. 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. . ohauebeenein this,whereofwefindetheverylikein Mkbea*prophetickedifcourfetokingA^. Buttoprooue this my firit propor-tion, that there can be fiich a thing as Witch-craft and Witches, there aremanymoeplaces in the Scriptures then this, as I faid before. As firitintheLaweof G o d, it is plainely prohibited: Butceftaineitis, that the Law ofGod fpeakes nothing in vaine, neither doeth it lay curfes, or enioyne pu-nifhments vpon (hadowes, condemning tha
. 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. . ohauebeenein this,whereofwefindetheverylikein Mkbea*prophetickedifcourfetokingA^. Buttoprooue this my firit propor-tion, that there can be fiich a thing as Witch-craft and Witches, there aremanymoeplaces in the Scriptures then this, as I faid before. As firitintheLaweof G o d, it is plainely prohibited: Butceftaineitis, that the Law ofGod fpeakes nothing in vaine, neither doeth it lay curfes, or enioyne pu-nifhments vpon (hadowes, condemning that to be ill, which is not in ef-fence or being,as we call it. Secondly, it is plaine, where wicked TharaohsWife-men imitated a number of Mofes miracles, to harden the tyrantsheart thereby. Thirdly, faid not Samuel to Saul, that difobedience is as thejinneof Witch-craft ? To compareit to a thing that were not, it were too too ab-furd. Fourthly, was notSimon Magusz man of that craft ? And hYtly,whatwas fhe that had the fpirit ofTytbori ? befide innumerable other places thatwereirkefbmeto recite. CHAP. Dtemonologie. First Booke. 91 Chap. II. What kind offtnne thepratli/crs oftbefe and pro-cure theperdition offb many fbules by alluring them to vices, and to thefollowing of their owne appetites, fuppofe hee abufe not fb many fimple(bules, in making them directly acknowledge him for their mafter?
Size: 1576px × 1585px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorjamesikingofengland15661625, booksubjecttobacco, booky
