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treatise_n chap._n i._n to_o the_o confusion_n of_o astrology_n one_o witness_n more_o be_v add_v by_o the_o write_n of_o this_o book_n judiciarie_n astrology_n be_v no_o part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n nor_o of_o the_o mathematics_n neither_o be_v it_o media_fw-la scientia_fw-la betwixt_o they_o chap._n ii_o the_o mean_n of_o know_v aforehand_o particular_a event_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o diabolical_a those_o that_o have_v be_v most_o blockish_a in_o other_o learning_n have_v be_v quick_a and_o sharp-witted_n in_o astrology_n chap._n iii_o astrology_n and_o augury_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a be_v alike_o the_o truth_n in_o a_o prediction_n do_v not_o make_v a_o art_n warrantable_a chap._n iu._n the_o astrologer_n foretell_v that_o be_v true_a by_o the_o help_n of_o satan_n henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n and_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n death_n compare_v together_o astrological_a prediction_n depend_v not_o upon_o natural_a cause_n natural_a 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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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contingent_a like_o a_o natural_a man_n the_o knight_n sore_o trouble_v with_o this_o sentence_n at_o last_o give_v that_o answer_n which_o bruise_v astrology_n in_o piece_n his_o answer_n be_v pag._n 282._o to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n of_o future_a event_n contingent_a because_o it_o appear_v not_o to_o we_o be_v erroneous_a for_o all_o thing_n be_v present_a to_o god_n and_o all_o axiom_n or_o affirmation_n of_o future_a accident_n appear_v to_o he_o as_o they_o be_v either_o true_a or_o false_a neither_o be_v it_o alone_o know_v to_o he_o but_o far_a to_o such_o to_o who_o he_o shall_v vouchsafe_v to_o reveal_v it_o or_o otherwise_o to_o they_o that_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v event_n in_o their_o determinate_a cause_n thus_o far_o the_o knight_n be_v it_o not_o better_o utter_o to_o renounce_v the_o defence_n of_o astrology_n than_o thus_o to_o defend_v it_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o future_a particular_a event_n can_v be_v foretell_v
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to_o seek_v that_o without_o he_o who_o cause_n be_v altogether_o within_o himself_o the_o astrologer_n from_o such_o uncertain_a ground_n have_v devise_v four_o way_n to_o seek_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n 1._o by_o revolution_n 2._o by_o nativity_n 3._o by_o question_n 4._o by_o election_n in_o these_o thing_n they_o be_v so_o uncertain_a that_o some_o profess_v astrology_n be_v notwithstanding_o weary_a of_o the_o absurdity_n which_o they_o see_v in_o some_o of_o these_o and_o therefore_o disclaim_v they_o as_o the_o knight_n do_v some_o of_o these_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o folly_n of_o other_o that_o they_o have_v add_v a_o five_o way_n to_o these_o former_a which_o they_o say_v be_v by_o intention_n if_o a_o man_n once_o give_v way_n to_o unnatural_a ground_n his_o mind_n can_v never_o be_v free_a from_o superstitious_a and_o absurd_a conceit_n which_o be_v impediment_n to_o faith_n and_o good_a manner_n and_o in_o the_o end_n make_v shipwreck_n thereof_o chap._n ix_o that_o astrology_n be_v a_o instrument_n to_o magic_n for_o the_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o reader_n and_o clear_v the_o truth_n let_v we_o here_o examine_v whether_o astrology_n have_v any_o other_o use_n then_o to_o be_v a_o instrument_n to_o magic_n we_o say_v there_o be_v no_o other_o use_n thereof_o because_o we_o find_v that_o such_o philosopher_n as_o do_v rest_n only_o upon_o natural_a reason_n can_v find_v no_o reason_n in_o astrology_n and_o further_o because_o if_o any_o have_v maintain_v astrology_n they_o have_v be_v such_o as_o be_v magician_n this_o question_n i_o rather_o move_v because_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a how_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v stumble_v at_o this_o stone_n for_o albeit_o we_o find_v none_o that_o have_v prove_v astrology_n to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o philosophy_n yet_o some_o have_v think_v that_o magic_n be_v a_o part_n of_o philosophy_n and_o though_o that_o can_v help_v they_o little_a yet_o we_o will_v not_o leave_v the_o astrologer_n that_o hole_n to_o hide_v themselves_o in_o johannes_n baptista_n porta_n have_v write_v a_o book_n entitle_v magia_n naturalis_fw-la imply_v in_o the_o title_n that_o some_o magic_n may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n but_o in_o deliver_v natural_a magic_n as_o he_o call_v it_o he_o deliver_v diverse_a thing_n which_o philosophy_n reach_v not_o to_o but_o be_v do_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o unclean_a spirit_n as_o of_o election_n to_o be_v write_v in_o certain_a stone_n whereby_o those_o stone_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v animate_v and_o to_o receive_v a_o especial_a grace_n from_o heaven_n et_fw-la hoc_fw-la say_v he_o fundamentum_fw-la &_o radicem_fw-la statuunt_fw-la omnium_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 25._o coelius_n rhodig_n a_o man_n of_o better_a name_n for_o learning_n divide_v magiam_fw-la in_fw-la infamem_fw-la &_o naturalem_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 42._o from_o he_o we_o add_v another_o testimony_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o astrology_n jam_fw-la &_o magiae_fw-la 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