to_o the_o weapon_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v i_o admire_v with_o himself_o how_o strange_o that_o salve_n in_o its_o transit_fw-la only_o over_o the_o place_n of_o that_o weapon_n where_o the_o nativity_n of_o the_o wound_n be_v make_v do_v cause_n some_o not_o able_a change_n upon_o the_o wound_n that_o be_v then_o bear_v it_o be_v pretty_a and_o pity_n that_o in_o so_o amiable_a a_o fancy_n the_o analogy_n will_v not_o hold_v nor_o do_v i_o think_v that_o j.b._n know_v distinct_o or_o ever_o think_v on_o it_o which_o be_v the_o termini_fw-la homologi_fw-la in_o the_o comparison_n but_o if_o he_o will_v examine_v the_o business_n he_o will_v find_v what_o he_o will_v have_v be_v at_o be_v this_o that_o as_o the_o weapon-salve_n be_v to_o the_o weapon_n so_o be_v the_o planet_n in_o its_o transitus_fw-la by_o the_o cusp_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o the_o nativity_n to_o the_o say_a cusp_n or_o place_n of_o the_o nativity_n wherein_o it_o seem_v some_o special_a virtue_n be_v lodge_v of_o starry_a or_o heavenly_a influence_n at_o the_o nativity_n by_o that_o nativity-configuration_a of_o the_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a body_n at_o that_o time_n now_o i_o appeal_v to_o j.b._n how_o like_o the_o fluid_a material_a heaven_n which_o i_o have_v describe_v above_o be_v to_o a_o weapon_n of_o steel_n which_o make_v the_o wound_n and_o the_o transcent_v planet_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n to_o the_o close_a corporeal_o apply_v weapon-salve_n nay_o indeed_o how_o much_o the_o cusp_n of_o the_o house_n which_o be_v so_o many_o nothing_o fancied_a in_o a_o imaginary_a heaven_n and_o zodiac_n be_v like_a to_o one_o of_o the_o most_o firm_a body_n we_o find_v upon_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o comparison_n stand_v upon_o foot_n so_o rot_v or_o disproportionated_a that_o i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o fall_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n his_o pretence_n to_o experience_n be_v a_o threadbare_a shuffle_n and_o liable_a to_o so_o many_o exception_n that_o he_o can_v never_o make_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o and_o there_o will_v be_v occasion_n of_o examine_v it_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n if_o he_o will_v venture_v there_o upon_o the_o pike_n which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o the_o promissor_n be_v imaginary_a space_n or_o nothing_o etc._n etc._n ans._n there_o be_v say_v he_o p._n 98._o a_o certain_a and_o real_a space_n measure_v out_o into_o degree_n and_o minute_n between_o the_o significator_n and_o promissor_n repl._n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o promissor_n himself_o who_o be_v suppose_v immovable_a which_o the_o real_a matter_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o i_o say_v be_v imaginary_a space_n or_o nothing_o it_o be_v plain_a how_o this_o planet_n viz._n the_o significator_n never_o get_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o celestial_a matter_n in_o which_o the_o promissor_n be_v at_o the_o nativity_n etc._n etc._n ans._n i_o wonder_v say_v he_o p._n 98._o whether_o the_o doctor_n know_v his_o own_o meaning_n etc._n etc._n repl._n and_o i_o wonder_v that_o so_o acute_a a_o man_n and_o so_o well_o exercise_v in_o the_o phantastry_n of_o astrology_n do_v not_o easy_o guess_v at_o it_o at_o first_o sight_n to_o show_v how_o desperate_a the_o cause_n of_o the_o astrologer_n be_v in_o this_o point_n of_o direction_n i_o put_v the_o case_n of_o the_o significator_n be_v a_o planet_n and_o the_o promissor_n we_o suppose_v in_o the_o same_o superficies_n with_o he_o we_o can_v allow_v to_o be_v the_o body_n of_o another_o planet_n but_o its_o influence_n levening_n or_o tincture_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n the_o celestial_a matter_n as_o for_o better_a understanding_n the_o business_n let_v mars_n be_v the_o significator_n for_o all_o the_o planet_n may_v be_v so_o according_a to_o both_o origanus_n and_o ranzovius_n and_o jupiter_n the_o promissor_n to_o which_o mars_n be_v direct_v in_o trine_n aspect_n the_o influence_n of_o jupiter_n lodge_v in_o the_o celestial_a matter_n at_o this_o distance_n from_o mars_n but_o in_o his_o way_n be_v the_o promissor_n but_o both_o mars_n and_o this_o influence_n of_o jupiter_n be_v carry_v along_o in_o the_o celestial_a matter_n as_o cork_n in_o water_n the_o significator_n here_o will_v never_o overtake_v the_o promissor_n but_o that_o mars_n may_v overtake_v jupiter_n by_o way_n of_o transit_fw-la or_o give_v he_o a_o go-by_a he_o be_v six_o time_n more_o swift_a in_o his_o course_n