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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

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