preserve_v to_o themselves_o ought_v not_o therefore_o such_o a_o disposition_n to_o be_v refer_v sole_o to_o he_o that_o have_v the_o ordination_n and_o gubernation_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n simple_o free_o eternal_o and_o immutable_o in_o himself_o 21._o how_o can_v the_o fatal_a series_n of_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o star_n when_o as_o the_o star_n themselves_o be_v not_o cause_n as_o in_o humane_a and_o arbitrary_a action_n not_o cause_n where_o they_o may_v be_v sign_n as_o of_o thing_n already_o do_v and_o past_a yea_o god_n himself_o may_v signify_v many_o thing_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n as_o in_o evil_a and_o sinful_a action_n nay_o have_v not_o the_o fatidicall_a vaticinator_n themselves_o make_v many_o fatal_a sign_n which_o can_v never_o be_v cause_n nor_o yet_o once_o come_v into_o any_o series_n or_o necessary_a connexion_n as_o in_o their_o aruspicy_n and_o augury_n from_o the_o entrails_n of_o beast_n flight_n and_o noise_n of_o bird_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o from_o lot_n dream_n prodigy_n casualty_n yea_o and_o physiognomy_n etc._n etc._n 22._o how_o can_v the_o star_n be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o fatal_a series_n of_o second_o cause_n when_o as_o of_o all_o creature_n the_o spiritual_a intellectual_a or_o rational_a be_v the_o supreme_a and_o the_o corporeal_a animate_v or_o inanimate_a their_o inferior_n now_o the_o star_n be_v both_o corporeal_a and_o inanimate_a spirit_n and_o soul_n as_o they_o have_v more_o similitude_n to_o so_o they_o participate_v more_o virtue_n of_o divine_a providence_n than_o all_o other_o creature_n for_o they_o be_v both_o the_o cognoscitive_a and_o the_o operative_a instrument_n of_o providence_n which_o the_o other_o be_v not_o for_o these_o be_v but_o the_o executive_a only_o may_v either_o be_v direct_v or_o divert_v by_o the_o iutellectuall_a and_o ordinative_a as_o act_v of_o themselves_o with_o liberty_n deliberation_n discretion_n observation_n of_o right_a rule_n application_n of_o fit_a mean_n and_o intention_n to_o a_o due_a end_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o more_o eminent_a minister_n of_o providence_n than_o all_o thing_n else_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n 23._o whether_o any_o such_o cut_n as_o fatation_n may_v be_v proper_o say_v to_o be_v in_o or_o from_o the_o star_n for_o fatation_n import_v a_o primordiall_a law_n or_o decree_n not_o a_o influence_n only_o or_o effect_v what_o sacrilege_n be_v it_o then_o to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o the_o instrument_n which_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o the_o principal_a agent_n since_o it_o be_v for_o instrument_n especial_o the_o inanimate_a not_o to_o ordain_v but_o execute_v only_o yea_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o fatation_n even_o in_o fate_n itself_o it_o be_v accept_v and_o discern_v not_o for_o a_o seminal_a disposition_n but_o for_o a_o ultimate_a execution_n and_o that_o inherent_a in_o the_o movable_a or_o mutable_a subject_n wherefore_o see_v fatation_n be_v neither_o in_o the_o star_n nor_o in_o fate_n itself_o whether_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fatal_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o star_n for_o the_o star_n be_v but_o second_o cause_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o all_o such_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v natural_a some_o thing_n arbitrary_a some_o thing_n indifferent_a some_o thing_n contingent_a some_o thing_n uncertain_a some_o thing_n casual_a but_o few_o or_o none_o fatal_a 24._o whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o validity_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n to_o impose_v a_o fatal_a necessity_n either_o upon_o humane_a action_n or_o yet_o upon_o natural_a thing_n for_o if_o the_o star_n be_v any_o such_o cause_n then_o must_v they_o cause_v principal_o of_o themselves_o intentional_o direct_o immutable_o now_o how_o can_v they_o be_v principal_a cause_n when_o providence_n be_v above_o they_o how_o of_o themselves_o when_o they_o work_v not_o upon_o humane_a action_n but_o by_o accident_n how_o intentional_o since_o they_o want_v a_o mind_n or_o soul_n how_o direct_o when_o they_o operate_v upon_o humane_a action_n but_o indirect_o how_o immutable_o when_o their_o ordination_n or_o disposition_n may_v