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the_o time_n of_o sir_n henry_n vane_n government_n detect_v by_o the_o wondrous_a monster_n that_o i_o entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o get_v the_o history_n of_o all_o in_o mr._n tho._n weld_n book_n one_o of_o their_o minister_n call_v the_o rise_n and_o fall_v of_o antinomianism_n and_o familism_n in_o new_a england_n though_o i_o find_v no_o proof_n of_o witchcraft_n in_o their_o case_n there_o be_v much_o of_o satanical_a delusion_n join_v with_o humane_a self-conceit_n and_o pride_n xxxiii_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v zanchy_n judgement_n and_o his_o excellent_a book_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la de_fw-fr angelis_n &_o de_fw-fr potentia_fw-la daemonum_n than_o who_o no_o man_n have_v give_v we_o a_o more_o full_a testimony_n in_o general_n of_o diabolical_a operation_n i_o shall_v here_o only_o repeat_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o satan_n work_v he_o think_v tom._n 3._o l_o 4._o c._n 10._o p._n 188._o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o 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if_o we_o know_v that_o he_o operate_v only_o in_o some_o body_n or_o vehicle_n air_n or_o air_n and_o fire_n mix_v yet_o what_o part_n of_o our_o body_n can_v air_n and_o fire_n penetrate_v and_o this_o supposition_n will_v countenance_v dr._n more_o be_v opinion_n that_o all_o spirit_n be_v the_o the_o soul_n of_o some_o body_n and_o scripture_n say_v so_o much_o of_o devil_n enter_v into_o man_n and_o be_v in_o they_o and_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o they_o that_o i_o see_v not_o how_o we_o can_v deny_v it_o to_o be_v their_o substance_n and_o how_o else_o shall_v they_o move_v we_o beside_o by_o instrument_n be_v it_o any_o more_o wonder_n that_o devil_n permit_v can_v enter_v than_o air_n or_o how_o else_o work_n they_o on_o man_n soul_n i_o must_v say_v it_o to_o humble_v we_o that_o i_o fear_v that_o in_o most_o temptation_n that_o solicit_v our_o thought_n and_o our_o will_n and_o affection_n and_o passion_n if_o not_o sometime_o our_o tongue_n and_o hand_n it_o be_v the_o very_a present_a substance_n of_o evil_a spirit_n that_o by_o contiguity_n move_v we_o even_o true_a christian_n when_o they_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o unseemly_a thing_n to_o pray_v god_n to_o cast_v satan_n out_o of_o our_o thought_n and_o heart_n oh_o that_o we_o better_o know_v what_o cause_n we_o have_v to_o fear_v let_v he_o in_o and_o by_o yield_v and_o custom_n to_o give_v he_o advantage_n to_o tempt_v and_o rule_v we_o but_o yet_o his_o substantial_a presence_n and_o his_o operation_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v he_o hurt_v not_o all_o that_o he_o be_v present_a with_o but_o those_o that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o work_v upon_o and_o that_o be_v prepare_v to_o receive_v his_o operation_n god_n himself_o do_v not_o work_v life_n or_o grace_n on_o all_o that_o he_o be_v present_a with_o and_o that_o what_o he_o do_v he_o do_v it_o by_o his_o substantial_a presence_n or_o his_o essence_n xxxiv_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o cite_v luther_n testimony_n and_o how_o the_o devil_n appear_v to_o himself_o at_o coburge_n and_o melancthon_n and_o peter_n martyr_n i_o have_v cite_v here_o and_o elsewhere_o see_v pet._n martyr_n loc._n com._n clas_n i._o c._n 9_o and_o cap._n 8._o §_o 8._o pag._n 39_o 40._o xxxv_o the_o most_o judicious_a credible_a melanchthon_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o hubert_n languetus_n the_o author_n of_o junius_n brutu_n vind._n con_v tyrant_n epistolar_n l._n 2._o p._n 550_o 551._o say_v though_o there_o be_v sometime_o natural_a cause_n of_o madness_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o devil_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o some_o and_o cause_n madness_n and_o torment_n to_o they_o either_o with_o natural_a cause_n or_o without_o they_o for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o such_o person_n be_v oft_o deliver_v without_o natural_a remedy_n and_o these_o diabolical_a spectacle_n be_v oft_o prodigy_n
a_o book_n call_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o after_o add_v a_o small_a discourse_n call_v more_o reason_n for_o it_o provoke_v by_o one_o that_o call_v himself_o herbert_n in_o which_o also_o i_o answer_v the_o lord_n herbert_n de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la and_o since_o then_o a_o nameless_a sadduce_n have_v draw_v i_o to_o publish_v a_o answer_n to_o he_o and_o in_o my_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o book_n i_o have_v handle_v the_o same_o subject_a all_o which_o i_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o he_o may_v see_v why_o i_o have_v take_v this_o subject_a as_o so_o necessary_a why_o i_o be_o end_v my_o life_n with_o the_o publication_n of_o these_o historical_a letter_n and_o collection_n which_o i_o dare_v say_v have_v such_o evidence_n as_o will_v leave_v every_o sadduce_v that_o read_v they_o either_o convince_v or_o utter_o without_o excuse_n sure_o the_o certainty_n of_o so_o great_a a_o change_n of_o our_o place_n state_n company_n and_o work_n as_o death_n will_v