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chemistry_n whereby_o you_o think_v to_o unlock_v the_o chaos_n not_o the_o key_n of_o death_n for_o necromancer_n to_o go_v in_o and_o consult_v with_o the_o dead_a not_o the_o key_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n to_o bind_v or_o loose_v spirit_n and_o daemon_n and_o devil_n these_o be_v no_o key_n of_o knowledge_n neither_o will_v christ_n have_v reprooved_a the_o take_v away_o of_o these_o nay_o it_o be_v a_o woe_n that_o they_o be_v not_o take_v away_o but_o the_o key_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n understand_v either_o of_o grace_n or_o glory_n have_v your_o desire_n be_v sincere_a it_o have_v be_v but_o consider_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o mat._n 2d_o 3._o and_o you_o may_v soon_o have_v be_v satisfy_v the_o door_n be_v open_a other_o be_v go_v in_o before_o you_o who_o forbid_v you_o to_o be_v enter_v but_o you_o be_v stumble_v at_o the_o threshold_n their_o take_n it_o away_o why_o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o lawyer_n scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n have_v usurp_v a_o power_n authority_n jurisdiction_n a_o office_n call_v ministry_n to_o expound_v and_o teach_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o this_o be_v a_o take_v it_o to_o themselves_o and_o now_o they_o teach_v rabbinisme_n caballisme_n tradition_n doctrine_n of_o man_n and_o thus_o they_o take_v it_o away_o from_o other_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o those_o many_o book_n cite_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v which_o if_o they_o be_v extant_a no_o doubt_n but_o they_o will_v prove_v so_o many_o reverend_a invincible_a patron_n of_o magic_n every_o christian_a man_n doubt_n of_o that_o save_v yourself_o and_o so_o of_o the_o 27._o book_n mention_v by_o your_o kim_n cim_o since_o you_o dare_v to_o reject_v those_o yourself_o be_v convict_v to_o number_v up_o this_o fine_a virgin_n water_n or_o chaos_n be_v the_o second_o nature_n from_o god_n himself_o and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v the_o child_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n what_o doctor_n then_o be_v he_o who_o hand_n be_v fit_a to_o touch_v that_o subject_n upon_o which_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o work_v lay_v his_o own_o spirit_n for_o namely_o so_o we_o read_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n and_o can_v it_o be_v expect_v that_o i_o shall_v prostitute_v this_o mystery_n to_o all_o hand_n whatsoever_o that_o i_o shall_v proclaim_v it_o and_o cry_v it_o as_o they_o cry_v oyster_n what_o do_v you_o else_o when_o you_o cry_v the_o egg_n of_o nature_n sperme_n spermatick_a moisture_n salt_n slimy_a unclean_a viscuous_a humidity_n virgin_n water_n milk_n mercury_n hyanthes_n tear_n water_n of_o the_o moon_n water_n and_o no_o water_n
the_o validity_n of_o their_o art_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o vehement_a and_o strong_a imagination_n for_o will_v not_o a_o strong_a imagination_n and_o a_o superstitious_a faith_n work_v as_o well_o without_o a_o magical_a fibrication_n or_o astrological_a configuration_n as_o with_o they_o nay_o be_v they_o not_o in_o themselves_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o art_n and_o can_v they_o not_o invent_v or_o erect_v to_o themselves_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o operation_n and_o that_o every_o whit_n as_o effectual_a as_o those_o already_o invent_v and_o erect_v 23._o be_v it_o not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o faith_n in_o a_o magical_a operator_n and_o astrological_a or_o genethliacal_a calculator_n a_o maleficall_a sorcerer_n a_o prestigious_a juggler_n and_o a_o superstitious_a consulter_n or_o assentor_n if_o not_o it_o be_v their_o part_n who_o will_v discriminate_a themselves_o to_o show_v we_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v between_o they_o 24._o whether_o astrologer_n as_o 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raise_v up_o his_o own_o prophet_n to_o foretell_v what_o shall_v befall_v and_o they_o extraordinary_a call_v and_o but_o temporal_o enlighten_v to_o that_o purpose_n 26._o how_o can_v christian_n have_v a_o faith_n in_o magic_n or_o astrology_n which_o since_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n have_v occasion_v so_o many_o idolatrous_a superstitious_a sacrilegious_a atheistical_a profane_a and_o dissolute_a heresy_n and_o all_o of_o they_o so_o utter_o repugnant_a to_o the_o faith_n 27._o whether_o the_o magisteriall_a dictate_v of_o a_o jewish_a rabbine_n or_o a_o pagan_a philosopher_n or_o