A Guide to Grand-Jury Men (1630) - Page 17

The Contents.


	Witchcraft original: "VVitchery", with the evident proofs of it.
XIX.	The method original: "manner" of examining the suspected person, in order to lead original: "bring" him or her to confess the crime.
XX.	That all witches are condemned by Holy Scripture original: "holy VVritte", along with the various names used there for them, and the different types mentioned in the Bible.
XXI.	That every witch ought to be executed original: "die", those imagined to be "good" The "good" witch or "cunning person" was someone who used magic for healing or protection, yet theologians argued they were as guilty as "bad" witches because both relied on the Devil. as well as the bad.
XXII.	That the violent behavior original: "rude carriage" of the public against even the bad types of witches, when they are in the custody of the law original: "under the power of Authoritie", should be corrected original: "reformed".
XXIII.	In the end is added how Satan, in and through his witches, strives to imitate God in many details. Considering this will clarify the reader's understanding of many things reported between the Devil and witches, based on this his