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The first | The first [underlined: Case] which I am desired to express | ||
my judgmen^t in, is this, | my judgmen^t in, is this, [underlined: Whether it is not | ||
possible for the Divel to impose on the im | possible for the Divel to impose on the im | ||
aginations of persons bewitched and | [crossed out: m]aginations of persons bewitched and | ||
to cause them to beleive | to cause them to beleive if ^t an Inocent, yea | ||
that a pious person does torment them = | that a pious person does torment them = | ||
when y^e Div^l himself doth it, or whether | when y^e Div^l himself doth it, or whether | ||
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pious & Inocent as well as in the shape of a | pious & Inocent as well as in the shape of a | ||
nocent & wicked person to afflict such as | nocent & wicked person to afflict such as | ||
suffer - by Diabolical molestations? | suffer - by Diabolical molestations?] | ||
The [underlined: Answer] to the Question must be [underlined: Affirma | |||
The | tive]. Let the following Arguments bee duely= | ||
tive. | |||
weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary. | weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary. | ||
Argum. 1. Ther are Severall Scriptures | |||
Argum. 1. Ther are | from which wee may infer the possibility of | ||
what is affirmed. 1. Wee find [underlined: that the Divel | |||
what is affirmed. 1. Wee find | |||
by the instigation of the witch at Endor ap= | by the instigation of the witch at Endor ap= | ||
peard in the Likeness of the Prophet Samuel. | =peard in the Likeness of the Prophet Samuel]. | ||
I am not Ignorant that some have offered that | I am not Ignorant that some have offered that | ||
which if it were proved would evert this ar= | which if it were proved would evert this ar= | ||
gum^t viz: that it was the true and [ | gum^t viz: that it was the true and not [crossed out word] a de= | ||
lusive Samuel which the witch brought to | lusive Samuel which the witch brought to | ||
converse with Saul. Of this Opinion are | converse with Saul. Of this Opinion are | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 11 July 2017
(New hand) The first [underlined: Case] which I am desired to express my judgmen^t in, is this, [underlined: Whether it is not possible for the Divel to impose on the im [crossed out: m]aginations of persons bewitched and to cause them to beleive if ^t an Inocent, yea that a pious person does torment them = when y^e Div^l himself doth it, or whether Satan may not appear in the shape of a pious & Inocent as well as in the shape of a nocent & wicked person to afflict such as suffer - by Diabolical molestations?] The [underlined: Answer] to the Question must be [underlined: Affirma tive]. Let the following Arguments bee duely= weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary. Argum. 1. Ther are Severall Scriptures from which wee may infer the possibility of what is affirmed. 1. Wee find [underlined: that the Divel by the instigation of the witch at Endor ap= =peard in the Likeness of the Prophet Samuel]. I am not Ignorant that some have offered that which if it were proved would evert this ar= gum^t viz: that it was the true and not [crossed out word] a de= lusive Samuel which the witch brought to converse with Saul. Of this Opinion are