Cases of Conscience

Concerning Evil

SPIRITS

Taking the form of men, original: "Personating Men"

Witchcraft, and infallible proofs of

guilt in those who are accused

of that crime.

All considered according to the Scriptures,

history, experience, and the judgment

of many learned men.

By Increase Mather, President of Harvard

College original: "Colledge" at Cambridge, and teacher of

a church at BOSTON in New England.

Proverbs 22:21. — That you might answer the words of truth to those who send to you.

Demons act so that things which do not exist are nonetheless presented to be seen by men as if they did exist. original Latin: "Efficiunt Dæmones, ut quæ non sunt, sic tamen, quasi sint, conspicienda hominibus exhibeant." —Lactantius, Divine Institutes, Book 2, Chapter 15.

The Devil is consulted when we use those means of knowing something which were introduced by the Devil. original Latin: "Diabolus Consulitur, cum ijs medijs utimur aliquid Cognoscendi, quæ a Diabolo sunt introducta." —William Ames, Cases of Conscience, Book 4, Chapter 23.

BOSTON Printed, and sold by Benjamin

Harris at the London Coffee House. 1693.