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by_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n as_o abovesaid_a chap._n 2.21_o 22._o where_n say_v he_o he_o say_v not_o simple_o the_o heaven_n shall_v hear_v the_o earth_n but_o first_o i_o will_v hear_v the_o heaven_n to_o show_v they_o the_o power_n the_o heaven_n have_v over_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o it_o depend_v on_o god_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o scripture_n say_v also_o god_n work_v all_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v in_o he_o and_o therefore_o whether_o we_o respect_v the_o natural_a course_n of_o thing_n or_o those_o accident_n which_o happen_v beside_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o supereminent_a power_n of_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o every_o thing_n which_o nevertheless_o can_v be_v no_o impeachment_n to_o astrology_n because_o god_n do_v govern_v ordinate_o and_o therefore_o seldom_o pervert_v or_o disturb_v that_o order_n whereby_o in_o his_o eternal_a providence_n he_o do_v govern_v his_o workmanship_n w._n r._n his_o sect_n iv_o wherein_o he_o say_v the_o doctor_n four_o proof_n be_v refell_v viz._n esay_n 47.12_o 13_o 14._o fourthly_o he_o bring_v the_o 47._o of_o esay_n 12_o 13_o 14._o stand_v now_o with_o thy_o enchantment_n and_o with_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o sorcery_n let_v now_o the_o astrologer_n the_o stargazer_n the_o monthly_a prognosticatour_n stand_v up_o and_o save_v thou_o etc._n etc._n behold_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o stubble_n the_o fire_n shall_v burn_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o deliver_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n this_o very_a place_n as_o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n observe_v be_v enough_o to_o confute_v his_o former_a injury_n to_o astrologer_n in_o reckon_v they_o no_o other_o than_o soothsayer_n wizard_n sorcerer_n and_o the_o like_a when_o he_o see_v clear_o the_o lord_n here_o make_v a_o particular_a distinction_n between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o for_o you_o see_v astrologer_n monthly_a prognosticatour_n sorcery_n and_o enchanter_n paicicular_o name_v but_o to_o come_v now_o to_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o text_n which_o he_o think_v do_v absolute_o strike_v the_o fatal_a blow_n to_o astrology_n infer_v from_o thence_o that_o astrology_n be_v opposite_a to_o confidence_n in_o god_n and_o that_o astrologer_n be_v much_o of_o the_o same_o abomination_n with_o enchanter_n and_o soothsayer_n and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deride_v and_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v trust_v in_o etc._n etc._n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v these_o his_o vain_a wrist_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n better_a than_o by_o that_o honourable_a gentleman_n sir_n christopher_n heydon_n i_o here_o give_v you_o as_o he_o have_v it_o in_o his_o second_o chapter_n in_o answer_n to_o m._n chamber_n bring_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o indeed_o with_o the_o same_o conclusion_n as_o do_v m._n homes_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o because_o god_n and_o his_o prophet_n be_v not_o believe_v by_o the_o chaldean_n who_o repose_v in_o their_o magician_n soothsayer_n and_o mathematician_n the_o prophet_n here_o in_o a_o scorn_v sarcasmus_fw-la bid_v they_o save_v their_o empire_n from_o ruin_n therein_o contemn_v their_o power_n and_o not_o their_o prediction_n and_o express_o note_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o they_o to_o save_v themselves_o from_o the_o judgement_n to_o come_v this_o i_o do_v plain_o acknowledge_v although_o be_v i_o dispose_v to_o stand_v upon_o all_o advantage_n with_o m._n chamber_n since_o both_o vatablus_n and_o m._n calvin_n in_o their_o commentary_n confess_v that_o word_n chabar_n do_v indifferent_o signify_v such_o observer_n of_o heaven_n as_o be_v enchanter_n thereof_o i_o can_v easy_o avoid_v he_o as_o not_o dispute_v ad_fw-la idem_fw-la since_o not_o astrologer_n simple_o but_o such_o as_o withal_o join_v magic_a seem_v here_o to_o be_v mention_v and_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o egyptian_n and_o of_o balaam_n and_o balack_n that_o though_o they_o be_v astrologer_n yet_o they_o repose_v their_o safety_n against_o god_n and_o his_o people_n only_o in_o their_o magical_a power_n by_o which_o as_o their_o poet_n and_o other_o report_n they_o profess_v themselves_o able_a to_o pull_v the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o so_o do_v diodorus_n siculus_n testific_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o that_o though_o they_o be_v cunning_a in_o astrology_n yet_o they_o do_v only_o prevent_v the_o