And now, Sir, that the God of all Grace may enable us Zealously to own his Truths, and to follow those things that tend to Peace, and that yourself may be as an useful Instrument in his hand, effectually to ruin the remainders of Heathenish and Popish Superstitions, is the earnest desire and prayer of yours to command, in what I may. R. C. _Postscript_--Sir, I here send you the Coppy of a paper that lately came to my Hands, which tho' it contains no Wonders, yet is remarkable, and Runs thus. An account of what an _Indian_ told Captain _Hill_,[50] at _Saco-Fort_. THE Indian _told him that the_ French _Ministers were better than the English, for before the_ French _came among them there were a great many Witches among the_ Indians, _but now there were none, and there were much Witches among the_ English _Ministers, as_ Burroughs, _who was Hang'd for it_. Were I disposed to make reflections upon it, I suppose you will Judge the Field large, enough, but I forbear, as above. R. C. [26] _Boston Feb. the_ 19_th_, 1693. Mr. _Cotton Mather_, Reverend Sir, Having received as yet no Answer to mine of _Novemb._ the 24th. except an offer to peruse Books, _&c._ relating to the Doctrinals therein contain'd: Nor to my last of _January_ the 18th. In which I did again pray that if I err'd I might be shewed it by Scripture, _Viz._ in believing that the Devils bounds are sett, which he cannot pass; that the Devils are so full of Malice that it cant be added to by Mankind: That where he hath power he neither can nor will omit Executing it; That it's only the Almighty that sets bounds to his rage, and that only can commissionate him to hurt or destroy any; And consequently to detest as erroneous and dangerous, the belief that a Witch can Commissionate Devils to Afflict Mortals; That he can at his or the Witches pleasure assume any shape: That Hanging or Chaining of Witches can lessen his Power of Afflicting, and restore those that were, at a distance, Tormented by him. And whether Witchcraft ought to be understood now in this Age, to be the same that it was when the Divine Oracles were given forth, particularly, those quoted by Mr. _Gaule_ in that cited Head (_Wonders of the Invisible World_;[51] Mr. _Gaules_ IV. Head, to discover Witches) which do so plainly shew a Witch, in Scripture-sense to be one that maligne, _&c._ And that pretend to give a Sign in order to seduce, _&c._ For I have never understood in my time, any such have Suffered as Witches, tho' sufficiently known; But the only Witch now inquired after, is one that is said to become so by making an Explicit Covenant with the Devil, _i. e._ the Devil appearing to them, and making a compact mutually, promising each to other, testified by their signing his Book, a material Book, which he is said to keep and that thereby they are Intituled to a power, not only to Afflict others, but such as is truly