spirits, a Wisard, or Necromancer._ And that God might shew how[n] much
_Manasses_ had prouoked him to wrath, through his transcendent and
outragious sinnes in the Catalogue thereof, his conspiring with Diuels
is mentioned _1. King 21. 8_. And therefore is depriued of his kingdome,
bound in fetters, and carried captiue vnto _Babel_, _2. Chron. 33.
6.11._ and though he repented of these outragious and enormious
transgressions, yet God would not bee appeased for them fiftie yeares
after he was dead, _Ierem. 15. 4._

[Footnote k: _Hironimus Oleaster in locum, & Iunius & Tremelius in
eundem._]

[Footnote l: _Perkins_ of Witch-craft.]

[Footnote m: _Binfeldius in Commentarium ad titulum codicis de
Mathematicis & Maleficis._]

[Footnote n: _Godelmannus de Magis & veneficis, lib. 3. cap. 11.
nº. 14. 15. 16. & seq._]

Secondly, the ciuill lawes in this case are most strict, decreeing them
to bee burned, and their goods confiscate, though they were persons of
quality, and honourable, seated in dignity, and place of authority:[o]
and there is a seuere constitution made by [p]_Charles_ the fift in late
dayes against them, that though they shall not haue done, or be
conuinced to haue hurt any, yet because they attempted a thing
vnlawfull, and abhominable vnto God, are extraordinarily to be punished.
And concerning this particular, S. _Augustin_ discourseth excellently,
worthy to be read, _de ciu. dei. l. 8. c. 19._