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... body , when the prophet Ezekiel saw visions of God in spirit and not in body , and the apostle John saw and heard the mysteries of the Apocalypse in the spirit and not in the body , as he himself says , " I was rapt in spirit . " And ...
... body , when the prophet Ezekiel saw visions of God in spirit and not in body , and the apostle John saw and heard the mysteries of the Apocalypse in the spirit and not in the body , as he himself says , " I was rapt in spirit . " And ...
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... body , before he doth receive them to be his servants , which mark commonly is given them under the hair in some part of their body . " When Agnes Sampson , one of the accused , was shaved , " the devil's mark was found upon her ...
... body , before he doth receive them to be his servants , which mark commonly is given them under the hair in some part of their body . " When Agnes Sampson , one of the accused , was shaved , " the devil's mark was found upon her ...
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... body . A person could be possessed in one of two ways , summarized Polidori ( 1587 ) : first , by the devil ( with the permission of God ) entering the body by his own voli- tion ; second , by a witch using incantations to induce the ...
... body . A person could be possessed in one of two ways , summarized Polidori ( 1587 ) : first , by the devil ( with the permission of God ) entering the body by his own voli- tion ; second , by a witch using incantations to induce the ...
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