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to_o come_v can_v be_v define_v nor_o can_v there_o be_v otherwise_o term_n of_o singular_a action_n that_o i_o may_v not_o take_v notice_n how_o astrologer_n boast_v the_o certainty_n of_o their_o prediction_n chief_o in_o respect_n of_o circumstance_n of_o time_n which_o be_v most_o singular_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o which_o such_o a_o event_n can_v happen_v to_o such_o a_o person_n unless_o that_o person_n be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o such_o a_o place_n in_o such_o company_n upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n that_o i_o may_v likewise_o omit_v that_o astrology_n must_v be_v confess_v most_o vain_a and_o useless_a unless_o it_o be_v able_a to_o premonish_v man_n of_o singular_a event_n together_o with_o the_o person_n occasion_n and_o other_o circumstance_n of_o they_o for_o otherwise_o no_o man_n can_v know_v when_o how_o or_o from_o who_o to_o expect_v benefit_n or_o detriment_n or_o what_o he_o must_v do_v to_o meet_v his_o good_a promise_v or_o decline_v his_o evil_n threaten_v chap._n xv._n the_o moment_n of_o a_o infant_n nativity_n uncertain_a to_o pursue_v the_o doctrine_n of_o astrologer_n touch_v this_o omnipotent_a moment_n of_o a_o infant_n nativity_n let_v we_o observe_v how_o strict_a and_o punctual_a they_o be_v in_o the_o investigation_n of_o it_o and_o this_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v exact_o know_v what_o point_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a ascend_v at_o that_o time_n above_o the_o finitor_n and_o that_o be_v find_v out_o to_o erect_v a_o scheam_n of_o the_o position_n of_o the_o heaven_n at_o the_o same_o and_o this_o do_v according_a to_o the_o planet_n be_v in_o such_o or_o such_o house_n they_o proceed_v to_o give_v judgement_n of_o the_o future_a accident_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o without_o good_a cause_n
whence_o bath_n it_o such_o malice_n and_o malignant_a virtue_n to_o we_o poor_a mortal_n but_o we_o shall_v do_v better_a to_o inquire_v from_o whence_o in_o the_o general_n these_o house_n come_v to_o have_v their_o particular_a virtue_n be_v it_o from_o the_o movable_a heaven_n then_o why_o shall_v the_o same_o part_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v happy_a and_o benign_a in_o one_o house_n become_v unhappy_a and_o malign_a in_o other_o be_v it_o from_o the_o particular_a place_n or_o space_n then_o how_o can_v mere_a dimension_n be_v endow_v with_o such_o and_o so_o great_a force_n of_o activity_n nor_o can_v they_o excuse_v themselves_o by_o urge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o house_n themselves_o but_o the_o planet_n inhabit_v they_o which_o work_v such_o wonder_n for_o since_o they_o suppose_v that_o a_o planet_n which_o be_v good_a and_o propitious_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n do_v become_v evil_a and_o destructive_a in_o a_o ill_a house_n we_o must_v demand_v again_o whence_o come_v that_o malice_n wherewith_o the_o good_a planet_n be_v so_o strong_o infect_v as_o to_o change_v its_o own_o benevolent_a native_a influence_n into_o a_o dangerous_a and_o offensive_a how_o can_v a_o man_n conceive_v that_o jupiter_n shall_v dispense_v very_o great_a favour_n and_o happiness_n while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o first_o house_n and_o soon_o after_o dart_v all_o the_o plague_n and_o mischief_n in_o the_o world_n upon_o our_o head_n when_o he_o come_v to_o lodge_v in_o the_o second_o which_o be_v contiguous_a to_o the_o first_o that_o he_o shall_v in_o the_o ten_o house_n destiny_n man_n to_o temporal_a dignity_n in_o the_o nine_o to_o ecclesiastical_a and_o yet_o when_o he_o quarter_v in_o the_o eight_o lying_z betwixt_o they_o both_o