the_o place_n of_o deuteronomy_n expound_v 11._o wherein_o be_v recite_v all_o kind_n of_o witch_n also_o their_o opinion_n confute_v which_o hold_v that_o they_o can_v work_v such_o miracle_n as_o be_v impute_v unto_o they_o the_o great_a and_o most_o common_a objection_n be_v that_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o which_o can_v work_v such_o miraculous_a or_o supernatural_a feat_n by_o themselves_o or_o by_o their_o devil_n it_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v say_v let_v none_o be_v find_v among_o you_o that_o make_v his_o son_n or_o his_o daughter_n to_o go_v through_o the_o fire_n or_o that_o use_v witchcraft_n or_o be_v a_o regarde_a of_o time_n or_o a_o marker_n of_o the_o fly_n of_o fowl_n or_o a_o sorcerer_n or_o a_o charmer_n or_o that_o counsel_v with_o spirit_n or_o a_o soothsayer_n or_o that_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o that_o raise_v the_o dead_a but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o one_o place_n in_o the_o scripture_n that_o say_v they_o can_v 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to_o that_o action_n and_o so_o forbid_v as_o a_o idolatrous_a sorcery_n what_o wonder_n work_v the_o regarde_a of_o time_n what_o other_o devil_n deal_v he_o withal_o than_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o superstition_n do_v he_o not_o deceive_v himself_o and_o other_o and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_o condemn_v for_o a_o witch_n what_o spirit_n use_v he_o which_o mark_v the_o fly_a of_o fowl_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v here_o condemn_v as_o a_o practiser_n of_o witchcraft_n because_o he_o cosen_v the_o people_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n impious_o refer_v god_n certain_a ordinance_n to_o the_o flitter_a feather_n and_o uncertain_a way_n of_o a_o bird_n the_o like_a effect_n produce_v sorcery_n charm_v consultation_n with_o spirit_n sooth-saying_a and_o consult_v with_o the_o dead_a in_o every_o of_o the_o which_o god_n power_n be_v obscure_v his_o glory_n deface_v and_o his_o commandment_n infringe_v and_o to_o prove_v that_o these_o soothsayer_n and_o witch_n be_v but_o lie_a mate_n and_o cozener_n note_v these_o word_n pronounce_v by_o god_n himself_o 6.13_o even_o in_o the_o self_n same_o place_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n although_o the_o gentile_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v abuse_v so_o as_o they_o give_v ear_n to_o these_o sorcerer_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o so_o but_o will_v raise_v they_o a_o prophet_n who_o shall_v speak_v the_o truth_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o other_o be_v but_o lie_v and_o cozen_a mate_n deceitful_a and_o undermine_a merchant_n who_o abuse_n i_o will_v make_v know_v to_o my_o people_n and_o that_o every_o one_o may_v be_v resolve_v herein_o let_v the_o last_o sentence_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v well_o weigh_v to_o wit_n let_v none_o be_v find_v among_o you_o that_o ask_v counsel_n of_o or_o raise_v the_o dead_a first_o you_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o rest_v with_o lazarus_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n do_v sleep_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o from_o that_o sleep_n man_n shall_v not_o be_v raise_v till_o the_o heaven_n be_v no_o more_o according_a to_o this_o of_o david_n will_v thou_o show_v wonder_n among_o the_o dead_a nay_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o live_a shall_v not_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o dead_a but_o by_o the_o live_n as_o for_o the_o unrighteous_a they_o be_v in_o hell_n where_o be_v no_o redemption_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o passage_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n but_o by_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n as_o touch_v the_o resurrection_n and_o restauration_n of_o the_o body_n read_z john_n 5._o and_o you_o shall_v manifest_o see_v that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a work_n of_o the_o father_n who_o have_v give_v the_o power_n thereof_o to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o none_o other_o etc._n etc._n dominus_fw-la percutit_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la medetur_fw-la ego_fw-la occidam_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la vivefaciam_fw-la and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n it_o be_v write_v that_o god_n give_v life_n and_o be_v to_o all_o although_o plato_n with_o his_o master_n socrates_n the_o chief_a pillar_n of_o these_o vanity_n say_v that_o one_o pamphilus_n be_v call_v up_o out_o of_o hell_n who_o when_o he_o come_v among_o the_o people_n tell_v many_o incredible_a tale_n concern_v infernal_a action_n but_o herein_o i_o take_v up_o the_o proverb_n amicus_fw-la plato_n amicus_fw-la socrates_n say_v major_a amica_fw-la veritas_fw-la so_o as_o this_o last_o precept_n or_o last_o part_n thereof_o extend_v to_o that_o which_o neither_o can_v be_v do_v by_o witch_n nor_o devil_n may_v well_o expound_v the_o other_o part_n and_o point_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v not_o mean_v hereby_o that_o they_o can_v do_v such_o thing_n indeed_o but_o that_o they_o make_v man_n believe_v they_o do_v they_o and_o thereby_o cozen_v the_o people_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o