The devil turn'd casuist, or, The cheats of Rome laid open, in the exorcism of a despairing devil, at the house of Thomas Pennington in Orrel in the parish of Wigan and county of Lancaster / By Zachary Taylor.

  • Taylor, Zachary, 1653-1705.
Date:
1696
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Credit: The devil turn'd casuist, or, The cheats of Rome laid open, in the exorcism of a despairing devil, at the house of Thomas Pennington in Orrel in the parish of Wigan and county of Lancaster / By Zachary Taylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    expo fie it, and its Author to the Contempt of Libertines and Atheifts ’ 'oand Guilty of fitch a Notorious piece of Prieft-Craft a than to he j this is. The Great eft Injury, for how jufily may the Miracles of Chrifl and his Apofiles ( on which Chrifiiunity is founded ) he brought into ’ufpicionwhen men difcover the works of their Dtfciplcs, who pretend to be nothing elfie but flight Leger-de- a fiifpi to the fame Power with them main. Thus the Wounds which Religion ( Ufa her Mafier ) receives, are in the Hoitfe of her Friends. But I nmfi contract theje Lamentations, left the Porch fhould grow too Sumptuous for the Fabrick. Nothing now remains unlefs your Lordfinp defire to know what fiuccefis this Pious Fraud met with amragft us \ and may finch Priefi-crafits never meet with better *, for like to Strong Phyfick it wrought the contrary 7V ,,y and the Prlefts began to find themfielves the Loofirs •“ Their own confeffed that they do not believe that the Perfon was pojfiefi, / was not, fometime fince without fome hope of gaining the D moniack himfelfi for fame of his Friends font to me, to beg the favour tav me avifit. Whether he was at home then or no j J finow that he might not a pay me avijn. rv ww v' Pet by the Meffengers difcourfe 1 conceived that he was. Tho fince 1 under- (land that his Mother Weeps and Cries? Complains for the want of her 5 Bon-y and faith, fhe knows not where he is. Whether fhe be fincere in it., or no • I cannot tell , for by fome Rumours J have lately heard, I have caufe to fufipeB her. But if the Priefts be jealous of his Tongue, no doubt,} but they will ferve him as they, did the Maid in the foregoing Narrative. Such Scandalous Abufes of Religion as thefe are, as they create m Sorrow, fo deferve our Prayers , and therefore that the God of Truth* would in mercy open the eyes of the Blind,, that they may all come unto, the knowledge of the Truth, is the Earnefi Prayer of c v ■■. . > / My Lord, Your Lordftjips moft Humble and Dutiful Servant and Curate ZACH. TAILOR.