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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	mark_v	reason_n	use_v	2,641	5	9.6521	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17597	An admonicion against astrology iudiciall and other curiosities, that raigne novv in the vvorld: written in the french tonge by Ihon Caluine and translated into English, by G.G.; Advertissement contre l'astrologie judiciaire. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Gilby, Goddred.	1561 (1561)	STC 4372; ESTC S107476	26,860	82

marchants and coÌ„mune multitude as is betwyxt the mony made of manye diuers coygnes Saue that they all haue one marke a like that is that they are of the worlde Whereby they haue no agrement with Iesus who wolde seperate vs from the world Therfore it is good reason that they that thus dishonour the doctrine of the Gospel shoulde be confounded and that God should set them forth as a mocking stocke vnto eueri maÌ„ seing that they haue bene the occasion that his holy name hath bene blaspemed It is moste right also that he shoulde make them folishe and depryue them of all reason iudgement seing that they colde take no profite of that wysdome which is had in admiration of the Angels of paradise Beholde this day whence so many folishe opinions do aryse or rather dooting madnes which haue nether colour nor appearance and yet are they receaued as they were reuelations come down from heauen finally seing that presumptioÌ„ is the very roote of all heresies wandring phantasies of all false and wicked opinions it is no meruaile thoghe God do let them falle into so mani folies which haue not kept the right rule how they shuld abide in the obedience of his truth which is to humble themself in his feare And for so muche as this vice is as common now a dayes as euer it was we see also what frutes it hath so that all the errours which are abrode in all the worlde are no other thyng but so many punishements because that men haue abused the holy worde of God But because I doe not intend to make a longe rehearse of them all forsomuch as the nomber would be infinite I will holde my self contented with one example alone There hath bene of long time a folishe curiositie to iudge by the stars of all things what should chaunce vnto men and thence to enquire take councel as touching those matters which are to be done But we wil by and by God willing declare that it is nothing but a diuelish superstition Yea and it hath bene reiected by a common consent as peruiÌ„cious to man kind And yet at this day it hath gotteÌ„ the vpperhand in such sorte that many whych thynk themselues wytty men yea haue bene so iudged are as it were bewitched therwith But althoughe the God had not reueled in our tyme the sincere truth of his Gospel notwithstandyng seyng he hath raised vp the humaine sciences which are apte and profitable to the guyding of oure life and in seruing to oure profite may also serue to his glory yet had he iust occasyon I say to punishe theyr ingratytude whych not contenting themselues with the things which are substancyall and grouÌ„ded vpoÌ„ good reasoÌ„ do through an outragious pride desier to flye to and fro in the air But now since he hath giuen them both vnto vs to wit bothe that he hath sette the artes and sciences againe in their perfection especially since he hath restored the pure knowledge of hys heauenly doctrine to bring vs euen vnto him and to bryng vs in into his hie and merueilous secrets if it come to passe that any in steade of takyng profyte thereof had rather wander ouer wharte the fieldes theÌ„ kepe themselnes within the bondes are not they worthy to be double punished Which thing then commeth to passe in effect when they are so dull or rather so brutyshe that they will applie their hole study to a folishe abuse wherein they do nothing but torment themselues wtout any profit I know wel inough their goodly titles wherewith they sette vp and painte out so folishe a superstition No man can denie but that the science of Astrologie is honorable Therefore they couer themselues with this cloke They name theÌ„selues Mathematiciens whych is as muche to say as professers of the liberall sciences But none of thys is newe for theyr forgoers haue also pretended the same to the intent they might deceiue the world Yet when we haue perceiued as it were sene with the eye that there is no ground in all their follie neither of Astrologye nor yet of any science we haue no occasioÌ„ why we should be abashed at these masques vnlesse it were that they would make litie children a fraide But al those whych haue any knowledge be it neuer so litle haue no great nede of this my aduertisment to be iustructed to beware how they mell therwith Therefore this simple treatise shall rather be for the simple unlearned multitude whych might easelye be deceiued because they can not put a difference betwixte the right Astrologie and these supersticioÌ„s of charmers forcerers Wherefore lette vs firste see how sarre the true Astrologie dothe extend it self which is the knowledg of the naturall order disposition that God hath set in the starres and planets to iudge of their office propertie and vertue to bring all to their end and vse We know wel enough what Moises faith the God hath made the sonne and the moone to rule the daies and the nights the moneths the yeares and all seasons In the which he doth comprehend all which toucheth either tilling of the erthe and. Husbandry or ciuille policye And as touching that gouernaunce trule whereof he speaketh it is most certaine that the very ignoraunt haue some taste and feling but this science of astrologie besides the effectes dothe also declare the causes As for example The most rude simple people do playnly perceiue that the daies are shorter in winter then in sumer that it is whotte in sumer and colde in winter but they come neuer so his as to iudge how or wherefore that cometh to passe All the world doth know the eclipses of the sonne and of the moone but the causes are hide vnlesse one haue learned them by doctrine and science We need not go to the scoole to see that ther are starres in heauen But it is not for al persones to comprehend the measure of their courses their reuolutions theyr aspectes and other lyke things for that doth requir a speciall knowledge Wherefore the Astrologie doth serue to discusse the course of the planetts and starres aswell for the time as for their situacion order I saye that it serueth for the times because we may knowe what space of tyme euery planet yea and the firmament also dothe require to fulfil their course Againe it serueth for the situacion to knowe howe farre one is distaÌ„t from an other to discerne the mocions which are streight or croked or one against an other further more to knowe why the sonne is rather further from vs in winter then in sommer and wherfore it tarieth longer ouer vs in sommer then in winter To know how to compasse and measure in what signe of the Zodiaque it is eueri moueth what aspectes it and the other planets haue wherfore the moone is in the full or in the weane according as shee either draweth from the sonne or draweth