cvil_n which_o they_o do_v foresee_v by_o enchantment_n and_o charm_n for_o in_o truth_n astrology_n profess_v only_o to_o fore_o see_v natural_a mutation_n and_o accident_n and_o not_o power_n to_o prevent_v and_o save_v but_o to_o return_v to_o that_o which_o he_o most_o expect_v i_o will_v admit_v as_o much_o as_o m._n chamber_n himself_o can_v desire_v that_o the_o prophet_n here_o deride_v the_o trust_n which_o be_v put_v 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this_o to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o their_o father_n or_o kinsman_n will_v instant_o go_v home_o and_o confirm_v those_o land_n on_o their_o monastery_n thus_o poor_a soul_n they_o be_v often_o delude_v by_o such_o counterfeit_a voice_n of_o some_o subtle_a friar_n or_o as_o knavish_a a_o companion_n of_o their_o fraternity_n therefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o in_o these_o day_n especial_o old_a man_n and_o woman_n that_o believe_v the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a walk_n let_v they_o but_o read_v the_o scripture_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v most_o false_a for_o that_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o good_a instant_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o bad_a to_o hell_n therefore_o their_o spirit_n can_v wander_v again_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n mind_v no_o earthly_a matter_n and_o it_o be_v never_o know_v that_o any_o soul_n ever_o return_v out_o of_o hell_n for_o the_o poet_n themselves_o say_v nullus_fw-la reditnrus_fw-la ab_fw-la orco_fw-la but_o these_o image_n and_o trick_n of_o the_o friar_n do_v but_o resemble_v the_o statue_n of_o negromancer_n make_v with_o great_a toil_n and_o labour_n for_o friar_n bacon_n be_v many_o year_n before_o he_o can_v make_v his_o head_n speak_v and_o the_o image_n of_o albertus_n magnus_n be_v to_o be_v wonder_v at_o which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o full_a and_o perfect_a shape_n of_o a_o man_n who_o with_o the_o wheel_n and_o other_o engine_n that_o he_o have_v cunning_o and_o artificial_o wrought_v in_o it_o make_v it_o speak_v and_o pronounce_v word_n as_o distinct_o as_o if_o they_o do_v proceed_v from_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o sense_n and_o reason_n this_o statue_n when_o thomas_n aquinas_n be_v send_v into_o his_o chamber_n where_o it_o lay_v hide_v hear_v it_o speak_v very_o articulate_o which_o when_o he_o hear_v then_o look_v for_o it_o and_o find_v it_o and_o view_v it_o very_o serious_o at_o last_o strike_v it_o with_o a_o club_n and_o break_v it_o all_o to_o 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follow_v not_o the_o same_o effect_n after_o the_o same_o sign_n as_o appear_v by_o experience_n three_o keckerman_n a_o most_o learned_a philosopher_n and_o a_o christian_a although_o he_o favour_v some_o thing_n which_o man_n now_o a_o day_n call_v part_n of_o astrology_n do_v not_o in_o all_o his_o two_o great_a volume_n of_o art_n and_o science_n in_o folio_n set_v forth_o any_o astrology_n but_o in_o his_o work_n have_v these_o passage_n against_o it_o to_o this_o effect_n manent_fw-la tamen_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o star_n abide_v as_o of_o other_o sublunary_a effect_n so_o of_o effect_n in_o man_n the_o common_a and_o remote_a cause_n which_o many_o way_n may_v be_v hinder_v not_o only_o by_o the_o first_o cause_n god_n but_o also_o by_o particular_a cause_n partly_o in_o the_o heaven_n partly_o in_o the_o air_n and_o other_o element_n so_o that_o the_o prediction_n of_o astrology_n be_v with_o if_z and_o and_o be_v so_o that_o it_o follow_v not_o this_o man_n be_v bear_v 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state_n of_o the_o weather_n of_o health_n plague_n plenty_n dearth_n and_o to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o physician_n when_o to_o purge_v by_o pill_n when_o by_o potion_n when_o by_o let_v of_o blood_n this_o be_v as_o far_o as_o our_o prognostication_n proceed_v which_o nevertheless_o will_v not_o have_v be_v suffer_v if_o god_n by_o his_o holy_a prophet_n have_v show_v any_o detestation_n thereof_o or_o reprove_v the_o same_o as_o unlawful_a and_o unchristian_a wherefore_o when_o these_o adversary_n condemn_v the_o art_n for_o the_o abuse_n of_o artist_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o do_v but_o play_v the_o sophister_n deceive_v by_o a_o plain_a fallacy_n ab_fw-la accident_n and_o last_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v what_o s._n hierome_n hugo_n aquinas_n lyra_n haymo_n and_o other_o ancient_a expositor_n have_v write_v upon_o the_o text_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v so_o sharp_a sight_v as_o to_o espy_v out_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o place_n 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