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star_n to_o look_v to_o the_o parent_n for_o the_o constitution_n to_o the_o temper_n for_o quality_n to_o the_o will_n for_o action_n to_o industry_n and_o external_a mean_n for_o acquisition_n and_o to_o divine_a providence_n for_o event_n 24._o whether_o any_o sound_a orthodox_n christian_n ever_o do_v write_v in_o the_o approof_n of_o judiciary_n and_o predict_a astrology_n and_o if_o any_o such_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o speculation_n if_o their_o recantation_n follow_v not_o after_o it_o then_o with_o what_o moderation_n and_o reiterated_a caution_n yea_o and_o that_o so_o severe_a so_o sincere_a as_o that_o a_o christian_a reader_n may_v easy_o perceive_v it_o be_v the_o caution_n which_o he_o intend_v through_o the_o main_a of_o the_o discourse_n and_o not_o the_o institution_n chap._n xiii_o 13._o from_o the_o contrariety_n of_o opinion_n if_o that_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v a_o science_n which_o consist_v only_o in_o opinion_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o call_v 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4._o about_o the_o first_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o magic_n and_o astrology_n 5._o about_o the_o cause_n in_o vaticinate_v good_a and_o bad_a 6._o about_o the_o figure_n and_o durance_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o about_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n especial_o of_o the_o celestial_a body_n 8._o about_o the_o number_n and_o site_n of_o the_o celestial_a orb_n 9_o about_o the_o solidity_n of_o the_o celestial_a orb_n 10._o about_o the_o order_n of_o the_o orb_n or_o sphere_n 11._o about_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o eight_o sphere_n 12._o about_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o nine_o sphere_n 13._o about_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o star_n 14._o about_o their_o number_n 15._o about_o their_o form_n 16_o about_o their_o order_n 17._o about_o their_o light_n 18._o about_o their_o distance_n both_o one_o from_o another_o and_o from_o the_o earth_n 19_o about_o their_o scintillation_n or_o their_o trepidation_n 20._o about_o their_o fixation_n and_o volitation_n 21._o about_o the_o 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equation_n of_o civil_a day_n 58._o
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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 l_o to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o many_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o scribe_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 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 then_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 so_o they_o make_v it_o do_v diverse_a according_a to_o divers_a conjuction_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 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experiment_a augur_n and_o be_v not_o that_o such_o a_o prognosticate_a soothsayer_n or_o sooth-saying_a prognosticator_n as_o do_v it_o only_o from_o his_o own_o conjecture_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o prove_v it_o but_o mere_o the_o experiment_n 4._o who_o be_v a_o witch_n not_o only_o he_o that_o act_v by_o a_o diabolical_a compact_n and_o power_n but_o he_o that_o act_v praestigious_o and_o delusive_o upon_o any_o part_n of_o nature_n whatsoever_o such_o be_v the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n exod_n 7._o 11._o and_o if_o they_o will_v rest_v with_o the_o rabbinicall_a description_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o man_n that_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o it_o signify_v such_o a_o one_o as_o profess_v the_o art_n of_o the_o star_n to_o deduce_v a_o genius_n down_o from_o heaven_n and_o inâ—ice_o it_o by_o certain_a character_n and_o figure_n fabricate_v at_o certain_a hour_n and_o under_o certain_a course_n of_o the_o star_n and_o so_o use_v or_o employ_v it_o to_o any_o man_n commodity_n or_o 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i_o have_v here_o handle_v isa_n 41._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o produce_v your_o cause_n say_v the_o lord_n bring_v forth_o your_o strong_a reason_n say_v the_o king_n of_o jacob._n let_v