The world bewitch'd; or, an examination of the common opinions concerning spirits: their nature, power administration, and operations. As also the effects men are able to produce by their communication / Divided into IV parts. By Balthazar Bekker ... Vol. I. Translated from a French copy. Approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand.

  • Balthasar Bekker
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1695
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Credit: The world bewitch'd; or, an examination of the common opinions concerning spirits: their nature, power administration, and operations. As also the effects men are able to produce by their communication / Divided into IV parts. By Balthazar Bekker ... Vol. I. Translated from a French copy. Approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. the fecond, where the moft important Doctrines are difcuisd, will raife fome difficulty, and not pleafe every one. It will efpecially feem. ftrange, that I make fo little account of the Devil, and endue him with {uch an inconfiderable Power. For matters have been carried fo far, that fome Men think ita piece of Piety to afcribe many Miraculous Effects to the Devil, and to hold for rath and impious People thofe that cannot believe, that he does what is teft;- fied by thoufands of Witneffes.If any contradict their Opinion,heis taken for an Atheift, that is, fuch as de- nies the Exiftence of one God,tho’ he is only guilty of the Crime of not believing two,viz.a good and a bad. But thofe that are of your Mind, deferve themfelves to be called Ditheifis, or fuchas believe two Gods: [as the Arians ] got the name of Tritheifts, becaufe they believ'd three Gods [ of different nature. } If any de fire to put a new name upon me, in reference to m Opinions, I willingly yield to that of Monotheifts, that is, who believes but one God,and one Saviour Fefus Chrift ; upon whofe words I wholly truft, where he fays, Fear not them who kills the Body, but fear him who can deffroy both Soul and Body, Mat. to. 28, I fear him much lefs, who has no power either over Body or Soul, and trouble not more my head with the judgments of thofe thar plead his caufe,and take his part. If he be a God, let him defend by Caufe ; Jet him affault, whilft I am pulling down his Altars. Judg-6. 13. Bathe name of the Lord the God of hofts, Fencounter that Goliah 3 let’s fee who will lend him ftrong as to confute my Opinion, I defise him to propound them, with as much foftnefs, as Tam fa- vourably difpos’d to hear them ; but at the fame read the whole work, from the beginning to the | end,
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