office_n of_o god_n and_o therewithal_o also_o blaspheme_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o take_v it_o in_o vain_a as_o by_o the_o word_n of_o charm_n and_o conjuration_n do_v appear_v which_o you_o shall_v see_v if_o you_o look_v into_o these_o word_n habar_n and_o idoni_n in_o like_a manner_n i_o say_v you_o may_v see_v that_o by_o the_o prohibition_n of_o divination_n by_o augury_n and_o of_o sooth-saying_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v witch_n and_o can_v indeed_o do_v nothing_o but_o lie_v and_o cozen_v the_o people_n the_o law_n of_o god_n condemn_v they_o not_o for_o that_o they_o can_v work_v miracle_n but_o because_o they_o say_v they_o can_v do_v that_o which_o pertain_v to_o god_n and_o for_o cozenage_n etc._n etc._n concern_v other_o point_n of_o witchcraft_n contain_v therein_o and_o because_o some_o can_v otherwise_o be_v satisfy_v 28._o i_o will_v allege_v under_o one_o sentence_n the_o decretal_n the_o mind_n of_o s._n augustine_n the_o aurelian_a council_n and_o the_o determination_n of_o paris_n to_o wit_n who_o so_o observe_v or_o give_v heed_n unto_o soothsay_n divination_n witchcraft_n etc._n etc._n or_o do_v give_v credit_n to_o any_o such_o he_o renounce_v christianity_n and_o shall_v be_v count_v a_o pagan_a and_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n yea_o and_o he_o err_v both_o in_o faith_n and_o philosophy_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v therewithal_o express_v in_o the_o canon_n to_o wit_n because_o hereby_o be_v attribute_v to_o a_o creature_n that_o which_o pertain_v to_o god_n only_o and_o alone_o so_o as_o under_o this_o one_o sentence_n thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o poisoner_n or_o a_o witch_n to_o live_v be_v forbid_v both_o murder_n and_o witchcraft_n the_o murder_n consist_v in_o poison_n the_o witchcraft_n in_o cozenage_n or_o blasphemy_n chap._n iii_o that_o woman_n have_v use_v poison_v in_o all_o age_n more_o than_o man_n and_o of_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o poison_v as_o woman_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v count_v most_o apt_a to_o conceive_v witchcraft_n and_o the_o devil_n special_a instrument_n therein_o and_o the_o only_a or_o chief_a practiser_n thereof_o so_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o have_v be_v the_o first_o inventor_n and_o the_o great_a practiser_n of_o poison_v and_o more_o natural_o addict_v and_o give_v thereunto_o than_o man_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o quintilian_n latrocinium_fw-la facilius_fw-la in_o viro_fw-la 2._o veneficium_fw-la in_o foemina_fw-la credam_fw-la from_o who_o pliny_n differ_v nothing_o in_o opinion_n when_o he_o say_v scientiam_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la in_o veneficiis_fw-la praevalere_fw-la to_o be_v short_a augustine_n livy_n valerius_n diodorus_n and_o many_o other_o agree_v that_o woman_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n and_o practiser_n of_o the_o art_n of_o poison_v as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o cunning_n in_o what_o estimation_n it_o be_v have_v may_v appear_v by_o these_o verse_n of_o horace_n wherein_o he_o do_v not_o only_o declare_v the_o vanity_n of_o witchcraft_n but_o also_o
witn_v she_o for_o a_o old_a cloak_n to_o make_v she_o a_o safeguard_n and_o that_o she_o be_v hang_v for_o her_o labour_n chap._n viii_o what_o folly_n it_o be_v for_o witch_n to_o enter_v into_o such_o deseprate_a peril_n and_o to_o endure_v such_o intolerable_a torture_n for_o no_o gain_n or_o commodity_n and_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o witch_n be_v overthrow_v by_o their_o confession_n a_o las_o if_o they_o be_v so_o subtle_a as_o witchmonger_n make_v they_o to_o be_v they_o will_v espy_v that_o it_o be_v mere_a folly_n for_o they_o not_o only_o to_o make_v a_o bargain_n with_o the_o devil_n to_o throw_v their_o soul_n into_o hell_n fire_n but_o their_o body_n to_o the_o torture_n of_o temporal_a fire_n and_o death_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o nothing_o that_o may_v benefit_v themselves_o at_o all_o but_o they_o will_v at_o the_o leastwise_o indent_v with_o the_o devil_n both_o to_o enrich_v they_o and_o also_o to_o enable_v they_o and_o final_o to_o endue_v they_o with_o all_o worldly_a felicity_n and_o pleasure_n which_o be_v further_a from_o they_o of_o all_o other_o yea_o if_o they_o be_v sensible_a they_o will_v say_v to_o the_o devil_n why_o shall_v i_o hearken_v to_o you_o when_o you_o will_v deceive_v i_o do_v you_o not_o promise_v my_o neighbour_n mother_n dutton_n to_o save_v and_o rescue_v she_o and_o yet_o lo_o she_o be_v hang_v sure_o this_o will_v oppose_v the_o devil_n very_o sore_o and_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o none_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n till_o this_o day_n have_v make_v this_o and_o such_o like_a objection_n whereto_o the_o devil_n can_v never_o make_v answer_n but_o be_v it_o not_o more_o madness_n for_o they_o to_o serve_v the_o devil_n under_o these_o condition_n and_o yet_o to_o endure_v whip_n with_o iron_n rod_n at_o the_o devil_n hand_n which_o as_o the_o witchmonger_n write_v be_v so_o set_v on_o that_o the_o print_n of_o the_o lash_n remain_v on_o the_o witch_n body_n ever_o after_o even_o so_o long_o as_o she_o have_v a_o day_n to_o live_v but_o these_o old_a woman_n be_v daunt_v with_o authority_n