OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD, OR THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD DISPLAYED. IN FIVE PARTS. PART I.-An Account of the Sufferings of Margaret Rule, PART II.-Several Letters to the Author, &c. and his Reply PART III.—The Differences between the Inhabitants of PART IV.-Letters of a Gentleman uninterested, endea- TO WHICH IS ADDED A POSTCRIPT, RELATING TO A BOOK ENTITLED "THE LIFE OF SIR WM. PHIPS. COLLECTED BY ROBERT CALEF, PRINTED IN LONDON, A. d. 1700. RE-PRINTED IN SALEM, BY JOHN D. and t. c. CUSHING, JR、 1823. THE EPISTLE TO THE READER, AND MORE ESPECIALLY TO THE NOBLE BARONS OF THIS AGE, WHEREVER RESIDING. GENTLEMEN, YOU, that are freed from the slavery of a corrupt education; and that, in spite of human precepts, example, and precedents, can hearken to the dictates of scripture and reason; for your sakes I am content that these collections of mine, as also my sentiments, should be exposed to public view; in hopes that, having well considered and compared them with scripture, you will see reason, as I do, to question a belief so prevalent as that here treated of, as also the practice flowing from thence; they standing as nearly connected as cause and effect; it being found wholly impracticable to extirpate the latter, without first curing the former. And if the buffoon or satirical will be exercising their talents, or if the bigots wilfully and blindly reject the testimonies of their own reason, and more sure word, it is no more than what I expected from them. But you, gentlemen, I doubt not, are willing to distinguish between truth and error; and if this may be any furtherance to you herein, I shall not miss my aim. But if you find the contrary, and that my belief herein is any way heterodox, I shall be thankful for the information to any learned or reverend person, or |