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An apology, or, Defence of the divine art of natural astrologie being an answer to a sermon preached in Cambridge, July 25, 1652. ... / written by the learned and ingenious mathematician, Mr. George Atwell ... ; and now published by a friend ... vvhose preface is hereunto annexed.
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Atwell, George.
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Wing A4162; ESTC R12316
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it yet he is but a man and subject to errour as well as others and one that divers good Divines will beg leave to dessent from in some of his tenents As first the unlawfulnesse of Cock-fightings and Dog-fightings Secondly that it is unlawful to buy an Almanack because if that saith grain will â—e dear it makes men trust in it and â—listruft God I can not deny but if â—ny shall doe so as to put any absoâ—ute confidence in an Almanack or â—igure they greatly sin because there â—s in them a possibility of errour for â—everal occasions before alledged so â—s there not in Gods word yet there may be a kind of trust I doubt not â—n some measure or perswasion at â—east of the truth of the Almanack or Figure by how much the more experience I have had of the truth of the â—ike or the same mans making before For suppose I owe 20 l. to be paid upon bond the first day of April to such a one as I am sure will â—tand upon the forefeiter but I have â— trusty Tenant that never failes me â—ut payes me 40 l. Rent the 25 or 26 of March at furthest will not any one rather trust to such a Tenant though there be a possibility of failâ—ng as by thieves fire c rather then â—o borrow it elsewhere or sell commodities to lesse Neither can I think but according to Josephs example it is lawful in a plentiful time with the one to lay up against a time of scarcity The other of Mr. Perkins quoted by the said Rowland is concerning a rule used by some Astrologers concerning the time when the effects of an Eclipse begins which is this Observe at the middle of the Eclipse how far the Luminary eclipsed is distant from its rising and how long it continueth above the Horizon then reduce them into minutes and say by the golden Rule If the whole continuance of the Luminarie eclipsed give 365 dayes what shall its time from the rising give The time hereby found say some is the time of the beginning of the effects But Mr. Perkins there reckons many several Eclipses whose effects of his own knowledge began presently after the Eclipses Where note that we need no stronger witness to prove that Eclipses have their effects and that these effects are found by Astrology deny it they that can and for my part I am of his mind for the time of the beginning of the effects and so is Origanus and so is Mr. Wings Ephemeris Yet let me answer one objection more which is this Though in erecting of Figures you doe not work by the Devil yet they that come to you doe beleeve you doe I aske must I give over my calling of a Surveyor or Ingineeâ— because some great Professors thinking because I could tell distances without measuring them that I wrought by the Devil and thereon moved me to either leave it or my profession of the Gospel for I was a scandal to it Or must our Saviour Christ give over casting out Devils because some thought he wrought by Beelzebub yet I would have none so bold to tell the effects of Eclipses or great conjunctions before they fall least they misse of the time when they will fall as Lilly did for as Kâ—pler saith it is hard â—o hit Near the beginning of this letter I spake a word or two in commendation of Sr. Christopher Heydens Book and that I would fain see that answered It hath been mine hap very lately to see a Book coming under the name of one Vicars B. D. as if he were a Bachelor of Divinity But if that can be called an answer certainly it is so strange an answer that it gives me as little satisfaction as Rowlandâ— book that promised in the beginning of it to answer Sr. Christopher in the end of it but he would first answer an other which by that time he had done answering him Mr. Finis called him away that he could never attend to answer him since Just so dealeâ— Mr. Vicars he promiseth in his Title Page great matters but truly so far as I read which was more then â— quartern I may well say Parturiunt mâ—rtes nasâ—â—tur ridiculuâ— inus Much is promised but nothing performed I read till I was weary stilâ— expecting some arguments thaâ— should either disproove the lawfulnesse of Astrology in general or aâ—â—east something that Sir Christopherâ—ad defended But I found my expeâ—tation failed me for all that time â—o far was spent against Conjurers Witches Charmers Inchanters and â—uch as observe the flying of birds are â—uch as look into the River as if Sir Chrâ—sâ—opher had mainteined these â—hings Iâ— you did it not to make the world believe so truly you have â—aken a great deale of paines but nihil â—d thumbum you may as well tax Mâ—â—es as Sir Christopher for these things Again you say you have known â—ome were such dunses in the Univerâ—ities that being fit for no learning hey then set upon Astrology that hey may have the Devils help in it â—hough you speak never so mystically â—et I have a sound witness even your â—wn conscience that you would make â—en believe Sr. Christopher to be such â— one Iâ— he be not such a one why do â—ou speak it if he be such a one speak â—lain English a man may more easily â—eâ—end himself from a masty dog that flies at his face then from a little Whirpet that bites one by the heeles Truly Sir this is but backbiting at the best far unbeseeming the profession of a Divine neither is it the breach of the least Commandement though it were yet if you teach men so you are unfit for the kingdome oâ— God Besides this whether he be more in wealth or poor in gifts the Wise man tels you he that despisetâ— the poor reprocheth him that made him He could have made him wise and you foolish But what is this to the matter this is onely against the man Besides this How common a thing is it throughout your Book to call him My Gentleman My Gentleman Hath king James mâ—de him a Knight and will you degrade him and make him but a Gentleman Sir I am sure if I should call you so Would you not take it as irâ—nically spoken and is this to fulfill the Royal Law of Liberty to doe as you would be done to Quod tibi fierâ— non vis â—lteri ne feceris But whether this will beare an action in the Court of Honour I leave to others to judg Non nostram inter vos tantâ—s componere late 's am sure it will beare an action in he high Court of Heaven But sure 〈◊〉 his shews that learned king king Iames that great enemy to Astroloâ—ie whom you so boast of saw more â— him then Astrology though you â—ee it not otherwise he would never have made him a Knight for that he was so great an enemy to pretenders â—e did it after he had wrote his Book gainst Mr.