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domitian_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o own_o repeal_n act_n and_o especial_o the_o senate_n that_o banish_a martha_n the_o syrian_a prophetess_n and_o yet_o a_o little_a after_o retain_v and_o embrace_v batabacus_n a_o predict_a divine_a the_o historian_n therefore_o say_v well_o and_o true_o on_o both_o part_n this_o kind_n of_o man_n treacherous_a to_o potentate_n and_o delusive_a to_o all_o consulter_n and_o confider_n be_v always_o inhibit_v our_o city_n and_o yet_o always_o retain_v in_o it_o i_o say_v no_o more_o of_o imperial_a edict_n nor_o of_o those_o after_o the_o emperor_n become_v christian_a nor_o of_o provincial_a law_n nor_o of_o municipal_a statute_n nor_o of_o general_a counsel_n nor_o of_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n nor_o of_o father_n sentence_n etc._n etc._n all_o these_o be_v sufficient_o collect_v against_o they_o i_o only_o conclude_v with_o a_o animadversion_n to_o our_o own_o countryman_n pliny_n write_v of_o magic_n say_v that_o in_o his_o day_n the_o art_n thereof_o be_v high_o honour_v by_o the_o britain_n and_o the_o people_n of_o that_o nation_n so_o deep_o devote_v thereunto_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o perform_v with_o such_o compliment_n of_o all_o ceremony_n that_o a_o man_n will_v think_v the_o persian_n have_v learn_v all_o their_o magic_a skill_n from_o they_o and_o in_o truth_n our_o own_o history_n report_v that_o the_o first_o ruler_n of_o this_o land_n be_v magician_n astrologer_n diviner_n such_o as_o be_v samothe_n magus_n sarron_n druis_n bardus_n and_o that_o under_o a_o colour_n to_o teach_v man_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o star_n they_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o star_n yea_o &_o that_o they_o thus_o beget_v here_o their_o sect_n of_o samothean_n magician_n in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o persian_n have_v be_v think_v to_o have_v borrow_v their_o word_n magi_fw-la from_o hence_o sarronides_n druid_n barditaes_fw-la or_o
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child_n etc._n etc._n but_o have_v not_o other_o of_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o foolish_a fancy_n that_o the_o fate_n or_o fortune_n of_o one_o man_n shall_v lie_v involve_v not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o but_o in_o the_o constellation_n of_o so_o many_o man_n nativity_n 36._o whether_o they_o that_o suffer_v the_o same_o fate_n have_v the_o same_o star_n couple_v or_o compact_v thereunto_o et_fw-la è_fw-la contra_fw-la suppose_v they_o suffer_v and_o suffer_v to_o death_n the_o last_o line_n of_o fate_n for_o christ_n the_o gospel_n religion_n and_o conscience_n be_v this_o fatal_a destiny_n also_o from_o the_o starry_a order_n and_o connexion_n who_o ever_o hear_v that_o the_o star_n make_v martyr_n or_o necessitate_v unto_o martyrdom_n how_o then_o have_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o young_a old_a man_n woman_n of_o several_a age_n sex_n nation_n and_o therefore_o not_o of_o the_o same_o constellation_n have_v all_o agree_v to_o undergo_v the_o same_o event_n 37._o whether_o that_o be_v true_a fate_n which_o they_o will_v mingle_v together_o with_o providence_n and_o how_o can_v divine_a providence_n and_o pagan_a fate_n agree_v for_o providence_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o continuation_n of_o all_o thing_n fate_n be_v the_o end_n or_o utter_v confusion_n of_o they_o providence_n be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o casual_n as_o well_o as_o fatals_n fate_n be_v oppose_v all_o thing_n fortuitous_a and_o therefore_o not_o dispose_v they_o providence_n be_v a_o act_n in_o god_n their_o fate_n be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o event_n upon_o the_o creature_n providence_n be_v a_o disposition_n impendent_a or_o out_o of_o the_o thing_n fate_n be_v a_o disposition_n inherent_a or_o in_o the_o thing_n providence_n comprehend_v all_o thing_n pass_v present_a and_o to_o come_v so_o do_v not_o fate_n in_o her_o connexion_n of_o cause_n providence_n be_v in_o and_o over_o all_o thing_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o good_a evil_a celestial_o terrestriall_n spirituall_n corporeall_n universall_n singular_n natural_n rational_o voluntary_n necessary_n contingent_n so_o be_v not_o fate_n providence_n be_v more_o special_a to_o one_o than_o to_o another_o but_o fate_n be_v a_o necessity_n to_o all_o alike_o providence_n can_v work_v immediate_o without_o and_o against_o mean_n fate_n can_v operate_v nothing_o but_o according_a to_o her_o series_n or_o connexion_n providence_n can_v act_v with_o every_o creature_n reserve_v to_o it_o its_o own_o motion_n as_o with_o free_a agent_n free_o