Select cases of conscience touching vvitches and vvitchcrafts. By Iohn Gaule, preacher of the Word at Great Staughton in the county of Huntington.

Title

Select cases of conscience touching vvitches and vvitchcrafts. By Iohn Gaule, preacher of the Word at Great Staughton in the county of Huntington.

Author

Gaule, John, 1604?-1687.

Publication

London :: Printed by W. Wilson for Richard Clutterbuck, and are to be sold at his house in Noblestreet,

1646.

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Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• May 29. 1646.
• To his ever honoured Valentine VVauton Esquire, Colonell, and one of the Hono∣rable House of Commons. As also to the other worthy Gentlemen; together with all the good people of the Parish of Great Staughton in the County of Huntington.
• To the Iudicious Reader.
• The Contents.
• SELECT Cases of Conscience touching Witches and Witchcrafts.
  • 1. Case, Whether it ought to be be∣leeved, that there are any Witches?
  • 2. Case. How many kindes of Witch∣es may there be conceived?
  • 3. Case. Whether there be not sundry degrees of Witches and Witch∣crafts to be considered?
  • 4. Case. What it is that makes a Witch to be a Witch, and one that may justly be so called and accounted?
  • 5. Case. What are the Signes and Markes of a Witch, whereby such an one may be rightly discer∣ned, and so censured?
  • 6. Case. Whether Witch-seeking, or Witch-finding be an Art, Vocati∣on, Profession, Occupation, Office, or Trade of Life, allowable in a a Christian Church or State?
  • 7. Case. Whether all such Feates, Trickes, Pranks, and Exploits, as Witches are said to play; be credi∣ble to prudent Christians?
  • 9. Case. Whether the power of a Witch be such as is ordinarily sup∣posed?
  • 9. Case. How the power and malice of Witches may be prevented and re∣drest with a good Conscience?
  • 10 Case. Whether it be lawfull to con∣sult with a Witch, upon any occasion?
  • 11. Case. What punishments are Wit∣ches worthy of; or may justly be infli∣cted on them.
  • 12 Case. Whether a Witch may re∣pent, and so be saved?