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but_o what_o of_o that_o say_v he_o p._n 105._o there_o be_v some_o man_n so_o froward_a that_o they_o be_v seldom_o at_o peace_n in_o their_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v there_o not_o many_o man_n afflict_v with_o a_o dead_a palsy_n in_o who_o one_o side_n be_v dead_a while_o the_o other_o be_v alive_a etc._n etc._n repl._n but_o this_o frowardness_n in_o himself_o comply_v well_o enough_o with_o the_o astrological_a principle_n and_o pretend_a influence_n of_o the_o star_n it_o be_v the_o same_o person_n and_o so_o the_o same_o person_n have_v the_o same_o conflict_n with_o himself_o but_o two_o person_n exact_o under_o the_o same_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n from_o their_o nativity_n to_o clash_v one_o with_o another_o plain_o clash_n with_o the_o principle_n of_o your_o astrology_n as_o also_o do_v that_o other_o answer_v clash_n with_o the_o same_o viz._n that_o a_o man_n who_o be_v all_o of_o he_o bear_v as_o well_o one_o side_n of_o he_o as_o the_o other_o at_o one_o time_n shall_v have_v his_o left_a side_n suppose_v dead_a before_o the_o other_o as_o if_o the_o left_a side_n breathe_v before_o the_o right_n or_o have_v its_o navil-string_n cut_v before_o the_o other_o so_o that_o this_o other_o answer_n be_v real_o another_o objection_n against_o the_o principle_n of_o astrology_n sect._n 4._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o both_o may_v happen_v by_o chance_n that_o be_v that_o the_o prediction_n may_v prove_v exquisite_o true_a or_o exquisite_o false_a as_o i_o have_v observe_v myself_o in_o the_o latter_a and_o when_o the_o former_a happen_v it_o be_v no_o more_o admirable_a than_o the_o feat_n of_o my_o tutor_n r.g._n his_o linnet_n who_o get_v out_o of_o the_o cage_n and_o fly_v to_o a_o book_n that_o lie_v open_a mute_v upon_o the_o very_a word_n sterquilinium_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o linnet_n tail_n can_v neither_o write_v nor_o read_v much_o less_o understand_v latin_n or_o any_o language_n else_o but_o j._n b._n here_o return_v a_o swagger_a answer_n p._n 105._o we_o be_v able_a say_v he_o to_o produce_v our_o rule_n and_o by_o our_o rule_n to_o say_v this_o child_n shall_v be_v certain_o fortunate_a and_o that_o unfortunate_a this_o year_n it_o shall_v have_v a_o fever_n and_o that_o year_n it_o shall_v be_v well_o but_o how_o well_o this_o agree_v with_o cardan_n own_o profession_n who_o i_o trow_v be_v a_o far_o better_a astrologer_n than_o j._n b._n i_o leave_v to_o the_o prudent_a to_o consider_v in_o horary_a question_n they_o use_v trick_n and_o juggle_n to_o deceive_v etc._n etc._n ans._n and_o what_o then_o say_v he_o p._n 106._o be_v these_o the_o blame_n of_o astrologer_n because_o there_o be_v cheater_n among_o they_o repl._n it_o be_v the_o blame_n of_o such_o professor_n of_o astrology_n as_o impute_v that_o to_o their_o art_n which_o they_o do_v by_o underhand_o information_n and_o these_o false_o pretend_a divination_n fill_v up_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o proof_n for_o the_o art_n of_o astrology_n show_v plain_o the_o rottenness_n of_o that_o topick_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o argue_v from_o event_n such_o as_o the_o consult_v of_o ghost_n and_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n a_o wickedness_n which_o sir_n christopher_n heydon_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v too_o frequent_o palliate_v under_o the_o pretence_n of_o this_o art_n etc._n etc._n ans._n what_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o wickedness_n be_v here_o say_v he_o p._n 107._o we_o astrologer_n be_v all_o of_o we_o a_o ancient_a relic_n of_o pagan_n confederate_a with_o the_o devil_n and_o guilty_a of_o daemonolatry_n etc._n etc._n repl._n that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o answer_n he_o lay_v the_o charge_n false_a as_o if_o i_o have_v say_v all_o astrologer_n consult_v with_o ghost_n and_o familiar_a spirit_n whenas_o i_o only_o say_v some_o do_v which_o be_v over_o many_o though_o not_o all_o and_o to_o make_v good_a the_o charge_n that_o i_o have_v lay_v beside_o the_o witness_n of_o sir_n christopher_n i_o will_v bring_v in_o j.b._n himself_o to_o witness_v against_o his_o fellow_n astrologer_n who_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o hagiastrologia_n p._n 24._o express_o confess_v that_o without_o the_o heavenly_a or_o supernatural_a wisdom_n astrological_a skill_n will_v become_v rank_a poison_n to_o the_o astrologer_n as_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o will_v lead_v they_o to_o the_o devil_n soon_o than_o to_o god_n and_o draw_v they_o into_o sorcery_n and_o other_o evil_a art_n whereby_o they_o will_v be_v entangle_v with_o diabolical_a familiarity_n ere_o they_o be_v aware_a even_o as_o be_v witch_n and_o conjurer_n and_o here_o i_o will_v ask_v j._n b._n how_o many_o of_o the_o many_o astrologer_n now_o adays_o have_v attain_v to_o that_o celestial_a and_o supernatural_a wisdom_n that_o be_v requisite_a to_o keep_v they_o from_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o devil_n and_o become_a sorcerer_n to_o use_v his_o own_o phrase_n p._n 25._o and_o again_o in_o the_o treatise_n itself_o p._n 35._o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n to_o know_v say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v many_o that_o under_o colour_n of_o astrology_n do_v practice_v other_o diabolical_a art_n of_o magic_n or_o sorcery_n which_o be_v quite_o different_a thing_n and_o of_o no_o kin_n to_o astrology_n and_o this_o theme_n he_o write_v copious_o and_o free_o upon_o for_o three_o or_o four_o page_n there_o together_o i_o will_v only_o set_v down_o one_o passage_n more_o which_o shall_v serve_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n p._n 38._o but_o true_a it_o be_v that_o too_o many_o astrologer_n use_v their_o skill_n more_o profane_o than_o religious_o and_o find_v that_o their_o rule_n of_o natural_a art_n can_v tell_v they_o all_o thing_n they_o will_v know_v or_o so_o easy_o or_o quick_o as_o they_o will_v know_v they_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o study_n and_o practice_n of_o geomancy_n sorcery_n and_o plain_a witchcraft_n the_o devil_n though_o he_o be_v a_o most_o damn_a apostate_n yet_o 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and_o at_o such_o a_o time_n to_o make_v their_o demand_n etc._n etc._n ans._n now_o although_o say_v j._n b._n p._n 110._o the_o devil_n may_v very_o possible_o excite_v man_n to_o make_v their_o demand_n yet_o be_v sure_a the_o heaven_n at_o those_o time_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o devil_n power_n to_o frame_v at_o all_o etc._n etc._n repl._n it_o need_v not_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n power_n to_o frame_v the_o heaven_n at_o that_o time_n he_o have_v observe_v in_o that_o frame_n they_o then_o be_v that_o from_o the_o fictitious_a rule_n of_o astrology_n the_o artist_n will_v give_v answer_n according_a to_o truth_n that_o coincidence_n of_o thing_n happen_v so_o at_o that_o time_n as_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o principle_n of_o astrology_n as_o the_o linnet_n mute_v on_o the_o word_n dunghill_n which_o coincidence_n the_o devil_n observe_v without_o any_o