Againe, the policie of all States[ee] haue prouided for the rooting out of these poysonfull Weedes, and cutting of these rotten and infected members; and therefore infallibly prouing their existence and being:  for all[ff] penall lawes looke to matters of fact and are made to punish for the present, and preuent in future, some wicked actions already committed.  And therefore Solon the Athenian making statutes for the setling of that Common-wealth, when a defect was found, that he omitted to prouide a cautelous restraint, and appoint[gg] answerable punishm[e]t for such who had killed their parents, answered, He neuer suspected there were or would be any such.  Wherefore to confirme the position set downe, God doth not threaten to cast away his people for murther, incest, tyranny, &c.  But Sorcery, _Leuit. 20. 6_.  And _Samuel_ willing to shew _Saul_ the grieuousnesse of his disobedience, compareth it to witch-craft, _1.  Sam. 15. 23_.  The Holy Ghost also manifesting how highly God was displeased with _Manasses_, maketh this the reason, because hee gaue himselfe to Witch-craft, and to Charming, and to Sorcery, and vsed them who had familiar spirits, and did much euill in the sight of the Lord to anger him, _2.  Chro. 33. 6_.  And for this offence were the ten tribes of Israell led into captiuitie, _2.  King. 17. 17._ [hh]The twelue Tables of the Romans (the ancientest law they haue) by a solemne Embassage (sent for that purpose) obtained from _Athens_, & accounted as a Library of knowledge, do both make mention of such malefactors, & decree a penaltie to be inflicted vpon them. [ii]_Constantius_ and _Constantinus_ thinke them worthy of some vnusuall death, as enemies of mankinde, strangers from nature:  [kk]and _Iulius Paulus_ distinguishing the punishment according to the different qualitie of the offenders, pronounceth out of the then receiued opinions, that the better sort found guilty, were to dye (not determining the manner) those of meaner condition either to bee crucified, or deuoured of wilde beasts.

    [Footnote ee:  Binfeldius de confessionibus maleficorum, calleth
    this reason a most strong & conuincing argument.]

    [Footnote ff:  Ex malis moribus bonae nascuntur leges.]

    [Footnote gg:  Diogenes Laertius lib. 1. de vitis Philosophorum in
    Solone.  Cicero in Oratione pro Roscio Amerino.]

[Footnote hh:  Of these 12.  Tables Liuie in the 3 booke of his first Decad. Dionysius Halicarnasseus 10 Booke of his History, & Iohannes Rosimus most fully in the 6 chapter of his 8 booke of Roman antiquities. Liuius. Plinius lib. 34. cap. 5. Cicero de legibus, lib. 2. & de orato primo.]

    [Footnote ii:  Cod. lib. 9. titul. 18. lege multi magicis
    actibus.]

    [Footnote kk:  Sententiarum receptarum lib. 5. cap. 25. ad legem
    Corneliam de sicarijs & maleficis.  Paulus Iurisconsultus.]