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proceed upon, to the conviction and | proceed upon, to the conviction and | ||
condemnation of the persons under | condemnation of the persons under | ||
suspicion. | suspicion. Let mee here premise two | ||
things 1 the Evidence in this crime ought | things 1 the Evidence in this crime ought | ||
be as Cleer as in any Other Crime of a Capital | be as Cleer as in any Other Crime of a Capital | ||
nature. The word of God doth nowher intimate | nature. The word of God doth nowher intimate | ||
that a less clear Evidence or that | that a less clear Evidence or that fewer or other | ||
witnesses may may be taken as sufficient to con | witnesses may may be taken as sufficient to con | ||
vict a man of sorcery ^or witchcraft which would not be | vict a man of sorcery ^or witchcraft which would not be | ||
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nother Evil worthy of Death. Numb. 35. 30. If wee | nother Evil worthy of Death. Numb. 35. 30. If wee | ||
may not take the oath of a distracted person or | may not take the oath of a distracted person or | ||
of a Possessed person in case of murder | of a Possessed person in case of murder theft fel- | ||
lony of any sort. Then neither may we doe it in case of | |||
witchcraft. 2 Let me premise this also that ther | witchcraft. 2 Let me premise this also that ther | ||
have been wayes of trying Witches Long used | have been wayes of trying Witches Long used | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 17 July 2017
Whether ther are any discoveries of this crime which Jurors and Judges may with a safe conscience proceed upon, to the conviction and condemnation of the persons under suspicion. Let mee here premise two things 1 the Evidence in this crime ought be as Cleer as in any Other Crime of a Capital nature. The word of God doth nowher intimate that a less clear Evidence or that fewer or other witnesses may may be taken as sufficient to con vict a man of sorcery ^or witchcraft which would not be enoughto convict him were he charged with a- nother Evil worthy of Death. Numb. 35. 30. If wee may not take the oath of a distracted person or of a Possessed person in case of murder theft fel- lony of any sort. Then neither may we doe it in case of witchcraft. 2 Let me premise this also that ther have been wayes of trying Witches Long used in many Nations Especially in the dark times of Pagancy and Popery which the righteous God ne- ver approved of: but which (as Judicious Mr. Per- kins expresseth it in plain English) were [intend?]- ed by the Divel that so inocent persons might be Condemned and Some notorious Witches E= =scape