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A49980	The temple of vvisdom for the little world in two parts. The first philosophically divine, treating of the being of all beeings, and whence everything hath its origins as heaven, hell, angels, men and devils, earth, stars and elements. And particularly of all mysteries concerning the soul, and of Adam before and after the fall. Also, a treatise of the four complexions, and the causes of spiritual sadness, &c. To which is added, a postscript to all students in arts and sciences. Second part, morally divine, containing abuses stript and whipt, by Geo. Wither, with his description of fair virtue. Secondly. A collection of divine poems from ... Essayes and religious meditations of Sir Francis Bacon, Knight. Collected, published and intended for a general good. By D.L.	Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Abuses stript, and whipt.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1688 (1688)	Wing L915; ESTC R224149	138,032	220

the good be●…ng never persect but both doubtful full of Error and Contention Of Astrology NOw as it may appear by perticular instinct so it doth appear by the Writings of this divine Philosopher Jacob Beheme that by Adam's fall all his Posterity are thereby fallen under the power and influence of the Stars and Constellations and that this beastial Body with the Animal Spirits are proceeded from the Stars and Elements to which again they must return and into the Starry and Elementary Spirit the Devil casteth forth his ●…icked Imaginations to infect the Soul and keep it from rising with its will above the Stars again out of his dominion and hence is the original of the evil Influence of the Stars But in brief this Syderial or Starry influence is called Astrology of which many desire to be satisfied of the effects but he is wise that knows them For so manifold are the Configurations so perpetual the Mixtures so various the Motions and 〈◊〉 of the St●…rs that as they are placed at this or any other moment of time so they never were not never will be again whence their operation upon Mankind i●… the 〈◊〉 So that 't is impossible for an Astrolog●…r by the Rules of Act though foun●…ed upon the tru●…t gr●…ound to give any certain Judgment of their Effects but only in a general way But of Astrology in a more perticular manner I may well say something 〈◊〉 especially of th●… 〈◊〉 part thereof inasmuch as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the fore-knowledge of my own ●…ate or Dis●…iny b●…th 〈◊〉 me to be well 〈◊〉 there with For having by the best approved Rules of 〈◊〉 calculated and rectified my own Nativity with the Nativities of many others too directed the several Significators to their respective 〈◊〉 made use of Revolutions Transites Profections and what 〈◊〉 being thereby able by Rules of Art to sore-know and predict both good and evil A●…cidents and whatsoever is 〈◊〉 to the Life of man. Now here is to be noted that when I had according to Art 〈◊〉 out the time of any 〈◊〉 Accident with the nature and manner how it should operate it was very rare that it fell according to Prediction As thus When an evil direction not obstructed by any other cause the Accident 't is true many times fell out to be evil but in such a way or in such things as was least expected and sometimes greater or less powerful as also sooner or later then was predicted the like I have observed in good directions and therefore could give no certain cautions to the Native how he might endeavour to augment the good or withstand or hinder the evil that by the Stars in his Nativity was promised or threatened Nay I have somtimes known ●…minent direction pass without any effect when there could be no cause found to intervene and on the contrary very great and notable Accidents have happened when no cause thereof could be found in the Nativity But that which might non-plus the most accute Inquisitor in reference hereto was that after the true moment of Birth gained I found the Rules and Aphorisms of the Art to fail much in the general Judgment of the twelve Houses as instance when judgment hath been given by me and others of the Ascendent or other of the Houses of one and the 〈◊〉 Scheam of Shape Form Complextion and the like 〈◊〉 hath often manifested the Judgment for the most pare False Considering all this caused me to 〈◊〉 the truth of the Art and had very little esteem or 〈◊〉 for it But my 〈◊〉 being prone thereto I ●…eil to examining the ground and foundation on which the Rules and Axioms of the Art were laid and coming to the four Elements which answers to the four Triplicities of the