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to_o domitian_n pag._n 193._o now_o if_o this_o knight_n or_o any_o other_o man_n of_o learning_n can_v show_v we_o that_o these_o event_n be_v natural_a event_n of_o the_o star_n or_o that_o the_o star_n be_v natural_a cause_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o that_o by_o astrology_n these_o thing_n may_v beeforeseene_v as_o in_o their_o natural_a cause_n then_o will_v we_o honour_v astrology_n but_o how_o will_v they_o conclude_v it_o will_v not_o serve_v to_o say_v the_o star_n move_v the_o humour_n the_o humour_n move_v the_o body_n the_o body_n affect_v the_o mind_n therefore_o king_n henry_n 2._o shall_v have_v a_o wound_n in_o his_o head_n in_o the_o 41._o year_n of_o his_o age._n neither_o will_v it_o serve_v to_o say_v at_o his_o birth_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o ascendant_n do_v behold_v saturn_n the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o mars_n the_o less_o misfortune_n with_o quadrat_fw-la aspect_n or_o opposition_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o
it_o be_v apply_v in_o due_a manner_n upon_o supposition_n it_o must_v needs_o heat_v so_o he_o say_v presuppose_v that_o the_o matter_n or_o subject_n whereof_o the_o astrologer_n speak_v be_v convenient_a and_o well_o dispose_v that_o which_o they_o conclude_v by_o the_o position_n of_o heaven_n will_v come_v to_o pass_v before_o you_o can_v conclude_v any_o thing_n you_o must_v have_v liberty_n grant_v to_o coin_v a_o new_a philosophy_n for_o how_o many_o error_n be_v contain_v in_o these_o word_n consider_v your_o word_n first_o whereas_o you_o will_v show_v in_o these_o word_n the_o difference_n between_o absolute_a necessity_n and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la it_o seem_v you_o be_v never_o careful_a to_o understand_v what_o be_v absolute_a and_o what_o upon_o supposition_n and_o whereas_o you_o call_v it_o necessity_n upon_o condition_n when_o the_o fire_n heat_v or_o burn_v this_o be_v not_o necessity_n upon_o condition_n but_o it_o be_v necessity_n 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to_o see_v they_o fall_v out_o true_a then_o to_o see_v they_o prove_v false_a which_o yourself_o perceive_v dare_v not_o affirm_v to_o be_v of_o thing_n necessary_a but_o of_o contingent_n only_o but_o now_o when_o you_o say_v they_o be_v of_o thing_n contingent_a you_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n for_o those_o effect_n that_o be_v produce_v according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o contingent_a but_o always_o necessary_a by_o natural_a necessity_n thus_o say_v what_o you_o will_v your_o prediction_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n yet_o if_o word_n will_v hold_v they_o up_o they_o want_v no_o help_n for_o have_v bring_v yourself_o into_o a_o great_a perplexity_n concern_v contingent_n you_o go_v through_o as_o though_o you_o will_v see_v no_o danger_n and_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o astrologer_n do_v not_o meddle_v at_o all_o with_o rare_a contingent_n or_o such_o as_o have_v a_o indifferent_a respect_n to_o the_o opposite_n which_o may_v happen_v one_o way_n or_o another_o pag._n 283._o it_o be_v as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v astrological_a prediction_n be_v in_o thing_n contingent_a not_o necessary_a and_o yet_o astrologer_n meddle_v not_o at_o all_o with_o thing_n contingent_a but_o only_o with_o thing_n necessary_a for_o you_o call_v that_o a_o rare_a contingent_a which_o have_v a_o indifferent_a respect_n to_o the_o opposite_n now_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v no_o other_o contingent_n but_o only_o such_o for_o all_o contingence_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o man_n will_n and_o purpose_n which_o have_v his_o natural_a freedom_n and_o liberty_n where_o some_o thing_n fall_v out_o beside_o the_o purpose_n and_o counsel_n of_o man_n there_o and_o there_o only_o contingence_n have_v place_n this_o be_v always_o in_o such_o action_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n have_v a_o indifferent_a respect_n to_o the_o opposite_n if_o you_o say_v true_a then_o they_o meddle_v with_o no_o 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