be_v impedit_v again_o be_v they_o thus_o act_v then_o shall_v there_o be_v no_o contingent_n or_o accident_n no_o liberty_n or_o free_a action_n nor_o prevention_n of_o any_o event_n or_o issue_n no_o particular_a cause_n shall_v be_v defective_a nor_o distance_n of_o place_n nor_o indisposition_n of_o the_o mean_a no_o neglect_n of_o the_o mean_n no_o endeavour_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o opposition_n shall_v be_v available_a nay_o not_o only_o the_o understanding_n but_o the_o will_n shall_v be_v tie_v to_o corporal_a organ_n and_o matter_n yea_o and_o the_o star_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v of_o sufficient_a but_o of_o infinite_a power_n 25._o how_o do_v the_o celestial_a body_n work_v so_o fatal_o upon_o these_o inferior_n when_o as_o they_o here_o operate_v not_o upon_o a_o necessity_n as_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n for_o albeit_o their_o impression_n be_v natural_a yet_o be_v they_o not_o receive_v but_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o receiver_n which_o be_v fluxible_a and_o not_o have_v themselves_o still_o after_o the_o same_o way_n because_o of_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v in_o a_o potentiality_n to_o many_o yea_o and_o to_o contrary_a form_n the_o matter_n also_o be_v movable_a and_o corruptable_a and_o may_v easy_o defect_n of_o itself_o may_v be_v intrinsical_o indispose_v and_o extrinsecal_o impedit_v and_o the_o stary_n themselves_o be_v but_o indefinite_a and_o remote_a cause_n to_o which_o the_o effect_n can_v never_o follow_v determinate_o and_o necessary_o unless_o the_o middle_a cause_n be_v necessary_a and_o then_o they_o follow_v they_o and_o not_o the_o other_o but_o in_o the_o foresay_a series_n the_o middle_a cause_n be_v most_o of_o they_o contingent_a and_o from_o many_o contingent_a cause_n can_v come_v no_o effect_n of_o necessity_n because_o any_o one_o of_o they_o and_o all_o of_o they_o together_o may_v be_v defective_a and_o not_o attain_v unto_o their_o end_n 26._o see_v the_o heavenly_a body_n act_v not_o upon_o these_o inferior_n but_o by_o their_o light_n and_o motion_n and_o so_o communicate_v nothing_o to_o the_o matter_n they_o work_v upon_o but_o light_n motion_n and_o heat_n now_o why_o may_v not_o all_o these_o flow_n from_o all_o the_o star_n in_o general_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v such_o and_o such_o fatal_a inclination_n be_v attribute_v to_o such_o or_o such_o position_n or_o conjunction_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o particular_a virtue_n of_o the_o light_n and_o motion_n of_o some_o star_n contrary_a to_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o light_n and_o motion_n of_o other_o flarre_n how_o be_v that_o demonstrate_v and_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v operative_a and_o effectual_a one_o way_n in_o their_o simple_a nature_n or_o quality_n and_o yet_o another_o way_n in_o their_o relative_a aspect_n and_o position_n be_v a_o imaginary_a relation_n or_o respect_n of_o more_o validity_n than_o a_o real_a substance_n or_o propriety_n 27._o they_o seem_v to_o define_v fate_n more_o acurate_o that_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o series_n or_o connext_v order_n of_o natural_a cause_n now_o till_o they_o can_v direct_o and_o successive_o deduce_v those_o natural_a cause_n down_o from_o the_o star_n to_o those_o fatal_a event_n what_o reason_n be_v there_o to_o credit_v their_o proposition_n much_o less_o their_o prognostication_n they_o likewise_o will_v have_v fate_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n they_o can_v take_v it_o to_o digest_v and_o distribute_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o certain_a motion_n succession_n order_n form_n place_n time_n now_o if_o their_o fate_n can_v be_v well_o understand_v or_o discern_v without_o these_o same_o astriction_n why_o be_v they_o so_o consounded_a at_o the_o inexplicableness_n of_o the_o circumstance_n otherwise_o why_o do_v they_o not_o predict_v usual_o the_o very_a time_n and_o place_n together_o with_o the_o fate_n themselves_o moreover_o the_o first_o definer_n of_o fate_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v not_o in_o the_o superior_n but_o in_o the_o inferior_n themselves_o namely_o a_o disposition_n inherent_a in_o the_o movable_a thing_n and_o that_o urge_n to_o a_o immovable_a event_n if_o indeed_o it_o be_v such_o ought_v not_o every_o man_n fate_n to_o be_v collect_v from_o himself_o rather_o than_o from_o his_o star_n 28._o how_o shall_v the_o thing_n of_o fate_n and_o fortune_n be_v foretell_v when_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o with_o one_o consent_n tell_v what_o thing_n they_o be_v themselves_o some_o have_v go_v so_o high_a as_o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v deity_n or_o god_n other_o be_v fall_v so_o low_o as_o to_o make_v they_o vanity_n and_o nothing_o some_o confound_v these_o two_o together_o some_o set_v they_o so_o opposite_a as_o that_o they_o make_v they_o