Signs I perceived a vast difference i●… judgment among Philosophers about the nature of the Element of Air for although the Antients and from 〈◊〉 our Modern Astrologers determin the Air to be hot and 〈◊〉 and so 〈◊〉 ♎ and ♒ being Signs of the Airy Triplicity are so too yet that accuse Philosopher Van Helmo●…t ●…otably proves the Air to be cold Here Reader thou mayst reconcile this opposite Judgment of these wise men if thou ●…ost for from hence 〈◊〉 ♎ ♒ must be cold which ●…ertheless pass in the Practise of Astrology for hot Next I considered the twelve Constellations or Signs of the Zodiack and finding each Sign to be made up by a certain number of Stars which Stars though fixed in respect to the distance from each other yet they in general have such a motion as moves them a Degree in about 70 Years as I remember by means of which motion the Signs consequently are much altered from what they were in the time of the Antients and yet Astrologers in this Age retain the same limits for the beginning and end of each Sign as the Antients did for they now begin the Sign ♈ at the Vernal Equinox though 't is apparent to all Astronomers that the Sign ♈ viz. the Ram is removed near the length of a whole Sign from the said Equinox and the Sign Pisses viz. the Constellation of the Fishes is got into the place of the Ram or limits of ♈ afore said Now ♈ viz. the Ram is termed hot and dry Cholerick Masculine and Pistes the Fishes cold and moist Plegmatick Feminine two opposite Qualities hence that place in the Heavens limitted for the Sign ♈ must be cold and moist because the Fishes from whence the said limit assumes its Nature is got into the limits of the Sign ♈ and yet Astrologers following Tradition or something else as bad call it hot and dry the like is to be understood of others of the Signs Here I began to perceive the cause of the manifold Errors of Astrologers But while I was searching learned Authors to find whence this Art did arise I found Cornelius Agrippa in his Vanity of Sciences before mentioned to assert that the twelve Signs with the Northern and Southern Constellations got all into the Heavens by the help of Fables and Fictions invented by the Poets which assertion of Agripp●… because I cannot disprove I will now leave and come next to the Table of essential Dignities of the Planets invented 't is said by Ptolomy King of Egypt and acknowledged for rational by our English Astrologers he there places the Planet ♂ in ●…he watry Triplicity and therein he is allowed three essential Dignities more then he hath in any other Triplicity and yet I know no reason for it for Reason tells me that ♂ is more essentially strong in fiery Signs as being agreeable to his own Nature Other particulars I could instance of this Table as being groundless but let these motions stir up the more Judicious to a fur●…her search and consideration Now 't is very probable that hence might arise those srivolous Inventions of consulting the Figure of Conception with Revolutions Prosections c. which have no rational Foundation for finding their

nothing 〈◊〉 the increase by hoping for less And t●…s is the operation of 〈◊〉 in good Fortunes but in mis-fortunes it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Force Constancy and Vigour of the Mind Notwi●…ing we see that the greatest number of men give 〈◊〉 ●…ver to their Imaginations of Hope and appre●… of the Mind in such sort that ungrateful towards things past and in a manner unmindful of things present as if they were ●…ver Children and beginners they are still longing for things to come Wherefore all our Hope is to be bestowed upon the heavenly Life to come But here on Earth the purer our Sence is from the Inflection and Tincture of Imagination the better and wiser Soul. The sum of Life to little doth amount And therefore doth forbid a longer count XXXIV Of Hypocrites I demand Mercy and not Sacrifice ALl the boasting of the Hypocrite is of theWorks of the first Table of the Law which is of adoration duty towards God whereof the Reason is double both because such Works have a greater pomp and demonstration of Holiness and also because they do less cross their Affections Desires therefore the way to cenvict Hypo●…rites is to send them from 〈◊〉 works of Sacrifice to the works of Mercy whence come●… that saying This is the pure and immaculate Relig●…o with God the Father to visit Orphans and VViddows in their Tribulations and that saying He that 〈◊〉 not his Brother whom he hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen Now there is another kind of deeper and more extravagant Hypocrisie for some deceiving themselves and