A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, a reply to a certain pamphlet publishd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called The Surey impostor. With a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure. / by T. J.

  • Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703.
Date:
1698
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Credit: A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, a reply to a certain pamphlet publishd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called The Surey impostor. With a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure. / by T. J. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A Vindication of the Surey as no Im^ojior, &c. ISaid before that I am not accountable for every thing in‘ f*1® Book called the Surey Denmiack, fo neither am 1 to aniwt the Book called the iurey Impoftor, Mr. T. hath engaged Hand*, enough befides: now 1 add that, through the Grace of Gca, I lhall not deal with Mr. T. in the way and manner he hat i dealt with me. Indeed I muft now deal with him in a ptb.ick way ,, but as he the firft Printing Jggrtffor might have laved the; ti >ubleof fo fpeedy publilhing the Surey Narrative, if he had in»u» dtiaa. Brotherly private way fought an opportunity for fausfadtion as to that cafe at firft: fo might he, it may be, have faved himfj.lt the Dains of Preaching and Printing agamft us afterwardif he had when he was fo near fome of us fought to be Satisfied m the faid way,, 3S Mr'T isvery HberaHn his Title Page and all along to bellow on us at ^ndomXLputation of ^ and take heed left he brands not the Experiences of God s fpecial Grace, and the Ipecial affiftance of his Spirit, (tho human Infirmities do ac- comDanv the fame) with the odious Name of the Diabolical Enthu- fiafm of Heatheuilh Fanes: And fo be found guilty of a Sin, if nofc th AsToXnfannerHof ymydealing with him, I hope to deal with him in fuch a Spirit as becomes my Profeffion and Age, however he hatMfd T-!' chargeth me as declaring it to he a» reala Pojjifim at any tn the Cefpel -. this he faith, without any Proof that I laid it. Yet i lhall be fo ingenuous as to give it him now under my hand that it feems probable to me, according to all the Indications I meet with¬ in approved Authors, on that Sub)eft, that it was a Pofleffiou, or- an Obfeffion, as commonly called : For what more probable figi s thereof can anv one affign ? Yea may I not modeftly fay that there Wd'tobe as many figns of Poflfeffion, or ObfefTion, as in moft, }i mtiarn.ot 3 Sotdd in tte Hitor, ? Indeed m $h€ ffWRRsr of difpojfelfiflg there isa yaft differences