e Churches, where they conveene for adoring: at what time their master
enquiring at them what they would be at: euerie one of them propones vnto
him, what wicked turne they would haue done, either for obteining of
riches, or for reuenging them vpon anie whome they haue malice at: who
granting their demande, as no doubt willinglie he wil, since it is to doe
euill, he teacheth them the means, wherby they may do the same. As for
little trifling turnes that women haue ado with, he causeth them to ioynt
dead corpses, & to make powders thereof, mixing such other thinges there
amongst, as he giues vnto them.

PHI. But before yee goe further, permit mee I pray you to interrupt you
one worde, which yee haue put mee in memorie of, by speaking of Women.
What can be the cause that there are twentie women giuen to that craft,
where ther is one man?

EPI. The reason is easie, for as that sexe is frailer then man is, so is
it easier to be intrapped in these grosse snares of the Deuill, as was
ouer well proued to be true, by the Serpents deceiuing of _Eua_ at the
beginning, which makes him the homelier with that sexe sensine.

PHI. Returne now where ye left.

EPI. To some others at these times hee teacheth how to make Pictures of
waxe or clay: That by the rosting thereof, the persones that they beare
the name of, may be continuallie melted or dryed awaie by continuall
sicknesse. To some hee giues such stones or poulders, as will helpe to
cure or cast on diseases: And to some he teacheth kindes of vncouthe
poysons, which Mediciners vnderstandes not (for he is farre cunningner
then man in the knowledge of all the occult proprieties of nature) not
that anie of these meanes which hee teacheth them (except the poysons
which are composed of thinges naturall) can of them selues helpe any thing
to these turnes, that they are employed in, but onelie being Gods Ape, as
well in that, as in all other thinges. Even as God by his Sacramentes
which are earthlie of themselues workes a heavenlie effect, though no
waies by any cooperation in them: And (M20) as CHRIST by clay & spettle
wrought together, _opened the eies of the blynd man_, suppose there was no
vertue in that which he outwardlie applyed, so the Deuill will haue his
out-warde meanes to be shewes as it were of his doing, which hath no part
of cooperation in his turnes with him, how farre that euer the ignorantes
be abused in the contrarie. And as to the effectes of these two former
partes