who_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o observe_v the_o definition_n of_o a_o promissor_n as_o ranzovius_n have_v define_v he_o say_v it_o be_v planetae_fw-la vel_fw-la corpus_fw-la vel_fw-la radius_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la cum_fw-la significator_n pervenerit_fw-la significatio_fw-la effectum_fw-la suum_fw-la editura_fw-la creditur_fw-la which_o be_v also_o the_o sense_n of_o other_o astrologer_n but_o though_o they_o phrase_v it_o as_o if_o the_o significator_n be_v to_o come_v corporal_o to_o the_o very_a promissor_n to_o challenge_v and_o receive_v his_o promise_n yet_o j._n b._n do_v not_o interpret_v it_o so_o gross_o as_o neither_o do_v the_o persian_n some_o passage_n of_o the_o koran_n but_o gloss_n thus_o on_o it_o p._n 100_o it_o be_v say_v he_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o significator_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n at_o the_o nativity_n from_o the_o promissor_n will_v be_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o year_n and_o day_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n in_o direction_n ere_o it_o come_v to_o maturity_n repl._n as_o if_o the_o promissor_n stand_v only_o for_o a_o index_n of_o time_n but_o promise_v nothing_o concern_v the_o thing_n itself_o which_o be_v pointblank_o against_o the_o rudiment_n of_o astrology_n what_o astrologer_n will_v ever_o say_v that_o the_o horoscope_n for_o example_n direct_v in_o trine_n aspect_n to_o venus_n as_o promissor_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v promise_v as_o when_o it_o be_v direct_v in_o trine_n aspect_n to_o mars_n but_o while_o j._n b._n despoil_v the_o promissor_n of_o all_o office_n but_o the_o indication_n of_o time_n he_o yield_v the_o cause_n to_o i_o and_o make_v it_o all_o one_o as_o if_o it_o be_v empty_a space_n or_o nothing_o and_o withal_o insinuate_v a_o very_a considerable_a notion_n to_o the_o sagacious_a that_o these_o aspect_n be_v so_o sacred_a with_o the_o astrologer_n mere_o that_o they_o may_v hence_o take_v occasion_n or_o find_v a_o pretence_n to_o foretell_v the_o time_n of_o the_o accident_n of_o humane_a life_n as_o the_o physician_n do_v the_o time_n of_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o disease_n by_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o phantastry_n of_o which_o conceit_n i_o have_v above_o sufficient_o lay_v open_a and_o that_o this_o number_n of_o year_n by_o direction_n when_o the_o feat_n will_v come_v to_o pass_v be_v a_o mere_a arbitrarious_fw-la fancy_n do_v further_a appear_v whenas_o all_o the_o planet_n may_v be_v significator_n yet_o their_o course_n be_v extreme_o different_a in_o swiftness_n the_o moon_n be_v be_v about_o 360._o time_n swift_a than_o that_o of_o saturn_n and_o yet_o the_o moon_n direct_v in_o trine_n aspect_n to_o saturn_n there_o be_v promise_v such_o thing_n to_o the_o infant_n as_o can_v easy_o belong_v to_o he_o till_o he_o be_v thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n old_a which_o be_v a_o plain_a intimation_n that_o this_o pretence_n of_o prognosticate_a the_o fate_n of_o the_o infant_n by_o direction_n be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n as_o i_o have_v though_o brief_o yet_o clear_o prove_v against_o j._n b._n all_o the_o rudiment_n of_o astrology_n to_o be_v and_o whether_o he_o will_v acknowledge_v my_o just_a triumph_n hitherto_o or_o no_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o i_o there_o be_v no_o unprejudiced_a reader_n but_o certain_o will_n the_o main_a subterfuge_n behind_o be_v their_o pretence_n of_o event_n answer_v to_o their_o art_n which_o if_o he_o speak_v any_o thing_n material_a to_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o consider_v it_o upon_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o their_o fallacious_a allegation_n of_o event_n answer_v to_o prediction_n 2._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o evasion_n of_o they_o that_o the_o error_n be_v in_o the_o artist_n not_o in_o the_o art_n 3._o further_a confutation_n of_o their_o bold_a presumption_n that_o their_o art_n always_o predict_v true_a 4._o that_o the_o punctual_a correspondence_n of_o the_o event_n to_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o astrologer_n do_v not_o prove_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o art_n of_o astrology_n 5._o the_o great_a affinity_n of_o astrology_n with_o daemonolatry_n and_o of_o the_o secret_a agency_n of_o daemon_n in_o bring_v about_o prediction_n 6._o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o secret_a agency_n or_o familiar_a converse_n of_o daemon_n with_o pretend_a astrologer_n no_o argument_n can_v be_v raise_v from_o event_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o art_n 7._o a_o recapitulation_n of_o the_o
