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She declares he doth therefore mention it, that so Judges might be cautreous[?] in their proceedings in cases of this nature in as much as the Devil doth often in that way inteangle innocent persons & bring them into great troubles. His words are (t) [underlined:] have historian ideo recito ut Judicus in Imjnsmodi casibus canti Sint Diabolus enim hac via Saepe immientibus intidiatur. [end, yikes]. He confirms to he saith by Reciting a papage out of Albertus Gran- zius who writes that the Devil was seen in the shape of a nobel man to come out of the Empress her chamber. But to clear her Innocency, she (according to the Superstitious Ordeals then in fashion) walked blindfold over a great many glowing hot Irons without touching any of them. (u) Voshius[?] in his disputation of Spectres proposath that question whither the Devil may not untruly impersonate a godly man & answers in the Affirmative. And with all adds that it is a Sufficient argument (ad hominem) to Answer the Papists with their own histories, w^n[?] give instances of Satans appearing in the figure of Saints, nay of Christ himself & in his discourse concerning the Operations of Daemons (w) he hath the like problem whither ye Devil may not possibly put on the shape of a true Believer, a Real Saint, not only of Such as are dead, but still living; & Ansers, Quisni? why not. It is bee [??] Popish Casuists (x) do generally indi[?] to the Negative in the Question. Nevertheless the instance of Germanus w^o saw a compa -ny of honest people Represented by the Devils as if they had ben feasting together when they were Really asleep in their beds, doth a little puzzle them so as they are necessitated to take up with this conclusion (y) [underlined:] that by an extraordinary permission of God Innocent persons may be Represented by Satan in the Nocturnal Conventicles of witches. [end] And if so, much more as afflicting bewitched persons. Delrio gives an Account of an Innocent Monk whose Reputation was endangered by a Demons appearing in his shape. He writes more like a Divine than Jesuites w[?] to do when he saith (z) [underlined:] it is not absolutely to be denied bu that ye Devils may exhibit the forms of Innocent persons if God permit it, who when he doth permit, usually

[Margin notes:]

(t) de Spectris p. 86. 87.

(u) disp. Setect[?] vol. 1. p. 1008

(w) p. 949.

(x)Tyraus[?] de apparitioni- bus. lib. 2 cap. 14.

(y) [??] de confessio- nibus Pagarium. p. 183. 191.

(z) disquis. Magi. lib. 2. [?] 12. p. 143