e not all these that runnes directlie to the Devill in
one Categorie.

EPI. God forbid, for the sin against the holie Ghost hath two branches:
The one a falling backe from the whole service of GOD, and a refusall of
all his preceptes. The other is the doing of the first with knowledge,
knowing that they doe wrong against their own conscience, and the
testimonie of (M10) the holie Spirit, having once had a tast of the
sweetnes of Gods mercies. Now in the first of these two, all sortes of
Necromancers, Enchanters or Witches, ar comprehended: but in the last,
none but such as erres with this knowledge that I haue spoken of.

PHI. Then it appeares that there are more sortes nor one, that are
directlie professors of his service: and if so be, I pray you tell me how
manie, and what are they?

EPI. There are principallie two sortes, wherevnto all the partes of that
vnhappie arte are redacted; whereof the one is called _Magie_ or
_Necromancie_, the other _Sorcerie_ or _Witch-craft_.

PHI. What I pray you? and how manie are the meanes, whereby the Devill
allures persones in anie of these snares?

EPI. Even by these three passiones that are within our selues: Curiositie
in great ingines: thrist of revenge, for some tortes deeply apprehended:
or greedie appetite of geare, caused through great pouerty. As to the
first of these, Curiosity, it is onelie the inticement of _Magiciens_, or
_Necromanciers_: and the other two are the allureres of the _Sorcerers_,
or _Witches_, for that olde and craftie Serpent, being a spirite, hee
easilie spyes our affections, and so conformes himselfe thereto, to
deceaue vs to our wracke.

Chap. III.

ARGVMENT.

_The significations and Etymologies of the words of_ Magie _and_
Necromancie. _The difference betuixt_ Necromancie _and_ Witch-craft: _What
are the entressis, and beginninges, that brings anie to the knowledge
thereof._

PHILOMATHES.

I Would gladlie first heare, what thing is it that ye call _Magie_ or
_Necromancie_.

EPI. This worde _Magie_ in the _Persian_ toung, importes as muche as to be
ane contemplator or Interpretour of Divine and heavenlie sciences: which
being first vsed amongs the _Chaldees_, through their ignorance of the
true divinitie, was esteemed and reputed amongst them, as a principall
vertue: And therefore, was named vnjustlie with an honorable stile, which
name the _Greekes_ imitated, generally importing all these kindes of
vnlawfull artes.

And this