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courage him from doing things lawfull &
courage him from doing things Sinfull [?] and [ampersand sign]
good. A mutlitude of Jewish persons were once de-
good. A multitude of [illegible] [crossed out word: persons] were once de=
luded by a person pretending to be Moses from
luded by a person pretending to be moses from
Heaven, and that if they would follow him
Heaven, and that if they would follow him
they should pass safely throw the sea (as did
they should pass safely throw the sea (as did
their fathers of old throw the Red Sea) whereby
their fathers of old throw the Red Sea) wherby
great numbers of them were deceived & perish-
great numbers of them were deceived and [ampersand sign] perish=
ed in the waters (10) Learned and Judicious men (margin) 10 Socrates  (unreadable)
ed in the waters (so) (?) Learned and Judiciary men
have concluded that this Moses (?) was a  
have concluded that this [two underlined words] Moses Crelonsis (?) was a
Daemon transforming himself into Moses.
[underlined word] Daemon transforming himself into [underlined word] Moses.
And that the Divel has frequently appeared in the
And that the Divel [?] has frequontly appeared in the
shape of famous persons to the end he might
shapes of famous persons to the end [?] he might
seduce into Idolatry (a Sin equall to that of  
seduce into Idolatry ( [?] a Sin equall to that of
Witchcraft. No man that has made it his con-
Witchcraft. No man that has mad it his con=
cern to Enquire into things of this nature can be
cern to enquire into tings of this nature can be
Ignorant. Many examples of this (?) are col-
Ignorant. Many examples of this kind are col=
lected by Mr. Bromhall in his treatise of Spectres
lected by Mr [?] [underlined word] Bromhall in his Treatise of Spectres
and the cunning delusions of the Divel to strengthen
and his cunning delusions og the Divel [?] to strengthen
men in worshiping of Saints departed. And by Mr.
men in worshiping of Saints departed. And by Mr [?]
Bovet in his pandaemonium. It is credibly re-
[underlined word] Bovet in his [underlined word] pandaemonium. It is
ported that the Divel in the likeness of a faithfull
minister of Christ (at St. Ives near Boston in Lincolnshire)
came to one that was troubled in mind (?) telling her
that the longer she lived the worse it would be for her
and therfore advising her to self murder. An emi-
nent person still living had the account of this
matter from Mr. Cotton (the famous teacher of both

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courage him from doing things Sinfull [?] and [ampersand sign] good. A multitude of [illegible] [crossed out word: persons] were once de= luded by a person pretending to be moses from Heaven, and that if they would follow him they should pass safely throw the sea (as did their fathers of old throw the Red Sea) wherby great numbers of them were deceived and [ampersand sign] perish= ed in the waters (so) (?) Learned and Judiciary men have concluded that this [two underlined words] Moses Crelonsis (?) was a [underlined word] Daemon transforming himself into [underlined word] Moses. And that the Divel [?] has frequontly appeared in the shapes of famous persons to the end [?] he might seduce into Idolatry ( [?] a Sin equall to that of Witchcraft. No man that has mad it his con= cern to enquire into tings of this nature can be Ignorant. Many examples of this kind are col= lected by Mr [?] [underlined word] Bromhall in his Treatise of Spectres and his cunning delusions og the Divel [?] to strengthen men in worshiping of Saints departed. And by Mr [?] [underlined word] Bovet in his [underlined word] pandaemonium. It is