circumvent_v with_o guile_n constrain_v by_o force_n compel_v by_o fear_n induce_v by_o error_n and_o deceive_v by_o ignorance_n do_v fall_n into_o such_o rash_a credulity_n and_o so_o be_v bring_v unto_o these_o absurd_a confession_n who_o error_n of_o mind_n and_o blindness_n of_o will_n depend_v upon_o the_o disease_n and_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o their_o action_n in_o that_o case_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v bear_v withal_o because_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o reason_n can_v have_v no_o consent_n etc._n for_o delictum_fw-la sine_fw-la consensu_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la committi_fw-la neque_fw-la injuria_fw-la sine_fw-la animo_fw-la injuriandi_fw-la that_o be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o sin_n without_o consent_n nor_o injury_n commit_v without_o a_o mind_n to_o do_v wrong_n yet_o the_o law_n say_v further_a that_o a_o purpose_n retain_v in_o mind_n do_v nothing_o to_o the_o private_a or_o public_a hurt_n of_o any_o man_n and_o much_o more_o that_o a_o impossible_a purpose_n be_v unpunishable_a sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la voluntas_fw-la rei_fw-la possibilis_fw-la est_fw-la a_o sound_a mind_n will_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v possible_a chap._n ix_o how_o melancholy_a abuse_v old_a woman_n and_o of_o the_o effect_n thereof_o by_o sundry_a example_n if_o any_o man_n advise_o mark_v their_o word_n action_n cogitation_n and_o gesture_n he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o melancholy_n abound_v in_o their_o head_n and_o occupy_v their_o brain_n have_v deprive_v or_o rather_o deprave_v their_o judgement_n and_o all_o their_o sense_n i_o mean_v not_o of_o cozen_a witch_n but_o of_o poor_a melancholic_a woman_n which_o be_v themselves_o deceive_v for_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o force_n which_o melancholy_n have_v and_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o work_v in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n or_o rather_o of_o a_o woman_n be_v almost_o incredible_a for_o as_o some_o of_o these_o melancholic_a person_n imagine_v they_o be_v witch_n and_o by_o witchcraft_n can_v work_v wonder_n and_o do_v what_o they_o list_v so_o do_v other_o trouble_v with_o this_o disease_n imagine_v many_o strange_a incredible_a and_o impossible_a thing_n some_o that_o they_o be_v monarch_n and_o prince_n and_o that_o all_o other_o man_n be_v their_o subject_n some_o that_o they_o be_v brute_n beast_n some_o that_o they_o be_v urinal_n or_o earthen_a pot_n great_o fear_v to_o be_v break_v some_o that_o very_a one_o that_o meet_v they_o will_v convey_v they_o to_o the_o gallows_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n hang_v themselves_o one_o think_v that_o atlas_n who_o the_o poet_n feign_v to_o hold_v up_o heaven_n with_o his_o shoulder_n will_v be_v weary_a and_o let_v the_o sky_n fall_v upon_o he_o another_o will_v spend_v a_o whole_a day_n upon_o a_o stage_n imagine_v that_o he_o both_o hear_v and_o see_v interlude_n and_o therewith_o make_v himself_o great_a sport_n one_o theophilus_n a_o physician_n otherwise_o sound_a enough_o of_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v say_v imagine_v that_o he_o hear_v and_o see_v musician_n continual_o play_v on_o instrument_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n of_o his_o house_n one_o bessus_n that_o have_v kill_v his_o father_n be_v notable_o detect_v by_o imagine_v that_o a_o swallow_v upbraid_v he_o therewith_o so_o as_o he_o himself_o thereby_o reveal_v the_o murder_n but_o the_o notable_a example_n hereof_o be_v of_o one_o that_o be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n etc._n imagine_v that_o his_o nose_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o house_n insomuch_o as_o no_o friend_n nor_o physician_n can_v deliver_v he_o from_o this_o conceit_n nor_o yet_o either_o ease_v his_o grief_n or_o satisfy_v his_o fancy_n in_o that_o behalf_n till_o at_o the_o last_o a_o physician_n more_o expert_a in_o this_o humour_n than_o the_o rest_n use_v this_o devise_n follow_v first_o when_o he_o be_v to_o come_v in_o at_o the_o chamber_n door_n be_v wide_o open_a he_o sudden_o stay_v and_o withdraw_v himself_o so_o as_o he_o will_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a approach_n near_o than_o the_o door_n the_o melancholic_a person_n muse_v she_o eat_v ask_v he_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o so_o demean_v himself_o who_o answer_v he_o in_o this_o manner_n sir_n your_o nose_n be_v so_o great_a that_o i_o can_v hardly_o enter_v into_o your_o chamber_n but_o i_o shall_v touch_v it_o and_o consequent_o hurt_v it_o lo_o quoth_v he_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o must_v do_v i_o good_a the_o residue_n of_o my_o friend_n flatter_v i_o and_o will_v hide_v my_o infirmity_n from_o i_o well_o say_v the_o physician_n i_o will_v cure_v you_o but_o you_o must_v be_v content_a to_o endure_v a_o little_a pain_n in_o the_o dress_n which_o he_o promise_v patient_o to_o sustain_v and_o conceive_v certain_a hope_n of_o recovery_n then_o enter_v the_o physician_n into_o the_o chamber_n creep_v close_o by_o the_o wall_n seem_v to_o fear_v 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agrippa_n sentence_n against_o judicial_a astrology_n these_o caster_n of_o figure_n may_v be_v number_v