to_o false_a end_n deut._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3._o mat._n 24._o 24._o 2_o thâ—s_n 2._o 9_o 10._o 11._o if_o magic_a or_o astrology_n be_v in_o accurate_a speak_v a_o science_n as_o they_o contend_v then_o let_v they_o see_v with_o the_o schoolman_n how_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v at_o once_o the_o object_n of_o science_n and_o of_o faith_n and_o if_o they_o agree_v with_o some_o of_o they_o to_o say_v that_o the_o clear_a part_n may_v be_v of_o science_n and_o the_o obscurer_n of_o faith_n then_o as_o the_o clear_a part_n must_v both_o be_v true_a and_o reveal_v by_o god_n so_o the_o obscure_a must_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o first_o and_o not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o last_o but_o how_o prove_v they_o that_o 12._o whether_o a_o thing_n contingent_a can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o faith_n save_v only_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o something_o necessary_a be_v include_v and_o suppose_v in_o it_o for_o a_o thing_n mere_o contingent_a be_v indifferent_a to_o either_o part_n and_o not_o 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the_o devil_n a_o power_n over_o man_n free-will_n to_o act_v necessary_o or_o produce_v effect_n according_a to_o the_o devil_n prediction_n 6._o that_o god_n have_v teach_v man_n to_o look_v after_o thing_n future_a no_o otherwise_o than_o temporal_o by_o a_o solid_a providence_n and_o eternal_o though_o a_o sound_a faith_n 7._o that_o the_o creature_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n may_v be_v sign_n either_o natural_a or_o prodigious_a and_o so_o token_n either_o of_o his_o mercy_n or_o judgement_n which_o although_o they_o may_v be_v particular_o intend_v yet_o be_v not_o to_o be_v beforehand_o but_o universal_o apprehend_v 8._o that_o no_o such_o art_n be_v of_o god_n institution_n which_o teach_v man_n to_o pry_v into_o his_o secret_n and_o to_o pronounce_v upon_o they_o otherwise_o than_o he_o have_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n 15._o how_o can_v a_o faith_n in_o astrological_a prediction_n be_v true_a and_o right_a when_o as_o by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v propound_v or_o attend_v with_o more_o peremptoriness_n or_o confidence_n by_o so_o much_o they_o be_v the_o more_o superstitious_a and_o unlawful_a for_o a_o indifferent_a opinion_n and_o a_o moderate_a suspicion_n in_o these_o thing_n be_v nothing_o so_o inordinate_a as_o a_o anxious_a fear_n or_o vehement_o affect_v expectation_n 16._o with_o what_o faith_n or_o conscience_n can_v we_o believe_v their_o astrological_a prediction_n in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n have_v resume_v the_o foreknowledge_n and_o foreshowing_a of_o thing_n future_a to_o himself_o and_o have_v discharge_v angel_n devil_n and_o man_n from_o all_o such_o curiosity_n and_o presumption_n and_o have_v express_o forbid_v we_o so_o often_o both_o the_o consult_v with_o and_o assent_v to_o they_o levit._n 26._o 31._o isa_n 41._o 22_o 23._o jer._n 27._o 9_o dan._n 2._o 27_o 28._o prov._n 27._o 1._o eccles_n 8._o 7._o mat._n 24._o 23_o 24._o act._n 1._o 7._o 17._o how_o can_v we_o be_v persuade_v that_o divine_a magician_n or_o astrologian_n be_v either_o profitable_a to_o the_o church_n or_o tolerable_a in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n in_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o only_o give_v the_o express_a law_n or_o precept_n for_o their_o non_fw-fr admission_n but_o make_v it_o a_o peculiar_a promise_n to_o his_o church_n for_o their_o utter_a exclusion_n even_o in_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o numb_a 23._o 23._o deut._n 18._o 10._o 2_o king_n 23._o 24_o ezek_n 1â—_n 24._o mich._n 5._o 12._o yea_o and_o have_v make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o separation_n and_o note_n of_o distinction_n betwixt_o his_o own_o people_n and_o other_o nation_n deut._n 18._o 14._o jer._n 10._o 2._o isa_n 2._o 6._o 18._o shall_v we_o once_o but_o admit_v of_o astrological_a