A treatise concerning enthusiasme, : as it is an effect of nature, but is mistaken by many for either Divine inspiration or diabolical possession. (1655)
Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671 · London, : Printed by R.D. and sold by Tho. Johnson, 1655 · leaf 163
the Devilwas a chief aclor in the progrefTe of it. But when wefiiall confider with our felves retiouOry, what thefe begin*pings, that began with cpilepricali Raptures and Ecikiies,andfuppofed revelations of Angels, and the like, came toafterwards 5 it would, it fhould, I am lure, ( and to thaeend I… … il3 CHAP. I III, Of Rhetoricall Etithufiafme. The Contents. Chi nature and caufes of Speech, a curious and ufefttUffecuUttomby the perfe5l l^nowledge whereof the deaf and dumb ( fo natural*ly ) may be tau^t not only to underfiand whatfoever is fpo^enhy others \ as fome (^upon. credible information)…
Enthusiasm
Internet Archive · Boston Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
