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as Servants and worshipers of that Deemon [underlined] that went under the name of Hugon [underlined]. And how often have I read in bookes written by Jesuits that Lu= ther [underlined] was a wizard, and that he did himself confess that he had familiarity with Satan. Most Impudent untruthes! nor are these things to be wondered at Since the Holy Son of God himself was reputed a Magician [underlined] and ^to be one that had familiarity with the greatest of Divells. The Pharises Said [underlined: he casts out Divels thrô the Prince of Divels] Mat 9. 34 Ther is then not the holliest= Saint of Earth (man or woman) that can assure thems that the Divel Shall not Cast Such an [1 word "aspersion" crossed out] Impu^tation upon them. It is enough for [underlined: the Disciple that he obey his maister and the Servant of his Lord. If they have called the Maist^r of the House Bezebub how much more those of his house hold Mat 30. 25] It is not for men to determine how far the holy God may permit the wicked one to proceed in his accusations. The Sacred Story of Job gives us to understand that the Lord whose wayes are past finding out, dose for wise and holy ends Suffer Satan by Imediate= Operation, (and consequently by witchcraft) great ly to afflict inocent persons as in their bodies & Estates so in their reputations. I shall menton but one Scripture more to Confirm the truth in hand, It is that in Ecclesiastes 9, 2, 3. Wher hi= Said [underline: all things come alike to all ther is one E= vent to the Righteous and to the wicked as is the good so is the Sinn^r this is an Evil amongst allthings und^r the Sun that ther is one Event happeneth to all.] ^ from hence we infer that ther is no outward

[Margin: ^ and ch. y. ps. 15. tis sayd _there is a just man yt persisteth in his Righteousness._