu iring at them w hat t h e ywould b e at : eu erie one o f them p ro po ne s v ntoh im , w hat w ic ked tu rn e they w ou ld hau e d one ,either fo r o btain in g o f rich es, o r fo r reu cng ingth em vp p() n a ~y w hsm th ey h au e m a lic e a t.: .w hograunting their demaund, as no doubtwil l inglyh e w il lf in ce it is t o d oe e uill .h ee te ac he th th em th em e an es w he re by th ey m a y d o th e f a m e..A s f or litl~tr iAing turnes th at w om e n h au e a do e w ith .h ee c an -f eth th em to io yn t d ea d c or pf esa nd to m a k e p o w -ders thereo f, m ix ing f i t c h o ther t h i n g s there-a.mongf l , a sh e g lu es v nto th em .PH I. B utb efo re y eeg oefu rth er, p erm i~m e, Ipray y o u , t o i nt er ru p t y o u o ne w o rd ! w hic h y . c eh au ep utrn ee in m em o rie of, b y Ip eak in g o fW o -m e n . What can b e th e c a w e th at th er e a re twe nt iewomen g i u en t o t ha t c ra f t,wh e re t h e r e is o n e ma n'!E P I. T h e : r e a f o n i s e a f i e , f o r a s t h a t f e x eGa i 5


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+ + V t tm o n o l o g i e . F i r f l 'B o o k ; .i s f ra il e r t h e n m an is 1 '0 is it ~er to b e im !~lppcdin th ere g ro ffe fh ar es o f th e D iu ell, a s w aso u er we llp ro ou ed to b e tru e, b y t he S er pe nts d cc ei ui ng ofE-1 1 . 1 at th e b ?g i~ nilJg , w hic h m ake s h im th e h om elie rw it h t ha t f ex i en fi nc .PHI. R etu rn e no w w he re y e left .E l' r. T o [('m e o th ers at th e~ e t im e s h ee t ea ch .eth , how to make r idures o f waxe o r day : Thatb y th e r o al li ng t he re o f, th e p er fo ns th at r i l e y beareth e nam e o f , .m a y b e cont inual ly m elted o r dry edaway b y co nnnu all Iickenefle To fo me h ee g iu esfu ch Ilo ne s o r po u lders , as wi l helpe to cu re o rca ll:o n d if ea[ es : A nd to fOll\e he e t e ache rh kindeso f vncou rhe po yfons , wh ich Med ic in e s vnder.l landes no t (f ur h ee is t m e c un nin ge r th en man inthe knowledg e o f alI the o ccu lt pro prieties o f na-tu re) no t that an y o f rhefem eanes which hee tea-cheth them (ex cept th e p oy fo ns w hic h a re c om po -fedof th inges naturall) cap, o f them fducs helpc~ny thing to the~e tu rn es , th at th ey are emp loyedm , bu t o neIy bem g G ods Ape, as w ell in that, as ina ll ~ th er th in g s. E llen as.G od b y h is S a cr am e ntswhic h a re e ar th ly o f r hem fe lu e , w o rk es a h ea u en li eeffed , th o u g h no w a y e s by a ny c o o pe ra ti on i nt hem: An d as Chri f i b y day and f p et tl e w rough ttogether . ( J p e ne J t h e t J e s o f t h e M i n d .: mim, fuppafether~ was no venue in that which hee outwardlyapp lied , fo the D iu el l w ill hau e h is o ut-w ardem eanes to b efhewes, as i t were o f'h is do inz which,."hath no parte o f cooperatio n in his turnes withhim , how farre that euer th e i gn o ra nt s b e ab u fe d