among_o the_o cozen_a witch_n who_o practice_n be_v above_o their_o reach_n their_o purpose_n to_o gain_v their_o knowledge_n steal_v from_o poet_n their_o uncertain_a and_o full_a vanity_n more_o plain_o deride_v in_o the_o scripture_n caster_n than_o any_o other_o folly_n and_o thereupon_o many_o other_o trifle_a vanity_n be_v root_v and_o ground_v as_o physiognomy_n palmistry_n interpret_n of_o dream_n monster_n augury_n etc._n etc._n the_o professor_n whereof_o confess_v this_o to_o be_v the_o necessary_a key_n to_o open_v the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o their_o secret_n for_o these_o fellow_n erect_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o heaven_n by_o the_o exposition_n whereof_o together_o with_o the_o conjecture_n of_o similitude_n and_o sign_n they_o seek_v to_o find_v out_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o significator_n attribute_v to_o they_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n contrary_a to_o 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and_o all_o kind_n of_o cattle_n and_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o with_o their_o say_a enchantment_n etc._n etc._n do_v utter_o extinguish_v suffocate_v and_o spoil_v all_o vineyard_n orchard_n meadow_n pasture_n grass_n green_a corn_n and_o ripe_a corn_n and_o all_o other_o podware_v yea_o man_n and_o woman_n themselves_o be_v by_o their_o imprecation_n so_o afflict_v with_o external_a and_o inward_a pain_n and_o disease_n that_o man_n can_v beget_v nor_o woman_n bring_v forth_o any_o child_n nor_o yet_o accomplish_v the_o duty_n of_o wedlock_n deny_v the_o faith_n which_o they_o in_o baptism_n profess_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o own_o own_o soul_n etc._n etc._n our_o pleasure_n therefore_o be_v that_o all_o impediment_n that_o may_v hinder_v the_o inquisitor_n office_n be_v utter_o remove_v from_o among_o the_o people_n lest_o this_o blot_n of_o heresy_n proceed_v to_o poison_v and_o defile_v they_o that_o be_v yet_o innocent_a and_o therefore_o we_o do_v ordain_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n that_o our_o inquisitor_n of_o high_a almain_n may_v execute_v the_o office_n of_o inquisition_n by_o all_o torture_n and_o affliction_n in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o person_n what_o and_o wheresoever_o as_o well_o in_o every_o place_n and_o diocese_n as_o upon_o any_o person_n and_o that_o as_o free_o as_o though_o they_o be_v name_v express_v or_o cite_v in_o this_o our_o commission_n chap._n vii_o poetical_a authority_n common_o allege_v by_o witchmonger_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o witch_n miraculous_a action_n and_o for_o confirmation_n of_o their_o supernatural_a power_n here_o have_v i_o a_o place_n and_o opportunity_n to_o discover_v the_o whole_a art_n of_o witchcraft_n even_o all_o their_o charm_n periapt_n character_n annulet_n prayer_n blessing_n curse_n hurting_n helping_n knavery_n cozenage_n etc._n etc._n but_o first_o i_o will_v show_v what_o authority_n be_v produce_v to_o defend_v and_o maintain_v the_o same_o and_o that_o in_o serious_a sort_n by_o bodin_n spinaeus_n hemingius_n varius_n danaeus_n hyperius_n m._n mal._n and_o the_o rest_n carmina_fw-la vel_fw-la caelum_fw-la possunt_fw-la deducere_fw-la lunam_fw-la 8._o carminibus_fw-la circe_n socios_fw-la mutavit_fw-la ulyssis_fw-la frigidus_n in_o pratis_fw-la cantando_fw-la rumpitur_fw-la anguis_fw-la enchantment_n pluck_v out_o of_o the_o sky_n the_o moon_n though_o she_o be_v place_v on_o high_a dame_n circe_n with_o her_o charm_n so_o fine_a ulysses_z mate_n do_v turn_v to_o swine_n the_o snake_n with_o charm_n be_v burst_v in_o twain_o in_o meadow_n where_o she_o do_v remain_v again_o out_o of_o the_o same_o poet_n they_o cite_v further_a matter_n have_v herbas_fw-la atque_fw-la haec_fw-la ponto_n mihi_fw-la lecta_fw-la venena_fw-la 8._o ipsa_fw-la dedit_fw-la meris_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la plurima_fw-la ponto_n his_o ego_fw-la saepè_fw-la lupam_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o se_fw-la condere_fw-la sylvis_fw-la maerim_n saepè_fw-la animas_fw-la imis_fw-la exire_fw-la sepulchris_fw-la atque_fw-la satas_fw-la aliò_fw-la vidi_fw-la traducere_fw-la mess_n these_o herb_n do_v meris_fw-la give_v to_o i_o and_o poison_n pluck_v at_o pontus_n for_o there_o they_o grow_v and_o multiply_v and_o do_v not_o so_o among_o we_o with_o these_o she_o make_v herself_o become_v a_o wolf_n and_o hide_v she_o in_o the_o wood_n she_o fetch_v up_o soul_n out_o of_o their_o tomb_n remove_v corn_n from_o where_o it_o stand_v furthermore_o out_o of_o ovid_n they_o allege_v these_o follow_v nocte_fw-la volant_fw-fr puerósque_fw-la petunt_fw-la nutricis_fw-la egentes_fw-la 6._o et_fw-la vitiant_fw-la cunis_fw-la corpora_fw-la captae_fw-la suis_fw-la carpere_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la lactentia_fw-la viscera_fw-la rostris_fw-la et_fw-la plenum_fw-la potu_fw-la sanguine_fw-la guttur_fw-la habent_fw-la to_o child_n they_o do_v fly_v by_o night_n and_o catch_v they_o while_o their_o nurse_n sleep_n and_o spoil_v their_o little_a body_n quite_o and_o home_n they_o 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from_o her_o heavenly_a hand_n the_o dragon_n meat_n do_v take_v she_o keep_v also_o the_o fruit_n divine_a with_o herb_n and_o liquor_n sweet_a that_o still_o to_o sleep_v do_v man_n