ould not study to serve, as well as
to love. With such a _Spirit of Love_, is the Book now before us
written: I appeal to all _this World_; and if _this_ World will deny me
the Right of acknowledging so much, I appeal to the _other_, that it is
_not written with an Evil Spirit_: for which cause I shall not wonder,
if _Evil Spirits_ be exasperated by what is written, as the _Sadduces_
doubtless were with what was discoursed in the Days of our Saviour. I
only demand the _Justice_, that others _read_ it, with the same Spirit
wherewith I _writ_ it.

ENCHANTMENTS ENCOUNTERED.

SECTION I.

It was as long ago as the Year 1637, that a Faithful Minister of the
Church of _England_, whose Name was Mr. _Edward Symons_, did in a Sermon
afterwards Printed, thus express himself; 'At _New-England_ now the Sun
of Comfort begins to appear, and the glorious Day-Star to show it
self;--_Sed Venient Annis Saeculae Seris_, there will come Times in after
Ages, when the _Clouds will over-shadow and darken the Sky there_. Many
now promise to themselves nothing but successive Happiness there, which
for a time through God's Mercy they may enjoy; and I pray God, they may
a long time; but in this World there is no Happiness perpetual.' An
_Observation_, or I had almost said, an _Inspiration_, very dismally now
verify'd upon us! It has been affirm'd by some who best knew
_New-England_, That the World will do _New-England_ a great piece of
Injustice, if it acknowledge not a measure of Religion, Loyalty,
Honesty, and Industry, in the People there, beyond what is to be found
with any other People for the Number of them. When I did a few years
ago, publish a Book, which mentioned a few memorable Witchcrafts,
committed in this country; the excellent _Baxter_, graced the Second
Edition of that Book, with a kind Preface, wherein he sees cause to say,
_If any are Scandalized, that +New-England+, a place of as serious
Piety, as any I can hear of, under Heaven, should be troubled so much
with Witches; I think, 'tis no wonder: Where will the Devil show most
Malice, but where he is hated, and hateth most:_ And I hope, the Country
will still deserve and answer the Charity so expressed by that Reverend
Man of God. Whosoever travels over this Wilderness, will see it richly
bespangled with Evangelical Churches, whose Pastors are holy, able, and
painful Overseers of their Flocks, lively Preachers, and vertuous
Livers; and such as in their several Neighbour