Sathan transformed into an angell of light expressing his dangerous impostures vnder glorious shewes. Emplified [sic] specially in the doctrine of witchcraft, and such sleights of Satan, as are incident thereunto. Very necessary to discerne the speciplague raging in these dayes, and so to hide our selues from the snare thereof.

SECTIO IV.

¶Of Good Witches or Blessers, as wee tearme them: Heere first of their Nature and Condition.

AS the Badde Witch hath onelie power to hurt:* 1.1 So the Good Witch or Blesser hath onely facultie to doe good: to helpe, &c. And that also by consent, in a league with the diuell: And is therefore blasphemou∣sly termed The Vnbinding Witch, as being able to vndoe what the other hath done.

And this Satan disposeth in nota∣ble Policie,* 1.2 not onelie that some or∣der may appeare in his kingdome of Darkenesse, whereupon it may the rather be obeyed; but especially,

aduancing hereby his imaginarie po∣wer in the hearts of his Proselites, that he is as God, able to doe all things, to hurt, and helpe, &c. and thereby se∣cretly to delude his Schollers, that if they can vnbinde others, why may they not vndoe their owne bonds: what reckoning to be made of anie Couenant with Sathan, seeing hee will thus bee content to haue his workes dissolued, &c.

And this the rather, because he so diuides his gifts, as may be thought; not to one all, but to each seuerall: whereby he I both blasphemously i∣mitates the diuine prouidence; 2 ties the Witches more obsequiously vnto him, 3 makes shew of absolute li∣bertie in his dispensation, 4 and hereby sitteth his instruments to doe more mischiefe, 5 and yet secureth them in their damnable estate: as being by this meanes more seruice∣able to each other.

Notes

• * 1.1

  what good witches are with their po∣wer.
• * 1.2

  Sathans policie heerein.