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melancthon_n do_v appear_v rather_o against_o astrology_n we_o have_v confess_v afore_o that_o many_o strange_a thing_n have_v and_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o optic_n the_o art_n of_o see_v and_o several_a other_o art_n as_o the_o same_o may_v be_v grant_v to_o staticks_n of_o ponderation_n &c_n &c_n so_o that_o ignoramus_n will_v think_v they_o to_o be_v juggle_v or_o etc._n etc._n we_o honour_v all_o true_a art_n and_o artifices_fw-la of_o which_o the_o artist_n at_o least_o can_v give_v from_o nature_n justissimam_fw-la rationem_fw-la a_o due_a account_n and_o cause_n but_o this_o do_v not_o countenance_n in_o the_o least_o the_o astrology_n and_o astrological_a feit_n we_o speak_v of_o a_o friend_n of_o astrology_n to_o patronage_n it_o make_v great_a use_n of_o that_o place_n in_o job_n chap._n 38._o v._n 31._o which_o our_o english_a translatour_n thus_o render_v can_v thou_o refrain_v or_o bind_v the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o the_o pleyade_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o this_o one_o word_n influence_n draw_v forth_o great_a conclusion_n for_o astrological_a prediction_n but_o first_o note_n that_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o right_a read_n of_o the_o text_n there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o influence_n or_o sweet_a but_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o pleasure_n delight_n or_o delicacy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o virgiliae_fw-la or_o pleyade_n in_o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a there_o be_v less_o mention_v only_o the_o face_n of_o pleiades_n and_o in_o hieroms_n latin_a translation_n as_o little_a namely_o the_o shine_a star_n pleiades_n in_o the_o chaldee_n less_o yet_o for_o it_o neither_o name_n pleyade_n nor_o influence_n nor_o any_o effect_n of_o any_o virtue_n upon_o the_o sublunary_a body_n but_o mention_n only_o the_o motion_n of_o star_n thus_o will_v thou_o bind_v orion_n with_o chain_n and_o loose_v the_o cord_n that_o draw_v arcturus_n and_o to_o the_o same_o tune_n the_o greek_a translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v have_v thou_o compose_v the_o bond_n of_o pleyade_n and_o have_v thou_o open_v the_o fence_n or_o enclosure_n of_o orion_n second_o note_n that_o whatever_o intimation_n of_o influence_n any_o astrologer_n can_v draw_v from_o this_o text_n it_o will_v prove_v but_o a_o natural_a influence_n upon_o plant_n and_o natural_a body_n to_o further_a their_o natural_a effect_n nothing_o tend_v to_o prediction_n of_o voluntary_a act_n and_o humane_a event_n of_o man_n as_o man_n as_o that_o same_o friend_n of_o astrology_n have_v ingenious_o confess_v enough_o to_o this_o purpose_n although_o say_v he_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n yet_o many_o eminent_a thing_n do_v happen_v in_o the_o air_n and_o in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n who_o original_a cause_n be_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o heaven_n as_o sometime_o the_o influence_n be_v help_v forward_o through_o diabolical_a and_o wicked_a enchantment_n so_o oftentimes_o god_n be_v please_v to_o hinder_v the_o influential_a virtue_n of_o the_o heaven_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a it_o be_v sure_a that_o so_o much_o