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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 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bear_v and_o no_o long_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o place_n i_o say_v why_o shall_v it_o be_v sensible_a of_o that_o point_n which_o be_v mane_n or_o inanimate_a and_o in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o remains_o of_o a_o impression_n leave_v and_o the_o theme_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v constitute_v only_o in_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o why_o not_o aswell_o in_o all_o those_o of_o the_o moon_n of_o mercury_n or_o of_o the_o other_o planet_n at_o least_o why_o not_o in_o the_o revolution_n of_o both_o the_o fortune_n and_o misfortune_n to_o which_o they_o ascrible_v more_o power_n than_o to_o the_o sun_n itself_o likewise_o for_o their_o annual_a profection_n can_v there_o be_v any_o reason_n give_v why_o thirty_o degree_n precise_o shall_v respond_v to_o each_o year_n how_o can_v that_o consist_v with_o the_o direction_n which_o as_o we_o have_v see_v do_v allow_v no_o more_o than_o one_o degree_n to_o one_o year_n and_o why_o be_v there_o not_o here_o also_o a_o reduction_n 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now_o i_o pray_v take_v notice_n with_o what_o constancy_n these_o famous_a artist_n deliver_v their_o very_a fundamental_o nor_o can_v you_o demand_v upon_o what_o ground_n either_o of_o they_o build_v his_o theory_n for_o in_o truth_n their_o answer_n will_v be_v most_o childish_a most_o ridiculous_a last_o for_o their_o transition_n all_o i_o say_v of_o they_o be_v only_o this_o that_o each_o of_o the_o planet_n ought_v to_o be_v most_o exact_a in_o their_o notice_n of_o all_o the_o place_n of_o the_o other_o planet_n when_o any_o one_o be_v bear_v that_o they_o may_v know_v they_o again_o when_o they_o come_v to_o they_o and_o distinguish_v the_o impression_n leave_v on_o they_o for_o if_o a_o planet_n shall_v perform_v its_o course_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o equal_a tenor_n and_o not_o make_v interpunction_n in_o its_o way_n as_o it_o pass_v along_o and_o reflect_v upon_o those_o mark_n or_o memorial_n what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v why_o it_o shall_v as_o it_o pass_v that_o way_n again_o do_v such_o a_o thing_n and_o no_o other_o at_o that_o point_n but_o in_o case_n any_o thing_n be_v begin_v at_o the_o nativity_n why_o shall_v it_o continue_v so_o long_o and_o not_o rather_o be_v null_v and_o obliterated_a in_o all_o that_o intermediate_v time_n so_o many_o planet_n pass_v by_o the_o same_o place_n and_o leave_v various_a impression_n behind_o they_o but_o why_o do_v i_o trifle_v away_o my_o time_n upon_o these_o absurdity_n these_o extravagance_n who_o inventor_n doubtless_o laugh_v at_o those_o that_o do_v not_o laugh_v at_o they_o chap._n xvii_o their_o question_n impertinent_a and_o election_n of_o time_n for_o sundry_a affair_n ridiculous_a here_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o those_o question_n and_o election_n which_o astrologer_n profess_v they_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v