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How did the puritans look upon witchcraft?

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"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" ( EXODUS 22:17) prettty much sums it up.

I've always wondered tho' if you do try to do in a real witch, couldn't it get a bit nasty for you? Best to just stick to old ladies who mutter as they walk.

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