Satan's Invisible World Discovered: $b or a choice collection of modern relations, proving evidently, against the atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentic records, and attestations of witnesses of undoubted veracity. To which is now added, that marvellous history of Major Weir and his sister, the witches of Bargarran, Pittenweem, Calder, &c.Sinclair, George
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Satan's Invisible World Discovered: $b or a choice collection of modern relations, proving evidently, against the atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentic records, and attestations of witnesses of undoubted veracity. To which is now added, that marvellous history of Major Weir and his sister, the witches of Bargarran, Pittenweem, Calder, &c.
Sinclair, George
Occultism; Superstition; Witchcraft
First, That however we knew nothing at our first apprehending of her,
but only that she was of a bad report, and had some boasting words
to John Rankin’s wife, after which she died shortly; yet partly more
and more light brake up, until so many presumptions were proven on
her, as the civil magistrate did judge it equitable to put her to an
assize. Secondly, That Alexander Bogs came and found the mark upon
her, at the very nick of time when there was an inclination to let
her go free, which, though it did not say much, yet it was a mean
to keep her still in prison. Thirdly, That a commission was granted
upon more slender grounds than any which had been granted before; and
that the Lord keeped up the greatest evidence of her guilt, until
the commission was obtained, and the day for the assize appointed.
Fourthly, That the commission being granted, I was in a great strait
what to do, no less being presented to me than her blood-guiltiness,
if I should advise to condemn her, and the sparing of an enemy to
God, if I should not advise; this made the mercy in giving me so full
clearing the more acceptable. Fifthly, That God did make all other
means misgive which I did use, until he should clear me by these
whereby more of himself was seen. Sixthly, That before he gave me
clearing, I was made to engage myself to a special observation of his
most remarkable providences towards me. Seventhly, That I had often
thoughts to use the means of trying her, by going to watch in the
night, if I could hear the devil and her conferring together, but was
always hindered until this time having no such resolution when I was
coming out from her, but only a present purpose to stand a little,
not thinking to hear any thing of this kind; and if she had not
presently begun to speak, I would have gone away. Eighthly, That I
myself was present at the hearing of their conference; if it had been
in any other, I would neither have been so fully satisfied myself,
nor yet others who should hear of it. Ninthly, That not only I, but
two with me, did hear also, which will make a legal proof. Tenthly,
That I was borne up with courage all the time, acting faith in God,
that the foul spirit should not do us harm, though he was so near
unto us. Eleventhly, That I heard as much as did give full clearing
that it was another voice, though I could not get any of the words
understood. The Lord thinking it sufficient to loose me out of the
strait, though he would not satisfy my curiosity. Twelthly, though I
could not get the words understood, yet there was as much evidence,
as made it clearly appear it was another voice than hers.
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