the_o mind_n 3._o the_o sun_n even_o then_o also_o when_o he_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o condition_n of_o life_n and_o dignity_n 4._o the_o horoscope_n for_o health_n and_o peregrination_n 5._o the_o medium_fw-la coeli_fw-la for_o marriage_n and_o procreation_n of_o child_n 6._o *_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o part_n of_o fortune_n for_o increase_n or_o decrease_v of_o riches_n 9_o but_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o respect_v life_n itself_o which_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o interfector_n or_o slayer_n which_o be_v suppose_v either_o some_o planet_n which_o be_v present_a in_o the_o eight_o house_n as_o saturn_n or_o mars_n or_o the_o almuten_n of_o the_o eight_o house_n or_o the_o planet_n join_v to_o the_o almuten_n or_o the_o almuten_n of_o the_o planet_n or_o the_o almuten_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o eight_o house_n but_o the_o huge_a mystery_n be_v and_o that_o a_o sad_a one_o that_o when_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o emissor_n to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o interfector_n than_o woe_n be_v to_o the_o brat_n that_o ever_o he_o be_v bear_v under_o so_o unlucky_a star_n for_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o he_o must_v die_v the_o death_n nor_o will_v his_o *_o alcochodon_n or_o almuten_n hylegii_fw-la avail_n he_o any_o thing_n when_o his_o hyleck_n or_o emissor_n be_v once_o come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o that_o celestial_a butcher_n these_o be_v the_o most_o fundamental_a and_o most_o solemn_a foolery_n for_o so_o i_o must_v call_v they_o of_o their_o whole_a art_n and_o i_o shall_v now_o set_v myself_o to_o demonstrate_v they_o to_o be_v so_o after_o i_o have_v answer_v those_o more_o general_a plausibility_n they_o will_v countenance_v themselves_o by_o annotation_n chap._n xv._n sect._n i._n these_o be_v the_o general_a plausibility_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v only_o here_o note_v how_o faithful_a i_o have_v be_v and_o impartial_a in_o set_v out_o with_o the_o utmost_a advantage_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o astrologer_n in_o lay_v down_o the_o most_o plausible_a argument_n they_o can_v allege_v with_o the_o best_a gloss_n i_o can_v which_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o notorious_a that_o my_o antagonist_n himself_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v it_o which_o he_o do_v with_o a_o free_a and_o pretty_a humoursome_a strain_n of_o rhetoric_n p._n 41._o and_o the_o truth_n be_v say_v he_o the_o doctor_n have_v so_o ingenious_o compile_v the_o argument_n on_o astrology_n behalf_n altogether_o in_o one_o chapter_n and_o set_v they_o out_o in_o such_o neat_a apparel_n and_o so_o good_a order_n that_o as_o they_o stand_v hold_v together_o so_o unanimous_o and_o maintain_v their_o cause_n so_o cheerful_o methinks_v they_o look_v so_o confident_o sweet_o on_o the_o opposer_n as_o if_o they_o be_v at_o strife_n whether_o to_o woo_v or_o daunt_v the_o adversary_n to_o their_o side_n with_o such_o a_o overcome_a beauty_n it_o seem_v have_v i_o draw_v the_o portraiture_n of_o his_o belove_a mistress_n the_o most_o sacred_a and_o divine_a science_n of_o astrology_n that_o either_o awe_n or_o pity_n will_v turn_v any_o one_o off_o from_o deface_v so_o fair_a and_o lovely_a a_o image_n as_o his_o enamour_a fancy_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v but_o it_o be_v in_o pity_n to_o himself_o and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v delude_v with_o this_o fair_a but_o false_a show_n that_o i_o have_v discover_v the_o foul_a flaw_n thereof_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o i_o lie_v demolish_v this_o deceitful_a idol_n which_o that_o i_o have_v real_o do_v i_o shall_v show_v anon_o by_o make_v good_a my_o sixteen_o and_o seventeen_o chapter_n against_o the_o answer_n of_o my_o adversary_n where_o he_o offer_v any_o show_n of_o reason_n but_o for_o his_o ill_a language_n i_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o bring_v it_o into_o play_n whether_o it_o come_v alone_o or_o attend_v with_o some_o offer_n at_o reason_v which_o i_o shall_v ever_o strip_v of_o the_o ill_a language_n as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v and_o deal_v with_o the_o bare_a argument_n itself_o sect._n 2._o that_o of_o the_o planet_n the_o sun_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a rather_o than_o dry_v that_o mars_n be_v hot_a and_o parch_o dry_a because_o my_o antagonist_n p._n 25._o deny_v