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A92179	Astrologia accusata pariter & condemnata. Or The diabolical art of judicial astrologie, receiving the definitive sentence of final condemnation: being delivered in this following discourse, where the said art is briefly and manifestly opened, justly arraigned, diligently examined, and experimentally condemned by him, who was a student in the same. / By John Raunce, sometime a practitioner of astrologie, and student in the magick art.	Raunce, John, 17th cent.	1650 (1650)	Wing R317; Thomason E618_11; ESTC R206349	30,300	42

verity hereof and it hath been one main argument of my ingaging so far in all the parts of Astrologie for very rarely you shall find these rules fail Thus Mr. Lillie with his feeble argument for the verity of Astrologie which argument of his can prove Astrology to be no better then Witchcraft But I have another of our English Star-masters Mr. Booker in his Bloody Almanack Mr. Booker who writing of the conjunction of Saturn and Mars saith thus viz. I am herein saith he much incouraged by those labours of my friend Mr. Lillie not onely printed in these times but made more memorable in the success I have observed hath followed his Astrological Predictions a few of which I will repeat that the misguided infancy against Astrologie may not be destitute of sufficient testimony in his onely Writings of the verity of that Art by which art at this time I write the ensuing Discourse Thus Mr. Booker Wherefore my Reader consider what these aforesaid Astrologers have said for the verity of their art of Astrologie and thou shalt see that their best and strongest arguments that they can produce to warrant the legality and verity of A rologie by I say thou Reader mayst see that by their own arguments the legality and verity of Astrologie is proved no more then the legality and verity of Witch-craft by their own aforesaid argument of the event falling out according to the Prediction But seeing I have sufficiently declared against this argument in shewing the insufficiency of the same to prove Astrologie any better then Witch-craft therefore I here leave it and so proceed on to the next position of the Astrologers wherein they do affirm that the World is governed by Stars and Angels Now their said position is this viz. that from the beginning of the World there were 7. Spirits appointed as Rulers to the 7. Planets and every one of these Spirits ruleth the World 354. years and 4. months in order Tritemius Avenazre Now then for as much as I am here to write of the Astrologers Planetary Angels or Spirits therefore I will evidently set forth to the view of all men what the said Angels or Spirits are that so all rational men may understand and see how the Astrologers would delude others as they themselves are deluded for that they believe a lye in their affirming Gods governing of the World by planetary Angels which said planetary Angels are very Devils Wherefore I say again and again I will affirm it as followeth viz. That the Astrologers 7. planetary Angels are no other Angels or Spirits then those 7. chief Angels or Spirits which are the only Agents for the Magicians and Conjurers in their several operations of conjuration that this is truth I am able to prove by the writings of some of your Authours and others Also I can bear witness to the same from my own experience Mr. Lilly Tritemim Avenazre for you Astrologers say that the names of your Planetary Angels are these viz. 1 Cassiel 2. Zachariel 3. Samael 4. Michael 5. Anael 6. Raphael 7. Gabriel Thus they are also called by the Magicians and Conjurers as you see here set forth by the Astrologers for the Magi●ians know them by these names viz. 1. Cassiel Heptameron Petri de Albano 2. Zachariel 3. Samael 4. Michael 5. Anael 6. Raphael 7. Gabriel Aga●n these 7. Angels are thus by the Astrologers appropriate unto the 7. Planets viz. unto Saturn Cassiel unto Jupiter Zachariel unto Mars Samael unto the Sunne Michael unto Venus Anael unto Mercury Raphael unto the Moon Gabriel and as you see they are appropriate unto the 7. Planets by the Astrologers even so in the very same manner they are appropriate unto the ● Planets by the Magicians Also in like manner as the Astrologers do divide the days of the week amongst the 7. Planets and so from hence they call the 7. days of the week after the names of the Planets by appropriating the days of the week unto the Planets as followeth viz. unto the Planet Saturn they give Saturday unto Jupiter Thursday unto Mars Tuesday unto the Sun Sunday unto Venus Fryday unto Mercury Wednesday unto the Moon Munday even so do the Magicians Moreover the Astrologers do divide the day into 12. equal parts whether the day be long or short these parts they call planetary hours these planetary hours the Astrologers appropriate unto the 7. Planets for them to rule in from hence it is that they are called planetary hours After this manner do the Magicians and Conjurers also and as you here see how Astrologie and Magick do begin together even so do they end together for there is such a strong tye between these 2. arts that they cannot be separated one from the other without a renting of them both in peeces But now here to return again to my former matter where I laid down this position viz. That the 7. Planetary Angels of the Astrologers are 7. Devils c. Mr. Booker in his this years Almanack 1651. Now whereas Mr. Booker saith who dare or can deny Gods Government of the World by Angels and Stars and whereas Dr. G●ll hath made a Sermon of Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels who in the same Sermon saith thus in the 2. page of his said Sermon viz And therefore before the times of restitution of all things Act. 3.21 which are at hand appear before the many oppressed divine truths be set free Dr. Gells Sermon p. 2. the truths in nature which together with those other have been long time decryed and trodden underfoot must be revealed and publickly made known Such is Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels Thus Dr. Gell in the said Sermon doth in divers places speak of Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels and so he being deluded with a superstitious and heathenish opinion of the Astrologers and Magicians striveth and laboureth with all the might and power he hath to delude others as he and his Auditory are deluded in that they be of a heathenish opinion concerning the Stars and also have a good conceit of the Devils as if God did govern the World by them Dr. Gells Ser. page 23. Mr Booker in his Almanack 1651. Now seeing Dr. Gell and Mr. Booker say who can deny or who dare deny Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels therefore I say and hereby I give them to know and so with them all other of the same society to understand that I dare and can deny their said position in which they do affirm the Rule and Government of the World by Stars and Angels the which I do deny as followeth viz. That for as much as the Astrologers do affirm that the World is governed by secundarian Intelligences which said secundarian Intelligences are Stars Planets Constellations and Spirits Therefore I do deny the aforesaid assertion of the Astrologers for these reasons following viz. That

