The Anti-universalist, or history of the fallen angels of the Scriptures; proofs of the being of Satan and of evil spirits: intended as a refutation of the three main points of universalism, namely, that there is no hell after death; no devil or Satan as a being; and no future day of final judgment / by Josiah Priest ; embellished with twenty-two engravings. Part I.

  • Josiah Priest
Date:
1837
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Credit: The Anti-universalist, or history of the fallen angels of the Scriptures; proofs of the being of Satan and of evil spirits: intended as a refutation of the three main points of universalism, namely, that there is no hell after death; no devil or Satan as a being; and no future day of final judgment / by Josiah Priest ; embellished with twenty-two engravings. Part I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cif] and left Forms of Exorcifms whereby Devils are expelled and driven away ^ wbich Me- thod of curing prevails much amonglL us at this very Day* Notwkhftanding v/nich, we think it not at all probable, waat a late Athe- “ iftick Writer has afferted, that che rkads cf the Jews were then all of them fo full of Demons and Devils, that they generally took all Manner of bodily Difeafes, fuch as Fevers and Agues, and Dumbnefs, and Deafnefs for. Devils j nor can we think, that the Jews in our Saviour’s Time either fuppofed all Mad- men to be' Demoniacks, or all Demoniacks Madmen (though this latter feems to be af- ‘‘ ferted by an eminent Writer of our own) we - reading of Devils call: out from others befides Madmen, and of a Woman which bad a Spi¬ ce <c u <c ec u «c €C (C cc cc cc cc s ci cc i rit of In^rniity only, and teas bowed together and could not lift up herfelf which is faid by our Saviour Chrifthave been Bound BY Satan ; Wherefore the Senfe of the Jews formerly feems to have been this, that when there were any unufual and extraordi¬ nary Symptoms in any bodily Diftemper, but efpecially that of Madtiefs (this being look’d upon as fomething more than natural) it was imputed by them to the PolTeffion or Infefta- tion of fome Devil. Neither was this proper to the Jews only at that Time, to fuppofe evil Demons to be the Caufes of fuch bodily Difeafes as had extraordinary Symptoms, and efpecially Madnefs 5 but the Greeks and other Gentike alfp weje perfuaded in like Manner, CC V.- a$ *
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