A summarie ansvvere to al the material points in any of Master Darel his bookes More especiallie to that one booke of his, intituled, the Doctrine of the possession and dispossession of demoniaks out of the word of God. By Iohn Deacon. Iohn Walker. Preachers.

A summarie suruey of Master Darel his absurd and vnsound positions.

• 1 POssessions are only to be iudged by the Scrip∣tures. Doctrine pag. 5.
• 2 It is impossible for Satan (being with∣out man) to haue the whole rule and disposition of the body. Doct. pag. 2.
• 3 The Demoniakes, in their fits are depriued of all their senses externall, and internall. Doctrine. pag. 10.
• 4 A direction left to the Church, to discerne of posses∣sions for euer. Doct. pag. 19.
• 5 A medicine left for the curing of possessions. Doct. p.
• 6 Satan is sooner cast forth being essentiallie within a man: then when he but vexeth him, by some outward ope∣ration. Doct. 26.
• 7 Satan (by his operation) caused something to be felt, and to appeare in some visible forme or shape. Doct. pag. 37.
• 1 Satan repossessing a man, may (notwithstanding that in Luke 11. of taking 7. other worse then himselfe, and dwel∣ling there) be cured by fasting and prayer. Doct. pag. 37.
• 9 One place of Scripture may haue two senses, the one Spirituall, the other Literall. Doct. pag. 39.
• 10 Fasting, a more effectuall exercise then Prayer. Doct. 43.
• 11 Difference concerning the nature of Diuels. Doct. 49.
• 12 The Apostles Faith (being a miraculous Faith) could not possibly faile: for it was giuen without meanes, and hath no meanes ordained for the encrease thereof. Doct. 47.
• 13 The Apostles could not possibly erre in doctrine, or iudgement: much lesse could their Faith faile about a Mi∣racle, sith they were shortly after to receiue the holy Ghost. Doctrine pag. 49.
• 14 Prayer and fasting an ordinance of Christ, though no

• such ordinance may be proued by Scripture. Doct. pag. 54.
• 15 Many, yea infinite things are decreed in the secret and eternall counsell of God, and knowen to be so of men: which are not set downe in his reuealed will, and yet are the ordinances of God, and so to be taken. Doctr. 54. Detect. 42.
• 16 The meanes which God himselfe hath appointed to some certaine end: doth not alwaies prosper thereunto, as the word preached, meates, husbandrie, &c. Doctr. 58.
• 17 That is no miracle, which is effected by any one meanes, ordeined to that end. Doctr. pag. 60.
• 18 The outward thinges or actions which sometimes were vsed in working of miracles were not vsed as meanes, but as signes: when, and according as the Apostles percei∣ued them profitable for man. pag. 61.
• 19 If any heretofore haue vsed Prayer in working of mi∣racles, they haue not vsed it as a meanes leading thereto: but vsed the same as a signe or document. pag. 63.
• 20 Prayer and fasting is the onely meanes to remoue any iudgement from vs. Doctrine pag. 66.
• 21 Gods prouidence denied, in saying that Satan can enter into a man at his pleasure: so the partie but giue his consent. pag. 80.
• 22 To entreat Christ to cast out a Diuell, is mirandum: but not miraculum. Apolog. pag. 33. Detection. pag. 8.
• 23 Reprobates may now cast out Diuels, Doctr. pag. 106.
• 24 Where the proper signe of a thing is: there is also for certaine, the thing signified. Detection pag. 50.
• 25 Physicke, and such like peculiar ordinances, are not mentioned at all in the Scriptures. Doctrine pag. 54.
• 26 Diuels doe earnestly desire, to be essentially inherent in the possessed mans body. Doctrine pag. 2.
• 27 Master Darell auoucheth a Vbiquitie in Diuels: name∣ly, that at one instant, they are without, and within a man. Detection pag. 103.110.

Behold gentle Reader, we haue here giuen thee an inck∣ling (as it were by the way) concerning the supposed sound∣nesse of Master Darell his subsequent Doctrine, of the es∣sentiall possessions and dispossessions of Spirits and Diuels: his published Pamphlets being euery of them vniuersally peste∣red

with these, and sundry other absurd and vnsound Posi∣tions, as will plainely appeare in their orderly examinations. Now then, as by hauing the iust length of the one arme of a man, thou maist very neerely ghesse at the iust length also of the other: so surely (hauing felt by these few a shrewd sauour of palpable absurdities) thou maist very shrewdlie imagine what the whole Discourse is likely to be, the same being builded (as thou seest) vpon such fickle and sandie foundations, as are vtterly vnable to support the vnwealdie frame of so tottring a worke.

Moreouer, in that very many of these his Positions are di∣rectly opposite to the infallible truth of the sacred Scrip∣tures: it doth minister vnto thee a notable watchword, and exact at thy hands a circumspect consideration, concerning the entertainement of any thing contained in his Bookes. For doe tell me I pray thee, whether it be any waies possi∣ble, that such palpable vntruthes should possibly proceede from that Spirit of truth,* 1.1 which leadeth the seruants of God into all soundnesse of truth? The Lord giue thee an vnder∣standing Hart to know,* 1.2 and a discerning Spirit to deter∣mine rightly of the things that differ, and to hold fast what∣soeuer is good to thy owne euerlasting comfort in Iesus Christ. So be it.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ioh. 16.13.
• * 1.2

  Phil. 1.10.