eede this
difference is to be marked betwixt the formes of Sathans conuersing
visiblie in the world. For of two different formes thereof, the one of
them by the spreading of the Euangell, and conquest of the white horse, in
the sixt Chapter of the Reuelation, is much hindred and become rarer there
through. This his appearing to any Christians, troubling of them
outwardly, or possessing of them constraynedly. The other of them is
become communer and more vsed sensine, I meane by their vnlawfull artes,
whereupon our whole purpose hath bene. This we finde by experience in this
Ile to be true. For as we know, moe Ghostes and spirites were seene, nor
tongue can tell, in the time of blinde _Papistrie_ in these Countries,
where now by the contrarie, a man shall scarcely all his time here once of
such things. And yet were these vnlawfull artes farre rarer at that time:
and neuer were so much harde of, nor so rife as they are now.

PHI. What should be the cause of that?

EPI. The diuerse nature of our sinnes procures at the Iustice of God,
diuerse sortes of punishments answering thereunto. And therefore as in the
time of _Papistrie_, our fathers erring grosselie, & through ignorance,
that mist of errours ouershaddowed the Deuill to walke the more
familiarlie amongst them: And as it were by barnelie and affraying
terroures, to mocke and accuse their barnelie erroures. By the contrarie,
we now being sounde of Religion, and in our life rebelling to our
profession, God iustlie by that sinne of rebellion, as _Samuel_ calleth
it, accuseth our life so wilfullie fighting against our profession.

PHI. Since yee are entred now to speake of the appearing of spirites: I
would be glad to heare your opinion in that matter. For manie denies that
anie such spirites can appeare in these daies as I haue said.

EPI. Doubtleslie who denyeth the power of the Deuill, woulde likewise
denie the power of God, if they could for shame. For since the Deuill is
the verie contrarie opposite to God, there can be no better way to know
God, then by the contrarie; as by the ones power (though a creature) to
admire the power of the great Creator: by the falshood of the one to
considder the trueth of the other, by the injustice of the one, to
considder the Iustice of the other: And by the cruelty of the one, to
considder the mercifulnesse of the other: And so foorth in all the rest of
the essence of God, and qualities of the Deuill. But I feare indeede,
there b