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A49810	A mite into the treasury being a word to artists, especially to heptatechnists, the professors of the seven liberal arts ... shewing what we own herein, being according to God and Godliness, and of God and what we deny, proceeding from and favouring of those deceitful lips which seduced man from his primitive station, a state of blessedness / [by] Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing L726; ESTC R30492	34,955	52

things were Devised or Invented by the Aegyptians as Calculating of Nativities that is from the Day or Hour of ones Nativity foretelling what his Fortune shall be as 't is called what Death he shall dye and what manner of Man he shall be Pol. Virg. lib. 1. cap. 17. Are Astrologers now though professing Christianity and Redemption from Spiritual Aegypt the House of Bondage clear of these Dregs Do not many Ungodly and Prophane Astrologers from the Observation of the Heavens Contemplation of Celestial Bodies Course and Conjunction of the Stars take upon them to foretell what Good or Evil shall betide Men States Persons People so to determine things of future Contingence Yes To which I say the great Former of all things the Almighty having made two great Lights Moses mentions their Use End and Service The greater Light to rule the Day the lesser Light to rule the Night Gen. 1.16 He saith not that they were made for that end that Men by the Contemplation thereof should Predict Foretell Prophecy Prognosticate what Good or Evil should betide Men c. True it is The Heavens declare the Glory of God c. Psal 19.1 And not only Sun Moon and Stars but every Product as with open Mouth Proclaims Preaches forth the Power and Wisdom of the great Former But that men by the observation of them should foretel what Good or Evil would betide Men Seates Persons People c. this I cannot receive One reasons thus What saith the Astrologer Why is the Star of Jupiter or Venus in Conjunction with Luna at the Nativity of Children happy or a portender of Good but the Star of Saturn or Mars contrary The Prophets of the Lord his holy Seers as holy Records tell us fore-saw things and what should befall in the World to Men States Persons People but this they did by the Indwellings of the Anointing the Word of Prophecy not by the observation of Celestial Bodies And how fallible Astrologers in this thing are we have annual evident and pregnant Demonstration Pharaoh having Dreamed not any of the Magicians of Aegypt not any of the Wise Men thereof could Interpret the same though doubtless eminent in Astrological Judgment but Joseph Interpreted the same to him not by the Contemplation of the Heavens but by the Gift of God Pharaoh said Can we find such a one as this is a Man in whom the Spirit of God is And for as much as God hath shewed thee all this there is none so discreet and Wise as thou art Gen. 41. Joseph's Interpretation Pharach ascribed to the Lord's Work and not to any Astrological Judgment of Joseph Nebachadnezzar having Dreamed he sent for all the Inchanters Astrologians Socerers Southsayers Wise-Men of Babel promising Gifts Rewards and great Honour to such as could declare to him his Dream and the Interpretation thereof if not they should all be put to Death Notwithstanding Wealth Honour and Death was set before them which set their Wits upon Work yet they could not answer the King notwithstanding their Astrological Prudence But the Lord that reveals Secrets revealed that secret unto Daniel Dan. 2. So the King was answered yet not by Astrological Judgment of the Artists of Babel or of Daniel but by the Revelation of the Lord. Relshazzar King of Babylon saw a Hand-writing upon the Wall so sent for the Astrologians Caldeans Southsayers Wise Men of Babel promising great things to him that could read the Writing and interpret the same but it was hid from them But Daniel read the Writing and shewed the Interpretation thereof not by Astrological Judgmeat but by the Gift of the Lord Dan. 5. The Caldeans said That the Planets conduced very much to the bringing of Good or Evil to Man Whereupon Hermione complains in Ovid Quae mea caelestes injuria fecit iniquos Quodque mihi miserae Sydus obesse querar What fault of mine hath made the Heavens unkind And that a Star should not be well inclin'd Diodorus Pol. Virg. lib. 1. cap. 17. And this conceit hath got entrance among many that profess Christianity That the Seven Days of the Week are named after the the Seven Panets 't is thought to be the Invention of the Aegyptians Dion Histor Pol. Vir. Lib. 6. Cap. 5. And this is observed not only by Astrologers but also by Schools and Colledges professing Christianity Thus the Mist and Darkness of Aegypt is continued among the Professors of Christianity In most Ages and Generations the Lord Hath had his Witnesses against the Vanity and Naughtiness of Judicial Astrology There shall not be found among you any one that useth Divination or an observer of Times c. Deut. 18.10 The Lord frustrateth the Tokens of the Lyars and maketh Diviners Mad c. Isa 44.25 The Prophet bears Testimony against the Caldean Astrologers saying Thou art wearied in the Multitude of thy Counsels let now the Astrologers the Star-gazers the Monethly