he_o shall_v make_v man_n ignoble_a base_a mad_a and_o the_o like_a moreover_o can_v we_o understand_v why_o or_o how_o when_o any_o infant_n be_v bear_v the_o fate_n of_o his_o brethren_n shall_v be_v write_v on_o the_o three_o house_n of_o his_o parent_n on_o the_o four_o of_o his_o child_n on_o the_o five_o of_o his_o wife_n on_o the_o seven_o of_o his_o friend_n on_o the_o eleven_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o manifest_a than_o that_o all_o this_o accommodation_n of_o several_a house_n to_o man_n several_a relation_n and_o interest_n be_v whole_o fictitious_a and_o arbitrary_a i_o will_v not_o dissemble_v true_o that_o man_n have_v no_o very_o dull_a nor_o unpleasant_a fancy_n who_o first_o make_v the_o planet_n provide_v stable_n for_o beast_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o take_v care_n of_o great_a cattle_n in_o the_o twelve_o outhouse_n and_o of_o smaler_n in_o the_o six_o nor_o be_v his_o imagination_n less_o active_a who_o will_v have_v long_a journey_n make_v in_o the_o nine_o stage_n and_o short_a in_o the_o three_o it_o be_v not_o many_o year_n since_o the_o famous_a morinus_n in_o a_o little_a book_n entitle_v domorum_fw-la cabbala_n detecta_fw-la according_a to_o his_o great_a ingennuity_n invent_v four_o thing_n and_o make_v they_o precedent_n chief_o over_o the_o four_o cardines_fw-la viz._n life_n over_o the_o horoscope_n good_a over_o the_o medium_fw-la caeli_fw-la love_n over_o the_o west_n passion_n over_o the_o imum_fw-la caeli_fw-la and_o then_o proceed_v through_o trine_n aspect_n and_o that_o by_o retrogradation_n he_o will_v have_v a_o threefold_a life_n in_o himself_o in_o god_n in_o son_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o first_o nine_o and_o five_o house_n a_o threefold_a good_a immaterial_a material_a animate_v material_a inanimate_a in_o the_o ten_o six_o and_o second_o a_o threefold_a love_n of_o wife_n brother_n friend_n in_o the_o seven_o eleven_o and_o three_o a_o threefold_a passion_n from_o parent_n enemy_n death_n in_o the_o four_o twelve_o and_o eighth_n and_o hereupon_o he_o conceive_v the_o nature_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o house_n to_o be_v most_o happy_o establish_v but_o by_o his_o favour_n however_o the_o whole_a buisiness_n seem_v subtile_o dispute_v yet_o until_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o full_o explain_v the_o matter_n in_o his_o gallica_n astrologia_n we_o must_v suspend_v our_o assent_n to_o his_o nice_a theory_n because_o he_o have_v assume_v most_o of_o his_o position_n gratis_o without_o probation_n as_o in_o particular_a why_o only_o those_o four_o thing_n and_o neither_o more_o nor_o few_o and_o why_o that_o division_n of_o they_o into_o three_o member_n nor_o more_o nor_o less_o beside_o may_v we_o not_o inquire_v why_o life_n in_o god_n or_o god_n himself_o in_o who_o all_o thing_n live_v shall_v be_v confine_v rather_o to_o the_o nine_o house_n than_o to_o the_o first_o than_o to_o all_o than_o to_o none_o why_o if_o life_n in_o god_n be_v make_v one_o member_n of_o the_o triple_a division_n be_v not_o life_n in_o the_o sun_n make_v the_o second_o and_o life_n in_o our_o parent_n the_o three_o why_o be_v not_o the_o house_n of_o parent_n account_v if_o not_o in_o the_o trine_n of_o life_n yet_o at_o least_o in_o that_o of_o love_n and_o why_o not_o conjoin_v with_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o with_o enemy_n and_o death_n and_o other_o the_o like_a incongruity_n which_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o omit_v to_o mention_v it_o may_v suffice_v that_o since_o our_o morinus_n profess_v that_o other_o astrologer_n and_o particular_o ptolemy_n himself_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n of_o this_o cabbal_n preposterous_o make_v