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a_o search_n and_o examination_n of_o nature_n where_o nature_n have_v real_o neither_o be_v cause_n effect_n sign_n mean_n nor_o end_n 35._o in_o elevate_a and_o extol_v nature_n as_o a_o sovereign_a deity_n or_o else_o in_o press_v and_o torture_v she_o as_o a_o servile_a slave_n 36._o in_o abuse_v the_o creature_n to_o such_o end_n and_o use_n as_o god_n never_o ordain_v they_o their_o own_o nature_n never_o incline_v they_o neither_o be_v a_o power_n extraordinary_a work_n or_o consent_v to_o apply_v they_o 37._o in_o ask_v or_o require_v a_o singular_a sign_n without_o any_o singular_a inspiration_n or_o instinct_n or_o any_o just_a cause_n reason_n or_o necessity_n 38._o in_o set_v up_o their_o own_o sign_n and_o make_v they_o to_o signify_v according_a to_o their_o own_o imagination_n 39_o in_o attempt_v to_o prove_v approve_v purge_v clear_a ratify_v conform_v find_v and_o find_v out_o by_o inordinate_a and_o undue_a exploration_n and_o trial_n 40._o in_o labour_v long_o and_o 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in_o apply_v grave_n and_o serious_a mean_n to_o light_a trifle_a intent_n and_o purpose_n 50._o in_o admit_v and_o approve_v of_o such_o mean_n and_o way_n as_o they_o can_v but_o be_v convince_v must_v needs_o be_v of_o a_o diabolical_a introduction_n 51._o in_o act_v out_o of_o their_o proper_a and_o laudable_a calling_n 52_o in_o expose_v themselves_o to_o satan_n temptation_n 53._o in_o not_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n nay_o urge_v and_o expose_v to_o it_o and_o nevertheless_o presume_v to_o escape_v the_o danger_n temptation_n infection_n participation_n 54._o in_o be_v superstitious_o affect_v with_o vulgar_a and_o vain_a observation_n 55._o in_o attribute_v virtue_n and_o efficacy_n corporeal_a or_o spiritual_a to_o bare_a ceremony_n circumstance_n form_n figure_n word_n character_n ligation_n suspension_n circumgestation_n etc._n etc._n 56._o in_o imagine_v discourse_v practise_v against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n sense_n reason_n conscience_n and_o the_o scripture_n 57_o 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ecclesiastical_a synod_n have_v devout_o and_o severe_o anathematise_v not_o only_o those_o that_o profess_v or_o practice_v such_o kind_n of_o art_n and_o science_n but_o all_o those_o likewise_o that_o consult_v with_o they_o or_o give_v credence_n to_o they_o 4._o how_o many_o ancient_a orthodox_n father_n have_v give_v their_o unanimous_a judgement_n against_o the_o judiciary_n astrology_n and_o which_o of_o they_o greek_z or_o latin_a if_o sometime_o addict_v but_o to_o the_o study_n or_o curiosity_n of_o it_o have_v not_o retract_v it_o or_o which_o of_o they_o that_o peradventure_o have_v err_v in_o admit_v some_o slender_a part_n of_o it_o notwithstanding_o have_v not_o vehement_o inveigh_v against_o it_o in_o the_o main_a and_o zealous_o maintain_v the_o truth_n to_o the_o utter_a explode_v of_o the_o whole_a error_n 5._o how_o many_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n stoical_a epicurean_a academical_a platonical_a peripatetical_a have_v reject_v it_o especial_o in_o the_o sortilegious_a and_o soothsay_a way_n of_o it_o 6._o how_o many_o historian_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o age_n have_v infamous_o brand_v both_o their_o person_n and_o their_o practice_n 7._o how_o many_o poet_n have_v be_v smart_o satyrize_v and_o facetious_o deride_v both_o their_o vice_n and_o vanity_n 8._o how_o many_o schoolman_n casuist_n and_o other_o christian_a writer_n papist_n and_o protestant_n have_v sufficient_o refute_v and_o reprove_v it_o 9_o how_o many_o wholesome_a law_n of_o christian_n and_o heathen_n imperial_a ecclesiastical_a civil_a municipal_a economical_a have_v be_v enact_v against_o magician_n mathematician_n chaldaean_n astrologer_n diviner_n ariolist_n necromancer_n sortiaries_n soothsayer_n prophesier_n predictor_n circulatour_n joculator_n or_o juggler_n and_o although_o it_o may_v be_v in_o the_o fate_n or_o fortune_n of_o some_o of_o they_o to_o escape_v the_o penalty_n of_o those_o law_n yet_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o all_o their_o art_n to_o elude_v they_o as_o