Prognosticators stand up c. Isa 57.13 14. ' The Art of Astrology saith Pol. Virg. was devised or invented to make sound Minds Rave or go out of the Way ' lib. 1. cap. 17. Calvin Born at Noviodune a City of France a stout opposer of the Apostatized Roman Church about the Year 1548. discovered in a Book the Vanity and Falshood of Judicial Astrology which many began then too much to heed Clark in the Life of John Calvin Bion said ' That Astronomers were very ridiculous who when they cannot see Fish swiming near them on the Shore yet say That they see Fish that is the Constellation Piscis in Heaven ' Stob. Serm. 78. ' The Prosterity of Noah saith Theoph. Gale degenerating from the pure Philosophy that is Wisdom of the Patriarchs plunged into the bottomless Pit of Diabolical Astrology and Idolatry For in their Contemplation of Celestial Bodies the feeling of the Creator being lost they were first of all hurried to the Admiration of them afterwards to the Adoration of them ' So those Glorious Creatures being lifted up to the Throne of the Creator became the Object of monstrus Idolatry Rom. 1.21 Deut. 4.19 Epiphanius Basil Chrysostom Augnstin ancient Fathers eminent in the Church in their respective Days give Reasons why Judicial Astrology is to be exploded cast out Augustin Bishop of Hippo sadly complains in his Confessions That he was Deluded in making any account of that Art and bitterly Inveighes against it and the Professors thereof Nov. Pol. Judicial Astrology was often forbidden by the Canons of Councils Conc. Tolet. prim Nov. Pol. Phavorinus was wont to check Judicial Astrologers by this witty Dilemma or Argument ' They saith he do say That either Unfortunate or Prosperous things will befall If they say Prosperous things and deceive thee thou shalt be made Miserable by expecting If they say Unfortunate things will befall yet Lye thou shalt be made Miserable through fearing Therefore by no means saith he must we have to do with such like men who take upon them to foretel what shall happen

Cotgrave Printed in the Year 1650. That it was the Stile of France at first as well as of other Countries Tutoyer that is to say Thou to any particular Person they spoke unto but when the Common wealth of Rome turned into an Empire so much Power came into one Mans Hand then in regard he was able to confer Honour and Offices the Countries began to magnifie him and to use You unto him See Symmathus his Epistles to the Emperor Theodosius and to Valentinian Again Pope Clement in his Letter to Sigismund the Emperor wrote We when it was sent from him only and You when it was sent to Sigismund the Emperor only See the Turkish History pag. 1081. Thus the Language of the Spirit of the Holy Men of God of all Nations came to be denied and an improper impertinent and absurd Custom of Speech came to be entertained and is spread as a foul Leprosie and is pleaded for yea by such as would be accounted sharers in Reformation CAP. II. Of LOGICK LOgick is defined to be the Manner or Art of Reasoning and Disputing well of which I have to say as follows The Ante-diluvian and Post-diluvian Patriarchs that is the Fathers that lived before and after the Flood Prophets Seers Evangelists Apostles Bishops Elders Deacons yea all the Holy Men of God Children of Light Children of the Day formed in the Womb of Eternal Wisdom were Qualified and Impowered from above to defend and maintain the Cause Concern and Worship of the Lord in their respective Dispensations with having recourse to Pagan Means Fallen Arts Earthly Wisdom Infectious Sophistry as many Instances left upon Record clearly demonstrate The Lord said unto Moses when he sent him with a Massage to Pharaoh Go therefore I will be with thy Mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say Exod. 4. Here he was drawn from the Puddle of Prophane Arts and Sciences Worldly Wisdom Deceitful Sophistry to have Reliance and Dependance on the living God the Well-Spring of pure Wisdom savoury Knowledg and sound Understanding and he streamed out heavenly Eloquence saying My Doctrine shall drop as the Rain my Speech shall distill as the Dew as the small Rain upon the tender Herb and as the Showers upon the Grass Deut. 32. Moses in the Wisdom from above contended for the Concern of God his Will his Worship maintained the same against Pharaoh Magicians Wise Men Inchanters Apostates without recourse to Pagan Means Arts or Sciences Again Christ who is Alpha and Omega the Amen made a Promise unto his Disciples saying I will give you a Mouth and Wisdom which all your Adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist Luk. 21.15 Thus the Disciples derived heavenly Wisdom from Christ whereby they defended and maintained the Concern of Christ his Kingdom Doctrine Worship against all Adversaries Scribes Pharisees Hypocrites Painted Sepulchres Faithless Lawyers Spoiling Phylosophers Painted Orators Subtil Sophisters Pagan Logicians Christ commended them not to Heathen Schools not to Aristotle Plato or any other Heathen to enable them to refute Hereticks but to his own Gift his Wisdom Armour of Proof his Sword put into their Hands enabling them for his Work Again Certain Libertines Cyrenians Alexandrians Cilicians Asians disputed with Stephen What