Of the greatnesse of the name of Iesus Christ, his maiestie and power, wherewith we must only resist magicall in∣chantments, and ouercome the illusions of the Diuel or any other hurt that shall happen to body and mind. Chap. 57.
SEeing that a little before I haue shewed in∣chantmentes and magicall artes are to be roo∣ted vppe, and no man should vse sorcery and witchcraft: It remaineth that I shewe by the way with what force and power, with what wordes and praiers minds assailed, afflicted, and intangled in the iuglings of the Diuel, may bee cured. Then by what meanes wichcraft may be taken away, which the ministers of the Diuell do bring vpon men, and vexe their mindes and bodies. They enter secretly into mans bodie, and do violently assaile his nature, and spoile the same of power or at least wise weaken it. These euill spirits do enter into our meate and drinke, and breath which we take from the aire, and into such thinges as we receiue into our bodies, and wherewith we liue, and all other things that serue for our vse to strengthen vs, they doe corrupt. Wherefore I thought it worth my labour to shew by what meanes these miserable men, may com∣fortablie winde themselues out of those Labirinthes wherein they feele themselues intangled and stayed. For the discommodities and hurtes wherewith they are greeued, cannot bee referred to any naturall cause, neither can they bee remedied with such remedies as the common diseases are. If a man falsick of too much