Volume 2
Of credulity and incredulity; in things divine and spiritual: wherein, (among other things) a true and faithful account is given of the Platonick philosophy, as it hath reference to Christianity: as also the business of witches and witchcraft. Against a late writer, fully argued and disputed. / By Merick Casaubon, D.D. and one of the prebends of Christ-Church, Canterbury.
- Méric Casaubon
- Date:
- 1670
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Of credulity and incredulity; in things divine and spiritual: wherein, (among other things) a true and faithful account is given of the Platonick philosophy, as it hath reference to Christianity: as also the business of witches and witchcraft. Against a late writer, fully argued and disputed. / By Merick Casaubon, D.D. and one of the prebends of Christ-Church, Canterbury. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![| nie heaven, and, contrary winds , which beat upon Nth) the four corners of the houfe; which might be live ageravations of the Devil himfelf, (according i, 0 to the interpretation of fome ancient Fathers, (all) and Writers, who make the Meffengers in the orl text, to have been fo many deyils in the fhape win] of men,) to terrifie 7ob the more. But what } thallwe fay to thofe bands of Sabians, or Chal- | deans, which were fo foonraifed by the Devil, de) by fome kind of fudden infpiration, or enthufi- om fiafm? whichI think afar greater miracle, or s, () wonder (well thought upon:) than the great- fich eft things.that are reported done by ordinary mean Witches and Sorcerers. Except there alfo, with my, fome Greek Interpreters, we under{tand no o- med) thers, than bands of Devils, in the Shape of men; aew§) as before + which perchance will not much a- ceo) bate of the miracle, in common eftimation,; ool HW though it doth in mine, much, Thatthe Devil tt, | bad a commiffion from God, to raife thunder, hin and lightning, and tempefts, to afhict Fob with ; may) as not able, God permitting, to do it by his own ito power; I know not who fayes, befides our Au- oi thor; and it feems very repugnant to the con- gol f text, and contraryto the opinion of beftExpo- ihor @ tors, Yet, propria authoritate, (thatis, when, ded | And where he will) that he can any thing, no ‘let © fober man will fay :. as the Councel of Bracara nig (the firft held there, ) determines it, again{t the hip: | Prifcillianifts, who maintained two Principles , get OF Gods , the one, the Author of all good); the ‘nd § Other, of all evil, ofequal power. But befides ; fn thofe things that have been reported done by tt, Witches](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30323666_0002_0195.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
