A Whip for the Devil, or, The Roman conjuror discovering the intolerable folly, prophaneness and superstition of the papists in endeavouring to cast the Devil out of the bodies of men and women by him possest ... / all faithfully collected from their own authors, with pleasant notes and observations intermixt.

The Conjuration.

AGain I conjure thee, O Satan, to re∣move out of this same person both thy own, and all malignant Fascination, Sorceries, infirmities and pains of body and mind by the words of the foregoing Adjuration: cursed be thy name, O Satan; and thy works accursed and confounded to Eternity. Cursed be thou by the Om∣nipotent God, and by me through the power committed to me not only in Baptism, and the administration of other Sacraments, but also by the administration of the real Body and Blood of Christ, by the authority of the blessed Apostles, Peter and Paul; and if ye prove rebellious, contumacious and disobedient, I

conjure against thee and against ye all, all the infernal Spirits to drag ye forth by head and ears, and as Dathan and Abiram were swal∣lowed up in the earth, so to bind ye fast in the bottomless Pit until the last day.

This said, read a piece of the Gospel of St. Mark, Chap. 16. from ver. 14. to the end. Then say this Adjura∣tion.

I Conjure ye, O unclean Spirits, by him that is, was and shall be, who created and re∣deemed us with his Blood, by his Cross, Passion, Death, Burial and Resurrection, who is here and every where, and who promised that where two or three were gathered together, he would be in the midst of them, that ye pre∣sently depart hence with all your foul Practi∣ces, evil Deeds and Sorceries, never never to return more.

Vers. Our help is in the Name of the Lord.

Resp. Who made Heaven and Earth.

Vers. Arise, O Christ, to help us.

Resp. And deliver us for thy Name's sake.

Observe by the way the Civility of these

Exorcists; they suffer the Devils to de∣part with all their Bag and Baggage, and never go about to distrain for Rent.

Then follows a short Prayer.

O Immense Power, O individual Tri∣nity, we Christians beseech thee to extend thy power and mercy toward this thy Creature, and through thy mer∣cy to deliver him from every unclean Spirit.

Amen.

There is no wonder to be made, that these Popish Priests are so daring in their attempts upon the Devil, when they are so impudent as to dally so vainly, nonsen∣sically and triflingly, with the Names and Attributes of God Himself.

After this the Priest proceeds to bless the Oyl as follows.

THE most Imperial Majesty bless thee, O Creature Oyl, the Royal Divinity protect thee, the immense Trinity defend thee, the Power of the Father govern thee, the Wis∣dom of the Son enliven thee. The Cross of Christ preserve thee, the Twelve Apostles keep thee, the Holy Martyrs help thee, the Holy

Confessors bless thee, all the holy Priests of the Old and New Testament exorcise and san∣ctifie thee. The Holy Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Hierarchies, Cherubims and Seraphims defend thee. The Holy Trinity defend thee, and endue thee with power and efficacy against all Diabolical De∣vices and Sorceries, that through Thee I may be able to destroy and eradicate out of the Souls and bodies of men all Incantations, Sorceries, Contracts, Devices and evil Works of the De∣vil. Amen.

Say you, now, let the Devil have a care of this Oyl — but I say no — for this Oyl can never be so pure as these Ex∣orcists would pretend, that had such a foul deal of ridiculous folly and tinsel pie∣ty bestowed upon it. Had the Exorcist blessed the same Quantity of the Quintes∣sence of Aqua fortis after the same manner and form, there might have been some∣thing in it: But the nature of Oyl is to smooth and supple, not to eradicate and destroy; neither is it to be thought that all the Nonsense in the World can ever bless it out of its Nature. Well then, be∣cause you Hereticks are so hard to be plea∣sed;

Here are other Benedictions of Oyl as well for the Patient to drink, as wherewith to be anointed.

Vers. Our help is in the Name of the Lord.

Resp. Who made Heaven and Earth, and all that is therein.

Notes

• The Fox never thrives better than when he is curs'd.