(though falselie I grant, and but in eschewing the lesse inconuenient, to
draw them upon a greater) yet dissimuled he not I say, so farre as to
appoynt his Priestes to keepe their bodies cleane and vndefiled, before
their asking responses of him? And feyned he not God to be a protectour of
euerie vertue, and a iust reuenger of the contrarie? This reason then
moues me, that as he is that same Deuill; and as craftie nowe as he was
then; so wil hee not spare a pertelie in these actiones that I haue spoken
of, concerning the witches persones: But further, Witches oft times
confesses not only his conueening in the Church with them, but his
occupying of the Pulpit: Yea, their forme of adoration, to be the kissing
of his hinder partes. Which though it seeme ridiculous, yet may it
likewise be true, seeing we reade that in _Calicute_, he appearing in
forme of a _Goate_-bucke, hath publicklie that vn-honest homage done vnto
him, by euerie one of the people: So ambitious is he, and greedie of
honour (which procured his fall) that he will euen imitate God in that
parte, (M17) where it is said, that _Moyses_ could see but the _hinder
partes of God, for the brightnesse of his glorie_: And yet that speache is
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Chap. IIII.

ARGVMENT.

_What are the waies possible, wherby the witches may transport themselues
to places far distant, And what ar impossible & mere illusiones of Sathan.
And the reasons therof._

PHILOMATHES.

Bvt by what way say they or think ye it possible that they can com to
these vnlawful couentios?

EPI. There is the thing which I esteeme their senses to be deluded in, and
though they lye not in confessing of it, because they thinke it to be
true, yet not to be so in substance or effect: for they saie, that by
diuerse meanes they may conueene, either to the adoring of their Master,
or to the putting in practise any seruice of his, committed vnto their
charge: one way is natural, which is natural riding, going or sayling, at
what houre their Master comes and aduertises them. And this way may be
easelie beleued: an other way is