e, either vpon Sea or land, though not vniuersally,
but in such a particular place and prescribed boundes, as God will
permitte them so to trouble: Which likewise is verie easie to be discerned
from anie other naturall tempestes that are meteores, in respect of the
suddaine and violent raising thereof, together with the short induring of
the same. And this is likewise verie possible to their master to do, he
hauing such affinitie with the aire as being a spirite, and hauing such
power of the forming and moouing thereof, as ye haue heard me alreadie
declare: For in the Scripture, that stile of _the Prince of the aire_
(M21) is giuen vnto him. They can make folkes to becom phrenticque or
Maniacque, which likewise is very possible to their master to do, sence
they are but naturall sicknesses: and so he may lay on these kindes,
aswell as anie others. They can make spirites either to follow and trouble
persones, or haunt certaine houses, and affraie oftentimes the
inhabitantes: as hath bene knowen to be done by our Witches at this time.
And likewise they can make some to be possessed with spirites, & so to
becom verie Daemoniacques: and this last sorte is verie possible likewise
to the Deuill their Master to do, since he may easilie send his owne
angells to trouble in what forme he pleases, any whom God wil permit him
so to vse.

PHI. But will God permit these wicked instrumentes by the power of the
Deuill their master, to trouble by anie of these meanes, anie that
beleeues in him?

EPI. No doubt, for there are three kinde of folkes whom God will permit so
to be tempted or troubled; the wicked for their horrible sinnes, to punish
them in the like measure; The godlie that are sleeping in anie great
sinnes or infirmities and weakenesse in faith, to waken them vp the faster
by such an vncouth forme: and euen some of the best, that their patience
may bee tryed before the world, as IOBS was. For why may not God vse anie
kinde of extraordinarie punishment, when it pleases him; as well as the
ordinarie roddes of sicknesse or other aduersities.

PHI. Who then may be free from these Deuilish practises?

EPI. No man ought to presume so far as to promise anie impunitie to
himselfe: for God hath before all beginninges preordinated aswell the
particular sortes of Plagues as of benefites for euerie man, which in the
owne time he ordaines them to be visited with, & yet ought we not to be
the more affrayde for that, of any thing that the