with_o contingent_n contingent_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o fate_n have_v no_o way_n to_o work_v but_o fatal_o that_o be_v necessary_o forcible_o inexorable_o immutable_o inevitable_o the_o rule_n order_n success_n of_o divine_a providence_n be_v either_o write_v in_o his_o own_o book_n or_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n and_o not_o in_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n as_o fate_n be_v the_o wisdom_n justice_n power_n goodness_n of_o his_o providence_n all_o this_o be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o book_n the_o particular_a success_n issue_n event_n thereof_o all_o these_o be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n even_o wise_a providence_n itself_o be_v not_o herein_o to_o be_v discern_v or_o determine_v beforehand_o what_o satuous_a thing_n be_v fate_n then_o that_o be_v so_o obvious_a and_o trivial_a as_o for_o the_o faticane_n to_o foretell_v be_v not_o this_o difference_n enough_o between_o they_o and_o never_o to_o be_v reconcile_v providence_n be_v a_o prudent_a counsellor_n and_o will_v have_v the_o particular_a issue_n keep_v secret_a fate_n be_v a_o silly_a babbler_n and_o will_v have_v they_o common_o foretell_v 38._o whether_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o fiction_n of_o fate_n and_o fortune_n there_o have_v ever_o be_v hatch_v opinion_n and_o heresy_n so_o projudiciall_a to_o divine_a providence_n and_o that_o even_o among_o pagan_n themselves_o that_o have_v experience_n sufficient_a to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o power_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o justice_n yea_o and_o goodness_n of_o it_o in_o great_a part_n have_v the_o divine_a providence_n ever_o be_v deny_v if_o fate_n and_o fortune_n have_v not_o be_v hold_v for_o god_n have_v god_n himself_o be_v implant_v under_o fate_n or_o make_v subject_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o it_o or_o slander_v for_o a_o slothful_a &_o careless_a spectator_n of_o humane_a thing_n and_o terrene_a if_o they_o have_v not_o confine_v and_o limit_v god_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o reiglement_n of_o the_o heaven_n as_o if_o it_o have_v veen_fw-mi beneath_o his_o dignity_n and_o majesty_n to_o vouchsafe_v to_o look_v down_o to_o sinall_z thing_n or_o once_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o of_o what_o be_v do_v here_o below_o but_o to_o commit_v the_o care_n and_o rule_v of_o all_o sublunary_a and_o inferior_a thing_n to_o the_o star_n and_o celestial_a body_n as_o his_o substitute_n and_o their_o superior_n have_v profane_a and_o wicked_a man_n ever_o accuse_v providence_n and_o excuse_v their_o impiety_n have_v they_o not_o hear_v of_o fatal_a star_n necessitate_v and_o enforce_v both_o their_o will_n and_o action_n 39_o be_v not_o the_o constitution_n of_o fate_n and_o fortune_n first_o invent_v in_o a_o derogation_n to_o god_n and_o his_o divine_a providence_n and_o that_o through_o a_o paganish_a and_o infidelious_a scandal_n at_o good_a thing_n happen_v to_o bad_a man_n here_o and_o evil_a thing_n to_o good_a man_n which_o have_v never_o be_v excogitated_a or_o have_v soon_o vanish_v have_v they_o be_v thus_o christianly_o instruct_v viz._n that_o the_o all_o provident_a creator_n dispense_v these_o middle_a thing_n with_o a_o indifferent_a hand_n as_o unto_o creature_n that_o the_o best_a man_n upon_o earth_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o good_n thing_n &_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o utmost_a of_o evil_a thing_n that_o can_v here_o befall_v they_o that_o the_o wise_a disposer_n know_v how_o to_o turn_v these_o outward_a 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and_o against_o they_o that_o bind_v not_o the_o world_n much_o less_o tie_v his_o church_n unto_o they_o that_o have_v write_v his_o child_n name_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o much_o more_o than_o they_o may_v be_v assure_v have_v number_v the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n as_o concern_v all_o earthly_a accident_n that_o shine_v and_o move_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o star_n and_o make_v their_o general_a influx_n more_o or_o less_o effectual_a as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o add_v or_o abstract_n his_o special_a motion_n or_o oppose_v his_o immediate_a administration_n or_o interpose_v the_o office_n of_o his_o more_o excellent_a minister_n angel_n and_o reasonable_a soul_n chap._n xix_o 19_o from_o the_o affinity_n to_o witchcraft_n 1._o what_o difference_n betwixt_o astromancy_n magomancy_n or_o magastromancy_n as_o touch_v a_o sorcerous_a both_o superstition_n and_o operation_n and_o all_o these_o after-named_n viz._n stareomancy_n or_o divine_v