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off_o your_o feather_n from_o those_o ominate_a night-bird_n why_o shall_v they_o borrow_v or_o rather_o purloign_v your_o principle_n hypothesis_n notion_n term_n that_o altogether_o neglect_v or_o exceed_v your_o end_n when_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o caveat_n against_o the_o spoil_v philosophy_n what_o other_o mean_v he_o but_o the_o mercenary_a the_o sacrilegious_a the_o curious_a the_o fallacious_a the_o prestigious_a the_o superstitious_a the_o contentious_a the_o oraculous_a i_o be_o persuade_v better_a thing_n of_o your_o philosophy_n that_o it_o praetend_v not_o to_o divination_n but_o content_n itself_o to_o attend_v on_o divinity_n and_o then_o let_v the_o handmaid_n on_o god_n name_n be_v still_o entertain_v yea_o and_o respect_v in_o her_o place_n since_o she_o so_o well_o know_v her_o distance_n and_o so_o modest_o keep_v her_o bound_n as_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v believe_v i_o i_o love_v and_o honour_n nature_n that_o be_v not_o adverse_a to_o grace_n and_o reason_n that_o be_v not_o opposite_a to_o faith_n and_o art_n that_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o gift_n and_o the_o studious_a speculation_n of_o all_o these_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o may_v be_v conduce_v to_o devout_a contemplation_n wherefore_o as_o i_o measure_v you_o by_o your_o science_n i_o pray_v you_o measure_v i_o by_o my_o conscience_n and_o according_o for_o i_o must_v not_o pass_v much_o upon_o the_o other_o account_v conceive_v i_o to_o be_v you_o john_n gaul_n πῦς-μαντία_a the_o mag-astro-manc_a or_o the_o magicall-astrologicall-divine_a pose_v and_o puzzle_v chap._n 1._o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o scripture_n 2._o from_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n 3._o from_o the_o tempt_n of_o curiosity_n 4._o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o authority_n 5._o from_o the_o vanity_n of_o science_n 6._o from_o the_o obscurity_n of_o original_a 7._o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 8._o from_o the_o order_n of_o cause_n 9_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o reason_n 10._o from_o the_o prestigiousness_n of_o experiment_n 11._o from_o the_o pooreness_n of_o supposition_n 12._o from_o the_o consciousness_n of_o caveat_n 13._o from_o the_o contrariety_n of_o opinion_n 14._o from_o the_o absurdity_n of_o error_n 15._o from_o the_o abomination_n of_o heresy_n 16._o from_o the_o cursedness_n of_o consequent_n 17._o from_o the_o propension_n to_o manner_n 18._o from_o the_o fatuity_n of_o fate_n 19_o from_o the_o affinity_n to_o witchoraft_n 20._o from_o the_o ominate_n of_o vain_a observation_n 21._o from_o the_o singularity_n of_o prophecy_n 22._o from_o the_o variety_n of_o miracle_n 23._o from_o the_o fable_n of_o mirable_n 24._o from_o the_o ceremony_n of_o preparation_n 25._o from_o the_o folly_n of_o interrogation_n and_o election_n 26._o from_o the_o conviction_n of_o confession_n 27._o from_o observation_n upon_o story_n πῦς-μαντία_a the_o mag-astro-manc_a or_o the_o magicall-astrologicall-divine_a pose_v and_o puzzle_v chap._n i._n 1._o from_o the_o spirit_n 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some_o will_v also_o entitle_v moses_n they_o the_o late_a rabine_n say_v that_o moses_n who_o be_v a_o learned_a astrologer_n make_v use_n of_o his_o knowledge_n in_o these_o secret_n give_v the_o jew_n those_o law_n which_o he_o ground_v upon_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o planetary_a zepheros_n as_o for_o example_n he_o institute_v the_o four_o commandment_n remember_v to_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n day_n because_o this_o day_n be_v govern_v by_o saturn_n who_o may_v cause_v those_o work_n that_o be_v undertake_v on_o this_o day_n to_o be_v unprosperous_a and_o that_o moses_n therefore_o think_v it_o fit_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v