A perfect discovery of witches shewing the divine cause of the distractions of this kingdome, and also of the Christian world : very profitable to bee read by all sorts of people, especially judges of assizes, sheriffes, justices of the peace, and grand-jury-men, before they passe sentence on those that are condemned for witch-craft / by Thomas Ady.

Title

A perfect discovery of witches shewing the divine cause of the distractions of this kingdome, and also of the Christian world : very profitable to bee read by all sorts of people, especially judges of assizes, sheriffes, justices of the peace, and grand-jury-men, before they passe sentence on those that are condemned for witch-craft / by Thomas Ady.

Author

Ady, Thomas.

Publication

London :: Printed for R.I. to bee sold by H. Brome ...,

1661.

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Witchcraft -- Great Britain.

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"A perfect discovery of witches shewing the divine cause of the distractions of this kingdome, and also of the Christian world : very profitable to bee read by all sorts of people, especially judges of assizes, sheriffes, justices of the peace, and grand-jury-men, before they passe sentence on those that are condemned for witch-craft / by Thomas Ady." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26477.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• The Reason of the Book.
• A Candle in the Dark.
• Errata.
• TO THE Prince of the Kings of the Earth.
• To the Reader.
• To the more Judicious and Wise, and Dis∣creet part of the Clergie of ENGLAND. Joshua 7.11.
• A PREFACE.
• A DILEMMA THAT Cannot bee answered by VVITCH-MONGERS. Luke 4.4, 8, 12.
• A Candle in the Dark: SHEVVING The Divine Cause of the distractions of the whole Nation of ENGLAND, and of the Christian World.
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  • The Text opened.
  • The Definition of a Witch, or a certain Demonstration what a Witch is (for the vulgar capacity.)
  • So likewise for the definition of Witchcraft.
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  • A Question resolved.
  • The Third Description.
  • The Fourth Description.
  • The Fifth Description.
  • The Sixth Description.
  • A Devillish practice of Conjuring Charms used by the Popish Clergy, disco∣vered at Orleance in France, acted chiefly by two Popish Doctors in Divinity, Colimanus, and Stephanus Aterbatensis, and their Knavery found out.
  • Another notable true Relation of what happened in a Town in England, wherein is plainly shewed how easily men are de∣ceived by Jugling Confederacy in Conjuration.
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  • The Eighth term of Description.
  • The Ninth term of Description.
• THE SECOND BOOK.
  • A Conclusion.
• THE THIRD BOOK. SHEWING The vanity of some English VVriters concerning VVitches.
  • Cooper answered.
  • Master Perkins answered.
  • Mr. Gaule answered.
  • Master Giffard answered.
  • The Conclusion.
  • Causes of upholding the damnable Doctrin of Witches power.
  • A Reference to Mr. Scots Treatise of Spirits, and also the Opinion of Luther concerning Devils.
  • An Instruction for Lawyers.