they_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o show_v we_o what_o shall_v happen_v let_v they_o show_v the_o former_a thing_n what_o they_o be_v that_o we_o may_v consider_v they_o and_o know_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o they_o or_o declare_v we_o thing_n for_o to_o come_v show_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o you_o be_v god_n yea_o do_v good_a or_o do_v evil_a that_o we_o may_v be_v dismay_v and_o behold_v it_o together_o behold_v you_o be_v of_o nothing_o and_o you_o work_v of_o nought_o a_o abomination_n be_v he_o that_o choose_v you_o whether_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o prognosticate_a divine_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o disquisition_n and_o examination_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o divine_a prophet_n produce_v your_o cause_n make_v manifest_a if_o you_o 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the_o friendship_n and_o hatred_n the_o compliance_n and_o adversness_n of_o man_n be_v not_o the_o service_n or_o disservice_n of_o the_o brute_n creature_n the_o virtue_n or_o venom_n of_o a_o herb_n or_o mineral_n yea_o the_o defence_n or_o offence_n of_o a_o sword_n a_o knife_n a_o spear_n a_o gun_n a_o club_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o all_o these_o more_o sensible_o apprehend_v to_o be_v more_o near_o advantageous_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o health_n or_o sickness_n riches_n or_o poverty_n honour_n or_o disgrace_n prosperity_n and_o adversity_n life_n or_o death_n than_o be_v all_o the_o joint_a benevolence_n or_o malevolency_n of_o the_o fatal_a star_n if_o therefore_o a_o fatidicall_a prognostication_n may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o celestial_a why_o not_o rather_o from_o the_o terrestrial_a motion_n 20._o whether_o fate_n be_v above_o the_o star_n as_o their_o governor_n or_o else_o under_o they_o as_o their_o minister_n if_o above_o they_o why_o make_v they_o the_o star_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o fate_n for_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v superior_a to_o it_o if_o under_o they_o how_o then_o be_v the_o star_n themselves_o subject_a to_o fate_n for_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v inferior_a how_o then_o shall_v the_o star_n dispose_v of_o other_o fate_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o dispose_v of_o their_o own_o be_v it_o for_o creature_n terrestrial_a or_o celestial_a to_o perform_v that_o to_o other_o which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o 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 angury_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 star_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 star_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 confound_v 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 confound_v one_o another_o some_o admit_v many_o thing_n of_o both_o as_o they_o say_v at_o the_o foregate_n and_o exclude_v all_o again_o at_o the_o back_n door_n some_o place_n they_o in_o the_o begin_n in_o the_o middle_n in_o the_o end_n of_o a_o business_n some_o make_v we_o to_o be_v in_o their_o power_n some_o they_o in_o our_o power_n some_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v both_o but_o inquire_v neither_o but_o if_o they_o will_v no_o inquiry_n after_o their_o nature_n and_o property_n why_o make_v they_o such_o inquiry_n into_o their_o operation_n and_o effect_n 29._o whether_o fate_n be_v mutable_a or_o immutable_a if_o mutable_a how_o be_v it_o fate_n be_v there_o not_o then_o a_o contingency_n of_o fate_n as_o well_o as_o a_o fate_n of_o contingency_n if_o immutable_a what_o hope_n what_o colour_n what_o mean_n what_o remedy_n nay_o if_o immovable_a how_o move_v it_o as_o they_o say_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o order_n of_o all_o movable_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o natural_a thing_n natural_o with_o necessary_a necessary_o with_o voluntary_a voluntary_o with_o contingent_a contingent_o with_o violent_a violent_o with_o remiss_a remisse_o and_o all_o this_o not_o as_o a_o prime_n and_o free_a but_o as_o a_o second_o and_o necessary_a cause_n why_o may_v we_o not_o as_o well_o say_v with_o rational_a thing_n â—…tionally_o with_o brute_n brutish_o with_o sensual_a sensual_o