this_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o astrologer_n i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o very_a word_n in_o origanus_n part._n 3._o the_o effect_n cap._n 1._o where_o of_o the_o sun_n he_o say_v solis_fw-la natura_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la sensu_fw-la percipimus_fw-la 1._o potenter_fw-la calefacere_fw-la 2._o paululum_fw-la exsiccare_fw-la vivificus_fw-la enim_fw-la ejus_fw-la calor_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la uchementer_fw-la siccus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la quasi_fw-la humido_fw-la jungitur_fw-la as_o if_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v mingle_v with_o moisture_n and_o have_v something_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o warm_a oil_n according_a to_o origanus_n his_o mind_n who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o prime_a astrologer_n and_o then_o of_o mars_n martis_n est_fw-la say_v he_o 1._o exsiccare_fw-la &_o arefacere_fw-la 2._o in_o calefaciendo_fw-la urere_fw-la which_o sure_o will_v amount_v to_o what_o we_o have_v express_v that_o mars_n be_v hot_a and_o parch_o dry_a sect._n 4._o in_o a_o malignant_a posture_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n namely_o in_o a_o quartile_a aspect_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o quartile_a be_v a_o malignant_a aspect_n with_o the_o astrologer_n be_v express_o acknowledge_v by_o dariot_n in_o his_o judicial_a astrology_n chap._n 10._o some_o of_o these_o say_v he_o be_v aspect_n of_o amity_n as_o the_o trine_n and_o sextile_a other_o of_o enmity_n and_o hatred_n as_o the_o quadrate_n and_o opposition_n see_v also_o origanus_n part._n 3._o the_o effect_n cap._n 6._o a_o coacervation_n of_o the_o four_o precedent_n etc._n etc._n rather_o a_o adjection_n of_o some_o of_o the_o precedent_a dignity_n quinta_fw-la dignitas_fw-la say_v origanus_n part._n 3._o the_o effect_n cap._n 4._o composita_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la simplicibus_fw-la quae_fw-la hactenus_fw-la declaratae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o voco_fw-la carpentum_fw-la thronus_fw-la seu_fw-la regium_fw-la solium_fw-la veluti_fw-la venus_n in_o tauro_fw-la &_o domo_fw-la &_o trigono_n potens_fw-la signo_fw-la illo_fw-la ut_fw-la regio_fw-la curru_fw-la utitur_fw-la over_o every_o ten_o degree_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n these_o decade_n dariot_n call_v face_n as_o origanus_n fancy_n signorum_fw-la sect._n 8._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o arabian_n call_v hylech_n etc._n etc._n the_o entire_a place_n in_o origanus_n be_v this_o part._n 3._o the_o effect_n cap._n 2._o prorogator_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la qui_fw-la graecis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d item_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la emissarius_fw-la arabibus_fw-la verò_fw-la hylech_n ambulator_n ab_fw-la herbraeo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ambulare_fw-la dicitur_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la planeta_n vel_fw-la locus_fw-la coeli_fw-la ex_fw-la cujus_fw-la digressione_fw-la well_fw-mi directione_n de_fw-la statu_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la judicant_fw-la astrologi_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o plerique_fw-la say_v he_o imprimis_fw-la nobilis_fw-la ille_fw-la cyprianus_n leovitius_n gradum_fw-la ascendentis_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la assumunt_fw-la pro_fw-la hylech_n and_o near_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o chapter_n horoscopus_fw-la say_v he_o propriissimus_fw-la est_fw-la significator_n aquavitae_fw-la foelix_fw-la futura_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o infelix_fw-la foelix_fw-la quidem_fw-la est_fw-la foelicis_fw-la &_o benefici_fw-la planetae_fw-la signo_fw-la ac_fw-la termino_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la beneficorum_fw-la planetarum_fw-la radiis_fw-la vel_fw-la praesentiâ_fw-la veluti_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la validae_fw-la statuuntur_fw-la quibus_fw-la aries_n vel_fw-la leo_fw-la ascendit_fw-la &_o sol_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nona_fw-la decima_fw-la undecima_fw-la vel_fw-la septima_fw-la domo_fw-la well_o taurus_n aut_fw-la cancer_n &_o luna_n in_o his_o existit_fw-la infelix_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la termino_fw-la malo_fw-la quando_fw-la videlicet_fw-la maleficus_fw-la corpore_fw-la obsidet_fw-la horoscopum_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la horoscopus_fw-la incidit_fw-la in_o malignum_fw-la aspectum_fw-la malefici_fw-la praecipue_fw-la