An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits, apparitions, witchcrafts, and other magical practices ... With a refutation of Dr. Bekker's 'World bewitch'd', and other authors that have opposed the belief of them / By John Beaumont.

  • Beaumont, John, -1731.
Date:
1705
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Credit: An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits, apparitions, witchcrafts, and other magical practices ... With a refutation of Dr. Bekker's 'World bewitch'd', and other authors that have opposed the belief of them / By John Beaumont. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Occult. Phil. 1. C, 22. arc afterwards Deify’d by Men, and admit¬ ted to Temples and Sacred Rites, as in Bosotia, Amphiaraus ,* ill Africa, Moffus ; in Egypt, Of- vis; others elfewherc; tAEJcwlapius every where. And fo far concerning thofe Damons that have had Bodies. But there is another kind of more auguft Damons, which being always free from the Fetters and Ties of Bodies, are drawn to us by certain Prayers. From this fort of fublime Damons, Plato thinks each Man has one given him, as a Witnefs and Guard in paffing this Life; which thoJ feen by no Man, are always pre- fent as Witneffes, not only of our A&ions, but even of our Thoughts; and that upon our Return., at the End of 'Our Lives, the faid Genii prefently carry us, as their Charge, to Judgment, and there Hand as WitnelTes at our Trial, • where, if we falfihe in any thing, they reprove us; if we (peak Truth, they vouch it, and Sentence is pall according to their Telfimony. So far Apukius. Porphyrias, L. de Abfiinentia, fays. That as evil Damons hurt Mankind, fo good Damons never intermit their Offices, but foreftiew us Dangers, as far as they may, hanging over our Heads from the evil Damons, while they make us Signs both by Dreams, and by the Soul divinely infpir d, and many other things ; and, that if any Man could diftinguifh thefe things which are fignify'd, he would know and precaution himfelf againfl all Frauds; for they lignifie to all Men,, but all Perfons do not perceive the things that are lignified. Agrippa fays, that each Man has a threefold • Genius to guard him, one Sacred, another of the Gtniture, the third of the Profeffion a Man follows. The firlt is not deriv'd from the Stars or