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The T%EF ACE^
which appeared outwardly : Yet of another nature, I lay, au^Jiot without
the intervention and operation of Spirits , as will cafily appear to any niaii
by the particulars. Belidcs the long Speeches, Difcourfes, luLerlQcutions
upon all occafions and occurrences in the presence of more then one.alwayes
j and externally audible to different perfons, for the mort: part or very
frequently. That thele things could not be the operation .of ^ diflem-
pered Fancy , will beafufficient evidence to any rational man. ,, .. .
Aeain, let h'" afual preparations and Prayers againft an Apparition or
Adion (as he called them) his extraordinary prayers upon iome extra-
ordinary occafions , as upon Edward ^liey his temporary repentance, and
another for him when he was about to forfake him (in Latins a long one;
Stephen King of foland being thenprelcnt. And again, when his Son Athur
was to be initiated to thefe Myftical Operations and Apparitions, mthe
place of Edfi^ard I\elley , and the like. And again, his Humility, Piety ,
Patience (O what pity that fuch a man fliould fall into fuch a dclufion !
butwe fhallconfider of the caufes in its right place afterwards) upon all
occafions temptations , diftrefles , moft eminent thioughout the whole
Book. Let thefe things be well confidered , and above the refl:, his large
and pundual relation of that fad abominable ftory of their Tromijaious ^ carmi
CopuUtm, under the pretence of obedience to God. • Let thefe things,
I fay be well confidered, and 1 think no man will make any queftion but
the poor man did deal with all pofTible fimplicity and fincerity , to the utraoitof
his underftanding at that time. And truly, this one thing (aswc
faid before) excepted , his miftaking of evil Spirits for good, it doth not
appear by any thing but that he had his underftanding, and the perfe^c
uCe of his Rcafon to the very laft, as well as he had had any time of his
life.
Again, let it be confidered, that hecarryed with him where eVer he went
A Stone which he called hh Jn^dicall Sione., as brought unto him hy an Ahoel
but by a Spirit fun enough , which he fihewed unto many ; to the Emperor
among others, or the Emperors Deputy ,Dr. C«''fi", as I remember : But more
of this Stotie afterwards. We may thereiore conclude fi.irely enough , Thac
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thoic things ^^ . ^
miftaken as though I intended that w^hatfoever the Diveldid fcem to do
or reprelcnt ; it was ^ally and Subflantially as it Teemed and appeared , thac
would be a great and grofs miftake. The very word Jpparition doth rather
import the contrary. All I underiiand by 'Sjalicy, is, that what things ap-
peared ,
they did fo appear by the power and operation of Spirits, adually
prefcnt and working , and were not the eflFeds of a depraved fancy and
imagination by meer natural caufes. By which, ilrange things, I con fels,
may be prefcnted and apprehended too, (ometimes by the parties with all
confidence , as we faid before, though all be but fancy and imagination.
But all circumftances well confidered, make this Cafe here to be ot another
nature ^ and it may be it was the policy of thefe Spirits to joyn tipo of
purpofe in this bufinefs, to make the truth and reality of it the more un-
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