geniture_n as_o of_o janus_n jupiter_n saturn_n genius_n mercury_n apollo_n mars_n vulcan_n neptune_n sol_n orcus_n libre_fw-la pater_fw-la tellus_n ceres_n juno_n lucina_n fluona_n luna_fw-la diana_n minerva_n venus_n vesta_n moreover_o vitumnus_n sentinus_n man_n mena_n iterduca_n domiduca_n abaona_n adeona_n and_o dea_fw-la fatua_fw-la too_o not_o of_o the_o least_o ordination_n and_o operation_n either_o in_o the_o birth_n or_o life_n or_o death_n and_o no_o marvel_n that_o they_o make_v so_o many_o consent-god_n go_v to_o the_o fate_n of_o a_o man_n when_o they_o will_v have_v so_o many_o to_o be_v busy_a about_o the_o fate_n of_o a_o herb_n as_o seia_n fatal_o precedent_n of_o the_o sow_v segetia_n or_o segesta_n at_o the_o come_n up_o of_o the_o corn_n nodotus_n or_o nodinus_n at_o the_o knit_n or_o knot_v volutina_n at_o the_o involving_a of_o the_o leaf_n patellina_n or_o patellea_n at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o blade_n proserpina_n at_o the_o bud_a hostilina_n at_o the_o equal_a shape_a of_o the_o ear_n flora_n at_o the_o flourish_a lasturtia_n at_o the_o nourish_a tutilina_n in_o the_o keep_n matuta_n or_o matura_fw-la at_o the_o ripen_n messia_n at_o the_o mow_v and_o runcina_n not_o only_o at_o the_o weed_n but_o at_o the_o pluck_n up_o by_o the_o root_n 8._o whether_o fate_n be_v one_o or_o many_o if_o it_o be_v one_o simple_o than_o what_o need_v any_o reduction_n if_o it_o be_v many_o why_o be_v it_o not_o reduee_v to_o one_o and_o then_o in_o vain_a be_v that_o do_v by_o many_o which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o one_o and_o it_o be_v profane_a to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o many_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o one_o if_o it_o be_v one_o true_o then_o be_v it_o undivided_a in_o itself_o and_o divide_v from_o all_o other_o which_o how_o can_v that_o which_o be_v a_o series_n or_o connexion_n of_o so_o many_o thing_n be_v especial_o have_v its_o inherence_n in_o moveable_n or_o mutable_n if_o it_o be_v but_o one_o by_o accident_n why_o shall_v it_o imply_v all_o under_o a_o necessity_n if_o it_o be_v but_o one_o by_o aggregation_n collection_n connexion_n so_o be_v thing_n fortuitous_a as_o well_o as_o fatal_a beside_o such_o a_o unity_n be_v in_o the_o mean_a degree_n of_o entity_n wherefore_o then_o shall_v it_o order_v and_o subordinate_a thing_n of_o a_o more_o perfect_a degree_n than_o itself_o if_o it_o be_v many_o or_o a_o multiplicity_n then_o be_v it_o unequal_a indeterminate_a uncertain_a and_o next_o to_o a_o nullity_n if_o it_o be_v one_o why_o then_o do_v they_o make_v it_o so_o diverse_a according_a to_o divers_a conjunction_n and_o constellation_n if_o it_o be_v many_o how_o can_v they_o make_v any_o certain_a and_o particular_a pronounce_v upon_o it_o 9_o whether_o that_o they_o call_v fate_n be_v in_o the_o first_o or_o among_o the_o second_o cause_n if_o in_o the_o first_o that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o make_v it_o equal_a unto_o god_n if_o among_o the_o second_o then_o be_v it_o inferior_a unto_o man_n for_o among_o second_o cause_n and_o especial_o in_o involuntary_a action_n and_o all_o such_o as_o fall_v under_o humane_a counsel_n and_o deliberation_n the_o intellectual_a mind_n and_o rational_a will_n have_v no_o superior_a and_o what_o more_o contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o creature_n than_o that_o the_o less_o noble_a shall_v be_v dispose_v and_o govern_v those_o more_o noble_a than_o themselves_o 10._o whether_o there_o be_v a_o fatal_a necessity_n upon_o all_o act_n or_o event_n if_o upon_o all_o act_n where_o be_v liberty_n if_o upon_o all_o event_n where_o be_v contingency_n and_o whether_o upon_o these_o both_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o that_o whether_o natural_a civil_a or_o spiritual_a if_o upon_o natural_a