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an Evidence Supposed to be in the Testimony = which is throwly to be Weighed, & if it doe not infallibly prove the Crime against the person accused, it ought not to determine him guilty of it for so righteous m[^e]n may be condemned unjustly. In case of Witchcraft we know that the Divel [Devil] [capital D written over lowercase d] is the imediate Agent in the mischief done, the Consent or Compact of the witch is the thing to be demonstrated. Among many Arguments to Evince [evidence] this that which is most under present debate, is that which refers to Something vulgarly called Spec- tre evidence ["Spectre evidence" is underlined] and a certain sort of ordeal or tryall [trial] by the Sight and Touch. The princi- pal plea to Justife [justice] the Convictive Evidence of [written over 'again'] those is fetched from the Consideration of the wis- dome and Justice of God in Governing the works which they Suppose would fail if such things were permitted to befall an inocent [innocent] person. but it is Certain that too resolute conclusi- ons drawn from Hence, are bold usurpations upon Spotless Soveraignty [word is underlined], & tho Somethings if Suffered to be common would subvert this Government & disband yea ruine Humane Society; yet God doth sometime suffer such things.