interfectoris_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o part_n of_o fortune_n etc._n etc._n pars_fw-la fortunae_fw-la be_v define_v by_o the_o astrologer_n locus_fw-la zodiaci_n in_fw-la quem_fw-la numerando_fw-la ab_fw-la ariete_n cadit_fw-la numerus_fw-la conflatus_fw-la ex_fw-la gradu_fw-la oriente_fw-la seu_fw-la horoscopi_n &_o distantia_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o lunae_fw-la sect._n 9_o nor_o will_v his_o alcochodon_n etc._n etc._n alchochoden_n est_fw-la stella_fw-la virtutis_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la de_fw-la annis_fw-la quibus_fw-la natus_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturae_fw-la cursum_fw-la victurus_fw-la est_fw-la judicium_fw-la sumitur_fw-la from_o whence_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stella_fw-la ad_fw-la
have_v attribute_v the_o jewish_a religion_n to_o saturn_n the_o christian_a to_o jupiter_n and_o mercury_n the_o mahometan_a to_o sol_n and_o mars_n and_o the_o idolatrous_a pagan_n to_o the_o moon_n and_o mars_n he_o mad_o hold_v on_o say_v solvitur_fw-la autem_fw-la unaquaeque_fw-la lex_fw-la à _fw-la svo_fw-la contrario_fw-la saturnum_n debellat_fw-la jupiter_n authoritate_fw-la &_o mercurius_n ratione_fw-la jovem_n &_o mercurium_fw-la debellat_fw-la mars_n non_fw-la audience_n rationes_fw-la &_o saeviens_fw-la contra_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la mars_fw-la &_o solemn_a debellant_fw-la saturnus_n &_o venus_n haec_fw-la lasciviâ_fw-la ille_fw-la dolis_fw-la mars_fw-la &_o lunam_fw-la debellant_fw-la sol_fw-la &_o jupiter_n authoritate_fw-la dignitate_fw-la &_o veritate_fw-la upon_o which_o he_o conclude_v ob_fw-la hoc_fw-la christiani_n erigite_fw-la capita_fw-la qui_fw-la potest_fw-la capere_fw-la capiat_fw-la as_o if_o he_o have_v predict_v some_o excellent_a state_n or_o overspread_a empire_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o turk_n but_o what_o he_o have_v write_v he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v obscure_a though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n clear_a enough_o that_o he_o impute_v all_o religion_n alike_o to_o the_o natural_a influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o star_n whence_o his_o faith_n can_v be_v christian_a but_o a_o fancy_n the_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n be_v to_o believe_v his_o mission_n supernatural_a and_o the_o condition_n in_o which_o he_o be_v in_o all_o his_o miraculous_a respect_n not_o to_o proceed_v from_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n at_o his_o nativity_n but_o from_o the_o immediate_a assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o also_o overshadow_a the_o virgin_n in_o his_o conception_n now_o i_o demand_v of_o j._n b._n how_o little_a the_o distant_a from_o blasphemy_n it_o be_v to_o subjugate_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o star_n as_o if_o he_o be_v determine_v by_o they_o to_o act_v or_o if_o he_o be_v free_a that_o he_o shall_v choose_v to_o overshadow_v the_o holy_a virgin_n at_o such_o a_o time_n that_o his_o nativity_n will_v fall_v out_o under_o such_o a_o configuration_n of_o the_o heaven_n as_o may_v indicate_v all_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n as_o proceed_v from_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n and_o so_o expose_v he_o to_o be_v think_v a_o mere_a natural_a prophet_n not_o a_o supernatural_a one_o and_o give_v occasion_n to_o this_o damnable_a conceit_n of_o cardan_n and_o vaninus_n that_o prophet_n and_o religion_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o star_n certain_o this_o have_v not_o become_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o reproach_n and_o contumely_n against_o he_o to_o suppose_v it_o whence_o j._n b._n his_o pretence_n of_o calculate_v of_o our_o saviour_n nativity_n and_o find_v out_o the_o very_a minute_n of_o his_o birth_n per_fw-la accidentia_fw-la nati_n be_v quite_o blow_v away_o and_o christ_n himself_o profess_v john_n 10.17_o 18._o therefore_o do_v my_o father_n love_v i_o because_o i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n that_o i_o may_v take_v it_o again_o no_o man_n take_v it_o from_o i_o but_o i_o lay_v it_o down_o myself_o which_o i_o leave_v to_o j._n b._n to_o consider_v how_o well_o it_o consist_v with_o his_o make_v our_o saviour_n obnoxious_a to_o a_o astrological_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sidereal_a interfector_n but_o to_o return_v to_o cardan_n i_o will_v have_v j._n b._n to_o consider_v what_o a_o kind_n of_o christian_a philosopher_n cardan_n can_v be_v repute_v and_o in_o what_o a_o kind_n of_o profession_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n