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〈◊〉_d witchcraft_n second_o wherefore_o have_v we_o so_o many_o example_n of_o the_o practitioner_n of_o this_o profession_n point_v at_o so_o often_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o enchanter_n 17._o of_o egypt_n the_o witch_n of_o 28._o endor_n the_o witch_n of_o 2._o persia_n simon_n magus_n 8._o of_o samaria_n elymas_n 6._o the_o sorcerer_n at_o paphus_n the_o pythonist_n 30._o at_o philippi_n etc._n etc._n three_o what_o mean_v the_o lord_n to_o geve_v such_o law_n against_o this_o sin_n as_o may_v be_v see_v exod._n 22._o 18._o lev._n 20._o 27._o deut._n 18_o 10_o 11._o for_o this_o be_v maxim_n in_o law_n as_o danaeus_n say_v and_o the_o lawyer_n grant_v it_o de_fw-fr ijs_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la non_fw-la promulgantur_fw-la there_o be_v no_o law_n make_v of_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o be_v if_o this_o be_v true_a of_o the_o law_n of_o man_n how_o much_o more_o of_o the_o bless_a law_n of_o god_n wherein_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v a_o want_n or_o 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which_o practise_v this_o kind_n of_o witchcraft_n
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gad_n 35._o &_o his_o religious_a priest_n zadock_n 27._o &_o abiathar_n and_o many_o other_o no_o doubt_v godly_a priest_n and_o prophet_n by_o who_o good_a ministry_n together_o with_o the_o industry_n and_o diligence_n of_o his_o wise_a judge_n &_o magistrate_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n this_o sin_n appear_v not_o great_o in_o his_o kingdom_n during_o his_o time_n for_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o this_o sin_n that_o i_o can_v remember_v in_o that_o long_a history_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v commend_v unto_o we_o concern_v his_o life_n and_o kingdom_n 4_o hezekiah_n be_v a_o right_n wise_a godly_a zealous_a prince_n and_o religigiouslie_o provide_v a_o good_a ministry_n he_o reform_v many_o evil_n which_o have_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n in_o vriah_n jotham_n &_o achas_n day_n for_o as_o for_o idolatry_n whereof_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v a_o inseparable_a companion_n as_o the_o wise_a &_o godly_a learned_a have_v observe_v it_o be_v say_v he_o 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