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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 men may be condemned unjustly. In case of Witchcraft we know that the Divel is the immediate agent in the mischoif done, the Consent or Compact of the witch is the thing to be demonstrated. Among many arguments to evince this that which is most under present debate, is thus which [sofort] to something vulgarly called Spectre evidence and a certain sort of ordeal or tryall by tho Sight and Touch. The principal plea to Justife the convictive evidence (thoso) is fotched from the Consideration of tho wisdom and Justice of God in Governing the the world which they suppose would fail if such things were permitted to befall an inocont person. but it is certain that too resolute conclusions drawn from Hence are bold usurpations upon -(proper noun?)- Sovereignty , & tho Somethings if suffered to be common would subvert this Government and disband you ruine Humane Society; yet God doth sometime suffer such things.