In this treatise, biblical verse is essential to the dialogue. For example: Theophilus references Psalms 25:10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
1. Why was it that - during and after the Reformations - the utilization of scripture was essential to the understanding of the nature witches?
2. How did this understanding construct a call to action against these malevolent entities?
3. What theological principle, evoked in Psalms 25:10, frames the protestant conceptualization of how a witch was made a witch? Note: This question is not attempting to ascertain the process by which individual witches physically became witches. This question is related to the theological principle by which witches were allowed by God to exist.