prediction_n to_o come_v into_o our_o creed_n will_v they_o not_o infinite_o prejudice_v the_o prophecy_n and_o promise_n of_o the_o word_n will_v they_o not_o seduce_v we_o from_o destiny_n to_o predestination_n by_o the_o star_n and_o from_o natural_a inclination_n to_o propension_n to_o grace_n as_o depend_v upon_o constellation_n will_v they_o not_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n his_o mystery_n and_o ordinance_n have_v all_o of_o they_o a_o reference_n to_o the_o star_n and_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o respect_v the_o influx_n of_o the_o planet_n will_v they_o not_o make_v our_o will_n servile_a while_o their_o decree_n be_v teach_v to_o enforce_v a_o necessitation_n to_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o then_o what_o praise_n what_o punishment_n either_o for_o one_o or_o other_o yea_o how_o careless_a shall_v we_o be_v in_o the_o one_o and_o how_o excuse_v in_o the_o other_o nay_o will_v they_o not_o make_v we_o believe_v our_o very_a soul_n to_o be_v mortal_a because_o thus_o act_v by_o material_n and_o make_v passive_a under_o they_o and_o so_o what_o shall_v conscience_n of_o religion_n be_v think_v but_o a_o mere_a imagination_n or_o hope_v of_o slavation_n eternal_a but_o a_o vain_a dream_n 19_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a man_n to_o study_v for_o the_o attainment_n of_o that_o which_o his_o faith_n dare_v not_o pray_v for_o and_o how_o can_v he_o there_o pray_v with_o faith_n where_o he_o have_v not_o a_o promise_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o tempt_a of_o god_n to_o invoke_v or_o desire_v the_o revelation_n of_o future_a accident_n what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o seek_v to_o wrest_v the_o same_o from_o he_o by_o a_o conjure_n at_o least_o by_o a_o over-inquisitive_a art_n and_o overdare_a practice_n thereupon_o 20._o whether_o god_n may_v not_o work_v by_o a_o special_a grace_n of_o illumination_n and_o sanctification_n even_o in_o the_o form_n of_o nature_n as_o in_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o then_o what_o have_v the_o qualitative_a influx_n of_o the_o planet_n or_o their_o dominion_n there_o to_o do_v but_o ordinary_o whether_o the_o form_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n be_v not_o always_o wrought_v by_o special_a inspiration_n and_o immediate_a infusion_n how_o shall_v it_o then_o be_v believe_v that_o a_o man_n religion_n or_o religious_a quality_n may_v be_v genethliacal_o prognosticate_v from_o the_o star_n and_o their_o influential_a constellation_n 21._o be_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o sarre_n because_o of_o their_o force_n or_o their_o force_n because_o of_o their_o observation_n be_v man_n faith_n because_o of_o their_o virtue_n or_o their_o virtue_n because_o of_o man_n faith_n for_o it_o have_v ancient_o be_v doubt_v whether_o any_o such_o power_n as_o be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o or_o any_o such_o effect_n as_o be_v pretend_v from_o they_o will_v ever_o have_v follow_v but_o for_o man_n superstitious_a observation_n affectation_n persuasion_n and_o expectation_n 22._o for_o what_o cause_n be_v magician_n and_o astrologer_n so_o earnest_a to_o require_v faith_n as_o principal_a both_o in_o the_o agent_n and_o patient_n be_v it_o not_o to_o help_v out_o
deny_v they_o that_o bring_v in_o star-divining_a do_v they_o not_o also_o bring_v in_o star-worshipping_a together_o with_o it_o 21._o whether_o the_o obscurity_n and_o baseness_n of_o original_a in_o magic_n and_o astrology_n argue_v not_o sufficient_o the_o vileness_n and_o abomination_n thereof_o as_o well_o touch_v the_o doctrine_n as_o the_o practice_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o heavenly_a and_o holy_a truth_n either_o of_o nature_n in_o her_o integrity_n or_o of_o the_o law_n in_o its_o morality_n or_o of_o the_o gospel_n in_o its_o spirituality_n be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o so_o eminent_a and_o evident_a original_n or_o descent_n chap._n vii_o 7._o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 