a Lex Magna of the Universe—It is Universal and Irresistible—Its Ap-

pearances in Churches and Heresies-We must choose the Good or Evil of

it-The Albigenses and other Sects-The Apostolikers, Beghards, and Beguines

-Brethren of the Full Spirit and Brethren of the Free Spirit-Persecuted by

the Roman Church-Bulls issued by the Popes against them - Many of

them burnt in. Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Savoy-Swestrona

Conventualæ-Luciferists, Adamites, Turlupins, Lollards-The Cruciferi,

Flagellants, Pusserer, and Dancers-Eckardt's Doctrines and Death-

The Friends of God, Suso, Tauler, Rulman Merswin, Heinrich of Nördlingen,

Nicolas of Basle, Berthold of Rohrbach-The Winkelers - Nicolas predicts

the Schism in the Popedom, and Death of Gregory XI.-Nicolas put to

Death-Corruption of the Church-Approach of the Reformation

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CHAPTER V.

THE SPIRITUALISM OF LUTHER AND THE EARLY REFORMERS.

Rejection of Miracles by Protestantism

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A Recent Discovery of a Copy of the

Gospel - Popish False Miracles, the cause of the Rejection of the True

Luther admitted apparitions chiefly in connection with the Devil - His sup-

posed View of one in the guise of Christ His belief in Guardian Angels, and

also in Inspiration - Luther afraid of Exorcising lest the Papists should say

it was by the Devil - His Ideas of Possession, and of Exorcism Expels a

Demon from two Women Madame Luther's Vision before the Death of her

Daughter-Luther's Vision of the Rainbow Bridge - He saw the Devil

everywhere, in Winds, Storms, Plagues, and noxious Reptiles, &c. — Idiots,

the Lame, Blind, and Insane, Possessed by Devils The Devils in Pilate's

Pond The Devil, he thought, tried to kill an Abbot - The Devil at the

Wartburg The Inkstand

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The Bag of Nuts Mrs. Berblibs heard In-

fernal Noises at the Wartburg -The Devil helping Suicides - The Devil

hates God's Word, Prayers, and Ridicule- Bossuet's Remarks on Luther-

The Devil's Arguments with Luther on the Mass - Luther, a great Medium,

open to good and bad Spirits - Melancthon - An Apparition to warn

Grynæus Melancthon recalled from the Verge of Death by Luther's

Prayers - So also Myconius - Calvin, a Spirit-Medium — Heard the Sounds

of a distant Battle-Belief of Beza and Wolfgang Musculus in Possession -

The Faith of John Knox in Spiritual Revelations to himself - Instances

given by McCrie and Boys-The same in Grindal and Wishart-Wishart's

Spiritual Warning against Cardinal Beatoun Wishart's Prophecy of Bea-

toun's Death

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Irresistible-Its
the Good or

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

MAGIC IN ITS RELATION TO THE SUPERNATURAL.

Magic in general-Found in the most ancient Nations - Chaldeans, Chinese,

Indians, Phoenicians - Magic of the Greeks and Romans-Of the Scythians,

Germans, Sclaves, Celts, Gauls-Dualism - Magic of the Hebrews - The

Cabbalah-Its elementary Spirits-Magic amongst the Natives of America,

Greenland, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Africa, California, &c.-Query as to who

was the original Inventor of it- The two Kinds of Magic, Black and White

- Magic as it existed in Egypt-Mode of exorcising-Formulas of Invoca-

tion-Black Magic-Forms of Conjuration-Professors of Magic; Albertus

Magnus, Paracelsus, Agrippa-Learned Authorities on the Art

CHAPTER II.

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THE SUPERNATURAL IN THE GREEK AND OTHER EASTERN CHURCHES.

The Historians of the Church for the first six Centuries, all Greek or Syrian-
Eusebius, Socrates, Sozomen, Theodoret, and Evagrius-The Doctrines of the
Greek, Syrian, and Roman Churches during that time Identical-Faith in the
Supernatural in the Syrian Church shown by their Liturgies-Prayers for
Protection against evil Spirits - The Spiritualism of the ancient Syrian
Saints and Fathers-This Faith still retained by the Greek and Russian
Churches-Miraculous Greek and Russian Pictures-Notice of one by Miss
Bremer in Greece

Exorcism as practised in Palestine, seen by Dr.

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CONTENTS

OF

Irresistible-Its
the Good or

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

MAGIC IN ITS RELATION TO THE SUPERNATURAL.

Magic in general-Found in the most ancient Nations - Chaldeans, Chinese,

Indians, Phoenicians-Magic of the Greeks and Romans-Of the Scythians,

Germans, Sclaves, Celts, Gauls-Dualism - Magic of the Hebrews-The

Cabbalah-Its elementary Spirits -Magic amongst the Natives of America,

Greenland, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Africa, California, &c.—Query as to who

was the original Inventor of it-The two Kinds of Magic, Black and White

- Magic as it existed in Egypt-Mode of exorcising-Formulas of Invoca-

tion — Black Magic-Forms of Conjuration - Professors of Magic; Albertus

Magnus, Paracelsus, Agrippa-Learned Authorities on the Art

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CHAPTER II.

THE SUPERNATURAL IN THE GREEK AND OTHER EASTERN CHURCHES.

The Historians of the Church for the first six Centuries, all Greek or Syrian-
Eusebius, Socrates, Sozomen, Theodoret, and Evagrius - The Doctrines of the
Greek, Syrian, and Roman Churches during that time Identical-Faith in the
Supernatural in the Syrian Church shown by their Liturgies-Prayers for
Protection against evil Spirits - The Spiritualism of the ancient Syrian
Saints and Fathers-This Faith still retained by the Greek and Russian
Churches-Miraculous Greek and Russian Pictures-Notice of one by Miss
Bremer in Greece

Exorcism as practised in Palestine, seen by Dr.