he_o can_v die_v who_o make_v our_o saviour_n christ_n only_o a_o astral_a prophet_n or_o sidereal_a lawgiver_n who_o make_v he_o bear_v of_o the_o star_n as_o he_o fancy_n moses_n and_o mahomet_n to_o have_v be_v when_o as_o it_o be_v a_o article_n 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vaninus_n himself_o how_o well_o he_o can_v be_v think_v to_o have_v die_v in_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n let_v his_o dialogue_n answer_v for_o he_o out_o of_o which_o i_o have_v above_o produce_v so_o many_o profane_a and_o impious_a passage_n as_o i_o have_v note_v they_o in_o my_o adversaria_fw-la moreover_o at_o the_o point_n of_o his_o death_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o execution_n which_o no_o good_a christian_n can_v think_v of_o without_o pity_n and_o horror_n he_o affect_v to_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o constant_a and_o magnanimous_a philosopher_n be_v so_o far_o from_o profess_v himself_o a_o christian_n that_o in_o vain_o magnify_v himself_o he_o insult_v over_o the_o meritorious_a agony_n of_o our_o ever_o bless_a saviour_n for_o the_o monk_n that_o accompany_v he_o offer_v he_o a_o crucifix_n to_o contemplate_v he_o reject_v it_o with_o scorn_n to_o the_o crucify_a jesus_n say_v illi_fw-la in_o extremis_fw-la prae_fw-la timore_fw-la imbellis_fw-la sudor_fw-la ego_fw-la imperterritus_fw-la morior_fw-la and_o yet_o j._n b._n declare_v of_o vaninus_n too_o that_o he_o die_v likewise_o in_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n as_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o one_o that_o be_v a_o admirer_n of_o astrology_n which_o j._n b._n will_v have_v a_o science_n most_o sacred_a and_o divine_a but_o he_o shall_v be_v also_o a_o good_a christian._n when_o yet_o in_o another_o mood_n he_o will_v free_o acknowledge_v that_o many_o by_o the_o affect_v that_o art_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o infernal_a fiend_n by_o this_o time_n i_o hope_v i_o have_v make_v it_o good_a by_o these_o my_o brief_a annotation_n first_o that_o though_o i_o write_v something_o sharp_o and_o satirical_o against_o cardan_n and_o vaninus_n and_o such_o like_a astrologer_n yet_o i_o have_v not_o exceed_v their_o demerit_n but_o have_v deal_v just_o and_o faithful_o in_o the_o business_n second_o that_o i_o have_v clear_o show_v the_o impertinence_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o very_o chief_a of_o j._n b._n his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o my_o confutation_n of_o the_o main_a principle_n of_o astrology_n and_o three_o and_o last_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o considerable_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o my_o argument_n against_o astrology_n that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o think_v to_o make_v it_o up_o in_o sordid_a rail_n and_o rude_a buffonery_n hope_v to_o engage_v i_o in_o his_o own_o element_n that_o i_o may_v so_o be_v bring_v to_o encombate_v he_o as_o a_o cock_n on_o his_o own_o dunghill_n but_o true_a philosophy_n and_o christianity_n have_v teach_v we_o a_o better_a lesson_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o think_v i_o to_o be_v a_o very_a march-bird_n at_o the_o game_n and_o as_o he_o profess_v p._n 7._o he_o expect_v no_o better_a language_n from_o i_o than_o cardan_n and_o vaninus_n meet_v with_o at_o my_o hand_n and_o therefore_o arm_n himself_o with_o such_o a_o patience_n that_o shall_v quench_v all_o the_o utmost_a brand_n of_o my_o fury_n insomuch_o as_o can_v my_o pen_n sputter_n out_o altogether_o wildfire_n yet_o i_o shall_v never_o hurt_v he_o so_o furious_a a_o assailant_n out_o of_o his_o deep_a insight_n into_o judiciary_n astrology_n do_v he_o prognostic_n i_o will_v be_v but_o good_a man_n the_o superstitious_a presage_n of_o his_o art_n have_v make_v he_o more_o scare_v than_o hurt_n which_o may_v be_v another_o argument_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o astrological_a profession_n that_o he_o can_v tell_v aforehand_o in_o his_o contention_n and_o brangle_v he_o begin_v with_o man_n whether_o he_o shall_v carry_v the_o cause_n or_o his_o adversary_n and_o yet_o if_o he_o have_v live_v at_o the_o time_n that_o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v in_o and_o have_v be_v of_o that_o age_n or_o rather_o skill_n in_o astrology_n that_o he_o be_v when_o he_o write_v his_o christologia_fw-la he_o