rest_v on_o this_o day_n the_o five_o commandment_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o sphere_n of_o jupiter_n which_o be_v benign_a the_o six_o thou_o halt_v not_o kill_v to_o mars_n who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o war_n and_o murder_n the_o seven_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n to_o venus_n who_o rule_v over_o concupiscential_a motion_n and_o so_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n saturn_n have_v part_n in_o his_o nativity_n and_o so_o render_v he_o sad_a and_o pensive_a seem_v to_o be_v old_a than_o he_o be_v whereupon_o the_o jew_n take_v occasion_n to_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v not_o yet_o fifty_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n abarbanel_n say_v that_o sol_n be_v the_o chief_a from_o who_o they_o the_o rabbinicall_a astrologer_n take_v their_o omen_n of_o good_a and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n say_v the_o same_o author_n that_o when_o god_n cause_v king_n hezekiah_n to_o be_v bear_v again_o as_o it_o be_v the_o second_o time_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o be_v the_o sign_n by_o which_o this_o miracle_n shall_v be_v wrought_v psal_n 19_o 4._o their_o line_n be_v go_v out_o through_o all_o the_o earth_n we_o may_v understand_v it_o speak_v of_o the_o star_n which_o be_v range_v in_o the_o heaven_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o letter_n in_o a_o book_n or_o upon_o a_o sheet_n of_o parchment_n jer._n 1._o 14._o out_o of_o the_o north_n a_o evil_n shall_v break_v forth_o etc._n etc._n or_o shall_v be_v open_v we_o may_v render_v this_o prophecy_n in_o these_o word_n all_o evil_n shall_v be_v describe_v or_o write_v from_o the_o northward_a and_o if_o write_v then_o certain_o to_o be_v read_v from_o this_o side_n most_o proper_o therefore_o do_v we_o in_o this_o celestial_a writing_n begin_v to_o read_v disaster_n and_o misfortune_n from_o the_o northern_a part_n jesus_n christ_n when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n with_o the_o dust_n of_o that_o earth_n he_o make_v the_o blind_a to_o see_v and_o of_o mere_a water_n he_o make_v wâ—ne_v these_o be_v the_o visible_a elemenr_n of_o his_o physic_n or_o rather_o so_o the_o notion_n offend_v you_o not_o of_o
travel_n toil_n plough_n sow_n obey_v submit_v &_o c_o 32._o whether_o the_o prediction_n or_o prenotion_n of_o thing_n future_a make_v not_o man_n more_o careless_a and_o slothful_a both_o in_o public_a affair_n and_o in_o the_o work_n of_o private_a calling_n for_o if_o they_o be_v evil_a do_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o they_o make_v man_n saint_n and_o if_o they_o be_v good_a do_v not_o the_o presumption_n of_o they_o make_v man_n secure_a how_o many_o have_v let_v go_v the_o present_a substance_n with_o look_v after_o the_o future_a shadow_n 33._o whether_o physic_n or_o medicine_n the_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o health_n be_v apply_v according_a to_o art_n have_v not_o be_v great_o dishonour_v yea_o and_o infect_v by_o the_o charm_a cure_n of_o word_n syllable_n sound_n number_n character_n configuration_n ligature_n suspension_n &_o c_o and_o whether_o these_o have_v not_o provoke_v god_n to_o suspend_v his_o blessing_n and_o the_o natural_a virtue_n of_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n and_o what_o magical_a practitioner_n in_o physic_n but_o tempt_v god_n tire_a nature_n delude_v mind_n bewitch_v body_n and_o endanger_v soul_n 34._o what_o husbandman_n that_o regard_v the_o astrological_a ephemerides_n in_o his_o rural_a occupation_n of_o plough_v sow_v etc._n etc._n ever_o reap_v the_o inward_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o conscience_n or_o a_o outward_a harvest_n answerable_a to_o his_o expectation_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o fill_v either_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o bosom_n sit_v