em in our language in the like maner: Of
the appearing of these spirites, wee are certified by the Scriptures,
where the Prophet ESAY 13. (M23) and 34. cap. threatning the destruction
of _Babell_ and _Edom_: declares, that it shal not onlie be wracked, but
shall become so greate a solitude, as it shall be the habitackle of
Howlettes, and of ZIIM and IIM, which are the proper Hebrewe names for
these Spirites. The cause whie they haunte solitarie places, it is by
reason, that they may affraie and brangle the more the faith of suche as
them alone hauntes such places. For our nature is such, as in companies
wee are not so soone mooued to anie such kinde of feare, as being
solitare, which the Deuill knowing well inough, hee will not therefore
assaile vs but when we are weake: And besides that, GOD will not permit
him so to dishonour the societies and companies of Christians, as in
publicke times and places to walke visiblie amongst them. On the other
parte, when he troubles certaine houses that are dwelt in, it is a sure
token either of grosse ignorance, or of some grosse and slanderous sinnes
amongst the inhabitantes thereof: which God by that extraordinarie rod
punishes.

PHI. But by what way or passage can these Spirites enter in these houses,
seeing they alledge that they will enter, Doore and Window being steiked?

EPI. They will choose the passage for their entresse, according to the
forme that they are in at that time. For if they haue assumed a deade
bodie, whereinto they lodge themselues, they can easely inough open
without dinne anie Doore or Window, and enter in thereat. And if they
enter as a spirite onelie, anie place where the aire may come in at, is
large inough an entrie for them: For as I said before, a spirite can
occupie no quantitie.

PHI. And will God then permit these wicked spirites to trouble the reste
of a dead bodie, before the resurrection thereof? Or if he will so, I
thinke it should be of the reprobate onely.

EPI. What more is the reste troubled of a dead bodie, when the Deuill
carryes it out of the Graue to serue his turne for a space, nor when the
Witches takes it vp and joyntes it, or when as Swine wortes vppe the
graues? The rest of them that the Scripture speakes of, is not meaned by a
locall remaining continuallie in one place, but by their resting from
their trauelles and miseries of this worlde, while their latter
conjunction againe with the soule at that time to receaue full glorie i