Of credulity and incredulity, in things natural, civil, and divine
Wherein, among other things, the sadducism of these times, in denying spirits, witches, and supernatural operations, by pregnant instances, and evidences, is fully confuted: Epicurus his cause, discussed, and the jugling and false dealing, lately used, to bring him and atheism, into credit, clearly discovered: the use and necessity of ancient learning, against the innovating humour, all along proved, and asserted
Also known as Of credulity and incredulity, in things natural, civil, and divine. Wherein, among other things, the sadducism of these times, in denying spirits, witches, and supernatural operations, by pregnant instances, and evidences, is fully confuted: Epicurus his cause, discussed, and the jugling and false dealing, lately used, to bring him and atheism, into credit, clearly discovered: the use and necessity of ancient learning, against the innovating humour, all along proved, and asserted; Of Credulity and Incredulity, in Things Natural, Civil, and Divine: Wherein, Among Other Things, the Sadducism of These Times, in Denying Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by Pregnant Instances, and Evidences, Is Fully Confuted; Epicurus His Cause, Discussed, and the Jugling and False Dealing, Lately Used, to Bring Him and Atheism, Into Credit, Clearly Discovered; The Use and Necessity Of Ancient Learning, Against the Innovating Humour, All Along Proved, and Asserted
- First published:
- 17th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
ESTC Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
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Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Occultism and esotericism and Witchcraft and folk magic.
Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the subtitle, “supernatural” in the alternative title, “supernatural” in the edition title, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “supernatural”· in subtitle
- “supernatural”· in alternative title
- “supernatural”· in edition title
- “supernatural”· in edition subtitle
Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “witches” in the subtitle, “witches” in the alternative title, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).
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- “Witchcraft”· via The Online Books Page
- “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
- “witches”· in subtitle
- “witches”· in alternative title
- “Witchcraft”· in subject
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Editions
Open Library reports 3 editions; 2 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A treatise proving spirits, witches, and supernatural operations, by pregnant instances and evidences | 1672 | Printed for Brabazon Aylmer ... | English | — | No ebook | |
Wherein, among other things, the sadducism of these times, in denying spirits, witches, and supernatural operations, by pregnant instances, and evidences, is fully confuted: Epicurus his cause, discussed, and the jugling and false dealing, lately used, to bring him and atheism, into credit, clearly discovered: the use and necessity of ancient learning, against the innovating humour, all along proved, and asserted The Online Books Page curated catalog record London: Printed for T. Garthwait, 1668 | 1668 | London, Printed for T. Garthwait; Printed for T. Garthwait | English | — | Public |
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Identifiers
- Open Library work
- Internet Archive
- HathiTrust
- Open Library work (alias)
Cataloged from
- Internet Archiveofcredulityincre00casa (opens in a new tab)
- The Online Books Pageolbp78136 (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL16286781W (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL6698629W (opens in a new tab)
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Cataloging notes
- Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
- Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
- Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Scanner: scribe1.durham.archive.org
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1565 .C34
- The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: Printed for T. Garthwait, 1668
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL16286781W
- Edition coverage
- Multi source partial
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