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with great odds on y* other side in y^ Learned and Godly 

 world. 



Nevertheless, a very great use is to bee made of y' 

 spectral impressions upon y' sufferers. They Justly Intro- 

 duce, and Determine, an Enquiry into y* circumstances of 

 y* person accused ; and they strengthen other presumptions. 



When so much use is made of those Things, I believe 

 y* use for w^^ y° Great God intends y" is made. And 

 accordingly you see that y* Eccellent Judges have had 

 such an Encouraging presence of God with them, as that 

 scarce any, if at all any, have been Tried before them, 

 against whom God has not strangely sent in other, & more 

 Humane & most convincing Testimonies. 



If any persons have been condemned, about whom any 

 of y^ Judges, are not easy in their minds, that y^ Evidence 

 against them, has been satisfactory, it would certainly bee 

 for y* glory of the whole Transaction to give that person a 

 Reprieve. 



It would make all matters easier if at least Bail were taken 

 for people Accused only by y^ invisible tormentors of y* 

 poor sufferers and not Blemished by any further Grounds 

 of suspicion against them. 



The odd Effects produced upon the sufferers by y* look 

 or touch of the accused are things wherein y^ Divels may 

 as much Impose upon some Hai*mless people as by the 

 Representacon of their shapes. 



My notion of these matters is this. A Suspected and 

 unlawfull com'union with a Familiar Spirit, is the Thing 

 enquired after. Tlic communion on the Divels part may 

 bee proved, while, for ought I can say. The man may bee 

 Innocent ; the Divel may impudently Impose his coni'union 

 upon some that care not for his company. But if the 



