is a dangerous example, and doth draw those who are euill affected to offend, hoping for patronage of their impiety, I adde for conclusion this last proposition:  Wisards, Witches, and the whole rabble of Sorcerers (no kinde excepted) are iustly liable[h] to extreame punishment.  The arguments alleaged for proofe hereof, are many:  I will make choyce of a few (with reference to such authors in whose writings more may bee found) and those which are most[i] demonstratiue.

    [Footnote a:  Phauorinus apud Agellium. lib. 17. cap. 12.]

    [Footnote b:  Luciani encomion musc[e,].]

    [Footnote c:  Erasmus.]

    [Footnote d:  Synesius.]

    [Footnote e:  Lib. 2 de Republica.]

    [Footnote f:  Extat eius laudatio inter exempla exercitationum
    Rhetorum ab Henrico Stephano editarum cum Polemonis & Himerij
    declamationibus.]

    [Footnote g:  Wierus.]

    [Footnote h:  Simlerus in 22 Exodi.]

[Footnote i:  Of these all the following reasons. Binfeldius de confessionibus maleficorum, & in Commentarijs ad titulum legis de maleficis & mathematicis copiose.  Remigius de D[e,]monologia, lib. 3. cap. vltimo.  Peucerus de pr[e,]cipuis Diuinationum generibus.  Erastus de Lamijs.  Bodinus Daemonomanias lib. 4. cap. 5.]

First, God himselfe hath enacted that p[oe]nall statute, Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.  Exod. 22 18. and nameth here a [k]woman practising this damnable Art for two reasons:  First, they are more inclinable hereunto then man.  Secondly, that though their fault may seeme, as being the weaker, excuseable, and is in this respect extenuated by some, yet is not therefore to bee spared, whether of that sort which they call [l]good, or bad (for so are they distinguished) & there be some who neuer brought[m] harme vpon any in body, goods, or minde.  The cause of this so sharpe a doome, is their compacting with the Diuell, openly or secretly, whereby they couenant to vse his helpe, in fulfilling their desires, and by this meanes make themselues guilty of horrible impiety:  for in this they renounce the Lord, who hath created them; make no account of his fauour and protection, cut themselues off from the couenant made with him in baptisme, from the communion of Saints, the true fellowship and seruice of God; and on the contrary yeeld themselues by this confederacy, to Sathan, as their God (and therefore nothing more frequent and vsuall in their mouthes, then my God will do this and that for me) him they continually feare and honour.  And thus do at the last become professed enemies both to God and Man.  You may adde to this former law, that which is Leuit. 19. 26. & cap. 6. You shall vse no inchantment:  the soule that turneth after such as haue familiar spirits, and are Wisards, to goe a whooring after them, I will set