incline_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n she_o say_v from_o love_n with_o charm_n she_o can_v unbind_v in_o who_o she_o list_v but_o other_o can_v she_o cast_v to_o care_n unkind_a the_o run_a stream_n do_v stand_v and_o from_o their_o course_n the_o star_n do_v wreath_n and_o soul_n she_o conjure_v can_v thou_o shaelt_v see_v sister_n underneath_o the_o ground_n with_o roar_a gape_v and_o tree_n and_o mountain_n turn_v upright_o etc._n etc._n 7._o moreover_o out_o of_o ovid_n they_o allege_v as_o follow_v cum_fw-la volui_fw-la ripis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mirantibus_fw-la amnes_fw-la in_o fontes_fw-la rediere_fw-la suos_fw-la coneussáque_fw-la sisto_fw-la stantia_fw-la concutis_fw-la cantu_fw-la freta_fw-la nubila_fw-la pello_fw-la nubiláque_fw-la induco_fw-la ventos_fw-la abigóque_fw-la vocóque_fw-la vipere_fw-la 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one_o say_v amen_n after_o this_o must_v be_v sing_v etc._n in_o media_fw-la vita_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o terrible_a curse_n with_o bell_n book_n and_o candle_n add_v thereunto_o must_v needs_o work_v wonder_n howbeit_o among_o thief_n it_o be_v not_o much_o weigh_v among_o wise_a and_o true_a man_n it_o be_v not_o well_o like_v to_o they_o that_o be_v rob_v it_o bring_v small_a relief_n the_o priest_n stomach_n may_v well_o be_v ease_v but_o the_o good_n steal_a will_v never_o the_o soon_o be_v restore_v hereby_o be_v bewray_v both_o the_o malice_n and_o folly_n of_o popish_a doctrine_n who_o uncharitable_a impiety_n be_v so_o impudent_o publish_v and_o in_o such_o order_n utter_v as_o every_o sentence_n if_o opportunity_n serve_v may_v be_v prove_v both_o heretical_a and_o diabolical_a but_o i_o will_v answer_v this_o cruel_a curse_n with_o another_o curse_n far_o more_o mild_a and_o civil_a perform_v by_o as_o honest_a a_o man_n i_o dare_v say_v as_o 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m_n mal._n and_o other_o other_o one_o principal_a way_n be_v to_o nail_v a_o horse-shoe_n at_o the_o inside_n of_o the_o outmost_a threshold_n of_o your_o house_n and_o so_o you_o shall_v be_v sure_a no_o witch_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o enter_v thereinto_o and_o if_o you_o mark_v it_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o rule_n observe_v in_o many_o country-house_n otherwise_o item_n the_o triumphant_a title_n to_o be_v write_v crosswise_o in_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n thus_o jesus_n ✚_o nazarenus_fw-la ✚_o rex_n ✚_o judaeorum_fw-la ✚_o memorandum_n you_o may_v join_v herewithal_o the_o name_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n or_o of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n or_o verbum_fw-la caro_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la otherwise_o item_n in_o some_o country_n they_o nail_v a_o wolf_n head_n on_o the_o door_n otherwise_o item_n they_o hang_v scylla_n which_o be_v either_o a_o root_n or_o rather_o in_o this_o place_n garlic_n in_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o house_n for_o to_o keep_v away_o 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to_o our_o lot_n 6.28_o but_o here_o some_o will_v peradventure_o move_v a_o demand_n and_o do_v ask_v how_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v in_o we_o consider_v that_o infiniti_fw-la ad_fw-la finitum_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la proportio_fw-la neque_fw-la loci_fw-la angustia_fw-la quod_fw-la immensum_fw-la est_fw-la potest_fw-la circumscribi_fw-la of_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a to_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a there_o be_v no_o proportion_n neither_o can_v that_o which_o be_v unmeasurable_a be_v limit_v or_o bound_v within_o any_o precinct_n of_o place_n etc._n etc._n 14.26_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o most_o excellent_a father_n for_o christ_n sake_n send_v he_o unto_o we_o according_a as_o christ_n promise_v we_o in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o apostle_n the_o comforter_n say_v he_o which_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o my_o father_n will_v send_v in_o my_o name_n and_o as_o for_o proportion_n of_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a to_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a etc._n etc._n i_o will_v in_o no_o case_n have_v it_o think_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v in_o we_o as_o a_o body_n place_v in_o a_o place_n terminable_o 14.16_o but_o to_o attribute_v thereunto_o as_o due_o belong_v to_o the_o deity_n a_o ubiquity_n or_o universal_a presence_n not_o coporal_o and_o palpable_o but_o effectual_o mighty_o mystical_o divine_o etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o this_o i_o may_v bodld_o add_v that_o christ_n jesus_n send_v he_o unto_o we_o from_o the_o father_n neither_o be_v he_o give_v we_o for_o any_o other_o end_n but_o to_o enrich_v we_o abundant_o with_o all_o good_a gift_n and_o excellent_a grace_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n with_o the_o discern_a of_o spirit_n aright_o that_o we_o be_v not_o deceive_v and_o here_o a_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n book_n ii_o chap._n i._n of_o spirit_n in_o general_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v consider_v also_o how_o far_o the_o power_n of_o magician_n and_o