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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85995	Animal cornutum, or The horn'd beast: wherein is contained, 1 a brief method of the grounds of astrology, 2 a description of each planet and sign, 3 the way to erect a figure of heaven, 4 a narrative of what visible eclipses (both of sun and moon) will appear in our horizon, for these 15 years yet to come, with the month, day, and hour when they happen. Whereunto is annexed, an examination of a spurious pamphlet (intituled, Astrology proved to be the doctrine of dæmons) laying open the antagonist's malice, and folly; with a refutation of his errors, by an astrological example, in figure, and judgement. / Composed for the benefit of all those that are desirous to exercise themselves herein, by J. Gadbury, a lover of the celestial sciences.	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.	1654 (1654)	Wing G74; Thomason E1495_2; ESTC R208533	36,911	86

the Holy Ghost but sure I am 't is a sin that carries much guilt along with it and if Gods mercy be not the greater it may sink a man even to the lowest pit But to our discourse we say that God did never shew any wonderfull sign in heaven but it was the premonstrator of most eminent changes on Earth as to imstance in that most incomparable sign of Heaven 42 years before the Birth of Christ in the time of Augustus Caesar some thought it to be the clear Comet which should establish the Kingdom of Peace others took it to be that Star in which Sybilla Tyburtina shewed Augustus Caesar the Image of a beautiful Virgin holding a boy in her bosom and saying This Child is greater than thou worship him All conclude it to be a sign of our Saviours comming and undoubtedly so it was Else why should Mantuan speaking of the fore-mentioned Sybill presse it so home to Augustus Caesar viz. Augustus Caesar let thy haughtiness Be la●d aside what though thou rul'st the earth Thou must remember that thou art much less And art his * That is Christs Vassal vassal brag not of thy birth His power is infinite and rules on high All things are under his authority But to come neerer home to our remembrances what strange Mutations have we had in England since the great ♂ conjun●tion 〈◊〉 ♄ Saturn and ♃ Jupiter in 1642 3 to let alone the Comet in 1618 and many impregnab●● proofs which we could if need were insert but that unusual ♂ conjunct●●● ●●th some Eclipses of the Luminaries ●●●●e have turn'd England upside-down and what think we hath the Eclipse of ☉ 〈◊〉 Sun in March 1652 and the Comet in December the same year effected nothing Surely Envy cannot be so blind as not to take notice of it for compare but the writings of Astrologers and the times together and see how like they look as like as twins that came out of the same womb But that my own Ipse D●xit may not passe I shall tell my Antagonist what a Divine saith of the prodigies of heaven Molineux de Praecognos ch●n 7 pag. 160. Non est negandum coelestia vel acria ostenta saepe fuisse praenuntia calamitatum We may not deny saith he but that Celestial or a real prodigies are many times the messengers of Calamities But further Nec est quisquam nisi cujus animus ab religione plane obrubuit qui ad fulmina fragorem tonitruum aut cruenti Cometae aspectum non tangatur metu Cometem qui dicitur Xiphias portendere bella experimentis comprobatum est Pogoniam praesignificare mortem Regum qu●m ominosa fuerit Stella Cririta 1607. testantur tot calamitates urbium Ecclestarum projecta cadavera Nor is there any unless such a one who hath no Religion who is not affrighted at lightning and crashing of thunder and the sight of an horrible Comet A Comet like a Sword we find by experience signifies War A Comet with a beard portends the death of Kings how ominous that blazzing star in 1607 was so many calamities of Cities and desolation of Churches well testifies He saith not here the prodigious signs of Heaven are the foundation of the Demon Doctrine nay but rather that they are the Messengers of Calamities and wonderful mutations To any rational man I presume 't is cleat now from what hath been said that the signs of Heaven are the precursors of earthly changes its apparent now that my Antagonist hath urged false assertions from the holy text in Matthew I will refer him to the works of two learned Gentlemen viz. Dr. Gell and Dr. Swadlin who have learnedly explained the words but draw no such conclusions as M. B. doth they make a more transcendent harmony Therefore I desire all to take notice that 't is nor the Demon doctrine Astrologers worship or adore some there are 't is like that are too superstitious in the practice of the Art all Artists and Art too ought not to be blamed for this for if the honest Art happen to be abused by some spuru non veri filii Artis it hath but the same fortune Divinity hath and the abuse of an Art ought not to nullifie the use of an Art and herein the Lawyers rule is to be considered as true that Abusus non tollit usum but I have been too long upon the passionate part I am come now to the second Section which I called his rational part which I shall briefly examine and so conclude The first part of his Reason examined AMonstrous offence is here taken by my Antagonist he is offended because the days of the week hours of the day c. are called after the names of the Planets I know no reason he hath for it for if they were not called by the Planets names they must be called by some other names but in earnest I know no names so proper for them as those they are called by for in the Latine Lingua the days of the week are known by the Planets names and no other as Die Solis Sunday Die Lunae Monday Die Martis Tuesday Die Mercurii Wednesday Die Jovis Thursday Die Veneris Friday Die Saturni Saturday 't is so in all languages why then should they suffer a change verily I wonder what names my Antagonist would give had he the rebaptizing of them if he be offended Let him give them better if he can if he cannot let him not discover his folly for I am confident those that called the days of the week and hours of the day first after the names of the Planets knew them more deserving of that honour than a sneaking Tith-monger is of a fat benifice But the drift of Mr. B. is to nullifie our wholsome orders I presume and pretends this is the way to Saintship but if this be his way I assure you he shall not have any company with him For I had had rather injoy the God of peace in order than to be Sainted in Mr. B's * Confusion is a road too common and lies not near the narrow way but leads men even the path-way of destruction confused manner But its Heathenism and indignity to God to call any of the Planets Lords as the Astrologers doe in calling them the Lords of the Genitures of Ecclipses of Houses c. saith my Antagonist but out of what Apocripha he learnt it he satisfies not his Reader I am sure he hath no Scripture for it neither do I believe it to be any more Heathenism nor so much as 't was to call a man a Lord-Bishop which was governed by them as a secondary cause for which is more honourable my pen that is guided or my hand that guids it But to come closer to the matter 't is Heathenism to call any one Lord but God only for he is the Lord of hosts and the only ruler of his People There are Gods many and Lords many but to us there