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Select cases of conscience touching vvitches and vvitchcrafts. By Iohn Gaule, preacher of the Word at Great Staughton in the county of Huntington.
Gaule, John, 1604?-1687Date: 1646
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A true discourse, vpon the matter of Martha Brossier of Romorantin : pretended to be possessed by a deuill. Translated out of French into English, by Abraham Hartvvel.
Date: 1599
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An account of what happen'd in the kingdom of Sweden in the years 1669, and 1670 and upwards : In relation to some persons that were accused for witches; and tryed and executed by the Kings command. Together with the particulars of a very sad accident that befel a boy at Malmoe in Schonen in the year, 1678. by the means of witchcraft, attested by the ablest and most judicious men of that town. Both translated out of High-Dutch into English, By Anthony Horneck D.D.
Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697Date: 1682
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A blow at modern sadducism : in some philosophical considerations about witchcraft. And the relation of the famed disturbance at the house of M. Mompesson. With reflections on drollery, and atheisme. / By Jos. Glanvill fellow of the Royal Society.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1668..
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Scots discovery of witchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting with devils, spirits, or familiars ... : and their power to kill, torment, and consume ... to be but imaginary ... : wherein also, the lewd unchristian practices of witchmongers ... is notably detected ... : whereunto is added a treatise upon the nature and substance of spirits and devils ... : all written and published in anno 1584 / by Reginald Scott.
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599Date: 1654
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A treatise against vvitchcraft: or A dialogue, wherein the greatest doubts concerning that sinne, are briefly answered : a Sathanicall operation in the witchcraft of all times is truly prooued: the moste precious preseruatiues against such euils are shewed: very needful to be knowen of all men, but chiefly of the masters and fathers of families, that they may learn the best meanes to purge their houses of all vnclean spirits, and wisely to auoide the dreadfull impieties and greate daungers which come by such abhominations. Hereunto is also added a short discourse, containing the most certen meanes ordained of God, to discouer, expell, and to confound all the Sathanicall inuentions of witchcraft and sorcerie.
Holland, Henry, 1555 or 1556-1603Date: 1590
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The discouerie of witchcraft : wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c: all latelie written by Reginald Scot Esquire.
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599Date: 1584
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The certainty of the worlds of spirits : Fully evinced by the unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices, &c. Proving the immortality of souls, the malice and misery of the devils, and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified. Written for the conviction of Sadduces & infidels, by Richard Baxter.
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691Date: 1691
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The mystery of witch-craft : Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper.
Cooper, Thomas, active 1626Date: 1617
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A discovery of the impostures of witches and astrologers / by John Brinley.
Brinley, JohnDate: 1680
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The triall of vvitch-craft : shewing the true and right methode of the discouery: with a confutation of erroneous wayes. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.
Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?Date: 1616
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A dialogue of witches, in foretime named lot-tellers, and novv commonly called sorcerers : VVherein is declared breefely and effectually, vvhat soueuer may be required, touching that argument. A treatise very profitable ... and right necessary for iudges to vnderstande, which sit vpon lyfe and death. Written in Latin by Lambertus Danæus. And now translated into English.
Daneau, Lambert, approximately 1530-1595Date: 1575
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The certainty of the worlds of spirits : fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions and witchcrafts, operations, voices, &c. proving the immortality of souls, the malice and miseries of the Devil and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified / written for the conviction of Saducces & infidels by Richard Baxter.
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691Date: 1691
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Some philosophical considerations touching the being of witches and witchcraft : written in a letter to the much honour'd Robert Hunt, Esq. / by J.G., a member of the Royal Society.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1667
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Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian / all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599Date: 1651
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Pandaemonium, or, The devil's cloyster : being a further blow to modern sadduceism, proving the existence of witches and spirits, in a discourse deduced from the fall of the angels, the propagation of Satans kingdom before the flood, the idolatry of the ages after greatly advancing diabolical confederacies, with an account of the lives and transactions of several notorious witches : also, a collection of several authentick relations of strange apparitions of dæmons and spectres, and fascinations of witches, never before printed / by Richard Bovet.
Bovet, Richard, approximately 1641-Date: 1684
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Heare, heare, heare, heare, a vvord or message from heaven : to all Covenant breakers (whom God hates) with all that hath committed that great sinne, that is, as the sinne of witch-craft. The great God that is most high and infinite, that hath the command of heaven and earth, and of all therein; who hath taken to himselfe that liberty as not to give an account of any of his matters to any of his creatures; and this is the power of his excellency which he holdeth forth for all our learning in his word, and his liberty God hath given to kings on earth: and none may say to the King, what dost thou? And now that Gods commandements hath not been observed, but the power resisted, it is high time that they were.
Pope, Mary, active 1647-1649Date: Printed in the year, 1648
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Sathan transformed into an angell of light : expressing his dangerous impostures vnder glorious shewes. Emplified [sic] specially in the doctrine of witchcraft, and such sleights of Satan, as are incident thereunto. Very necessary to discerne the speciplague raging in these dayes, and so to hide our selues from the snare thereof.
Cooper, Thomas, active 1626Date: 1622
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An advertisement to the jury-men of England, touching witches : Together with a difference between an English and Hebrew vvitch.
Filmer, Robert, 1588?-1653Date: 1653
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A philosophical endeavour in the defence of the being of witches and apparitions : with some things concerning the famous Greatrek's. / Written in a letter to the much honoured Robert Hunt, esq.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1668..
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Reflections concerning the original of government : upon I. Aristotle's Politiques, II. Mr. Hobs's Leviathan, III. Mr. Milton against Salmasius, IV. H. Grotius De jure belli, V. Mr. Hunton's Treatise of monarchy, VI. another treatise of monarchy, by a nameless author.
Filmer, Robert, 1588?-1653Date: 1679
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A blow at modern Sadducism in some philosophical considerations about witchcraft : To which is added, the relation of the fam'd disturbance by the drummer, in the house of Mr. John Mompesson, with some reflections on drollery and atheisme. / By a member of the Royal Society.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1668..
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A dialogue concerning witches and witchcraftes : In which is laide open how craftely the Diuell deceiueth not onely the witches but many other and so leadeth them awrie into many great errours. By George Giffard minister of Gods word in Maldon.
Gifford, George, 1547 or 1548-1600Date: 1593
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A dialogue concerning vvitches and witchcrafts : In which is layed open how craftily the Diuell deceiueth not onely the vvitches, but many other, and so leadeth them awrie into manie great errours. By George Giffard minister of Gods word in Maldon.
Gifford, George, 1547 or 1548-1600Date: 1603
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A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft : so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.
Perkins, William, 1558-1602Date: 1610