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Author: Cotton Mather
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Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752557206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

Author: Robert Calef
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465599568
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At first, Voices against Witchcraft were faint and few. Such was the Bewilderment of the human Mind in early Ages that Men hardly dared to think in Opposition to the Superstitions of the Multitude. Yet there were always some who doubted the delegated Power of the Devil, though they were not often lavish enough of their own Safety to let their Disbelief be known. Still, there are, no Doubt, some "dark Corners of the Earth" where it would not be entirely safe for one to declare publicly that there is no such Matter as Witchcraft. Nor is this so much to be wondered at, when, at the present Day, and in a Portion of our own Country, a Man cannot speak against Slavery, but at the Peril of his Life. This is no new Aspect growing out of the present Rebellion, but it has been thus many Years. Few Men dared to speak boldly against the Existence of Witchcraft before the Year 1700. Though they disbelieved in it they were afraid to attack it. They began by endeavouring to show the Insufficiency of the Evidence relied upon in particular Cases. In this Way, Frauds were detected and exposed, and the Eyes of Judges were opened. Among the early and successful Combatants of Witchcraft in England was Sir Robert Filmer. This Gentleman, though he out-went Machiavel himself in Arguments to uphold Despotism, yet he entered a pretty effectual Demurrer against the Prerogative of the Devil, as attempted to be manifested in the Persons of aged Matrons. Lancashire was distinguished above all other Counties in England in Sir Robert's Time for its Production of Witches; but when his native County, Kent, was scourged by the imaginary Arts of Satan, he thought it Time to make a public Declaration of his Views in Regard to the Nature of the Evidence made Use of for the Conviction of Witches. He therefore prepared a Treatise which he entitled "An Advertisement to the Jury-men of England, touching Witches," printed in 1680, but whether it was ever printed before does not appear from this Impression. In this Work he criticises the Productions of some of the prominent Authors in Favor of Witchcraft with much Ability.

Author: Cotton Calef, Robert Mather
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734044049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Reproduction of the original: The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination by Cotton Mather, Robert Calef

Author: Robert Calef
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040755430
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Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535140256
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Pages : 130

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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

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Author: Robert Calef
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040652887
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ISBN: 9780371676202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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