witch_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v in_o diabolical_a magic_n 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to_o attempt_v the_o inquiry_n after_o the_o dark_a and_o most_o mysterious_a part_n of_o magic_n or_o witchcraft_n neither_o be_v this_o their_o suggestion_n without_o its_o secret_a end_n that_o be_v that_o by_o the_o private_a insinuation_n and_o as_o it_o be_v incorporate_n themselves_o into_o the_o affection_n or_o desire_v of_o the_o witch_n or_o magician_n they_o may_v total_o convert_v he_o into_o their_o own_o nature_n reduce_v he_o at_o last_o by_o constant_a practice_n to_o such_o obdurateness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n that_o he_o become_v one_o with_o they_o and_o delight_v with_o their_o association_n be_v altogether_o dead_a to_o any_o motion_n in_o himself_o that_o may_v be_v call_v good_a 3._o and_o if_o we_o may_v credit_v example_n which_o be_v the_o sure_a proof_n essence_n the_o very_a imagination_n and_o affection_n of_o a_o magician_n do_v create_v a_o evil_a essence_n or_o devil_n which_o be_v not_o before_o in_o be_v for_o as_o the_o astral_a spirit_n 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these_o dubious_a spirit_n do_v proper_o belong_v then_o be_v they_o frequent_o solicit_v to_o mediate_v in_o such_o treacherous_a action_n as_o the_o hellish_a spirit_n have_v conspire_v against_o the_o life_n of_o mortal_a man_n 30._o more_o particular_o these_o spirit_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o fiery_a element_n help_n be_v most_o officious_a in_o this_o kind_n of_o service_n be_v natural_o such_o as_o the_o antecedent_n matter_n have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v but_o according_a to_o the_o rank_n and_o categorye_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o inveterate_a and_o malicious_a in_o their_o undertake_n then_o the_o rest_n but_o every_o kind_n of_o astral_a spirit_n be_v obsequious_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n that_o the_o devilish_a spirit_n can_v effect_v little_a or_o nothing_o without_o their_o assistance_n in_o this_o external_a principle_n of_o the_o star_n and_o element_n upon_o the_o body_n or_o possession_n of_o mankind_n because_o their_o body_n be_v too_o crude_a and_o rough_a for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o their_o influence_n either_o in_o dream_n rapture_n philtre_n charm_n or_o constellation_n as_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o infernal_a being_n shall_v make_v plain_a wherein_o the_o nature_n and_o capacity_n of_o every_o damn_a spirit_n be_v decipher_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosophy_n 31._o leave_v we_o now_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o fire_n spirit_n to_o illustrate_v the_o nature_n of_o subterranean_a being_n who_o order_n species_n and_o degree_n be_v various_a for_o they_o consist_v in_o these_o distinction_n viz._n spirit_n of_o man_n decease_v soul_n of_o man_n decease_v separate_a spirit_n astral_a separate_a spirit_n semi-infernal_a spirit_n appropriate_a to_o the_o constellation_n where_o any_o of_o the_o seven_o metal_n viz._n saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n sol_n luna_fw-la venus_n mercury_n be_v find_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o mineral_n be_v distinct_a one_o from_o the_o other_o so_o much_o distant_a be_v these_o subterranean_a spirit_n in_o nature_n and_o faculty_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o place_n shape_n name_n and_o quality_n 32._o but_o they_o be_v not_o all_o confine_v unto_o the_o metallic_a kingdom_n tomb_n for_o there_o be_v also_o spirit_n of_o the_o mountain_n valley_n cave_n deep_n hiata_n or_o chasma_n of_o the_o earth_n hide_a treasure_n tomb_n vault_n and_o sepulture_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o the_o last_o belong_v the_o astral_a spirit_n of_o decease_a mortal_n that_o delight_n to_o hover_v over_o the_o ancient_a carcase_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v seek_v still_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o diligent_o inquire_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o retention_n such_o be_v resident_a in_o silent_a cave_n and_o solitary_a vault_n where_o the_o decease_a lie_n till_o the_o humidum_fw-la radical_a be_v exciccate_a and_o total_o dry_v up_o after_o which_o their_o trick_n be_v no_o more_o manifest_a but_o be_v utter_o extinguish_v and_o annihilate_v 33._o to_o the_o next_o belong_v such_o spirit_n as_o be_v protector_n of_o hide_a treasure_n treasure_n from_o a_o natural_a cause_n from_o whence_o they_o do_v exceed_o envy_v man_n benefit_n and_o accommodation_n in_o the_o discovery_n thereof_o ever_o haunt_v such_o place_n where_o money_n be_v conceal_v and_o retain_v malevolent_a and_o poisonous_a influence_n to_o blast_v the_o life_n and_o limb_n of_o those_o that_o dare_v to_o attempt_v the_o discovery_n thereof_o peter_n of_o devonshire_n with_o his_o confederate_n who_o by_o conjuration_n attempt_v to_o dig_v for_o such_o deafen_a treasure_n be_v crumble_v into_o atom_n as_o it_o be_v be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n with_o his_o companion_n in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n 34._o and_o upon_o this_o particular_a we_o have_v plenty_n of_o example_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o such_o as_o by_o magical_a experiment_n have_v discover_v