The Wonders of the Invisible WorldWicca / WitchcraftScholarly ReconstructionEnglishShareThe Wonders of the Invisible World 41862 reprint - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 available1862 reprintLanguageEnglishEspañol‹The Wonders of the Invisible World 1The Wonders of the Invisible World 2The Wonders of the Invisible World 3The Wonders of the Invisible World 4The Wonders of the Invisible World 5The Wonders of the Invisible World 6The Wonders of the Invisible World 7The Wonders of the Invisible World 8The Wonders of the Invisible World 9The Wonders of the Invisible World 10The Wonders of the Invisible World 11The Wonders of the Invisible World 12The Wonders of the Invisible World 13The Wonders of the Invisible World 14The Wonders of the Invisible World 15The Wonders of the Invisible World 16The Wonders of the Invisible World 17The Wonders of the Invisible World 18The Wonders of the Invisible World 19The Wonders of the Invisible World 20The Wonders of the Invisible World 21The Wonders of the Invisible World 22The Wonders of the Invisible World 23The Wonders of the Invisible World 24The Wonders of the Invisible World 25The Wonders of the Invisible World 26The Wonders of the Invisible World 27The Wonders of the Invisible World 28The Wonders of the Invisible World 29The Wonders of the Invisible World 30The Wonders of the Invisible World 31The Wonders of the Invisible World 32The Wonders of the Invisible World 33The Wonders of the Invisible World 34The Wonders of the Invisible World 35The Wonders of the Invisible World 36The Wonders of the Invisible World 37The Wonders of the Invisible World 38›Men, Etc.:--The Wonders of the Invisible World 4ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1An Address to the Christian Reader by Fourteen Influential Gentlemen 221 2CASES OF CONSCIENCE CONCERNING WITCHCRAFTS 225 3The First Case proposed, Whether or not may Satan appear in the Shape of an Innocent and Pious, as well as of a Nocent and Wicked Person, to afflict such as suffer by Diabolical Molestation? 225 4The Affirmative proved from Six Arguments:-- 52. Because it is possible for the Devil, in the Shape of Innocent Persons, to do other Mischiefs, proved by many Instances 234 63. Because if Satan may not represent an Innocent Person as afflicting others, it must be either because he wants will or power to do this, or because God will never permit him so to do it; either of which may be affirmed 237 74. It is certain, both from Scripture and History, that Magicians by their Inchantments and Hellish Conjurations may cause a False Representation of Persons and Things 243 85. From the concurring Judgment of many Learned and Judicious Men 250 96. Our own Experience has confirmed the Truth of what we affirm 253 10The Second Case considered, viz. If one bewitched be cast down with the look or cast of the Eye of another Person, and after that recovered again by a Touch from the same Person, is not this an infallible Proof that the party accused and complained of is in Covenant with the Devil? 255 11Answer. This may be Ground of Suspicion and Examination, but not of Conviction 255 12The Judgment of Mr. Bernard and of Dr. Cotta produced 256 13Several Things offered against the Infallibility of this Proof:-- 141. 'Tis possible that the Persons in question may be possessed with Evil Spirits. Signs of such 258 152. Falling down with the Cast of the Eye proceeds not from a natural, but an arbitrary Cause 260 163. That of the bewitched Persons being recovered with a Touch is various and fallible 262 174. There are that question the Lawfulness of the Experiment 264 185. The Testimony of Bewitched or Possessed Persons is no Evidence as to what they see concerning others, and therefore not as to themselves 266 196. Bewitched Persons have sometimes been struck down with the Look of Dogs 267 207. If this were an Infallible Proof, there would be difficulty in discovering Witches 268 218. Nothing can be produced out of the Word of God to shew, that this is any Proof of Witchcraft 268 229. Antipathies in Nature have Strange and Unaccountable Effects 268 23The Third Case considered, Whether there are any Discoveries of Witchcraft, which Jurors and Judges may with a safe Conscience proceed upon to the Conviction and Condemnation of the Persons under Suspicion? 269 241. That the Evidence in the Crime of Witchcraft ought to be as clear as in any other Crimes of a Capital Nature 269 252. That there have been ways of Trying Witches long used, which God never approved of. More particularly that of casting the Suspected Party into the Water, to try whether they will Sink or Swim. The Vanity and great Sin which is in that way of Purgation evinced by Six Reasons 270 26That there are Proofs for the Conviction of Witches, which Jurors may with a safe Conscience proceed upon, proved from Scripture 275 27That a Free and Voluntary Confession is a sufficient Ground of Conviction 276 28That the Testimony of confessing Witches against others, is not so clear an Evidence as against themselves 279 29That if two Credible Persons shall affirm upon Oath that they have seen the Person accused doing Things, which none but such as have familiarity with the Devil, ever did or can do, that's a sufficient ground of Conviction: and that this has often happened 282 30Mr. Perkins his Solemn Caution to Jurors 283 31The Wonders of the Invisible World: ‹Previous chapterThe Wonders of the Invisible World 3Next chapterThe Wonders of the Invisible World 5›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. 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