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and body. Such are they, who by the operations of falfe Magitians, are fometirnes carried to Mount Hereby or in fome wildernefs,or defarts ; or they are maimed in fome member, or are limply torn in pieces, or are deprived of their under- ftandingjevenasmany fuch things happen by the ufe thereof, where men are forfaken by God,and delivered to the power of Satan.

The feventh Septenary.

cAphor. 43.

The Lord liveth, and the works of God do live in him by his appointment,whereby he willeth them tobe $ for hewill have them to ufe their liberty in obedience to his commands, or difobedience thereof. To the obedient, hehathpro- pofed their rewards; to the difobedient he hath propounded their deferved punifhment. Therefore thefe Spirits of their freewil, through their pride and contempt of the Son of God,have revolted from God their Creator^nd are referved unto the day of wrath ; and there is left in them a very great power in the creation ; butnotwithflandingitislimited^and they are con fined to their bounds with the bridle of God. Therefore the Magitian of God, which (ignifies a wife man of God, or one informed of God, is led forth by the hand of God unto all everlafting good, both mean things , and al(b the chiefeft corporal things.

Great is the power of Satan, byreafonof the great fins of men. Therefore alfo the Magitians of Satan do perform great things, and greater then any man would believe : al- though they do fubfift in their own limits, neverthelefs they are above all humane apprehenfion, as to the corporal and tranfitory things of this life ; which many ancient Hiflories, and daily Examples do teftifie. Both kindes of Magtclc are different one from the other in their ends : the one leadetn to eternal good, and ufeth temporal things with

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