hide_a treasure_n spirit_n which_o instance_n do_v rather_o seem_v to_o prove_v that_o such_o as_o haunt_v these_o place_n do_v more_o near_o belong_v to_o the_o infernal_a then_o to_o the_o astral_a hierarchy_n in_o regard_n that_o they_o be_v so_o infest_v and_o inveterate_a to_o mortal_a man_n that_o the_o grand_a intention_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n may_v be_v accomplish_v in_o their_o design_n miner_n 35._o but_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n such_o as_o haunt_v mine_n and_o mettle_n man_n be_v the_o most_o pernicious_a and_o frequent_a from_o the_o same_o cause_n with_o the_o former_a the_o nature_n of_o such_o be_v very_o violent_a they_o do_v often_o slay_v whole_a company_n of_o labourer_n they_o do_v sometime_o send_v inundation_n that_o destroy_v both_o the_o mine_n and_o miner_n they_o bring_v noxious_a and_o malignant_a vapour_n to_o stifle_v the_o laborious_a workman_n brief_o their_o whole_a delight_n and_o faculty_n consist_v in_o torment_v kill_a and_o crush_a man_n that_o seek_v such_o treasure_n that_o mankind_n may_v never_o partake_v thereof_o to_o relieve_v their_o care_n and_o worldly_a necessity_n spirit_n 36._o such_o be_v anaebergius_n a_o most_o virulent_a animal_n that_o do_v utter_o confound_v the_o undertake_n of_o those_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o rich_a silver_n i_o in_o germany_n call_v corona_n rosacea_fw-la he_o will_v often_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o he-goat_n with_o golden_a horn_n push_v down_o the_o workman_n with_o great_a violence_n sometime_o like_o a_o horse_n breathe_v flame_n and_o pestilence_n at_o his_o nostril_n at_o other_o time_n he_o represent_v a_o monk_n in_o all_o his_o pontificalilus_n flout_v at_o their_o labour_n and_o imitate_v their_o action_n with_o scorn_n and_o dedignation_n till_o by_o his_o daily_a and_o continue_a molestation_n he_o give_v they_o no_o further_a ability_n of_o perseverance_n conclusion_n 37._o thus_o i_o have_v hint_v the_o various_a distinction_n and_o subdistinction_n of_o 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sort_n of_o spirit_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n devil_n 2._o as_o for_o the_o locality_n or_o circumscription_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o to_o be_v consider_v then_o the_o vulgar_a account_n it_o who_o esteem_v the_o hellish_a habitation_n a_o distinct_a chasma_fw-la or_o gulf_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n above_z under_z or_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o innumerable_a devil_n and_o wicked_a soul_n inhabit_v who_o be_v perpetual_o scorch_v and_o torment_v with_o material_a flame_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n which_o natural_o all_o man_n be_v addict_v and_o prone_a unto_o but_o if_o we_o will_v right_o consider_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n in_o respect_n of_o one_o another_o we_o must_v look_v upon_o the_o similitude_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n in_o this_o outward_a world_n who_o be_v not_o circumscribe_v nor_o separate_v as_o to_o locality_n from_o one_o another_o for_o when_o the_o 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one_o another_o hell_n 4._o a_o similitude_n hereof_o we_o
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the_o devil_n for_o such_o as_o their_o impose_v name_n be_v here_o on_o earth_n such_o be_v the_o name_n they_o have_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n after_o a_o magical_a manner_n according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o darkness_n as_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n retain_v their_o name_n in_o a_o celestial_a manner_n and_o also_o as_o the_o astral_a spirit_n of_o a_o man_n decease_v retain_v its_o ancient_a name_n according_a to_o the_o astral_a source_n in_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o one_o only_a element_n be_v 23._o for_o as_o the_o language_n of_o nature_n be_v find_v in_o the_o second_o principle_n it_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a in_o the_o dark_a world_n property_n according_a to_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o wrath_n as_o also_o the_o monstrous_a shape_n of_o devil_n and_o damn_a soul_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o magical_a posture_n of_o their_o soul_n whilst_o they_o be_v alive_a of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o when_o their_o shape_v be_v to_o be_v describe_v
discovery_n thereof_o by_o reason_n that_o we_o know_v not_o certain_o of_o what_o order_n they_o be_v that_o fell._n the_o opinion_n of_o most_o man_n be_v that_o of_o every_o order_n many_o fell_a but_o those_o that_o better_a know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o heavenly_a hierarchy_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o of_o any_o rank_n or_o order_n none_o can_v fall_v unless_o all_o do_v follow_v therefore_o with_o more_o reason_n may_v it_o be_v judge_v that_o before_o the_o devil_n fall_v the_o hierarchy_n of_o heaven_n do_v consist_v of_o three_o rank_n or_o order_n to_o wit_n the_o order_n of_o vriel_n of_o michael_n of_o lucifer_n that_o of_o lucifer_n be_v total_o in_o hell_n the_o other_o which_o be_v under_o michael_n be_v the_o dominion_n of_o heaven_n the_o last_o which_o be_v vriel_n be_v more_o in_o the_o dominion_n of_o this_o three_o principle_n