down_o empty_a of_o they_o both_o 35._o whether_o the_o magical_a astrological_a daemoniacall_a atheistical_a abuse_n of_o the_o star_n against_o nature_n and_o providence_n be_v not_o the_o most_o fearful_a sign_n and_o prognostication_n that_o diuâ—ne_a providence_n be_v put_v a_o end_n even_o to_o the_o natural_a use_n of_o the_o star_n and_o that_o he_o be_v near_o about_o to_o shake_v the_o power_n of_o heaven_n to_o make_v the_o star_n fall_v from_o heaven_n to_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v darken_v and_o the_o moon_n no_o more_o to_o give_v her_o light_n and_o to_o shorten_v these_o day_n and_o to_o bring_v to_o appearance_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o the_o elect_n may_v not_o be_v deceive_v as_o the_o world_n have_v be_v with_o the_o lie_a sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n chap._n xvii_o 17._o from_o the_o propension_n to_o manner_n 1._o if_o this_o be_v the_o order_n of_o astrological_a judgement_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o planet_n to_o the_o temper_n from_o the_o temper_n to_o manner_n from_o manner_n to_o action_n from_o action_n to_o event_n now_o say_v that_o this_o calculatory_a chain_n be_v not_o only_o crack_v in_o every_o link_n but_o quite_o break_v in_o the_o midst_n must_v not_o then_o the_o way_n of_o genethliacal_a conjectation_n need_v be_v total_o interrupt_v 2._o be_v not_o the_o problem_n in_o physics_n become_v a_o sophism_n in_o astrology_n sc_fw-la whether_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v follow_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n which_o way_n do_v they_o determine_v it_o in_o the_o most_o moderate_a science_n natural_o necessary_o principal_o immediate_o direct_o particular_o effectual_o or_o else_o accidental_o occasional_o mediate_o indirect_o general_o instrumental_o potential_o dispositive_o or_o how_o else_o though_o something_o may_v be_v admit_v as_o concern_v rude_a sensual_a appetite_n mere_a animal_n affection_n and_o inconsult_a or_o passion_n in_o their_o prime_a motion_n relish_v altogether_o of_o the_o inferior_a part_n and_o not_o yet_o bring_v within_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n but_o as_o for_o manner_n proper_o and_o exact_o which_o be_v the_o election_n habit_n custom_n act_n operation_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n may_v not_o the_o morose_n judiciaries_n be_v thus_o urge_v if_o manner_n proceed_v from_o or_o depend_v upon_o the_o elementary_a temper_n or_o constitution_n then_o be_v they_o not_o natural_a principle_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a in_o thing_n innate_a have_v we_o not_o the_o faculty_n before_o the_o function_n but_o in_o manner_n be_v not_o the_o act_n before_o the_o habit_n do_v not_o manner_n by_o their_o several_a action_n oppose_v their_o several_a kind_n who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o good_a action_n correct_v the_o bad_a manner_n and_o the_o bad_a action_n corrupt_v the_o good_a manner_n now_o thing_n that_o be_v generate_v and_o corrupt_v by_o extrinsecall_a action_n how_o can_v they_o be_v intrinsical_v and_o natural_a shall_v not_o nature_n thus_o work_v to_o confound_v itself_o shall_v not_o man_n have_v innate_a and_o inâ—ite_a cause_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n which_o grace_n institution_n education_n assuefaction_n etc._n etc._n can_v not_o alter_v till_o the_o natural_a temper_n be_v alter_v a_o man_n manner_n may_v oft_o time_n be_v contrary_a in_o the_o very_a extreme_n be_v his_o temper_n so_o too_o his_o manner_n may_v change_v with_o his_o age_n condition_n private_a preferment_n public_a state_n of_o time_n in_o a_o day_n in_o a_o hour_n be_v his_o temper_n change_v withal_o or_o else_o must_v not_o his_o moral_a disposition_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o natural_a constitution_n must_v not_o the_o body_n consist_v of_o a_o influential_a and_o elementary_a mixtion_n