Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

  • Forsyth, J. S.
Date:
1831
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Credit: Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    has long been given, “ every man to his sta- tion, and the cook to the fore-sheet,’””— worldly occupations have superseded ultramundane speculations. Astrologers themselves, who once ruled the physical world, have long ago been virtually consigned to the grave of the Partridges ; and floods and storms are found to be phenomena perfectly consistent with the natural world. We also know that the sun is stationary, that the moon is not made of green cheese, arid that there are stars yet in the fir- mament which the centifold powers of the telescope of a Herschell will never be able to explore. The Reformation, which originated in the trammels of vice itself, gave the Devil in hell and his agents on earth, such a ‘ belly- go-fister,” that they have never since been able tocome to thescratch, but in such a petty larceny-like manner, as to set all their demo- _ nological efforts at defiance. This is the first time “ old Nick’’ was ever completely floored ; though, it would appear, from the recent number of new churches, built no doubt with the prous intention of keeping him in abey- ance, that he has latterly been making a little head-way;—these, however, with the “ Holy alliance,” like stern-chasers on a new