"Natalis Comes says, The Genii or Daemons present us with the Species or Images of those things they would perswade us to, as in a Glass; on which Images, when our Soul privately looks, those things come into our Mind; which, if consider'd with Reason, give us a right determination of Mind."
An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits: Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and Other Magical Practices. Containing an Account of the Genii
Beaumont, John (c.1640â€“1731)
<u>An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits: Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and Other Magical Practices. Containing an Account of the Genii</u> (London: Printed for D. Browne; J. Taylor; R. Smith; F. Coggan; and T. Browne, 1705). &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004873093.0001.000">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;