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VVHEREVNTO,* 1.1 seeing the Lord hath gratiously afforded the blessing of Gouernement as a speciall means to discouer witchcraft: and so by cutting off the offender by the Law, very mercifully also to preuent the same. Therefore let vs acknowledge vnfainedly the good∣nesse of God heerein. Pray we for the Magistrate, that the Lord may giue him a discerning spirit herein: and yeeld we al conscionable obedience to him vnder God, that for our sins he may not be giuen vp to security &
such strong delusiōs, as either to neg∣lect the prosecuting of this sin, or to iustifie the same.
Surely, as we haue great cause to be thankefull to our God for that which our Gracious Soueraigne hath commended for the perpetuall good of the Church to this end: so are we also to blesse his Maiestie for that further Courage and Conscience of our true Christian and renowned King,* 1.2 that hath also iustified the kingdome of Christ against that vsurped Hierar∣chie of the Roman Antichrist, being that Arch-coniurer, & deceiuer of the world: O how hath he bin display∣ed and liuely painted out by the Pen of a ready Writer! And shall not the Lord preserue his Anoynted to burne the whore with fire, and make her de∣solate? O that the Lord would make vs worthy of such a blessing, that our eyes might beholde the fall of Anti∣christ! That the Kingdome of Iesus Christ may be set vp in full beautie, that the First-borne may come in,* 1.3 and Iesus Christ may come to iudge∣ment:
Euen so blessed Father, hasten this thine eternall Word, and let all the people say, Amen.
Now let vs further consider of the Remedies of Witch-craft.
These consist eyther in preuenting of the evils and dangers thereof, or,
In the Recouerie and Release from the same.
That these may be preuented, it is manifest:
First,* 1.4 because otherwise, All should be afflicted: For Sathan maliceth all, would have none free, and therefore the Lord that hindereth his malice heerein, hath also ordayned meanes heereunto.
Secondly, the very Witches them∣selues haue confessed, that they could not preuayle against some: And we see (by Gods mercie) the most freed from them.
What may be the meanes heereto?
Authoritie of the ma∣gistrate.
In Demo∣nologia.
Iew.
That Sor∣cery may bee pre∣uented.