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the truth of | the truth of the Gospel: but that such a gift-- | ||
should be annexed to the Touch of [crossed out word] wicked witches | |||
as an infallible Sign of their guilt is not easie to | as an infallible Sign of their guilt is not easie to | ||
be beleived. It is a thing ever known that if a per= | be beleived. It is a thing ever known that if a per= | ||
son possessed by an Evil Spirit is (as often it so happen) | son possessed by an Evil Spirit is (as often it so happen) | ||
never so outragious whiles a good man is praying | never so outragious whiles a good man is praying | ||
with and for the Afflicted, | with and for the Afflicted, let him lay his hand on | ||
them and the Evil Spirit is Quiet. I hope this is no | them and the Evil Spirit is Quiet. I hope this is no | ||
Evidence of any Covenant or voluntary Commu | Evidence of any Covenant or voluntary Commu[=] | ||
nion between the good man that is praying and | nion between the good man that is praying and the | ||
Evil Spirit. No more doth that Case before us Evince | Evil Spirit. No more doth that Case before us Evince | ||
any | any such Thing. | ||
4. Ther are that question the Lawfullness of the Expe= | 4. Ther are that question the Lawfullness of the Expe= | ||
riment. For if this healing power in the witch is | riment. For if this healing power in the witch is | ||
not a Divine but a | not a Divine but a Diabolicall gift it may be | ||
dangerous to meddle too much with it. If the= | dangerous to meddle too much with it. If the= | ||
witch may be ordered to touch the Afflicted persons | witch may be ordered to touch the Afflicted persons | ||
in order to their healing or recovery out of a Sick | in order to their healing or recovery out of a Sick | ||
fitt, why may not the deseased person be ordered | fitt, why may not the deseased person be ordered | ||
to touch the witch for the | to touch the witch for the same Cause? & if [scratched out letter] touch | ||
him why not to | him why not to scratch [scratched out word] him and to fetch blood | ||
out of him which is but an harder kind of touch? | out of him which is but an harder kind of touch? | ||
But as for this Mr _Perkins_ doubts not to call it | But as for this Mr _Perkins_ doubts not to call it | ||
a _practice of witchcraft_. It is not safe to med | a _practice of witchcraft_. It is not safe to med= | ||
dle with any of the Divels Sacraments or institu | dle with any of the Divels Sacraments, or institu | ||
tions | tions | ||
Latest revision as of 07:13, 2 July 2017
the truth of the Gospel: but that such a gift-- should be annexed to the Touch of [crossed out word] wicked witches as an infallible Sign of their guilt is not easie to be beleived. It is a thing ever known that if a per= son possessed by an Evil Spirit is (as often it so happen) never so outragious whiles a good man is praying with and for the Afflicted, let him lay his hand on them and the Evil Spirit is Quiet. I hope this is no Evidence of any Covenant or voluntary Commu[=] nion between the good man that is praying and the Evil Spirit. No more doth that Case before us Evince any such Thing. 4. Ther are that question the Lawfullness of the Expe= riment. For if this healing power in the witch is not a Divine but a Diabolicall gift it may be dangerous to meddle too much with it. If the= witch may be ordered to touch the Afflicted persons in order to their healing or recovery out of a Sick fitt, why may not the deseased person be ordered to touch the witch for the same Cause? & if [scratched out letter] touch him why not to scratch [scratched out word] him and to fetch blood out of him which is but an harder kind of touch? But as for this Mr _Perkins_ doubts not to call it a _practice of witchcraft_. It is not safe to med= dle with any of the Divels Sacraments, or institu tions