concern_v the_o obnoxiousness_n of_o guilt_n crime_n offence_n or_o malefacture_n 10._o how_o many_o emperor_n king_n prince_n state_n magistrate_n have_v decree_v to_o banish_v or_o otherwise_o punish_v they_o in_o all_o their_o kind_n as_o the_o very_a pest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 11._o whether_o all_o those_o art_n and_o artifices_fw-la ought_v not_o just_o to_o be_v adjudge_v as_o evil_a unlawful_a incommodious_a pernicious_a intolerable_a which_o all_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o authority_n have_v agree_v to_o reprove_v condemn_v and_o punish_v 12._o why_o do_v not_o only_o the_o divine_a but_o all_o humane_a author_n ecclesiastical_a and_o profane_a use_v to_o speak_v of_o divine_a art_n office_n and_o operation_n so_o indiscriminat_o and_o promiscuous_o yea_o although_o they_o touch_v upon_o they_o but_o brief_o and_o occasional_o be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v much_o of_o the_o vileness_n and_o vanity_n of_o any_o one_o kind_n in_o every_o kind_n and_o of_o every_o kind_n in_o any_o one_o kind_n and_o so_o be_v it_o not_o to_o refel_v or_o prevent_v the_o evasion_n of_o any_o one_o kind_n of_o divination_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o set_v up_o itself_o in_o a_o absolute_a distinction_n and_o perfect_a exemption_n from_o the_o superstitious_a error_n and_o enormity_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n 13._o whether_o their_o egyptian_a arabian_a aethiopian_a chaldean_a jewish_a or_o heathenish_a author_n have_v any_o jot_n adorn_v good_a learning_n and_o not_o rather_o conspurcate_v and_o deprave_a beside_o all_o other_o learning_n even_o their_o own_o art_n 14._o how_o many_o be_v the_o spurious_a author_n of_o these_o art_n that_o have_v usurp_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o holy_a man_n and_o of_o man_n more_o famous_a in_o their_o own_o way_n on_o purpose_n to_o vend_fw-mi their_o nugacious_a fable_n and_o prestigious_a imposture_n with_o more_o esteem_n 15._o how_o many_o magical_a book_n have_v be_v devote_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o burn_v not_o only_o by_o christian_n but_o pagan_n also_o 16._o of_o what_o account_n be_v the_o mathematical_a master_n among_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v either_o swear_n upon_o one_o another_o word_n or_o else_o prejudicate_v one_o another_o opinion_n and_o which_o of_o these_o two_o extreme_n do_v most_o disparage_v a_o true_a authority_n 17._o whether_o the_o say_n or_o sentence_n if_o not_o hallucination_n and_o error_n of_o any_o egyptian_a chaldaean_a arabian_a aethiopian_a syrian_a phoenician_n judean_a persian_a barbarian_a grecian_a roman_a jewish_a rabine_n or_o heathenish_a philosopher_n for_o such_o they_o account_v of_o as_o their_o author_n be_v authentic_a or_o of_o sufficient_a authority_n to_o be_v receive_v and_o cite_v as_o a_o universal_a well_o know_v and_o undeniable_a principle_n 18._o how_o many_o ridiculous_a fable_n absurd_a paradox_n sleight_v contradiction_n fanatic_a opinion_n and_o detestable_a heresy_n have_v be_v 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and_o false_a isa_n 44._o 25._o jer._n 14._o 14._o and_o 27._o 9_o 10._o mich._n 3._o 7._o zach_n 1._o 2._o ezek._n 3._o 6_o 7_o 8._o &_o 21._o 21_o 22_o 23._o eccles_n 34._o 5._o 2._o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sufficient_a to_o instruct_v as_o touch_v any_o thing_n future_a necessary_a to_o be_v know_v for_o this_o or_o the_o life_n to_o come_v without_o any_o other_o predict_v art_n deut._n 8._o 14_o 15._o 2_o king_n 23._o 24._o isa_n 8._o 19_o 20._o and_o 44._o 25_o 26._o jer._n 23._o 28._o act._n 19_o 19_o 20._o 3._o whether_o the_o distinction_n or_o difference_n use_v by_o so_o many_o author_n and_o partly_o concede_v by_o some_o of_o themselves_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v strict_o observe_v betwixt_o astronomy_n and_o astrology_n the_o one_o be_v a_o speculative_a science_n the_o other_o a_o practical_a art_n the_o one_o signify_v the_o rule_n and_o law_n of_o the_o star_n among_o themselves_o the_o other_o a_o word_v or_o talk_v of_o the_o star_n what_o law_n they_o 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