thinking themselves worthy of a more near access and conversation with God do neglect the duties of Charity towards their Neighbour as inferiour Matters which did not indeed cause originally the beginning of a monastical Life for the beginnings were good but brought in that Excess and abuse which are followed after For it is truly said That the office of Praying is a great Office in the Church And it is 〈◊〉 the good of the Church that there be Consorts of men freed from the Cares of this World who may with daily and devout Supplications and Observances solicite the 〈◊〉 Majesty for the causes of the Church But unto this ●…dinance that other Hypocrisie is a nigh Neighbour neither is the general Institution to be blamed but those Spirits which exalt themselves too high to be refrained As to those others who are so officious towards God to them belongeth that Question Is thou dost justly what is that to God or what profit doth he take by thy Hands Wherefore the Works of Mercy are the Works of distinction wherefore to find out Hypocrites But with Hereticks it is contrary for as Hypocrites with their dissemling Holiness towards God do paliate and cover their Injuries towards men so Hereticks by their Morallity and honest carriage towards men insinuate and make away with their Blasphemies against God. XXXV Of Impostors Whether we be transported in mind it is to God-ward or whether we be sober it is to you-ward THis is the true Image and true temper of a man and of him that is God's faithful work man his carriage and conversation towards God is full of Passion of Zeal and of Transmises thence proceed Groans unspeakable and Exultings likewise in comfort ravishmen●… of Spirit and Agonies But contrariwise his 〈◊〉 and conversation towards men is full of Mild 〈◊〉 Sobriety an applyable demeanour hence is tha●…●…aying I am become all things to all men and such like Contrary it is with Hypocrites and Impoftors for they in the Church and before the People set themselve●… 〈◊〉 and are carried as it were out of themselve●… 〈◊〉 becoming as men inspired with holy Furies the 〈◊〉 Heaven and Earth together but if a man did 〈◊〉 their Solitary and seperate Meditations and Conversations whereunto God is only privy he might towar●… God find them not only cold and without 〈◊〉 ●…ut also full of ill nature and leaven sober enough God and transported only towards men XXXVI Of the several kinds of Impostors Avoiding prophane strangeness or words and oppositions 〈◊〉 Knowledge falsly so called Avoid sond and 〈◊〉 Fables Let no man deceive you by high speechss THere are three forms of speaking which are as 〈◊〉 were the stile and phrase of Impostors the 〈◊〉 kind is of them who as soon as the●… have gotten any su●…ject or matter do strait cast it into an Art invent 〈◊〉 new terms of Art reducing all into Divisions and Distractions thence draweth Assertions or Oppositi●…ns and so framing Oppositions by Questions and 〈◊〉 Hence issucth the Cop-webs and Clatterings of ●…he School men The second kind is of them who out of th of their wit as Church-Poets do make a●… all varieties of Tales Stories and Examp●… they may lead mens minds to a belief 〈◊〉 grow the Legends and infinit fabulous 〈◊〉 Dreams of the antient Hereticks The third kind is of them who fill mens Mystries high Parables Allegories and Illus●… mistical and profound Forms many of the 〈◊〉 also made use of By the first kind of these 〈◊〉 city and Wit of man is fettered and entangled second it is trained on and inveigled by the 〈◊〉 Is astonished and enchanted but by every of 〈◊〉 whole it is seduced and abused XXXVII Of Atheism I Had rather believe all the Fa●…les in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alca●…on then that this universal Frame is without 〈◊〉 Mind And therefore ●…od never wrought Mirac●…e 〈◊〉 convince Atheists because his ordinary Works 〈◊〉 * The understanding of the thing here called Quality is the Foundation of the whole Revelation of Jacob Behme's and al●… Mystries of which his Writings are only a description for all along the seven Qualities are called sometimes 7 Sources 7 Sp●…cies Powers Operations or Faculties of a thing also the qualifying or fountain Spirits which give Model Image or Frame the Power Virtue Figure Constitution Substance Essence and distinct Beeing of all things that ever were or can be infrom and to all Eternity in God and all Creatures in Heaven Hell or in this World. Also the Forms or Properties of Nature which is the solliter or power of God. And so they are the seven Spirits of God as in the Revelations of John 〈◊〉 1. Hence what may be thought of Ireland where no Venomous beast can live