was the issue of the Contest 't is there Recorded They were not able to resist the Wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke Acts 6 9 10. Thus Stephen obtained Victory over the Champions of the Dragon And how Not by Heathen Wisdom Pagan Logick Spoiling Philosophy but by the Sword of the Spirit Shield of Faith Wisdom from above in this Armour he prevailed So Pagan Logick an Art of the Old Man is not Gospel Armour whereby Stephen refuted the Adversaries of Truth Paul though eminent in Tongues Natural Parts and Abilities and knew what Key opened into the rich Cabinet of heavenly Wiscom and Treasures yet he excluded Natural Arts and Endowments from being that Key saying The Natural Man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them because they are Spiritually discerned 1. Cor. 2.14 A Natural Man though mounted to the Terret of Philosophick Elevations and to the Zenith of Scholastick Notions and stored with the Quintessence of Serpentine Wisdom and profess himself to be a great Sophist that is Wise Man yet groping in the gloomy Region and dark Night of Degeneration Alienation and Estrangement from God he cannot thereby open one Seal of the sealed Book The Seven-sealed-Book is a thing of God so no way to be opened and read but by the Spirit of God Plato a Heathen Philosopher through Divine Glimpses said well Vertue is not acquired but infused This Paul a skilful Warrior of Christ desirous that the Church might be so harnessed as to hold out against all the Assaults of the old Dragon and his Confederates Instruments mentions the whole Armour of God Ephes 6. or all the Armour of God What be they Girdle of Truth Breast plate of Righteousness Shield of Faith Helmet of Salvation Sword of the Spirit Feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel Here 's no mention made of Subtil Logick nor of Painted Rhetorick nor of Spoiling Philosophy nor of Pagan Ethicks Physicks Metaphysicks he that mentioned the whole Armour of God mentioned not any of these which clearly demonstrates they are not of the Armour of God Whos 's then Of the Old Dragon the Devil The Apostles harnessed with the Armour of God reduced many to the saving Truth they stopt the Mouths of Gain-sayers they bore faithful Testimony to and contended for the Living Life-giving Soul-quickning Truth against such as was harnessed with the Old Dragons Armour the Wise the Scribe the Disputer of this World Subtil Logicians Crafty Sophisters Painted Orators Spoiling Philosophers Drunk with the Dregs of Pagan Ethicks Physicks Metaphysicks Heathenism By what is said 't is evident that in the Patrirachal M●saical and Evangelical Dispensations yea in all Churches Professing Christianity while the Primitive Faith Doctrine and Worship was sincerely maintained the respective Membess thereof were qualified and impowered from above to defend the same and such lively and truly influenced Confessors of the holy Truth are true and divine Logicians influenced from above to Reason Dispute for and Defend the Faith delivered to the Saints and all this we own And as in this Generation the Lord influences his for the performance of that Work and Service unto the which they are called So the insinuating Serpent the old Dragon hath his Agents and Instruments in every Generation to carry on his Work and they are bred and formed in the Womb of Earthly Wisdom this is seen not only among the Professors of Christianity but also among the old Heathen who had their Logick which they defined to be the Art of Reasoning and Disputing well And this Art was brought in and invented by one Zono Eleates a Heathen who lived in or about the Year of the World 34

are yet continued Edgar a Saxon King having some sense of the Abomination of the Time put forth a Canon That on Festival Days every one should abstain from Prophane Heathen Songs and from Diabolical Games and Pastimes But now 't is not heeded In the days of Queen Elizabeth the Lords of her Privy Council sent Letters to her high Commissioners in Causes Ecclesiastical in order to the rectifying of School-abuses saying The Youth of the Realm receive rather Infections in Manners than Advancement in Virtue from the Heathen Poets taught in Schools They were concerned for the removing of Lascivious Poets taught in Schools but Inimicae tenacias haerent see the Preface of the Book called Anglorum praelia Augustin in his Confessions accounts Terence a Comical Poet unworthy to be read and blames Grammarians who teach it Orat. Rainold Primitive Christians found Sophisters and Philosophers to be the principal Enemies of Christianity Upon this account they condemned all Heathen Learning Comedies Tragedies and other Poetical Writings judging they did not conduce to sollid Learning Herrald Anim. in Arnob. Berno who lived about the Year 1008. being furnished with all sorts of Learning said That he for many Years had rejected Poetical Fictions Heathen Historians Worldly Learning as Dung. In Epistad Magnifr Socrates drove out of the City Lewd Demons and Atchievers of Naughtiness handled by Poets and he taught Men to shun Homer and other Poets and exhorted them after the search of the Living God Just pro. Christianis Apol. prima Augustin called Heathen Poetry The Wine of Error