act_n and_o event_n good_a or_o evil_a then_o what_o use_v of_o mean_n either_o to_o preserve_v or_o to_o prevent_v if_o upon_o act_n civil_a and_o good_a what_o merit_n what_o praise_n if_o upon_o act_n civil_a and_o evil_a what_o law_n what_o punishment_n if_o upon_o event_n civil_a and_o good_a what_o thanks_o if_o upon_o event_n civil_a and_o evil_a what_o hope_n if_o upon_o act_n spiritual_a and_o good_a what_o free_a grace_n if_o upon_o act_n spiritual_a and_o evil_a what_o free_a will_n if_o upon_o event_n spiritual_a and_o good_a what_o free_a bounty_n if_o upon_o event_n spiritual_a and_o evil_a what_o free_a mercy_n 11._o how_o can_v there_o or_o why_o shall_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o fate_n impose_v a_o necessity_n upon_o action_n and_o event_n when_o as_o divine_a providence_n itself_o do_v it_o not_o so_o as_o to_o exclude_v liberty_n contingency_n or_o casualty_n from_o thing_n but_o work_n with_o second_o cause_n according_a to_o their_o own_o motion_n and_o manner_n permit_v sometime_o their_o exuberancy_n sometime_o their_o deficiency_n preserve_v to_o they_o their_o sundry_a order_n office_n and_o degree_n of_o efficiency_n suffer_v the_o remote_a cause_n or_o agent_n to_o be_v impedit_v by_o the_o more_o proximate_a that_o all_o effect_n may_v not_o be_v take_v for_o natural_a and_o necessary_a but_o that_o his_o own_o free_a dispose_n may_v appear_v although_o nature_n and_o every_o natural_a agent_n be_v of_o itself_o and_o ordinary_o determinate_v to_o one_o effect_n and_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o it_o after_o the_o same_o way_n yet_o he_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v impedit_v by_o one_o debility_n and_o indisposition_n or_o another_o either_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v otherwise_o or_o else_o to_o be_v altogether_o prevent_v that_o so_o he_o may_v preserve_v a_o contingency_n in_o all_o natural_a cause_n to_o the_o intent_n nothing_o may_v be_v think_v absolute_o necessitate_v but_o his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n above_o much_o more_o do_v he_o confirm_v a_o freedom_n to_o the_o rational_a will_n not_o only_o that_o good_a may_v the_o more_o cheerful_o be_v do_v and_o accept_v but_o the_o evil_a also_o that_o be_v do_v or_o suffer_v may_v not_o unjust_o be_v impute_v to_o providence_n because_o of_o a_o necessity_n impose_v 12._o if_o fate_n be_v as_o they_o define_v it_o the_o series_n order_n nexure_n ligation_n complication_n constitution_n disposition_n of_o second_o cause_n etc._n etc._n what_o feeble_a thing_n be_v all_o those_o second_o put_v together_o without_o the_o first_o what_o can_v their_o own_o motion_n work_v to_o without_o his_o special_a concurrence_n what_o if_o he_o work_v not_o with_o they_o what_o if_o without_o they_o what_o if_o against_o they_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o and_o what_o knot_n in_o a_o rope_n of_o sand_n can_v there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a series_n or_o indissoluble_a connexion_n betwixt_o cause_n so_o disparate_a yea_o so_o adverse_a as_o natural_a internal_a necessary_a and_o arbitrary_a adventitious_a accidental_a yet_o after_o this_o order_n be_v fate_n oftentimes_o finish_v a_o languish_a man_n not_o only_o consume_v away_o within_o himself_o but_o the_o air_n meat_n drink_n poison_n act_v the_o fatal_a consummation_n to_o a_o ordinated_a destiny_n of_o a_o unfortunate_a end_n come_v in_o inordinate_o fire_n water_n a_o fall_n a_o gun_n a_o sword_n a_o unlucky_a hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v not_o this_o necessitating_a fate_n now_o the_o compliment_n by_o accident_n and_o be_v there_o not_o a_o casual_a intervention_n of_o more_o force_n to_o the_o fatal_a effect_n than_o all_o the_o causal_n connexion_n how_o many_o accident_n fall_v out_o fatal_o that_o can_v have_v no_o second_o cause_n ordinat_o assign_v to_o they_o much_o less_o prospect_v in_o they_o but_o must_v be_v refer_v mere_o to_o divine_a will_n and_o pleasure_n unless_o you_o will_v have_v accidental_a instrument_n that_o interven_v inordinate_o to_o be_v such_o 13._o the_o physical_a fate_n they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o series_n of_o pure_a natural_a cause_n etc._n etc._n viz._n betwixt_o the_o star_n the_o element_n the_o temperament_n the_o inclination_n the_o manner_n the_o action_n and_o the_o 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