That they have neither
Flesh nor Blood, nor Privities, and consequently no Seed for Generation.
That though they sometimes assume Bodies, these Bodies are only form'd
of Air, and do not Live, neither can they exercise the Operations of
Life: That having no occasion to hope for Posterity, as being Eternal
and Unhappy, they cannot be suppos'd to be desirous of perpetuating
their Species or to take pleasure in the Embraces of Women.
The Stories of Women having Commerce with Devils, are very Fabulous, and
proceed chiefly from Dreams and Nocturnal Illusions; a Lecherous and
Melancholly Woman seiz'd with the Night Mare, may verily beleive that
the Devil Caresses her; especially if her Fancy is taken up with Tales
of Witches. _Leo Africanus_ tells us, That what is attributed to
Devils, is committed by Lascivious Men, and Lecherous Women, who
perswade others, that they are Caress'd by Devils. The Witches of the
Kingdom of _Fez_, according to History, are very desirous that People
should beleive them to be familiar with Devils, and for that Reason
endeavour to tell surprizing Stories to those that consult them; they do
not require any Fees from handsome Women that come to see them, but only
intimate the Desire their Master has to Caress them for a Night.
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