He is fearfully and wonderfully theological--and occasionally indulges in touches of elephantine lightness such…
- Date of account
- Published 1908
- Source
- The book of witches
- Reference
- The book of witches · selected passage 183
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
He is fearfully and wonderfully theological--and occasionally indulges in touches of elephantine lightness such as might well have given pause to the most obstinate sorcerer
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyHe is fearfully and wonderfully theological--and occasionally indulges in touches of elephantine lightness such as might well have given pause to the most obstinate sorcerer. His preface, eminently characteristic of the whole, opens thus:--"The feareful abounding at this time in this countrie of these detestable slaves of the Divil, the witches or enchaunters, hath moved me (beloved reader) to dispatch in post this following Treatise of mine, not in any wise (as I protest) to serve for a shewe of my learning and ingine, but only (moved of conscience) to preasse thereby, so farre as I can, to resolve the doubting heart of manie; both that such assaults of Sathan are most certainly practised, and that the instruments thereof merit most severely to be punished....
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Modern context
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