Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night: And of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, Which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of KingdomsLavater, Ludwig
Religion
Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night: And of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, Which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of Kingdoms
Lavater, Ludwig
Apparitions -- Early works to 1800
Whether the Diuell haue power to appeare vnder the
shape of a faithfull man? Chap.9. Fol.140.
_Moses_ and _Elias_ appeared in the Mount vnto Christ our
Lorde: many haue beene raised from the dead both in bodie
and soule, and therefore soules after they are departed, may
returne on earth againe. Chap.10. Fol.145.
Whether the holy Apostles thought they sawe a mans
soule, when Christ sodeinly appeared vnto them after
his Resurrection. Chap.11. Fol.148.
Concerning the holy Fathers, Councels, Bishoppes, and
common people, which say that soules doo visibly appeare.
Chap.12. Fol.151.
Whether soules doo returne againe out of Purgatorie,
and the place which they call _Limbus puerorum_.
Chapter.13. Fol.155.
What those things are which men see and heare: and first
that good Angels do sometimes appeare. Chap.14. Fol.159.
That sometimes, yea and for the most part, euill angels
doo appeare. Chap.15. Fol.163.
Of wondrous monsters, and such like. Chap.16. Fol.164.
That it is no hard thing for the diuell to appeare in
diuers shapes, and to bring to passe straunge things.
Chap.17. Fol.167.
Diuels do sometimes bid men do those things which are
good, and auoyde things that are euill: sometimes they
tell truth, and for what cause. Chap.18. Fol.171.
_The Chapters of the third part._
God by the appearing of Spirits doth exercise the faithfull,
and punish the vnbeleeuers. Chap.1. Fol.175.
What the cause is that in these our dayes, so fewe spirites
are seene or heard. Chap.2. Fol.183.
Why God doth suffer straunge noyses, or extraordinary
rumblings to be heard before some notable alterations, or
otherwise. Chap.3. Fol.186.
After what sort they should behaue themselues, which
see good or euill spirits, or meete with other straunge
aduentures: and first how both Iewes and Gentiles behaued
themselues in the like cases. Chap.4. Fol.187.
How Christian men ought to behaue themselues when
they see spirits, and first, that they ought to haue a
good courage, and to be stedfast in faith. Chap.5. Fol.190.
It behoueth them which are vexed with spirites to
pray especially, and to giue themselues to fasting,
sobrietie, watching, and vpright and godly liuing.
Chap.6. Fol.193.
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