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I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet. I. 19 : II. Christ in travel ... in three sermons on Isai. 53. 11 : III. A lifting up for the down-cast ... delivered in thirteen sermons on Psal. 42, 11 : four several sermons ... / preached by William Bridge ...
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Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.
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man can foretel future things by the Stars then what need of Prophesie The Lord tels us in Esai 47. that he wil bring evil upon his People which they with al their Astrologers should not be able to foresee and hide themselves from verse 11. Therefore shall evil come upon thee and thou shalt not know whence it riseth No! but we wil might they say go unto our Astrologers Do so saies God verse 12. Stand now with thine Inchantments and with the multitude of thy Sorceries if so be thou maist be able to profit and verse 13. Let now the Astrologers the Star-gazers the Monthly Prognosticators stand up and save thee Behold they shall be as stubble verse 14. Iâ— Aâ—â—rologers and Star-gazers can foretel the several Changes in States and Common-wealths and what great things shal come to pass therein and how they come to pass then why doth God say here that in spight of al them thou shalt not know whence this evil comes verse 11. Surely therefore such things as these are not to be read in the Book of the Heavens Quest But is there no Light of Knowledg to be had from the Stars and do not the Heavens teach and declare the Lords handy-work will ye condemn all Astronomy Answ 1 Astronomy No. There is much difference between Astronomy the Lawful knowledg of the Stars and Judicial Astrology whereby men would foretel al Events I gâ—ant First Thâ—t there is a teaching Work in the Heavens The Heavens declare the Glory of the Lord and so do al thâ—â—â—â—â—â—tures yet this â—eaching is not able to convert the Sou◠〈◊〉 therefore when the Psalmist had said in Psal 19. The â—â—avens declare c. he comes to shew where the true converting teaching is to be found even in the Scriptures verse 7. The Law of the Lord is perfect converting the Soul Secondly I grant also That the Stars are for Signs So the Word saith Gen. 1.14 Let there be Lights in the Firmament to divide the day from the night and let them be for signs and for seasons and for daies and for yeers But how for Signs of the Weather As the Sun when it setteth with a red Skie foresheweth a fair day to follow Matth. 16.2 Yea and somtimes they import and are signs of Gods Displeasure Luke 21.25 Ordinarily they are for Signs to know when to sow and plant and prune and reap And are Signs to sail by for the Marriners at Sea Yea Thirdly I grant that the Stars have a great influence upon these Sublunary things even upon the Bodies of Men and Women Answ 2 Secondly But though the Stars have a great influence upon this neather World are signs of weather and have a teaching power with them as al other Creatures have Yet if a man shal undertake by the Stars to foretel future Events which are accidental depending on the Wils and Actions of Men he doth plainly step into the Chair of God this is Gods great Prerogative therefore saith he Esai 41.23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter that we may know that ye are gods Those men therefore that wil undertake to shew the things that are to come hereafter would be known to be gods But though they would be gods themselves yet why should they not let God be God stil Qui fatum ponit Deum tollit he that sets up a Fate doth destroy God and if al things come to pass by Influence of the Stars else they cannot pretend to foreknowledg of them then al things must come to pass by a Fate Yea what doth this practice otherwise than as Austin observes wel make God the Author of all the Sin in the World Malti hoc dicunt fatum mihi fecit stellae me fecerunt ita jam per circuitum ad Dâ—â—m volunt perveniâ—e per circuâ—tum vâ—lunt peâ—venire ad Deum accuâ—â—â—dum qui nolunt de câ—mpendio venire ad Dâ—um placâ—ndum â—â—dicunt fatum mihi â—ecit q id est fatâ—m stellae mei câ—â—â—â—â— quid â—unâ— stelâ—ae certe isiae quâ—s 〈◊〉 C lo peâ—spicimus et quis eâ—s feciâ— Dâ—us qui eas ordinavit Deus erâ—o vides qâ—â—d voluâ—tii dicere Deus fecit ut peccatem ita ille injustus tu justus quod iâ—si ille fâ—cillet tu non peccassâ—s tolle istas excuâ—ationes in peccatis memento illius Psalmi Ne declines cor meum in verba maligna ad excusanda peccata c. Ad haec magni viri sunt qui defendunt peccata sua magni sunt qui numerant sâ—dera Et computant stellas et tempora et dicunt quis quando Vel peccet vel bâ—ne vivat et quando Mars facit homicidium et Venus adulterium magni Docti viri videntur in hoc saculo sed quid ait Psal Ne declines cor c. Austin in Psal 31. Omne Corporale signum vel est effectus ejus cujus est signuÌ„ sicut fumus significat ignem a quo c usatur vel est cum non potest autem dici quod dispositiones Caelestium Corporum et motus sint effectus futurorum et ventuum nec possunt reduci in aliquam superâ—orem rem communem quo sit corporalis c. Aquin. 22. Quest 95. Art 5. Seductus enim ab inimico cum esset fidelis d u Mathematicus fuit seductus seducens deceptus decipicus illexit fefellit multa mendacia locutus est contra Deum qui dedit hominibus potestatem faciendi quod bonum est et non faciendi quâ—d malum est iste dicebat quod adulterium non faciebar propria voluntas sed Venus justum non faciebat Deus sed Jovis et alia multa Sacrilega non parva quam multis eum putatis Christianis nummos abstulille 〈◊〉 quam multi ab eo emerunt mendaciâ—m c Austin in Psal 71 post â—ractâ—tum cum Mathematicus in populo monstâ—aretur For if these Astrologers can foretel future things which depend on the Will of man and that by the Stars then the Stars and their Influence must be the cause thereof For as Aquinas observes If such a Constellation be a Sign of an Event then it must be the Effect of it or the Cause of it the Effect it cannot be And if the Influence of the Stars be the Cause of al sinful Actions then God must be the cause of al sin for he hath made the Star and given it such an Influence This doth so cleerly follow that Austin telling the Story of a mans converting from this wicked Art saith the man did confess that whilst he practiced that Art he with others held that Adulterium non faciâ—bat voluntas propria sed Venus A mans own will was not the cause of Adultery but the Sâ—ar Venus a mans own wil was not the cause of Murder but the Star Mars Thus saith hâ— doth this Art of Judicial Astrology lay the Sin of al the World upon God himself and it must needs do so for