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[illegible] Scripture, [illegible] example of a better man [illegible] Saul, [crossed out word] encourage us to make enquiry after wizards & witches in order to their [illegible] & execution.  This did [illegible] king yet ever lived caused to be done, int. Josiah 2,.K.23:24.  [underlined: The workers [illegible] familiar spirits & [illegible} wizards {illegible} were spied in {illegible} land of Judah, did Josiah put away if he might perform {illegible} words of {illegible} law].  It seems there were some [illegible] sought to hide those workers of Iniquity, but [illegible} incomparable King [underlined: spied] them out, & did rid [illegible] land & [illegible] world of them.  But [illegible] enquiry is [underlined: What is sufficient proof]?  This case hath bin with great Judgment answered by severall [illegible] of our owne; particularly by Mr. [underlind: Perkins], & Mr. [underlined: Bernard]. Also Mr. [underlined: Jnl. Gale] a worthy minister of [underlined: Staughton] in [illegible] County of [underlined: Huntington], has published a very judicious discourse, called [underlined: Select Cases of Conscience touching witches & witchcrafts], printed at London A.D. 1646. wherein he doth with great prudence [illegible] evidence of scripture: right hand to this [illegible] other cases such jurors as can obtain those books I would advise them to read & seriously as [illegible] feare of God to consider them.  And so far as they keep to [illegible] Law & to [illegible] Testimony & speake according to [illegible] word, receive the Light which is in them. But the books being now not easy to be obtained, let mee express my concurrence with them in these two particulars.  [underlined: That a free & Voluntary confessed of [illegible] Crime made by [illegible] party suspected & accused after Examination is a sufficient ground of Conviction]. Indeed is persons are distracted or under [illegible] Power of [illegible] Melancholly [illegible] abhors ]illegible] Case; but [illegible] Jurors [illegible] Examin, & their Neighbours [illegible] know them may easily determin that Case, or if Confessions be [illegible] extorted if evidence is not so cleer & [illegible] But if any person out of Remorse of Conscience or from a touch of God their Spirit confesses and show their Deeds, as the converted
ye Scripture, ye example of a better man yn Saul,
encourage us to make enquiry after wizzards & witches in  
order to their Convictio[n] & Execution.  This did ye rarest king  
yt ever lived caused to be done, viz. Josiah 2,.K.23:24.  [underlined: The  
[underlined: workers wth familiar spirits & {y'e} wizzards {y't} were spied]
[underlined: in {y'e} land of Judah, did Josiah put away {y't} he might]
[underlined: perform {y'e} words of {y'e} law].  It seems there were some
[y't] sought to hide those workers of Iniquity, but [y't] inco[m]parable
King [underlined: spied] them out, & did rid [y'e] land & [y'e] world of them.   
But [y'n y'e] enquiry is [underlined: What is sufficient proof]?   
This case hath bin [w'th] great Judgment answered by seve=
rall Divines of our owne; particularly by Mr. [underlined: Perkins], &  
Mr. [underlined: Bernard]. Also Mr. [underlined: Jne. Gaule] a worthy minister of  
[underlined: Staughton] in [y'e] County of [underlined: Huntington], has published a  
verry judicious discourse, called [underlined: Select Cases of Conscience]
[underlined: touching witches & witchcrafts], printed at London A.D.  
1646. wherein he doth [w'th] great prudence & Evidence
of Scripture light handle this & other cases such jurors  
as can obtain those books I would advise them to read  
& seriously as in yt feare of God to consider them.   
And so far as they keep to [y'e] Law & to [y'e] Testimony  
& speake according to [y'e] word, receive the Light w[hi]ch is  
in them. But the bookes being now not easy to be obtained, let  
mee express my concurrence w[i]th them in these two particulars.   
[underlined: That a free & Voluntary Confessio[n] of {y'e} Crime made by {y'e}
party suspected & accused after Examination is a sufficient  
ground of Conviction]. Indeed if persons are distracted  
or under [y'e] Power of phrenetic Melancholly [y't] alters [y'e]
Case; but [y'e] Jurors [y't] Examin, & their Neighbours yt know them  
may easily determin that Case, or if Confessions be (m) extorted
if evidence is not so cleer & Convictive. But if any person out  
of Remorse of Conscience or from a touch of God on their Spirit  
confesse and shew their Deeds, as the converted


[Margin note: [illegible] Lib:4:]
[Margin note:  
(m) Bodin
[Dæ]monomania
Lib:4:]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 19 July 2017

ye Scripture, ye example of a better man yn Saul, encourage us to make enquiry after wizzards & witches in order to their Convictio[n] & Execution. This did ye rarest king yt ever lived caused to be done, viz. Josiah 2,.K.23:24. [underlined: The [underlined: workers wth familiar spirits & {y'e} wizzards {y't} were spied] [underlined: in {y'e} land of Judah, did Josiah put away {y't} he might] [underlined: perform {y'e} words of {y'e} law]. It seems there were some [y't] sought to hide those workers of Iniquity, but [y't] inco[m]parable King [underlined: spied] them out, & did rid [y'e] land & [y'e] world of them. But [y'n y'e] enquiry is [underlined: What is sufficient proof]? This case hath bin [w'th] great Judgment answered by seve= rall Divines of our owne; particularly by Mr. [underlined: Perkins], & Mr. [underlined: Bernard]. Also Mr. [underlined: Jne. Gaule] a worthy minister of [underlined: Staughton] in [y'e] County of [underlined: Huntington], has published a verry judicious discourse, called [underlined: Select Cases of Conscience] [underlined: touching witches & witchcrafts], printed at London A.D. 1646. wherein he doth [w'th] great prudence & Evidence of Scripture light handle this & other cases such jurors as can obtain those books I would advise them to read & seriously as in yt feare of God to consider them. And so far as they keep to [y'e] Law & to [y'e] Testimony & speake according to [y'e] word, receive the Light w[hi]ch is in them. But the bookes being now not easy to be obtained, let mee express my concurrence w[i]th them in these two particulars. [underlined: That a free & Voluntary Confessio[n] of {y'e} Crime made by {y'e} party suspected & accused after Examination is a sufficient ground of Conviction]. Indeed if persons are distracted or under [y'e] Power of phrenetic Melancholly [y't] alters [y'e] Case; but [y'e] Jurors [y't] Examin, & their Neighbours yt know them may easily determin that Case, or if Confessions be (m) extorted if evidence is not so cleer & Convictive. But if any person out of Remorse of Conscience or from a touch of God on their Spirit confesse and shew their Deeds, as the converted

[Margin note: (m) Bodin [Dæ]monomania Lib:4:]

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