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into ye water practised upon persons accused [insert: (f)] with other | into ye water practised upon persons accused [insert: (f)] with other | ||
crimes as well as yt of witchcraft. How it came to be | crimes as well as yt of witchcraft. How it came to be | ||
now restrained to yt of witchcraft | now restrained to yt of witchcraft I can not tell. It is as | ||
Supernatural for a body whose hands & feet are tyed to Swim | Supernatural for a body whose hands & feet are tyed to Swim | ||
above ye water, as it is for their hands not to feel a red hot Iron. | above ye water, as it is for their hands not to feel a red hot Iron. | ||
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Peter was kept from Sinking under ye water by ye Om= | Peter was kept from Sinking under ye water by ye Om= | ||
nipotency of Christ. As for Satan, wee know yt his Ambition | nipotency of Christ. As for Satan, wee know yt his Ambition | ||
is to make his Servants | is to make his Servants beleive, yt his Power is equal to God's | ||
& yt therfore Hee can preserve wn he pleaseth. I have read | & yt therfore Hee can preserve wn he pleaseth. I have read | ||
of (g) certain Magicians who were seen walking on ye | of (g) certain Magicians who were seen walking on ye | ||
water. | water. If yn Guilty persons shall float on ye waters, | ||
Either it is ye Devil | Either it is ye Devil yt causeth them So to do (as no Doubt it is) | ||
And wt have men to do to set ye Devill on worke. or else it is a | And wt have men to do to set ye Devill on worke. or else it is a | ||
divine miracle Like yt of Peter's not Sinkeing, or yt of | divine miracle Like yt of Peter's not Sinkeing, or yt of ye Iron yt | ||
swam at ye word of Elisha. | swam at ye word of Elisha. And shall men try whether God wil worke | ||
a miracle to make a discovery? If a crime can not be found out | a miracle to make a discovery? If a crime can not be found out | ||
but by Miracles, it is not for any Judge on Earth to Usurp the | but by Miracles, it is not for any Judge on Earth to Usurp the | ||
Judgement which is reserved | Judgement which is reserved for ye Divine Throne. 5ly This Pre- | ||
tended gift of Immersibility attending Witches is a most | tended gift of Immersibility attending Witches is a most | ||
fallible deceitfull thing; for many a Witch hath Sanke | fallible deceitfull thing; for many a Witch hath Sanke | ||
under | under ye water. Godelmannus (h) giveth an account of six Notorious | ||
& cleerly convicted witches; yt wn they were brought to this [underscored:Vulgar | & cleerly convicted witches; yt wn they were brought to this [underscored: Vulgar | ||
Probation] sanke under ye water like other persons. | Probation] sanke under ye water like other persons. | ||
[underscored: Althusius] affirmes ye like concerning others. In ye Bohemian | [underscored: Althusius] affirmes ye like concerning others. In ye Bohemian | ||
History it is related yt [underscored: Vratislaus] the King of [underscored: Bohemia] Extirpated | History it is related yt [underscored: Vratislaus] the King of [underscored: Bohemia] Extirpated | ||
witches out of his Kingdom | witches out of his Kingdom; som of which were delivered | ||
to ye Ax, others of them to ye fire, and others of | to ye Ax, others of them to ye fire, and others of | ||
them he caused to be drowned. If witches are | them he caused to be drowned. If witches are | ||
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only. And so was this [underlined: vulgar probation] by Casting into ye water practised upon persons accused [insert: (f)] with other crimes as well as yt of witchcraft. How it came to be now restrained to yt of witchcraft I can not tell. It is as Supernatural for a body whose hands & feet are tyed to Swim above ye water, as it is for their hands not to feel a red hot Iron. If ye one of these ordeals is lawfull to be used, so is ye other too. But as for ye fiery ordeal it is rejected & Exploded out of ye world. For ye same reason yn this Tryall by water should be So. 4. It is a tempting of God, wn men put ye innocency of their Fellow creatures upon such tryals. To desire ye Almighty to shew a miracle to clear ye innocent, or to convict ye guilty is a presumptuous tempting of him. Was it not a miracle when Peter was kept from Sinking under ye water by ye Om= nipotency of Christ. As for Satan, wee know yt his Ambition is to make his Servants beleive, yt his Power is equal to God's & yt therfore Hee can preserve wn he pleaseth. I have read of (g) certain Magicians who were seen walking on ye water. If yn Guilty persons shall float on ye waters, Either it is ye Devil yt causeth them So to do (as no Doubt it is) And wt have men to do to set ye Devill on worke. or else it is a divine miracle Like yt of Peter's not Sinkeing, or yt of ye Iron yt swam at ye word of Elisha. And shall men try whether God wil worke a miracle to make a discovery? If a crime can not be found out but by Miracles, it is not for any Judge on Earth to Usurp the Judgement which is reserved for ye Divine Throne. 5ly This Pre- tended gift of Immersibility attending Witches is a most fallible deceitfull thing; for many a Witch hath Sanke under ye water. Godelmannus (h) giveth an account of six Notorious & cleerly convicted witches; yt wn they were brought to this [underscored: Vulgar Probation] sanke under ye water like other persons. [underscored: Althusius] affirmes ye like concerning others. In ye Bohemian History it is related yt [underscored: Vratislaus] the King of [underscored: Bohemia] Extirpated witches out of his Kingdom; som of which were delivered to ye Ax, others of them to ye fire, and others of them he caused to be drowned. If witches are
[Margin notes:] (f) Menna de purgatione vulgari, cap. ult.
(g) Cæsarius Lib. 9.
(h) De Lamiis L. 3. C. 4.
(i) Dubravius Hist. Bohem. Lib. 8.