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that he never understood Solomons proverbs | that he never understood Solomons proverbs | ||
until [underlined: Lavater] Expounded them to him. That book | until [underlined: Lavater] Expounded them to him. That book | ||
of his [underlined: | of his [underlined: de Spectris] has been Published in Latin | ||
Greek high and Low Dutch, French, Italian. Tho [Scar=] | Greek high and Low Dutch, French, Italian. Tho [Scar=] | ||
ned [underllined: Zanchy] (+)Speakes highly of it, professing | ned [underllined: Zanchy] (+)Speakes highly of it, professing | ||
that he had read it both with Pleasure and pro= | that he had read it both with Pleasure and pro= | ||
fitt. [underlined: | fitt. [underlined: Voetius] (a) takes notice of that passage we | ||
have [crossed out | have [crossed out word: illegible] Quoted out of [underlined: Lavater] as a thing | ||
memorable. Some Popish Authors argue that | memorable. Some Popish Authors argue that | ||
the Divel cannot personate the such as an [crossed out 1 word] | the Divel cannot personate the such as an [crossed out 1 word] Inocent do= | ||
ing an act of Witchcraft because | ing an act of Witchcraft because then he might | ||
as well represent | as well represent them Committing [crossed out: Self] murder | ||
and If so | and If so then would there be no Living in the world. | ||
But I | But I turn the Argument against them. and | ||
I | I may (as the mentioned instances Prove) perso- | ||
nate | nate honest men as doing other Evils. And no | ||
Solid Reason can be given why he may not as | |||
well personate | well personate them under the notion of witches as | ||
under | under the notion of Thieves, Murderers, & Idola= | ||
tors. As for | tors. As for the objection that then there would be | ||
no Living in the world, we shall consider that un= | no Living in the world, we shall consider that un= | ||
der | der the next Argument. | ||
Argument. If Satan may not represent one | Argument 3. If Satan may not represent one | ||
that is not a Covenant Servant of his as affecting | that is not a Covenant Servant of his as affecting | ||
those that are [crossed out: affected] bewitched or | those that are [crossed out: affected] bewitched or possessed, then tis because | ||
he wants either will or Power to doe this, or because | he wants either will or Power to doe this, or because | ||
God will never permitt him to doe so. No man | God will never permitt him to doe so. No man | ||
but | but a Saducee doubts of the Ill will of Divells. | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 30 June 2017
15 [underlined: Guell] Saith of him that he must ingeniously confess that he never understood Solomons proverbs until [underlined: Lavater] Expounded them to him. That book of his [underlined: de Spectris] has been Published in Latin Greek high and Low Dutch, French, Italian. Tho [Scar=] ned [underllined: Zanchy] (+)Speakes highly of it, professing that he had read it both with Pleasure and pro= fitt. [underlined: Voetius] (a) takes notice of that passage we have [crossed out word: illegible] Quoted out of [underlined: Lavater] as a thing memorable. Some Popish Authors argue that the Divel cannot personate the such as an [crossed out 1 word] Inocent do= ing an act of Witchcraft because then he might as well represent them Committing [crossed out: Self] murder and If so then would there be no Living in the world. But I turn the Argument against them. and I may (as the mentioned instances Prove) perso- nate honest men as doing other Evils. And no Solid Reason can be given why he may not as well personate them under the notion of witches as under the notion of Thieves, Murderers, & Idola= tors. As for the objection that then there would be no Living in the world, we shall consider that un= der the next Argument. Argument 3. If Satan may not represent one that is not a Covenant Servant of his as affecting those that are [crossed out: affected] bewitched or possessed, then tis because he wants either will or Power to doe this, or because God will never permitt him to doe so. No man but a Saducee doubts of the Ill will of Divells.
[In Margin: (+)Episol. 2
(a)in dispute
de Magia.
525]