The general assertion made by the author, Mather, is almost like a warning warning. The warning is an acknowledgment. Acknowledged because the author is aware of the witch's emergence. He is directly talking to the witches, they're his audience "Ye monsters of the bubbling deep". He is basically saying to the witches that their existence is now known and no longer a secret.
This assertion is supported by the author's use of imagery, allusion, and ethos. Ethos is used when Mather presents his assertion in a manner like that of a witch's chant, suggesting that he knows what they sound like; which builds credibility for himself. An allusion was used when Mather referenced the witches' maker, the devil. Imagery was present throughout the text " Up from the sands ye coddlings peep".
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