Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 19:13
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Acts19:13
13 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews , exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying▪ We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Who wandered up and down, making it their trade and livelihood: as Juglers amongst us.
So called from their obtesting the evil spirits in the name of God. Of these Iosephus tells strange Stories, Antiq. lib. 8. and thinks that the way of their exorcising was derived unto them from Solomon, and that they used the Name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob; as also of Zebaoth, and Adonai, as Origen tells us. Some think, that tho there is certainly no power in the Words and Syllables which they pronounced, yet that the True God being rather willing to be known and owned by those Names, than that any should call on the names of the false gods, did sometimes put forth his power in casting out of Devils at such times, a[illegible: 1 letter] Matth. 12.27. Howsoever, there being no warrant in the Word of God for any such practice, and no promise to act Faith in Prayer upon; were the words never so serious, and the Name of God and his Attributes never so much (seemingly) manifested, it is a most abomiaable Impie[illegible: 1 letter]y.
Instead of, or together with those other Names formerly mentioned.
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