. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . thoufand others, which were much pracHed, and holden in great reue-rencc by the Gentiles of old: And this laft part of Afirologxz whereof I hauefpoken,which is the root of their branches,was called by xhem pars part now is vtterly vnlawfull to be trufted in, or pra&ifed , as leaning to no ground ofnaturallreafbn : and it is this partwhich I called before the D iuels fchoole. P h i. Butyetmanyofthclearnedareofthecon
. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . thoufand others, which were much pracHed, and holden in great reue-rencc by the Gentiles of old: And this laft part of Afirologxz whereof I hauefpoken,which is the root of their branches,was called by xhem pars part now is vtterly vnlawfull to be trufted in, or pra&ifed , as leaning to no ground ofnaturallreafbn : and it is this partwhich I called before the D iuels fchoole. P h i. Butyetmanyofthclearnedareofthecontrarieopinion. E p i. I f rant,yct I could giue my rcafons to fortifie and maintaine myopinion, if to enter into this difputation it would not draw me quite offthe ground of our difcourfc, befides the mif {pending of the whole daythereupon • One word onely I will anfwere to them,and that in the Scrip-tures (which muit be an infallible ground to all true Chriftians,) That inthe Prophet Ieremic^ it is plainely forbidden, to beleeue or hearken vntothem that prophehe and fore-fpeake by the courfe of the Planets and Stars. C h a p. V. A r g How farre the vfng ofCbarmes is lawfull or <vnlatpfu!!- 1he defeription of theformes ofQrcks and Qoniurations. And Irhat caufetb the Magicians them-[dues to be wearie thereof. Phi lomathes. gg E L, ye haue (aid farre inough in that argument. But howprooue yee now that thele Charmes or vnnaturall pra-tiques are vnlawfull •• For fo many honeit and merry menand women haue publikely pra&ifed fomeofthem, that Ithink if ye would accufe them all of Witch-craft, ye wouldaffirme more nor ye will be bcleeued in. En. I fee if you had taken good tent(to the nature of that word,wher-by I named it,) ye would not haue beenein this doubt, nor miltaken meefo farre as ye haue done: For although, as none can be fcholers in a fchoole,and no: be fubicdl to the matter thereof: fb none can ltudie and put in pra-ctifc (for ltudie the alone, and knowledge,is
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