t Person had been guilty of? Perhaps some of those whom Satan
has represented as committing Witchcrafts, have been tampering with some
foolish and wicked Sorceries, tho' not to that degree, which is Criminal
and Capital by the Laws both of God and Men; for this Satan may be
permitted so to scourge them; or it may be, they have misrepresented and
abused others, for which cause the Holy God may justly give Satan leave
falsely to represent them.

Have we not known some that have bitterly censured all that have been
complained of by bewitched Persons, saying it was impossible they should
not be guilty; soon upon which themselves or some near Relations of
theirs, have been to the lasting Infamy of their Families, accused after
the same manner, and Personated by the Devil! Such tremendous Rebukes on
a few, should make all men to be careful how they joyn with Satan in
Condemning the Innocent.

Arg. 2. _Because it is possible for the Devil in the Shape of an
innocent Person to do other mischiefs._ As for those who acknowledge
that Satan may personate a pious Person, but not to do mischief, their
Opinion has been confuted by more than a few unhappy Instances. Mr.
_Clark_[17] speaks of a Man that had been an Atheist, or a Sadduce, not
believing that there are any Devils or any (to us) invisible World; this
Man was converted, but as a Punishment of his Infidelity, evil Angels
did often appear to him in the Shape of his most intimate Friends, and
would sometimes seduce him into great Inconveniences. It has been
elsewhere, and but now noted, that a _Daemon_ in the shape of excellent
Mr. _Dury_ appeared to the _Turkish Chaos_, _Anno. 1658._ to disswade
him from prosecuting his desires of Baptism into the Name of Christ:
Also to Mr. _Earle_ in the likeness of his Friends, to discourage him
from doing things lawful and good. A multitude of _Jews_ were once
deluded by a Person pretending to be _Moses_ from Heaven, and that if
they would follow him they should pass safe through the Sea (as did
their Fathers of old through the Red Sea) whereby great numbers of them
were deceived and perished in the Waters. [18]Learned and judicious Men
have concluded that this _Moses Creensis_ was a _Daemon_, transforming
himself into _Moses_: And that the Devil has frequently appeared[19] in
the shape of famous Persons to the end that he might seduce Men into
Idolatry, (a Sin equal to that of Witchcraft) no Man that has made it
his Concern to enquire