of_o the_o star_n have_v the_o planet_n in_o their_o dominion_n with_o the_o influence_n thereof_o distinction_n 35._o so_o that_o the_o forego_n catalogue_n transcribe_v by_o the_o author_n of_o this_o discovery_n be_v utter_o feign_a and_o fictitious_a because_o it_o make_v these_o many_o sort_n of_o devil_n to_o have_v dominion_n over_o several_a legion_n in_o several_a distinction_n of_o seraphim_n power_n throne_n domination_n cherubim_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o hell_n consist_v but_o of_o one_o only_a hierarchy_n which_o be_v that_o of_o lucifer_n and_o his_o legion_n reduce_v by_o their_o exorbitance_n into_o that_o lacrymable_a posture_n wherein_o they_o now_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o which_o doctrine_n serious_o weigh_v will_v prove_v the_o attempt_n of_o conjurer_n and_o magician_n to_o be_v utter_o vain_a and_o their_o form_n of_o invocation_n vanity_n and_o falsehood_n number_n 36._o their_o number_n may_v be_v think_v upon_o more_o narrow_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o they_o consist_v of_o one_o hierarchy_n and_o no_o more_o yet_o must_v we_o confess_v 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capacity_n property_n 37._o their_o nature_n be_v now_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o hellish_a source_n or_o quality_n in_o themselves_o they_o rest_v nor_o neither_o be_v they_o capable_a of_o the_o length_n or_o shortness_n of_o time_n nor_o of_o the_o alternate_a course_n of_o day_n and_o night_n the_o wickedness_n which_o they_o commit_v in_o this_o life_n be_v their_o continual_a torment_n which_o do_v magical_o gnaw_v and_o corrode_v they_o rising_z and_o boil_v up_o perpetual_o within_o they_o all_o the_o refrigeration_n which_o they_o have_v be_v by_o intercourse_n when_o the_o height_n of_o wickedness_n begin_v to_o stir_v they_o in_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o tower_v up_o above_o heaven_n and_o goodness_n in_o their_o adulterate_a imagination_n which_o be_v unto_o they_o as_o sport_v and_o pastime_n with_o one_o another_o and_o last_v such_o a_o space_n as_o with_o we_o make_v up_o forty_o minute_n neither_o do_v this_o any_o whit_n advantage_n they_o but_o rather_o add_v to_o their_o torment_n torment_n for_o pain_n discontinue_v be_v the_o great_a neither_o will_v vexation_n be_v vexation_n if_o it_o have_v no_o respite_n or_o forbearance_n that_o the_o contrary_n may_v be_v also_o manifest_a nam_fw-la contraria_fw-la juxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la majus_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la yet_o be_v their_o torment_n exceed_o different_a so_o that_o the_o torment_n of_o one_o in_o respect_n of_o another_o be_v but_o a_o dream_n or_o fancy_n i_o mean_v among_o the_o damn_a soul_n and_o not_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v great_a than_o the_o great_a of_o the_o lose_a soul_n by_o many_o thousand_o degree_n according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n for_o that_o which_o fall_v high_a suffer_v most_o and_o optima_fw-la corrupta_fw-la fiunt_fw-la pessima_fw-la 38._o but_o wonderful_a and_o manifold_a be_v the_o torment_n which_o all_o in_o general_n of_o the_o infernal_a troop_n thereof_o do_v suffer_v according_a to_o the_o various_a lust_n they_o reign_v in_o whilst_o they_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o cruel_a murderer_n that_o die_v in_o the_o boil_a source_n of_o blood_n and_o envy_n their_o torment_n be_v the_o great_a they_o be_v continual_o murder_v in_o their_o imagination_n and_o seek_v like_o dream_v man_n to_o do_v what_o the_o want_n of_o the_o organ_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o for_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a upon_o this_o subject_a this_o be_v the_o torment_n and_o misery_n of_o all_o the_o damn_a that_o they_o be_v continual_o wish_v and_o would_v and_o in_o woulding_n they_o generate_v idea_n and_o representation_n which_o be_v the_o species_n of_o their_o continual_a aggravation_n and_o deceive_a fancy_n 39_o those_o that_o be_v bury_v in_o lust_n and_o gluttony_n thereof_o drunkenness_n and_o lasciviousness_n be_v also_o in_o miserable_a torment_n yet_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o first_o they_o be_v continual_o 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and_o rage_n anger_n have_v have_v a_o dwelling_n or_o receptacle_n if_o they_o depart_v unmortified_a do_v also_o enter_v into_o a_o most_o dreadful_a kind_n of_o torment_n which_o continual_o arise_v as_o a_o bite_a worm_n and_o hungry_a fire_n to_o double_a and_o accumulate_v the_o excess_n of_o despair_n upon_o they_o if_o they_o have_v much_o domineer_v therein_o whilst_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n also_o these_o that_o reign_v in_o pride_n and_o envy_n be_v ever_o seek_v to_o pluck_v god_n from_o his_o throne_n and_o tower_v up_o in_o their_o imagination_n as_o man_n that_o dream_v still_o seek_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o insult_v and_o boast_v therein_o but_o the_o quality_n thereof_o be_v utter_o occult_a and_o estrange_v from_o they_o so_o that_o they_o can_v never_o find_v taste_n hear_v nor_o see_v it_o though_o it_o be_v through_o and_o through_o with_o their_o own_o peculiar_a principle_n this_o add_v perpetual_o to_o their_o misery_n and_o arise_v 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