use_n of_o aswell_o the_o horoscope_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o house_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v least_o sober_a man_n may_v from_o thence_o argue_v the_o vanity_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o whole_a art_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o contain_v no_o one_o fundamental_a which_o be_v not_o disallow_v of_o and_o impugn_a by_o some_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o professor_n themselves_o and_o so_o can_v afford_v no_o one_o conclusion_n certain_a and_o ratify_v certain_o both_o ptolemy_n himself_o make_v the_o judgement_n concern_v child_n servant_n infirmity_n etc._n etc._n from_o other_o house_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o astrologer_n usual_o do_v and_o manilius_n when_o he_o describe_v altha_n or_o event_n subvert_v the_o whole_a reason_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o house_n vulgar_o admit_v begin_v the_o series_n or_o order_n of_o they_o not_o from_o the_o horoscope_n but_o from_o the_o lot_n of_o fortune_n which_o be_v as_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o horoscope_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v from_o the_o moon_n and_o advance_v to_o the_o consequent_a sign_n when_o the_o nativity_n or_o conception_n be_v in_o the_o day_n to_o the_o antecedent_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o night_n but_o it_o be_v wearisome_a even_o to_o think_v of_o remember_v or_o refute_v more_o of_o these_o trifle_n absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n chap._n xii_o astrological_a prediction_n concern_v change_n of_o wether_n uncertain_a the_o argument_n of_o our_o next_o consideration_n must_v be_v those_o position_n of_o astrologer_n which_o concern_v the_o prediction_n of_o change_n of_o wether_n and_o these_o indeed_o be_v almost_o infinite_a so_o that_o all_o we_o shall_v have_v time_n and_o patience_n to_o do_v will_v be_v only_o to_o touch_v upon_o some_o of_o their_o capital_a assumption_n some_o they_o deliver_v general_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o air_n through_o the_o whole_a year_n some_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o several_a quarter_n or_o season_n and_o some_o of_o the_o temper_n of_o each_o day_n in_o the_o year_n particular_o for_o the_o predication_n of_o the_o general_n constitution_n of_o the_o air_n through_o the_o whole_a year_n they_o erect_v either_o four_o or_o eight_o or_o twelve_o celestial_a figure_n four_o for_o the_o four_o moment_n wherein_o the_o sun_n enter_v into_o aries_n cancer_n libra_n capricorn_n four_o for_o new_a or_o full_a moon_n immediate_o precede_v each_o of_o those_o entrance_n and_o four_o for_o the_o new_a or_o full_a moon_n immediate_o subsequent_a and_o then_o note_v the_o place_n of_o each_o of_o the_o planet_n aswell_o in_o their_o figure_n or_o house_n as_o in_o the_o zodiac_n or_o sign_n they_o collect_v all_o the_o fortitude_n and_o all_o the_o debility_n of_o all_o the_o planet_n and_o take_v those_o who_o fortitude_n be_v more_o than_o their_o debility_n they_o regard_v that_o planet_n which_o appear_v the_o strong_a of_o all_o or_o which_o have_v most_o testimony_n of_o fortitude_n and_o make_v that_o lord_n of_o the_o year_n conjoin_v to_o he_o for_o a_o companion_n that_o planet_n which_o have_v the_o most_o testimony_n of_o fortitude_n next_o after_o he_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a year_n be_v thus_o elect_v according_a to_o his_o suppose_a constitution_n or_o as_o he_o be_v hit_v cold_a moist_a dry_v benefical_a malifiical_a etc._n etc._n they_o give_v judgement_n of_o the_o future_a constitution_n of_o the_o whole_a year_n or_o of_o the_o predomination_n of_o heat_n cold_a dryness_n wet_a