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Proof of Apparitions, Spirits, and Witches, From Holy Scripture.

SECT. I.

The Authors purpose of proving Apparitions and Witchcraft, to such as believe Scripture, as first from the Apparition of Angels.

And having thus prepared my way, I come to prove that there are Witches against both the sorts that deny their Existence, viz. Those that believe the Scriptures, and the Wits or Witlingns that will not admit their Testimony. To the first I shall prove the being of Witches by plain Evidence taken from the Divine Oracles, and to the other, and indeed to both, I shall evince the same by as full and clear Testimonies, as matter of fact is capable of, and then answer the opposite Objections, and those particularly of the three late confident Exploders of Witchcraft; * Mr. Webster, Mr. Wagstaffe, and the Author of the Doctrine of Devils.

The Proof I intend shall be of these two things, viz. That Spirits have sensibly transacted with Men, and that some have been in such Leagues with them, as to be enabled thereby to do wonders.

These sensible Transactions of Spirits with Men, are evident from Apparitions and Possessions. The Apparition of Angels, their discourses and predictions sensible converses with Men and Women are frequently recorded in the Scripture. An Angel ap-