with_o â—…tuous_a virtuous_o with_o vicious_a vicious_o with_o prosperous_a prosperous_o with_o adverse_a adverse_o with_o uncertain_a uncertain_o 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o what_o irrefragable_a law_n of_o fate_n be_v that_o which_o be_v fain_o to_o conform_v to_o and_o comply_v with_o every_o one_o manner_n and_o manner_n of_o work_v 30._o whether_o fate_n be_v absolute_a in_o decree_n or_o conditionate_n if_o absolute_a then_o can_v it_o not_o be_v otherwise_o and_o what_o remedy_n nay_o then_o be_v it_o infinite_a omnipotent_a eternal_a and_o with_o superiority_n if_o conditionate_n and_o that_o not_o from_o a_o liberal_a dispensation_n of_o its_o own_o but_o a_o natural_a ordination_n from_o another_o what_o fatation_n be_v that_o then_o that_o come_v upon_o condition_n that_o depend_v upon_o other_o action_n not_o its_o own_o determination_n if_o it_o be_v absolute_a then_o be_v it_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a in_o many_o thing_n if_o it_o be_v conditionate_n then_o be_v it_o variable_a and_o certain_a in_o nothing_o set_a aside_o the_o first_o act_n which_o be_v the_o eternal_a decree_n and_o the_o last_o act_n which_o be_v death_n these_o indeed_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v both_o absolute_a and_o conditionate_n but_o christian_n be_v not_o teach_v to_o call_v these_o fate_n but_o take_v it_o as_o they_o do_v for_o the_o middle_a act_n then_o can_v they_o make_v it_o to_o be_v neither_o absolute_a nor_o conditionate_n 31._o whether_o fate_n and_o fatal_a event_n follow_v the_o body_n or_o the_o mind_n if_o the_o body_n what_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o fate_n of_o a_o man_n and_o of_o a_o beast_n in_o event_n good_a or_o evil_n who_o be_v worthy_a who_o be_v guilty_a and_o how_o follow_v they_o the_o mind_n see_v the_o star_n necessary_o and_o direct_o make_v no_o impression_n there_o because_o it_o be_v superior_a according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o matter_n time_n or_o place_n but_o unite_v to_o a_o intellectual_a and_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o therefore_o can_v suffer_v from_o corporeal_a thing_n although_o celestial_a nor_o can_v they_o so_o exceed_v their_o own_o sphere_n and_o species_n as_o to_o act_v direct_o upon_o it_o and_o if_o not_o upon_o the_o intellective_a faculty_n which_o act_v necessary_o much_o less_o upon_o the_o elective_a power_n which_o be_v free_a and_o never_o act_v but_o free_o nor_o be_v subject_n to_o fatality_n or_o fatal_a necessity_n for_o than_o shall_v the_o election_n of_o the_o will_v be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o mere_a natural_a instinct_n shall_v be_v determine_v to_o one_o thing_n shall_v act_v but_o one_o way_n shall_v have_v the_o like_a motion_n in_o all_o upon_o the_o like_a representation_n shall_v not_o have_v any_o thing_n in_o its_o own_o power_n to_o discern_v deliberate_a choose_v refuse_v etc._n etc._n but_o must_v be_v carry_v on_o either_o natural_o or_o violent_o as_o the_o star_n do_v incline_v or_o enforce_v 32._o whether_o fate_n or_o fortune_n be_v either_o in_o good_a or_o evil_a action_n if_o fate_n be_v iâ—_n good_a action_n be_v they_o not_o necessitate_v and_o enforce_v if_o fortune_n 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v they_o not_o fortuitous_a and_o accidental_a and_o so_o what_o â—…e_v of_o they_o what_o reward_n the_o like_a may_v be_v affirm_v of_o evil_a action_n and_o if_o likewise_o thus_o infer_v what_o shame_n what_o punishment_n in_o vicious_a action_n either_o fate_n offer_v violence_n to_o a_o man_n will_n or_o leave_v to_o its_o own_o liberty_n if_o the_o first_o be_v not_o a_o man_n will_n to_o be_v excuse_v in_o evil_a and_o if_o the_o last_o be_v not_o every_o man_n will_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o fate_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o hard_a and_o heavy_a fate_n for_o they_o be_v such_o which_o follow_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n 33._o wherefore_o shall_v man_n or_o his_o action_n be_v make_v the_o subject_n yea_o the_o slave_n of_o fate_n when_o as_o indeed_o man_n as_o man_n be_v superior_a thereto_o for_o fate_n be_v but_o a_o sydereall_a service_n of_o second_o cause_n must_v be_v 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