Drunk of Drunken Doctors Jerom called it The Meat of Divils ' The Devil takes pleasure in filthy and dishonest Musick and uses the same as his Vehicle or Chariot whereby he enters the Minds of Men who delight in Diabolical Musick ' Alsted ' 'T is a profitable Work to draw Christian Youth from the reading of wanton Poems to sound History ' Alex Ross in his Preface to Verg. Evangel The Lacedemonians made no account of Poets but drove them out of the City because of their Wantonness Pult. in Lacon Noviss Pol. Jerom complained that Priests neglecting the Prophets did read Comedies and sung the armorous Sayings of the Bucolicks In Epist de dueb fil Obscene Poets are to be neglected for they corrupt good Manners and fraught the Mind with Naughtiness Fran. Petrar de regne Lib. 2. The Lacedemonians would neither hear the Comedies nor Tragedies of Poets because contrary to all Laws they hold out Whoredoms Incest Adulteries Injuries Thefts and other Flagitious Crimes So it appears that Pagan Poetry and Ingredient of the Liberal Art Musick hath been testified against CAP. VI. Of ARITHMETICK ARithmetick one of the seven Liberal Arts is defined to be the Numeral Science the Art of Numbring the knowledge whereof is useful in Civil-Acts in the Government of Common-Wealths for the due Provision and Order of Armies Viewing of Artillery useful for Merchants Auditors Treasurers Receivers Stewards Bailiffs c. 'T is said to have its Rise among the Merchandizing Phenicians but Josephus in the first Book of his Antiquities ascribes the Original of it to the Jews Pol. Vir. de Invent. rerum lib. 1. cap. 18. Plato a Learned Heathen Philosopher Aristotles Master so accounted of this Art as that he wrote this Sentence over his School Door Nemo Arithmeticae ignarus hic ingrediatur that is Let none enter here who is ignorant of Arithmetick 'T is my Judgment that none can groundly deny but the knowledge hereof is useful as to the Concerns of this Life useful in its place but such who ascribe the opening of the seven Seals to this or any Natural Art or Arts whatever the Book is sealed to such not one Seal thereof opened the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah whose Prerogative it is to open the Seals he is denyed and Nature and Natural Arts are lifted into his Throne Herein any Member of Italian Babilon with his Mass-Book Mass for the Dead Fabulous Legend any Mahumetan with his dreggy Alcoran any Flint hearted Jew with his Talmud a mingle-mangle of Jewish Divine and Humane Matters any Dead Dry Unfruitful Formalist may grow Profound Exquifit Nimble yea and though involved in the intricate windings of Degeneration out of the Royal state of Regeneration and Heavenly Transformation may apprehend the Feates Termes and Parts of this Natural Art as Digits Articles mixt Numbers Cyphers Terniries Golden Rule direct Golden Rule reverse a Cube Phythagoras's Table Algorism c. yet be Strangers to the Divine Exercise which leads to Christ the Lion of the Tribe of Judah who alone opens the Seals of the Book Though there be an Use and Service in this Natural Art yet the Children of Light the Children of the Day are as I may say the wise Arithmeticians who being the Disciples of the Lord are kept Alive unto the Lord and are daily in the Numbring of his Mercies Living Mercies Mercies Heavenly Mercies Earthly 'T was the breathing of David the sweet Psalmist of Israel That the Lord would teach him to Number his Days that he might apply his Mind unto Wisdom Again the Eagle-Eyed Apostle John proposed as I may say an Example to wise Arithmeticians saying Here is Wisdom let him that hath Vnderstanding count the Number of the Beast for it is the Number of a Man and his Number is Six Hundred Sixty Six Rev 13.18 And John saw such as had got Victory over the Beast and over the Number of his Name Rev. 15.2 Herein together with other places is evidently intimated 1. That a Beast a Beastial Man shall arise in the Churches professing Christianity 2. That this Beast or Beastial Man should have a Numeral Name that is such a Name as should contain a certain Number in it 3. That the Number contained in the Beasts Name should be being computed Six Hundred Sixty and Six Hence this Conclusion necessarily arises that he is the Beast or great Antichrist that hath that Numeral Name which contains in it the Number of six Hundred Sixty six Now what remains but that he be faithfully and impartially sought out who bears this Name and that we be informed what this Name is Ireneus whose Master Polycarpus had been St John's Disciple informs us ' That the Name Latinus contains the Number of six Hundred Sixty six so was believed to be the Name of the Beast For saith he they are Latines who now have Dominion ' but we will not boast thereof saith he Implying that the Name of the Beast should be the greatest Insamy of the Church of Rome as if he should have said In this we have no ground for Glorying but rather for being ashamed Iren. against Heresies Again the Numeral Letters of the Name Roman in Hebrew according to the Computation of the Jews makes up this Number of six Hundred Sixty six So whether we have recourse to the Word Latin in Greek or Roman in Hebrew the Numeral Letters make up six Hundred Sixty six whereby