a_o christianizer_n compact_v of_o they_o both_o be_v sufficient_a either_o to_o ground_n or_o move_v a_o rational_a credence_n much_o less_o a_o religious_a creed_n or_o belief_n 28._o whether_o a_o faith_n in_o the_o contrary_a have_v not_o prevail_v to_o evacuate_v the_o virtue_n and_o annihilate_v the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o magical_a operation_n and_o astrological_a prediction_n and_o what_o reason_n else_o be_v there_o why_o their_o art_n and_o ability_n have_v so_o often_o fail_v they_o and_o they_o fail_v in_o they_o before_o the_o face_n and_o presence_n of_o faithful_a and_o pious_a man_n 29._o what_o faithful_a christian_a professor_n sometime_o peradventure_o addict_v to_o the_o study_n and_o practice_n of_o magic_n and_o astrology_n who_o very_a faith_n upon_o his_o conversion_n move_v he_o not_o to_o repent_v recant_v reprove_v reject_v both_o his_o presage_a art_n book_n and_o society_n 30._o whether_o magician_n and_o astrologer_n have_v very_o and_o indeed_o a_o faith_n in_o their_o own_o art_n and_o artifices_fw-la if_o so_o wherefore_o then_o use_v they_o so_o manifold_a ambiguity_n amphibology_n equivocation_n obscurity_n insignificancy_n reticency_n restriction_n caution_n fallacy_n and_o evasion_n chap._n iii_o 3._o from_o the_o tempt_n of_o curiosity_n 1._o have_v not_o the_o scripture_n sufficient_o forbid_v to_o tempt_v god_n by_o a_o curious_a scrutiny_n after_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o pertain_v to_o his_o secret_a will_n deut._n 29._o 29._o prov._n 25._o 27._o eccles_n 3._o 22._o psal_n 131._o 1._o eccles_n 7._o 16._o job_n 21._o 21_o 22._o act._n 1._o 7._o &_o 19_o 19_o coloss_n 1._o 18._o 1_o thess_n 5._o 1._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 4._o deut._n 6._o 16._o psal_n 78._o 8._o 19_o mat_n 16._o 1._o luk._n 1â—_n 16._o 2._o be_v there_o not_o many_o natural_a thing_n imperscrutable_a to_o humane_a curiosity_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v attempt_v without_o a_o tempt_a of_o god_n psal_n 139._o 6._o eccles_n 11._o 6._o prov._n 304._o job_n 38._o per_fw-la tot_fw-la &_o â—9_n per_fw-la tot_fw-la &_o 41._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 3._o 8._o 3._o if_o it_o behoove_v a_o christian_a man_n to_o be_v wise_a according_a to_o sobriety_n even_o in_o divine_a thing_n how_o much_o more_o than_o in_o thing_n humane_a exod._n 19_o 21_o exod._n 33._o 23._o job_n 11._o 7_o 8_o 9_o job_n 26._o 13_o 14._o psal_n 131._o 1._o eccles_n 7._o 16._o 23_o 24_o 25._o rom._n 12._o 3._o 4._o whether_o a_o curious_a indagation_n of_o thing_n hide_v absent_a future_a be_v not_o a_o strong_a argument_n of_o a_o ignorant_a mind_n a_o impatient_a spirit_n and_o a_o discontent_a heart_n a_o guilty_a conscience_n a_o sensual_a concupiscence_n and_o a_o idle_a life_n as_o not_o capable_a of_o what_o he_o inquire_v not_o submit_v to_o his_o own_o condition_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o present_a not_o pacify_v as_o concern_v his_o own_o desert_n and_o fear_n not_o leave_v his_o own_o soul_n but_o his_o body_n only_o and_o not_o occupy_v in_o any_o true_a vocation_n 5._o whether_o all_o such_o curious_a inquisition_n and_o supervacaneous_a investigation_n as_o be_v above_o term_v toy_n obstruse_a vanity_n difficult_a folly_n studious_a impertinency_n unquiet_a sloath_n or_o lazy_a business_n pertain_v any_o whit_n to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o be_v not_o rather_o the_o distemper_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o fancy_n and_o the_o very_a frenzy_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o mind_n 6._o to_o what_o end_n be_v a_o curious_a pry_n into_o or_o interrogate_a after_o future_a accident_n of_o who_o ignorance_n there_o be_v no_o unhappiness_n punishment_n reproach_n and_o of_o who_o knowledge_n there_o be_v no_o glory_n reward_n comfort_n that_o make_v a_o man_n neglect_v the_o present_a certain_a in_o look_v after_o the_o uncertain_a future_a and_o so_o lose_v the_o substance_n in_o gape_v after_o the_o shadow_n who_o prediction_n or_o precognition_n if_o of_o good_a and_o true_a forestall_n a_o man_n so_o in_o his_o expectation_n that_o it_o whole_o take_v off_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o fruition_n if_o of_o good_a and_o false_a it_o nourish_v only_o with_o vain_a hope_n and_o make_v but_o more_o unhappy_a in_o their_o frustration_n if_o of_o bad_a and_o true_a it_o make_v a_o man_n miserable_a in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n before_o he_o be_v so_o in_o the_o event_n if_o of_o bad_a and_o false_a it_o make_v he_o 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