be_v the_o principal_a subject_n of_o ethic_n or_o morality_n and_o not_o the_o soul_n that_o consist_v of_o a_o understanding_n and_o a_o will_n must_v not_o a_o man_n now_o be_v make_v and_o say_v capable_a of_o and_o prone_a to_o manner_n one_o or_o other_o more_o or_o less_o from_o sensible_a constitution_n not_o reasonable_a institution_n what_o need_n or_o use_v of_o exhortation_n dehortation_n praise_n dispraise_n reward_n punishment_n if_o manner_n grow_v wild_a and_o out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o be_v of_o no_o good_a culture_n what_o hope_n or_o credit_n can_v there_o be_v of_o such_o what_o labour_n of_o virtuous_a manner_n what_o struggle_v against_o the_o vicious_a be_v not_o manner_n then_o most_o laudable_a and_o illustrious_a when_o they_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o a_o man_n natural_a temper_n or_o humour_n be_v not_o the_o worst_a of_o manner_n thus_o make_v necessary_a violent_a involuntary_a ignorant_o act_v and_o so_o excusable_a nay_o be_v not_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o nature_n and_o natural_a disposition_n thus_o accuse_v and_o have_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o think_v material_a corporeal_a draw_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o matter_n live_v in_o and_o dâ—ing_v together_o with_o the_o body_n yea_o have_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n be_v thus_o conclude_v for_o endue_v with_o manner_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o a_o word_n have_v not_o the_o physiognomist_n hereupon_o be_v bold_a to_o make_v their_o moral_a judgement_n not_o only_o from_o temper_n but_o of_o stature_n figure_n feature_n colour_n etc._n etc._n 3._o if_o the_o elementary_a temperature_n be_v admit_v for_o one_o of_o the_o general_a remote_a imperfect_a and_o infirm_a cause_n of_o manner_n yet_o be_v there_o not_o many_o much_o more_o potent_a to_o correct_v and_o prevent_v both_o it_o and_o they_o as_o god_n grace_n religion_n conscience_n nature_n law_n reason_n will_n parent_n nutrition_n education_n institution_n care_n exercise_n custom_n company_n example_n humane_a law_n air_n climate_n soil_n physic_n some_o add_v music_n and_o make_v it_o prevalent_a for_o the_o exciting_a or_o remit_v of_o affection_n and_o manner_n above_o the_o modulation_n or_o harmony_n of_o the_o sphere_n to_o their_o efficacy_n upon_o blood_n choler_n plague_n melancholy_a and_o the_o like_a 4._o although_o there_o may_v be_v some_o general_a operation_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n upon_o elementary_a temper_n and_o humour_n and_o so_o some_o hability_n to_o passion_n and_o affection_n and_o so_o some_o proclivity_n to_o manner_n and_o action_n yet_o how_o know_v they_o particular_o and_o wherefore_o so_o pronounce_v they_o that_o it_o be_v saturn_n that_o make_v man_n sullen_a etc._n etc._n jupiter_n merry_a etc._n etc._n mars_n angry_a etc._n etc._n mercury_n subtle_a etc._n etc._n venus_n wanton_a etc._n etc._n 5._o if_o there_o be_v a_o temperamentall_a consecution_n of_o inordinate_a passion_n and_o affection_n and_o so_o a_o natural_a disposition_n or_o proness_n to_o bad_a manner_n that_o flow_v main_o from_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n yet_o how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v of_o good_a manner_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o rectitude_n of_o reason_n neither_o do_v bad_a manner_n arise_v proper_o from_o the_o appetite_n of_o the_o animal_n but_o from_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o rational_a part_n so_o that_o good_a or_o bad_a what_o ever_o they_o be_v from_o the_o body_n or_o sense_n manner_n they_o be_v not_o but_o from_o the_o will_n and_o mind_n 6._o whether_o the_o natural_a semination_n or_o insition_n of_o a_o propensity_n or_o inclination_n to_o manner_n good_a or_o evil_a be_v with_o a_o subordination_n unto_o man_n liberty_n or_o freewill_n either_o