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An apology, or, Defence of the divine art of natural astrologie being an answer to a sermon preached in Cambridge, July 25, 1652. ... / written by the learned and ingenious mathematician, Mr. George Atwell ... ; and now published by a friend ... vvhose preface is hereunto annexed.
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Atwell, George.
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Wing A4162; ESTC R12316
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their_o own_o perverse_a and_o wilful_a opinion_n who_o doubtless_o deserve_v reproof_n for_o do_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a and_o be_v not_o the_o star_n there_o in_o many_o place_n call_v the_o sign_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 1._o 14._o sunto_fw-la luminaria_fw-la in_fw-la firmamento_fw-la coeli_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n to_o divide_v the_o day_n from_o the_o night_n and_o let_v they_o be_v for_o sign_n and_o for_o season_n for_o day_n and_o year_n upon_o which_o word_n luther_n say_v simpliciter_fw-la lunam_fw-la cum_fw-la sole_fw-la et_fw-la stellis_fw-la in_fw-la firmamento_fw-la coeli_fw-la moses_fw-la dicit_fw-la positas_fw-la ut_fw-la â—ssent_fw-la signa_fw-la futurorum_fw-la eventuum_fw-la sicut_fw-la experientia_fw-la de_fw-la eclipsibus_fw-la magnis_fw-la conjunctionibus_fw-la and_o aliis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la meteoris_fw-la docet_fw-la that_o be_v moses_n plain_o say_v 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