Deuill and his wicked
instrumentes can do against vs: For we dailie fight against the Deuill in
a hundreth other waies: And therefore as a valiant Captaine, affraies no
more being at the combat, nor stayes from his purpose for the rummishing
shot of a Cannon, nor the small clack of a Pistolet: suppose he be not
certaine what may light vpon him; Euen so ought we boldlie to goe forwarde
in fighting against the Deuill without anie greater terrour, for these his
rarest weapons, nor for the ordinarie whereof wee haue daily the proofe.

PHI. Is it not lawfull then by the helpe of some other Witche to cure the
disease that is casten on by that craft?

EPI. No waies lawfull: For I gaue you the reason thereof in that axiome of
Theologie, which was the last wordes I spake of _Magie_.

PHI. How then may these diseases be lawfullie cured?

EPI. Onelie by earnest prayer to GOD, by amendement of their liues, and by
sharp persewing euerie one, according to his calling of these instrumentes
of Sathan, whose punishment to the death will be a salutarie sacrifice for
the patient. And this is not onely the lawfull way, but likewise the most
sure: For by the Deuils meanes, _can neuer the Deuill be casten out_,
(M22) as Christ sayeth. And when such a cure is vsed, it may wel serue for
a shorte time, but at the last, it will doubtleslie tend to the vtter
perdition of the patient, both in bodie and soule.

Chap. VI.

ARGVMENT.

_What sorte of folkes are least or most subiect to receiue harme by
Witchcraft. What power they haue to harme the Magistrate, and vpon what
respectes they haue any power in prison: And to what end may or will the
Deuill appeare to them therein. Vpon what respectes the Deuill appeires in
sundry shapes to sundry of them at any time._

PHILOMATHES.

Bvt who dare take vpon him to punish them, if no man can be sure to be
free from their vnnaturall inuasiones?

EPI. We ought not the more of that restraine from vertue, that the way
wherby we climbe thereunto be straight and perrilous. But besides that, as
there is no kinde of persones so subject to receiue harme of them, as
these that are of infirme and weake faith (which is the best buckler
against such inuasiones:) so haue they so smal power ouer none, as ouer
such as zealouslie and earnestlie persewes them, without sparing for anie
worldlie respect.

PHI. Then they are like the Pest, which smites these sickarest, that flies
it farthest, and apprehends