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A74721
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A brief answer to six syllogistical arguments brought by Mr. Clark, minister of Bennet-Finck, London: against astrologers, and astrologie.
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1660
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Thomason E2131_2; ESTC R208325
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text_n yet_o he_o will_v be_v very_o loath_a to_o be_v term_v a_o planetarian_a although_o he_o have_v abuse_v astrology_n and_o astrologer_n not_o a_o little_a facinus_fw-la quos_fw-la inquinat_fw-la equat._n a_o crime_n make_v equal_a where_o it_o do_v pollute_v but_o abusus_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la usum_fw-la the_o abuse_n of_o a_o thing_n do_v not_o abrogate_v or_o impeach_v the_o lawful_a use_n thereof_o '_o cause_n epicure_n abuse_v themselves_o with_o wine_n shall_v we_o neglect_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o vine_n if_o some_o person_n under_o pretence_n of_o divine_a by_o the_o star_n abuse_v not_o only_a themselves_o but_o other_o shall_v the_o honest_a and_o laudable_a use_n thereof_o be_v therefore_o reject_v if_o a_o impudent_a ignorant_a fellow_n shall_v profane_o pretend_v to_o pulpit_n it_o and_o boast_v a_o gift_n therein_o above_o mr._n cl._n will_v mr._n cl._n i_o wonder_v judge_v i_o reasonable_a if_o i_o thereby_o shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o blast_v the_o 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rest_n that_o he_o muster_v up_o for_o his_o purpose_n the_o second_o text_n he_o hit_v at_o the_o poor_a astrologer_n head_n be_v leu._n 20.6_o which_o in_o truth_n favour_v he_o no_o more_o than_o the_o former_a unless_o he_o can_v prove_v a_o astrologer_n and_o a_o witch_n to_o be_v all_o one_o the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n which_o he_o most_o insi_v on_o be_v ariolos_fw-la which_o imply_v the_o imposturisme_n of_o a_o hollow_a feign_a voice_n and_o not_o any_o thing_n of_o astrolgie_n as_o mr._n clark_n will_v bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n that_o witch_n and_o deceiver_n use_v in_o their_o oracle_v divination_n by_o har_v in_o their_o throat_n vide_fw-la adyes_n candle_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 77._o and_o plut._n de_fw-fr def._n orac._n i_o hope_v mr._n cl._n will_v not_o say_v that_o any_o man_n practise_v astrology_n quatenus_fw-la a_o astrologer_n use_v any_o such_o practice_n the_o which_o unless_o he_o do_v this_o scripture_n favour_v he_o no_o more_o than_o the_o first_o 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plan._n  _fw-fr ☽_o 4_o 30_o m._n ♄_o 0_o 31_o m._n ♃_o 0_o 38_o s._n ♂_o 0_o 12_o m._n ♀_o 5_o 40_o m._n ☿_o 2_o 4_o m._n gassendus_n argument_n against_o astrology_n answer_v page_n 66._o how_o many_o apertiones_fw-la portarum_fw-la not_o only_o in_o every_o year_n but_o also_o in_o every_o week_n nay_o day_n o_o foelicem_fw-la artem_fw-la si_fw-la desa_fw-la soli_fw-la judicarent_fw-la artificus_fw-la but_o here_o mounsieur_fw-fr gassendus_fw-la his_o epianogass_n caudo_fw-la charl._n translator_n show_v they_o be_v none_o and_o not_o only_o ignorant_a of_o the_o nature_n but_o of_o the_o time_n and_o term_n of_o thing_n they_o know_v neither_o what_o apertiones_fw-la portarum_fw-la be_v nor_o when_o they_o happen_v they_o do_v certain_o apprehend_v there_o be_v floodgate_n and_o sluice_n in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o water_n be_v pour_v down_o by_o bucket_n full_a thus_o those_o that_o say_v astrologer_n axiom_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o imaginary_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o 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