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A05102 The third volume of the French academie contayning a notable description of the whole world, and of all the principall parts and contents thereof: as namely, of angels both good and euill: of the celestiall spheres, their order and number: of the fixed stars and planets; their light, motion, and influence: of the fower elements, and all things in them, or of them consisting: and first of firie, airie, and watrie meteors or impressions of comets, thunders, lightnings, raines, snow, haile, rainebowes, windes, dewes, frosts, earthquakes, &c. ingendered aboue, in, and vnder the middle or cloudie region of the aire. And likewise of fowles, fishes, beasts, serpents, trees with their fruits and gum; shrubs, herbes, spices, drugs, minerals, precious stones, and other particulars most worthie of all men to be knowen and considered. Written in French by that famous and learned gentleman Peter de la Primaudaye Esquier, Lord of the same place, and of Barree: and Englished by R. Dolman.; Academie françoise. Part 3. English La Primaudaye, Pierre de, b. ca. 1545.; Dolman, R. (Richard) 1601 (1601) STC 15240; ESTC S108305 398,876 456

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consider_v they_o as_o the_o high_a work_n of_o his_o hand_n as_o the_o psalmist_n do_v exhort_v us._n 19_o psal_n 8._o &_o 19_o and_o so_o by_o creation_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n star_n and_o other_o celestial_a body_n we_o shall_v learn_v to_o meditate_v what_o light_n there_o be_v in_o he_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o inaccessible_a brightness_n and_o which_o be_v the_o father_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o light_n as_o also_o what_o good_a we_o be_v to_o hope_v for_o of_o he_o for_o by_o that_o good_a which_o the_o corporal_a light_n bring_v unto_o we_o for_o our_o body_n and_o the_o sun_n astronomy_n a_o good_a and_o true_a use_n of_o astronomy_n moon_n and_o star_n for_o the_o life_n of_o man_n we_o may_v somewhat_o judge_v what_o felicity_n be_v prepare_v by_o the_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a light_n for_o our_o soul_n and_o by_o god_n our_o creator_n in_o who_o it_o abide_v be_v a_o sure_a mean_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o sign_n of_o heaven_n nor_o the_o constellation_n and_o 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the_o place_n of_o mercury_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n and_o blaze_v towards_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n good_a aspect_n and_o beam_n the_o child_n shall_v be_v a_o lover_n of_o good_a thing_n of_o great_a and_o firm_a counsel_n and_o a_o searcher_n out_o of_o secret_a thing_n and_o divine_a likewise_o julius_n firmicus_n adorn_v this_o planet_n with_o many_o great_a praise_n say_v that_o from_o his_o virtue_n proceed_v a_o quick_a and_o subtle_a spirit_n in_o the_o deliberation_n of_o affair_n a_o certain_a word_n a_o stable_a amity_n a_o long_a foresight_n and_o a_o royal_a counsel_n there_o be_v also_o many_o modern_a astronomer_n who_o say_v of_o the_o same_o saturn_n that_o even_o as_o the_o common_a and_o civil_a life_n be_v design_v by_o jupiter_n so_o likewise_o the_o solitary_a and_o divine_a life_n be_v appropriate_v to_o saturn_n yea_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o poet_n have_v sing_v that_o he_o be_v most_o good_a and_o that_o the_o golden_a world_n do_v pass_v 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be_v apt_a to_o sow_v and_o plant_v in_o so_o be_v another_o fit_a to_o make_v the_o fruit_n grow_v and_o ripen_v in_o and_o another_o be_v proper_a to_o gather_v they_o in_o and_o prepare_v they_o to_o serve_v our_o use_n and_o as_o the_o cold_a and_o drought_n do_v much_o hinder_v corruption_n and_o infection_n which_o may_v arise_v through_o excessive_a heat_n and_o wetnes_n so_o do_v heat_n and_o moisture_n temperate_a the_o great_a cold_a and_o dryness_n and_o conserve_v and_o repair_v that_o which_o they_o will_v destroy_v so_o that_o by_o the_o one_o of_o these_o quality_n the_o defect_n of_o the_o other_o be_v supply_v and_o the_o excess_n of_o the_o one_o be_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o other_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v that_o there_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o succession_n of_o day_n and_o night_n which_o cause_v that_o many_o commodity_n do_v flow_v to_o man_n and_o animal_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o we_o consider_v of_o these_o thing_n by_o so_o much_o the_o 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