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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	fair_a	night_n	weather_n	4,455	5	10.7928	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11059	The first booke of questions and answers vpon Genesis Containing those questions that are most eminent and pertinent, vpon the sixe first chapters of the same booke: collected out of ancient and recent writers; both briefly and subtilly propounded and expounded, by Alexander Rosse, of Aberdine, preacher at Saint Maries neere Southampton, and one of his Maiesites chaplaines.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1620 (1620)	STC 21325; ESTC S112086	52,680	137

did create hearbs and plants without the helpe of starres Q. Did God create the Moone in the Full or in the Change A. In the Full because God created his workes in perfection now the moone is perfitest in the Full. 2. Shee was ordained to illuminate the night which she doth most perfectly in the Full. Q. Haue the starres their light wholy from the sun A. No because they haue different effects therefore different light 2. There is one glory of the sun and another of the moone and another of the starres 1. Cor. 15. Q. Why are the sun and moone called great lights A. Not in respect of quantity for some starres are greater but because they appeare to be greater 2. In respect of their light which is greater then the light of other starres Q. Of what figure is the heauen A. Round for this figure is most apt for motion 2. The Scripture witnesseth the same Eccle. 1. Q. How many heauens are there A. The Philosophers speake of ten heauens the Scriptures only of three to the which the former ten may bee reduced Q. Shall the heauens be abolished in the day of Iudgement A. Not in respect of their substance which is vncorruptible but in respect of their motion influence and diuers operations in this inferiour world for of these then there shall be no need because man shall bee translated to a better life and other liuing creatures shall be abolished Q. Are the starres innumerable A. Not in themselues for they are naturall bodies but in respect of our ignorāce 2. These starres of greater note are vnnumerable for the Mathematicians haue reduced the 1022. starres to sixe degrees of magnitude for these of lesser note are not numbred because not knowne Q. Is the sun hot or cold A. Neither but hee begets heat here below because of his great light and not because of his motion Q. Haue the starres life reasonable because God is brought in speaking to them in Scripture A. No if they had they should be capable of vertue and vice life or death eternall God is brought in speaking to them in Scriptures so he is to insensible creatures as the earth seas winde c. to signifie our stupidity which are duller to heare and obey him then sensles creatures Q. Do the starres moue of themselues as it seemeth by these places Psa 19. Iob 9. Ios 10. or are they moued by the spheres A. By their spheres but the Scripture speaketh rather of the starrs then their spheres because the starres are better knowne to vs for the spheres we see not Q. Is the heauen and the earth corruptible or not A. They are incorruptible in regard of their substance so witnesseth the Scripture Eccle. 1. and 3. chap. Psal 149. and therefore shall not be abolished but renewed to a more perfect state for the seruent desire of the creature waiteth when the sonnes of God shal be reueald Those Scriptures that speak of the destruction of the world are to be vnderstood of the alteration of some qualities to better Q. Shall the sun and other starres moue as they do now after the day of Iudgement A. No for now they moue to distinguish night and day Summer and Winter but then of these things there shall bee no need to man glorified Q. How are the sun and moone signes A. They are naturall signes of faire and foule weather health and sickenes sowing and mowing c. and supernaturall signes of Gods wrath for there shall be signes in the Sun and Moone and Starres before the last day Luke 21. Q Were the starres made for signes to the Astronomers to fore-tell things to come A. They neither should nor can fore-tell by the stars 1. They should not because prohibited by the word of God Iere. 10. Deu. 18. Leu. 20. secondly condemned by the Canons decrees and Councels of the Church and refuted by the Fathers 3. They cannot foretell by these Scriptures Esay 41.44 and 47. Chap. Eccle. 8. and 10. Chap. Prou. 27. 1. Cor. 2. Again the most part of Apollos oracles were false as witnesseth Porphirius lib. de oraculis Q. Why is this kind of Astrologie condemned A. Because it euerts Gods prouidence abolisheth the liberty of our will makes all the mysteries of Christian Religion to depend on the starres it is the cause of all villany and neglect of Gods workes yea it makes all the miracles of the old and new testament such as the flood of Noah the fire of Sodom the birth actions and death of our Lord to depend on the starres Q. Can the Astrologers foretell things to come by the starres A. No because they know not the forme matter motions force and effects of the starres in the things here below they cannot explaine the hid causes and properties of hearbs stones and liuing creatures yea they know not what is doing now in other countries and if they know not things present much lesse things to come Q. But if they had the perfect knowledge of the starres could they not tell what is to come A. No because wee cannot haue perfect knowledge of particular effects except wee know their particular causes now the starres are but generall causes 2. If this doctrine were true then twinnes borne vnder the same starre at the same time should bee of the same nature and disposition but this is false as witnesseth the birth of Iacob and Esau 3. It should follow that all those that are killed in the warrs at the same time should bee borne at the same time which is most false 4. That all those that liue according to the same lawes and religion should bee borne at the same time vnder the same starre 5. That al the actions of mans free will should be knowne to them which cannot be seeing man can alter and change his will when he lift 6. If men could tell by the starres what is to come they should bee had in great esteeme but it fares otherwise with them for the greatest both Diuines and Philosophers confute them Kings and Magistrates condemne and punish them 7. If they can tell what befalls to man much more can they foretell what shall befall hearbs and trees which are more subiect to the starres then man but this is false for they cannot foretell how many Peares a Peare tree shal bring forth Q Are not then the starres naturall signes of things to come A. Naturall signes are rather the causes or effects of that they signifie but the starres are neither 2. How can the starres which are still the same be the signes of so many innumerable accidents as fall out in the world yet I except Comets which are not naturall starres but Meteors generated of naturall causes yet they are supernaturall signes of things to come Q. Can the Astrologers foretell nothing true A. Yes oftentimes they fore-tell things truely but that is not because of the starres but by the instinct of Satan with whom they haue commerce and hee can