unthink_v any_o thing_n than_o that_o his_o belove_a astrology_n shall_v be_v think_v a_o foolery_n as_o it_o will_v undoubted_o be_v so_o think_v by_o all_o wise_a man_n and_o considerate_a but_o he_o will_v at_o last_o allow_v they_o opaque_fw-la p._n 71._o and_o yet_o pretend_v to_o gain_v by_o the_o bargain_n because_o they_o be_v thereby_o more_o near_o apt_a to_o suit_n with_o and_o make_v impression_n upon_o our_o body_n which_o be_v neither_o light_n nor_o air_n but_o rather_o earth_n whence_o say_v he_o the_o planet_n be_v the_o great_a agent_n at_o least_o if_o not_o the_o noble_a body_n repl._n as_o if_o opaque_fw-la body_n at_o such_o a_o vast_a distance_n act_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o similitude_n no_o more_o than_o one_o bullet_n of_o lead_n at_o a_o distance_n act_n upon_o another_o and_o what_o influence_n more_o than_o a_o bullet_n of_o lead_n have_v our_o earth_n or_o any_o other_o planet_n beyond_o their_o atmosphere_n beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o fire_n and_o air_n in_o man_n constitution_n or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o so_o nimble_o wield_v their_o body_n of_o earth_n then_o that_o of_o the_o fix_a star_n which_o shine_v not_o with_o borrow_a but_o innate_a light_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o j._n b._n answer_n p._n 71._o that_o be_v the_o doctor_n think_v so_o touch_v the_o innate_a light_n of_o the_o star_n for_o he_o have_v no_o other_o proof_n repl._n and_o who_o i_o beseech_v you_o ever_o think_v otherwise_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o proof_n the_o light_n of_o the_o planet_n we_o see_v depend_v of_o the_o sun_n but_o no_o such_o discovery_n be_v make_v of_o the_o fix_a star_n nay_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o sun_n so_o far_o distant_a from_o they_o that_o if_o we_o be_v where_o they_o be_v the_o sun_n will_v seem_v no_o big_a that_o a_o ordinary_a star_n what_o light_n therefore_o can_v such_o a_o solitary_a star_n afford_v when_o so_o many_o put_v together_o afford_v so_o little_a light_n in_o the_o night_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o know_v among_o the_o best_a philosopher_n that_o the_o fix_a star_n be_v so_o many_o sun_n they_o be_v fix_v as_o he_o be_v wherefore_o if_o our_o sun_n have_v innate_a light_n the_o fix_a star_n have_v innate_a light_n also_o and_o last_o the_o scintillation_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n which_o be_v not_o observe_v in_o the_o planet_n be_v another_o argument_n of_o their_o innate_a light_n and_o he_o must_v be_v blind_a in_o the_o mystery_n of_o philosophy_n that_o do_v not_o see_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o these_o thing_n define_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v hot_a and_o moist_a rather_o than_o dry_v etc._n etc._n ans._n i_o will_v not_o say_v say_v he_o p._n 72._o the_o doctor_n lie_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v false_a that_o he_o say_v astrologer_n hold_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o that_o either_o the_o sun_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a or_o that_o mars_n be_v parch_o dry_a repl._n and_o yet_o that_o famous_a astrologer_n david_n origanus_n express_o declare_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v not_o uchementer_fw-la siccus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la quasi_fw-la humido_fw-la jungitur_fw-la but_o that_o mars_n do_v exsiccare_fw-la &_o arefacere_fw-la &_o in_o calefaciendo_fw-la urere_fw-la what_o in_o latin_a can_v be_v more_o significant_a of_o what_o we_o have_v declare_v in_o english_a see_v what_o we_o have_v say_v upon_o ch._n 15._o sect._n 2._o all_o the_o planet_n be_v opaque_v body_n and_o what_o ever_o their_o colour_n be_v be_v as_o cold_a as_o earth_n etc._n etc._n here_o again_o j._n b._n swagger_o deny_v p._n 83._o the_o planet_n to_o be_v opaque_fw-fr body_n but_o i_o have_v prove_v they_o already_o to_o be_v opaque_fw-la so_o that_o i_o need_v insist_v no_o further_o thereon_o and_o whereas_o he_o will_v insinuate_v that_o in_o all_o the_o planet_n i_o do_v imply_v the_o sun_n it_o be_v a_o mere_a cavil_n the_o planet_n that_o move_v about_o the_o sun_n be_v peculiar_o 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house_n in_o a_o malign_a aspect_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o of_o the_o sun_n namely_o they_o assign_v to_o he_o capricorn_n and_o aquarius_n but_o jupiter_n who_o be_v a_o benign_a planet_n have_v sagittarius_fw-la and_o pisces_fw-la for_o his_o house_n because_o they_o behold_v the_o lion_n and_o crabb_n with_o a_o benign_a aspect_n namely_o with_o trine_n but_o mars_n be_v a_o malign_a planet_n aries_n and_o scorpio_n be_v his_o house_n because_o they_o behold_v cancer_n and_o leo_n with_o a_o malign_a aspect_n viz._n that_o of_o a_o quartile_a but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v so_o full_o upon_o sect._n 7._o i_o