possible Wherfore it is not without good reason that the ciuill lawes do so sore condemne the Mathematicians Let no maÌ„ consult a sothsayer or mathematiciaÌ„ c Suplitio ca petis feriatur c. And we mai not say that this is for the abuse of the disceyuers or yet that the name was odious to the ignorant for god as the iudge of the policie of Israell hath made a law more strait against theÌ„ that is that al thei shal be put to death al that hath to do with them Leuit .xx. But let vs put the case that this wer a thiÌ„g permitted by men seing that we do perceiue that god so much detesteth abhorreth it what foly is it therby to go about to ioyne it with christianitie as if a man wold ioyne fyre and water together And this is a meruelous matter that those of Ephesus which had ben geuen to folish curiosities assone as thei had receiued the faith brent their bokes as S. Luke reciteth in the actes and that ther shuld now be men so peruerse that shuld think that the knowlege of Iesus Christ shuld serue theÌ„ for nothiÌ„g but to quicken their appetites to serch al light vnprofitable vanities this is a merâ—â€¦us great diuersity that the one sort so sone as thei had the gospel cast away al the diuinations sothsayings wherin thei had ben brought vp al their life that these others vnder the shadow colour that they know the truth of God should be stirred vp to giue them self vnto it that neuer knew what it was before And that those vpon whoÌ„ S. Luke speaketh did burne their bokes to the value of fiue M. franks and that these men are so enchanted with a vain imagination which they haue now conceyued that herevpoÌ„ thei wil consume al their substance Yet here is to be noted that S. Luke saieth not that they wer wicked or diuilishe artes but he nameth them Periarga which signifieth light and vnprofitable curiosities Although in very dede thei are wicked yet doeth he speake thus to the end to stop their mouthes that seke nothing els but starting holes as we know that the Mathematicians do the which are so much worse then their father Simon the Magician as that he seing the vertue of Iesus Christ was so astonied that he did nothing regarde his owne art And though he were so wicked that he would with money bye the grace of gods holy spirite yet for al that he did acknowledge that the vertue of the sonne of god did darken the science that he thought he had But these hauynge bene lyghtened by God to knowe hys truth do turne away their eyes do cast them into deadly darkenes and had rather be in the darkenes of theyr lies then to enioy the heauenly light in the which we haue saluation and lyfe euerlastyng But what remedye is there for such euils surely this that the sobrietie which S. Paul doth recommend to vs should be in stede of a bridle to kepe vs in the pure obedience of god And to the entent we maye doe that let euery one kepe that inestimable treasure of the gospel in a good conscience For it is most certaine that the fear of God shal be a good defence to defend vs from all errours So that we haue first this generall rule to sanctifie our bodies our soules to god to serue him vnfainedly And afterward that euery one loke wherto he is called to the end he maye apply himself to that which it becometh him to do That learned men doe geue them selues to good and profitable studies and not to folish curiosities which serue for none other ende then to make fooles to muse at them That lytle great learned vnlearned may thinke that we are not borne to the ende that we should occupye our selues about vnprofitable thinges but that the ende of our exercises ought to edifie bothe our selues and others in the fear of god And surely wheÌ„ one shall well marke the matter who are they that bring vs this erronious and false Astrologye saue only either proude parsons or spirites that are neuer content or idle persones which knowe not of what they shuld talke or in what they should haue their pastime Such as are the clarkes secretaries of ladyes other fine denty minioÌ„s of the court Not that thei are cunning in this art if ther may be any cunning in madnes lies but it is inough for theÌ„ lightly to haue touched it and to haue bene busye about it and in the meane season they entangle wrap many pore soules in theyr deceytes And this is the cause wherefore I saide that we must occupye our selues in more profitable things for who soeuer shal giue him selfe to fear God wil study to knowe what is his will exercising him selfe in the practise of that which the holy scripture doth teache vs secondly shall apply his whoole mind to that which apperteineth to his vocation or at the leaste to good and profitable things shall haue no leaser to fly into the ayre to the entent he might goe hether and thether in the cloudes and yet for all that neither touche heauen nor earthe I knowe well enough that they will not faile to vse this cauillation for they will say that the one doth not hinder the other To the which I aunswer that no good science is contrarye to the feare of god nor yet to the doctrine which he giueth vs to bring vs in to euerlastinge life so that we do not put the carte before the horse that is to say that we haue this wisdom that we vse these artes to serue vs whether they be liberall or handycrafte whiles we passe through this worlde to hast continually towards the heauenly kingdom But here we haue spoken treated of a curiositie not onelye superfluous and vnprofitable but also euill wicked seinge it dothe driue vs away both from the trust and confidence that we ought to haue in God and from the consideration that he would that we should haue both of his iustice mercy and iudgment and also of the duty which we do owe to our neighbours FINIS

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