afore by me denied and I have given reasons for my so doing But to the end my Reader may be the better able to judge between me and my Antagonists Therefore I say that the quality of the life and actions of Man cannot be known by the Houses nor from the Stars or signes of Heaven which thing although I have spread abroad sufficient Arguments for the proof of what I have delivered yet nevertheless this I say again that for as much as the 12. Signes as also the 12. Houses of the Astrologers are only imaginary things seigned by the Astrologians therefore I deny that the quality of the life and actions of Man can be known by the Houses or from the 12. Signes of Heaven because that no conceived Idaea which is as it were a substance but is not a real substance in being can represent the humane nature of Man which is a rea substance and hath a visible being wherefore seeing the Houses and Signes cannot truly and really represent the Body of Man in substance form and being Therefore I say that the quality of the life and actions of man cannot be known by the Houses nor yet from the Signes of Heaven for that thing which doth not truly and really in nature represent the very substance form and natural Being of the thing represented cannot in any wise signifie the quality of the being nor yet the nature of the actings of the thing represented from which Argument I infer this conclusion following which is this That for as much as the 12. Houses and Signes do not truly and really represent the very substance form and natural being of Man therefore I say that the quality of the life and actions of Man cannot be known by Mr. Perkins against Witch-craft page 620. nor from the Houses and Signes of Heaven aforesaid Now then in this place to insert something out of the works of that godly Man Mr. Perkins I judge it very necessary for these two Reasons First because he was a very godly man and therefore all men ought the more readily to believe that which he wrote to be truth Secondly because he was a Student in the said Art of Judicial Astrologie and therefore he was the better able to judge of the legality or illegality of the Art of Astrologie Now what he faith of Astrologie you may see in his discourse of Witch-craft page 620. where his words are to this purpose viz. That divination by the Starres is commonly called Judicial Astrologie of which we may read Deut. 18.10.11 where the Holy Ghost doth of purpose reckon up all those kind of develish Arts Deut. 18.10.11 whereby men have dealings and society with Satan either in divining or practising amongst which this is the second The word there used may carry a double sence for it signifieth either him that observeth times under which acception Astrologie is comprehended or him that observeth the Cloudes Megnonen and howsoever the best learned Interpreters do dissent about the Notation of it yet all agree in this that the profession of divining by the Starres is condemned and that it is to be numbred among the rest expressed in the prohibition may further appear by other places of Scripture as in Isaiah 47.13.14 where the Lord threatneth the same judgements against the Diviners by the Starres Isaiah 47.13.14 Dan. 2.2 that he doth against Sooth-sayers and Magicians Again in Dan. 2.2 Inchanters Astrologers and Sorcerers are joyned together as being all sent for about the same business viz. To expound the Kings Dream Now if the Lord himself have alotted the same punishment to the Astrologer which he hath to the Sooth-sayer and Magician and account them all one it is manifest that divining by the Starrs ought to be held as a superstitious kind of Divination Thus Mr. Perkins hath declared against the Art of Astrologie whereby it doth appear from that which hath been delivered that Astrologie is contrary unto the Scripture and is also full of idolatrous and superstitious Fables for it doth manifestly appear to be fabulous and to abound with superstition and Idolatry in your Planetary days and hours for thus say you Astrologers viz. Bacon Ganivetus That Saturday is not a good day for work because of the Planet Saturn for saith Ganivetus if any one cometh to aske councel in the hour of an evil Planet viz. Saturn or Mars it is a suspition rather to evil then to good Again saith another Haly. Abenragel the hours of Saturn and Mars ought to be abhorr'd in all things for saith he you were best to take heed that you take no great matter in hand or begin any long journey in the hours of the aforesaid Plan●●● c. But of this more hereafter in this discourse Yet nevertheless it is manifest from what hath been declared that the Art of Astrologie is a Diabolical Divination Psalm 84.11 34.9 For saith the Prophet David the Lord will give grace and glory no good thing will he uphold from them that walk uprightly From hence I gather that much viz. That the knowledge of all good things is and hath been by the Lord manifested unto his People so that if the fore-knowledge of things by Astrologie be a good thing it hath been by the Lord revealed unto his People but the Scripture doth in no place justifie those that seek after the fore-knowledge of things by the Starres therefore I say that the seeking to know future events by the Stars which is Astrologie is not a good thing because that whatsoever is a good thing Isa 47.10.11 Jer. 10.2 the Scripture doth not condemn it in deriding at the professors thereof But the Scripture doth condemn Astrologie in deriding at the Professors thereof therefore Astrologie is not a good thing Again whatsoever is an evil thing the word of God doth condemn it with those that practice it but the word of God doth condemn the Practitioners of Astrologie therefore it doth condemn Astrologie Now then for as much as Astrologers do take upon them for to divine by their Art of Astrologie of the particular events of things belonging to Man therefore I say that the aforesaid Art of Judicial Astrologie is a Diabolical Divination because it is condemned by the Scripture with the Professors thereof for a wicked Art for saith the Prophet to the Law and to the Testimony Isaiah 8.20 if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them From the very word of God you may here then very evidently behold that Astrologers are workers in darkness and their Art of Astrologie is a work of darkness Eph. 5.11 wherefore consider the words of the Apostle who saith thus Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but even reprove them rather CHAP. III. In which is set forth that one of the first and chiefest points in Astrologie and without the said point Astrologers can do nothing