need_v give_v no_o further_a intimation_n here_o save_v only_o to_o remind_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o have_v above_o make_v it_o good_a against_o j._n b._n that_o aspect_n be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n it_o plain_o follow_v that_o the_o assignment_n of_o house_n to_o the_o planet_n upon_o that_o ground_n must_v be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n also_o nothing_o but_o intersection_n of_o the_o imaginary_a circle_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o ecliptic_a etc._n etc._n here_o j._n b._n p._n 79._o instead_o of_o intersection_n of_o imaginary_a circle_n put_v imaginary_a circle_n and_o be_v so_o fond_a himself_o or_o will_v make_v i_o so_o fond_a as_o to_o call_v the_o caput_fw-la and_o cauda_fw-la draconis_fw-la imaginary_a circle_n whenas_o they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nodi_fw-la which_o be_v point_n rather_o than_o circle_n they_o be_v the_o intersection_n or_o as_o it_o be_v point_n of_o the_o intersection_n of_o two_o imaginary_a circle_n such_o a_o nullity_n be_v they_o of_o themselves_o and_o yet_o forsooth_o they_o must_v have_v their_o exaltation_n for_o which_o empty_a conceit_n he_o bring_v only_o the_o bare_a pretence_n of_o a_o sound_a argument_n that_o be_v experience_n which_o be_v impossible_a to_o discover_v to_o be_v from_o the_o caput_fw-la draconis_fw-la itself_o suppose_v in_o gemini_fw-la if_o the_o moon_n be_v not_o near_o that_o node_n or_o to_o conceive_v the_o node_n itself_o which_o be_v a_o mere_a imaginary_a thing_n and_o only_o a_o phancy_v that_o in_o that_o place_n the_o moon_n have_v or_o will_v cut_v the_o ecliptic_a to_o have_v any_o effect_n unless_o she_o be_v a_o cut_v it_o and_o then_o it_o be_v the_o moon_n not_o the_o nodus_fw-la that_o give_v the_o effect_n if_o there_o be_v any_o and_o let_v j._n b._n if_o he_o can_v produce_v any_o astrological_a authentic_a record_n where_o it_o have_v be_v discover_v that_o the_o mere_a nodes_fw-la themselves_o or_o caput_fw-la and_o cauda_fw-la draconis_fw-la have_v have_v their_o distinct_a effect_n and_o do_v not_o stand_v for_o cipher_n that_o each_o trigon_n may_v have_v its_o two_o consul_n and_o mars_n not_o rule_v solitary_o in_o his_o watery_a one_o etc._n etc._n ans._n this_o be_v like_o a_o man_n say_v j._n b._n p._n 81._o that_o will_v confute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o antipode_n by_o cry_v pish_o repl._n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o force_n of_o argument_n in_o this_o passage_n because_o j._n b._n be_v either_o so_o blind_a as_o that_o he_o can_v see_v it_o or_o so_o perverse_a that_o he_o will_v not_o see_v it_o for_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o philosophy_n that_o nature_n be_v neither_o want_v in_o necessary_n nor_o affect_v superfluity_n sure_o if_o this_o business_n of_o trigon_n and_o trigonocratores_fw-la be_v a_o real_a thing_n in_o nature_n and_o not_o a_o mere_a fancy_n of_o astrologer_n she_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o superfluous_a as_o to_o have_v furnish_v three_o of_o the_o trigon_n with_o two_o lord_n apiece_o or_o so_o defective_a as_o to_o afford_v but_o one_o to_o the_o four_o for_o if_o one_o will_v serve_v one_o trigon_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o have_v two_o and_o if_o two_o be_v requisite_a it_o be_v a_o defect_n to_o have_v but_o one_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o horecratores_fw-la be_v destroy_v by_o that_o first_o general_a argument_n etc._n 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sincere_a christian_n and_o whereas_o himself_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n according_a as_o he_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a may_v retardate_v or_o accelerate_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n though_o not_o whole_o take_v it_o away_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o come_v to_o the_o true_a time_n of_o the_o nativity_n by_o the_o accidentia_fw-la nati_n but_o j._n b._n write_v as_o if_o he_o be_v asleep_a and_o not_o mind_v what_o he_o say_v else_o his_o pen_n can_v not_o pass_v such_o gross_a contradiction_n and_o it_o be_v but_o say_v by_o he_o not_o prove_v that_o the_o star_n will_v necessary_o have_v their_o effect_n though_o slow_a in_o time_n and_o less_o violent_a in_o good_a man_n that_o make_v use_v of_o their_o free_a will_n and_o resist_v the_o power_n of_o the_o star_n for_o what_o do_v j._n b._n think_v of_o socrates_n who_o by_o his_o temperance_n as_o a._n gellius_n write_v live_v all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n 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