A Discourse on the Damned Art of Witchcraft – by William Perkins (1558-1602)-AMAZING!

[C. Matthew McMahon]

William Perkins wrote an amazing treatise on witchcraft. Now, most people at this point would think, "Why do I need that?" You would be surprised. Working from the text of Exodus 22:18, “Thou shalt not suffer a Witch to live,” Perkins delivers one of the most penetrating discourses on the subject of the devil, witchcraft and the occult in its various forms. He sets forth this treatise showing that witchcraft was a common sin in his own day, and it is, no doubt, a common sin in our day. He demonstrates the diverse ways that Satan uses witchcraft in its various forms, and shows how people of all kinds can be involved in the occult, either by entering into a covenant with Satan willfully, or they may enter into a league with Satan unintentionally, through superstition. Could that, in fact, be you? What watchwords do you have in your home that call up the devil that you are unaware about? Movies? Pictures? Objects? The devil doesn't play. Don't take him lightly.

Perkins covers four main points: 1) What witchcraft is, 2) What is the ground of the practice of witchcraft, 3) How many kinds and differences there are of witchcraft, and 4) Its punishment. This is a powerful, biblical exposition of the Law of God and its application concerning this topic, and is applicable to every Christian in every age.


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[Pergamum]

This book would be pretty useful in Africa and Melanesia it seems

 

[SRoper]

Sounds useful for us in the West, too. Just read the past threads here on dowsing.

 

[C. Matthew McMahon]

It would be exceedingly helpful as a missionary tool in both those respects. Anyone going into a foreign country that is plagued by superstition, Roman Catholicism or the occult, would do well to read and study this work. America needs Perkins' exposition on this subject GREATLY.