certain_o and_o quick_o make_v shall_v possess_v every_o man_n that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n with_o such_o serious_a thought_n affection_n and_o diligence_n as_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o a_o divert_v careless_a slothful_a worldly_a sensual_a and_o stupid_a mind_n and_o life_n how_o speedy_o shall_v i_o see_v the_o world_n that_o i_o have_v read_v of_o and_o preach_v and_o talk_v and_o write_v of_o o_o what_o a_o difference_n will_v there_o be_v between_o my_o now_o hear_v of_o frightful_a apparition_n and_o prodigious_a act_n of_o spirit_n and_o that_o sight_n or_o knowledge_n of_o all_o their_o state_n and_o affair_n which_o i_o shall_v have_v and_o now_o be_o go_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o devil_n and_o damn_a divese_n and_o unholy_a soul_n will_v hereafter_o be_v no_o rarity_n and_o if_o my_o soul_n must_v pass_v through_o the_o airy_a inferior_a region_n where_o these_o miserable_a spirit_n now_o inhabit_v it_o will_v not_o be_v as_o dangerous_o assault_v by_o they_o but_o in_o triumph_n for_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v trust_v and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o do_v i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n who_o have_v conquer_v death_n and_o devil_n and_o be_v now_o the_o glorify_a lord_n of_o all_o and_o can_v use_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o those_o angel_n that_o rejoice_v at_o the_o repentance_n of_o of_o a_o lazarus_n and_o now_o be_v minister_a spirit_n for_o his_o safety_n will_v be_v ready_a in_o obedience_n to_o our_o lord_n to_o convey_v his_o soul_n to_o abraham_n bosom_n yea_o to_o be_v that_o day_n with_o christ_n in_o paradise_n he_o that_o chain_v up_o these_o devil_n that_o they_o molest_v we_o no_o more_o as_o their_o malice_n do_v desire_v will_v make_v our_o passage_n safe_a through_o all_o their_o envy_n and_o defile_v region_n but_o see_v it_o be_v the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n that_o give_v the_o devil_n their_o hurt_a power_n and_o they_o can_v do_v we_o no_o harm_n nor_o maâ—e_n we_o sin_n without_o our_o own_o consent_n or_o yield_a o_o with_o how_o careful_a and_o constant_a and_o resolve_a watchfulness_n shall_v we_o live_v and_o how_o deserve_o may_v every_o prayerless_a ungodly_a family_n and_o person_n bâ—_n leave_v for_o a_o prey_n to_o this_o devourer_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v already_o hurt_v they_o more_o by_o blind_a and_o harden_v their_o heart_n than_o a_o thousand_o haunt_v apparition_n can_v of_o themselves_o have_v do_v and_o when_o excellent_a zanchy_a have_v say_v so_o much_o to_o proâ—e_v that_o it_o be_v by_o hâ—s_n very_o contiguous_a substance_n that_o the_o devil_n do_v work_v on_o soul_n and_o body_n how_o dreadful_a shall_v temptation_n and_o sin_n be_v to_o we_o if_o we_o will_v not_o have_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o devil_n dwell_v in_o we_o and_o why_o do_v any_o think_v it_o strange_a to_o read_v so_o much_o of_o possession_n and_o dispossession_n in_o the_o gospel_n lord_n jesus_n let_v i_o finish_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n and_o then_o receive_v my_o spirit_n amen_n july_n 20._o 1691._o richard_n baxter_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o great_a and_o weighty_a use_v of_o the_o history_n of_o spirit_n and_o their_o unusual_a apparition_n and_o action_n ch._n ii_o §_o i._o instance_n i._o the_o devil_n of_o mascon_n 2._o colonel_n bowen_n '_o s_o story_n in_o divers_a letter_n 3._o my_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n colonel_n john_n bridge_n '_o be_v story_n 4._o one_o in_o london_n yet_o live_v 5._o one_o at_o belfast_n 6._o one_o at_o ilchester_n 7._o mr._n mompesson_n '_o s_o story_n 8._o iat_n lutterworth_n 9_o marry_o ellin_n of_o evesham_n 10._o one_o in_o dorsetshire_n 11._o nathan_n crab_n of_o exeter_n 12._o the_o strange_a story_n of_o the_o devil_n of_o genluce_n in_o dr._n sinclare_v 13._o the_o witch_n hang_v in_o suffolk_n and_o essex_n 14._o the_o brightling_n story_n 15._o lord_n breghill_n '_o s_o story_n of_o one_o at_o st._n james_n '_o s._n 16._o simon_n jones_n of_o kiderminster_n 17._o richard_z white_a of_o wilden-hall_n 18._o mr._n hopkins_n of_o bewdley_n 19_o a_o instance_n now_o in_o london_n 20._o another_o as_o strange_a 21._o mr._n white_a at_o lambeth_n 22._o one_o from_o cambridge_n 23._o one_o at_o hunniton_n 24._o another_o there_o 25._o mr._n ch_n hatt_n '_o be_v story_n ch._n iii_o the_o strange_a story_n of_o mr._n may_v hill_n minister_n of_o beckington_n in_o somersetshire_n mr._n increase_v and_o mr._n cotton_n mather_n '_o s_z instance_n the_o story_n of_o mr._n pacy_n '_o be_v daughter_n at_o lesto_n ch._n iu._n many_o history_n send_v i_o by_o duke_n lauderdale_n and_o one_o that_o teach_v a_o minister_n to_o speak_v true_a latin_a and_o his_o detection_n of_o some_o popish_a fraud_n ch._n v._o of_o witchcraft_n inst._n 1._o alexander_n benedictus_n 2._o benevenius_n 3._o langius_fw-la 4._o cornelius_n gemma_fw-la 5._o sidelicus_fw-la in_o skenkius_n 6._o wolphius_n 7._o sebastian_n brand._n 8._o fabricius_n hildanus_n 9_o faelix_fw-la platerus_n 10._o hollerius_n 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