Thomas Ady's 'A Candle in the Dark'

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publlished

1656

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main arguments

  • uses bible as only source, the same source witchfinders use to justify their acts.

  • states that these acts against witches cannot be condoned by bible

  • was compelled to write it because of wrongful convictions and stupidity of familiars

  • cites scot’s 1584 directly

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what were the three main sections?

  • difined witches according to the bible as catholic magicians

  • argues that catholics misinterpreted the original scripture and that catholics were the first to kill for religion

  • criticised the king’s daemonologie and other pro-witch hunt pamphlets

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anti_ sentiment

anti-Catholic

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How does this increase skepticism

  • steep decline in hunts after this

  • still believed in witches but highlights discrepancy between bible definition and 13th century inrerp. UNDERMINED belief

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No change?

  • wenham still guilty in 1712

  • illiterate

  • 1604 act not repealed until 1734