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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	ghost_n	holy_a	simon_n	1,530	5	10.2233	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86498	Dæmonologie, and theologie The first, the malady, demonstrating the diabolicall arts, and devillish hearts of men. The second, the remedy: demonstrating, God a rich supply of all good. By Doctor Nathanael Homes, [sic]	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2562; Thomason E1341_2; ESTC R209143	95,747	222

For Idolatrous worship and ceremonies are the seales of a Diabolical Covenant and amongst Idolaters are most Inchanters Wiches c. as in Italy c. and formerly in England in the Popish times even as the Heathenish Idolaters had commonly a great interest in the Devil to give them answers predictions and counsel as is abundantly to be seen in the Roman Histories and to appeare to them and doe strange things for them that give to him Heathenish idolatrous or Diabolicall worshipp the Apostle makes them all one 1 Cor. 10.20 as appeares in the Devils proceedings with the Indians and their Powwowes in New England and elsewhere And yet further If these Diviners Inchanters c. were not in some Covenant with the Devil why doth the Scriptures mention them under the notion of THEM THAT HAVE AND DEALE WITH FAMILIAR SPIRITS Levit 19. v. 31. Levit. 20.6 Deuter. 18.11 1. Sam. 28.3 7 9. 2 Kings 21.6 and Chap. 23. Vers 24. 1 Chron. 10.13 2 Chron. 33.6 Isa 8.19 Isa 29.3 4. Surely this notation of a Familiar Spirit and to HAVE a Familiar spirit must of necessity import formally or equivalently some Covenant or Compact as the knot and league of this Familiarity Heare learned Antiquity Aben-Ezra a learned Jew whom Buxtorffe and Doctor Willet and Schindler follow and enlarge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 say they the word for a Familiar spirit or one having a Familiar spirit used in all those Scriptures but now quoted signifies one who in giving answers by diabolicall Arts enticeth men away from God Also the word signifieth a Bottle Hence according to the composition of both significations persons having familiar spirits were so called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because from the belly as swollen and blowne up the Oracular answer proceeded And for that they were called of the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Such as spake out from the belly Vocula quadam saith Tertullian ab eorum pudendis excitabatur And they were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pythones by the Greeks and Latines forsan 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the same cause The uncleane spirit making his seat in an uncleane place And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haoboth in Levit. 19.31 is taken for Bagnale oboth the Masters of Familiar spirits As the Witch at Endor is called Bagnaleth obh the Dame or Mistresse of a Familar Spirit As the Familiar spirits are wont to call them Dames or Mistresses And the Hebrew Doctors doe further declare the league of familiarity that is between the familiar spirits and them that have them saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one having a Familiar spirit is hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Qui ex juncturis aut axillis loquitur vel demonem facit ascendere seu evocat Who from Conjoynings or from between the meetings of the bodily members c. speaketh or cals up a Spirit c. Take it any way it can import no lesse then a Covenant between man and the Devil as those that have searched or heard the confessions of Witches wil easily yeeld The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Talmud for a Familiar is the name of the Divil giving answers whom some WORSHIP or of the WORSHIP of the Devil that gives answers Which import also a Diabolical compact For this worship is saith Schindler a sort of Idolatry And such Idolatrous worship and ceremonies saith Master Perkins are the seales in part of some Diabolical Covenants 6. The advantages and opportunities Satan takes to bring men to this to enter into Covenant with him for that is his Art to improve his devices upon men taken at an advantage 2 Cor. 2.11 I say the opportune advantages are chiefly two one when a man is very high another when he is very low First when high High with pride and selfe-admiration affecting novelties and wonders This was the Devils fall and therefore out of much experience he knowes this to be a fit time to draw away others By the rule of proportions If wicked men doe great wickednesses when swollen with great pride selfe-admiration and affectation of novel wonders As Theudas did when boasted himselfe to be some body c. Acts 5.36 And others did when durst speake great swelling words having mens persons in admiration c. Jude Vers 16. Then wicked men may doe greater wickednesses as to compact with the Devil to be able to be more wicked when more swollen with greater pride and selfe-admiration c. Wee have a plaine Text for it Acts 8.9 There was a certaine man called Simon which before time in the same City used SORCERY and bewitched the people of Samaria GIVING OUT that himselfe was some GREAT ONE to whom they all GAVE HEED c. Saying THIS MAN IS THE GREAT POVVER OF GOD. In which Text without my enlarging the meditational Reader may easily see that to be true that I have asserted What will not men of infinite prowd spirits doe that they may be admired Simon Magus as it follows in this eighth of Acts that is Simon the Magician first gave himselfe to the Devil that he might be admired But when the Apostles by their most divine and more wonderfull Doctrine and Miracles drew away his admirers to the Faith then Simon Magus pretended also to beleeve and also would be baptized but stil having an eye to the Apostolicall new wonders admiring them and as it follows hoping to attaine to that power For seeing by the Apostolicall imposition of hands the holy Ghost was communicated to men he offered Money for that power of communicating the holy Ghost to them on whom he should lay his hands An evident Character how men first bewitched in a spiritual sense with swelling pride and self-admiration wil become any thing to advance themselves They wil pretend to be on Gods side and they wil be really on the Devils side by Compact This pride and selfe-admiration and wonder-seeking in Simon made it evident to Peter that he was yet in the gaull of bitternesse and bond of iniquity We see in these dayes that men wil pretend to be Preachers and wil in publike deliver most blasphemous and impious things that please the flesh and promote beastial licentiousnesse to the end that they may be followed and admired of the multitude which generally saith Christ goe the broad way To mee t is cleere by laying all good informations together that Men and Women come to their height of impieties in this method of pride First they thinke that a low thing to waite on Ordinances which all doe They must be above the generality of men Secondly Next they must pretend they have revelations and can of themselves understand strange things as one of them sayd shee was as wise as Solomon Thirdly They are strangely bewitched and carried by the Devill to say and doe any thing that may please the flesh and promote their admiration They can prophesie future things and not misse as they pretend They can goe naked use