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Select Cases Conscience Touching Witches and Witchcrafts

by John Gaule · 1604–1687

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Select cases of conscience touching vvitches and vvitchcrafts. By Iohn Gaule, preacher of the Word at Great Staughton in the county of Huntington.

London Printed by W. Wilson for Richard Clutterbuck, and are to be sold at his house in Noblestreet 1646.

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Front matter
Title page
LicenseMay 29. 1646.
DedicationTo his ever honoured Valentine VVauton Eſquire, Colonell, and one of the Honorable Houſe of Commons. As…
To the readerTo the Iudicious Reader.
Table of contents
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Question 11. Caſe, Whether it ought to be beleeved, that there are any Witches?
Question 22. Caſe. How many kindes of Witches may there be conceived?

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Question 44. Caſe. What it is that makes a Witch to be a Witch, and one that may juſtly be ſo called and accounted?
Question 55. Caſe. What are the Signes and Markes of a Witch, whereby ſuch an one may be rightly diſcerned, and ſo…
Question 66. Caſe. Whether Witch-ſeeking, or Witch-finding be an Art, Vocation, Profeſſion, Occupation, Office, or…
Question 77. Caſe. Whether all ſuch Feates, Trickes, Pranks, and Exploits, as Witches are ſaid to play; be credible…
Question 99. Caſe. Whether the power of a Witch be ſuch as is ordinarily ſuppoſed?
Question 99. Caſe. How the power and malice of Witches may be prevented and redreſt with a good Conſcience?
Question 1010 Caſe. Whether it be lawfull to conſult with a Witch, upon any occaſion?
Question 1111. Caſe. What puniſhments are Witches worthy of; or may juſtly be inflicted on them.
Question 1212 Caſe. Whether a Witch may repent, and ſo be ſaved?

Author: John Gaule (1604–1687)
Imprint: London Printed by W. Wilson for Richard Clutterbuck, and are to be sold at his house in Noblestreet 1646.
Extent: [8], 208 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing G379 · Thomason E1192_1 · ESTC R202117
Source: TCP A85867
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)