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V t e m 0 1 J o , ' o g i e . S e c o n d 'B o o { e . 4 - 5in th e c on tra rie . A nd a s to th e dfdtes o f tId !: tw of o rm e r p ar te s, to w it, th e c on lu ltatio ns an d th e o ut-w arde m eancs , they are fo wo onderfu ll , a s I d aren o t a ll ca dg e any o f th em , w ith ou t io yning a l i . Jm . : i .e nt r ea lo n o f th e p o flib il ir ie th e re o f . F o r !cauinga ll t he { [ lU l l trif les am ong wiues , and to fpeake o fthe p rincipall po y~tcs o f their craft.. F or the (o m-ma l l trif les thereat , they can do e witho ut co nu er.ting well eno u gh by rh em fe lu es : T he fe principal!poy mes I fay are thefe : They can m ake m en o r \\"0.men to lo u e o r hate o ther, which m ay be veric po ffib leto theD iu cll to effectu ate , feeing hee b eing afu btile fp iritc , k no we s w el e no ug h h ow to pcrfwadethe co rrupted affectio n o f them whom e G od \\ illp ermit h im [0 to dealew ith : They ca n la y t he ( ic k e,n ef fe o f o n e v po n a no th er , w hic h l ik ew i[ e is v er iePQ llib le vnto him : F o r (ince b y G od S pcrmi f l i on ,h e e l av ed f ic k en e fl evpon l ob , why m ay he no t (m eealilierlay it v pp o n a ny o ther; F or as an o ld p ractiti- ,an , he knowes we l eno ug h what hu mo ur do minesm olt in any o f vs , an d as a fpirite h e c an Iu b til liewalken vp the fam e, m aking it peccant ; o r to :1-b ounde , as hee thinkes m eete for trpu bling o f V5 ,when G od w i ll [0 perm it him . And fo r the takingoff o f it, no do ub t hee will b e g lad to relieu e Iiich o fprefent paine, as hee m ay th lnke by th efe m ea nc s toperfivade to b e c at ch ed i n h is e u er la il in g fnares an dfetters. They can bewitch and take the life o fmen o r wom en , b y r oa fl in g o f th e Pictu res , as Ifpake o f b efo re , w hich likew ife is verie po llib le , totheir M aller to p e r f o r m e J to r a lth ou gh (a s I [ aI de

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4 6 ' D t t m o n o l o g i e . S e c o n d 1 J a o { e .b efo re ') chat in liru menr o f wax e haue no vertu ein that t u rn c d e oi ng , ret m ay hee n otv er y w ell,e l len by th e f .lm e mClf i l r e th at h is co nju redi laucsmel ts thatwaxat thef i re , m :l \' h ee n o t.I fay,a t th cf e f am e tim ~ ~, f i lb:i!y, as ;tfpirite, fo weakena nd rca~ ter t he fplr ltes o f lite o t the p atien t, as m::ym a ke h im on th e OA e pane , fo r faintncffe, to !\ve.m:o u t the hum o u r o f h is b o d ie : A nd o n th e o th erp ar~ e, fo r th ~ no t concurrence o f there fpiritcs,which ~ . 1 l 1 ft .s h I S d J g d h on , f o d eb il ita te h is H o rn ak .t l 1 . 1 t thIS h u m o u r radical! cont inua l ly , f iveating OUt?n th e o n e p ar te , ' I n ? no new go od Ihcke b eing pu t1 1 1 the place thereo f fer lacke otd i se f l i on 0 11 th eo~I1el' , ~e e at tlfi Ihall vanifh away , euen as hispJcttl:e w i ll doe a t the f ire. And that knau ifh an dcunnm ,g wo rkem an , b y t roub l i ng him, ondya t[ o rne um e.s. m akes a proport ion . lo neerebetwixtt hewo o rkU1~ o f t he o ne and the o ther, th at b oth1 1 1 a 1 I e n d e a s l t were a t one t ime . They can r a y f ef io rm es a nd te mp e1 1s ~ th e ay re, ey ther "po n Seao r lan d, tho ug h no t vnlU e rfa lly , b ut in filch a parti-c uI aJ '~ ta ce a n d p re fc nb e d b o u nd es , a s GOD willp~m e them {o to tro u b le : W hich Iikc\Vifeisv en e e af ie to b e d if ce m ed f ro m a nv o th er oannal lt emIX:{b ; that .a re m e re ore s , in ' refpeer o f thefild da mc ~ d vI .o le nt r a ilin g th er eo f, to g eth er w itht he I ho r t mdu rmg o f th e f am e . A n d this i s l ikcwifev er y.p ? ff i~ le to t he ir M a il lc rto d o, h e b a uin z f u cha J!i nl tl ew 1 th t he a y re a s b e in g a f pir ite , a n d ha,um g f i lch power o f tile fo nn ing and m oo uinoth ere of, a s y e h au e h eard m ea Ire ad y d ec la re : F o~

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