1._o whither_o there_o be_v by_o nature_n impress_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o faculty_n proper_a for_o the_o presage_a of_o thing_n future_a or_o a_o natural_a inclination_n tend_v to_o divination_n be_v not_o the_o prescience_n or_o praevision_n of_o future_a thing_n convertible_a to_o the_o 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the_o other_o hereupon_o will_v make_v man_n condition_n to_o be_v far_o worse_o than_o that_o of_o beast_n 12._o one_o so_o direct_v his_o meditation_n as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o express_a invocation_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o other_o so_o direct_v his_o speculation_n as_o that_o very_o often_o it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o implicit_a invocation_n of_o the_o devil_n 13._o one_o magnify_v god_n for_o so_o visit_v man_n in_o mercy_n as_o to_o crown_v he_o with_o the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o a_o reasonable_a and_o a_o gracious_a soul_n the_o other_o dishonour_v he_o even_o in_o the_o visitation_n of_o his_o judgement_n in_o that_o he_o will_v rob_v man_n of_o this_o his_o crown_n and_o set_v it_o upon_o the_o star_n head_n make_v they_o to_o be_v rational_a creature_n nay_o and_o little_o less_o than_o god_n and_o man_n to_o be_v awe_v whole_o under_o their_o irrational_a and_o fatal_a necessity_n 14_o one_o nevertheless_o conclude_v that_o god_n have_v so_o make_v 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sorcerous_a profaneness_n and_o wizzardly_a blasphemy_n than_o be_v that_o for_o stargazer_n to_o conclude_v our_o saviour_n christ_n nativity_n passion_n resurrection_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a mystery_n and_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n within_o the_o revolution_n position_n conjunction_n aspect_n calculation_n configuration_n and_o prognostication_n of_o the_o star_n psal_n 19_o 1._o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o firmament_n show_v his_o handiwork_n how_o do_v the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n shall_v we_o believe_v the_o rabbin_n or_o any_o magical_a reciter_n that_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n not_o as_o other_o inanimate_a creature_n do_v but_o that_o they_o do_v it_o as_o thing_n that_o have_v soul_n and_o prognosticate_a soul_n too_o since_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o their_o assertion_n but_o this_o because_o say_v they_o the_o word_n which_o here_o signify_v to_o declare_v be_v never_o 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the_o temerity_n of_o calculate_v number_n give_v boldness_n to_o the_o impiety_n of_o cant_v or_o enchant_a number_n by_o which_o they_o have_v pretend_v and_o boast_v of_o force_n and_o power_n even_o over_o the_o star_n themselves_o and_o what_o a_o frivolous_a distinction_n be_v it_o in_o ascribe_v efficacy_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o sensible_a and_o rational_a number_n can_v sense_n judge_v of_o number_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o reason_n only_o and_o so_o betwixt_o material_a and_o formal_a number_n what_o be_v a_o formal_a but_o a_o meerâ—aery_a notion_n if_o there_o be_v no_o material_a or_o thing_n number_v neither_o be_v there_o more_o than_o one_o simple_a formality_n of_o all_o number_n and_o that_o be_v a_o recess_n from_o unity_n or_o rather_o excess_n of_o it_o and_o if_o one_o formality_n why_o therefore_o not_o one_o efficacy_n 53._o whether_o the_o jewish_a and_o paganish_a astrologer_n have_v be_v exact_a in_o the_o computation_n of_o time_n and_o if_o time_n be_v not_o exact_o compute_v where_o will_v the_o planetarian_a prognosticator_n and_o the_o genethliacal_a presager_n begin_v his_o calculation_n but_o indeed_o have_v not_o god_n therefore_o conceal_v the_o exact_a computation_n of_o time_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o reserve_v it_o sole_o to_o himself_o that_o so_o he_o may_v put_v all_o audacious_a calculator_n and_o prognosticator_n to_o silence_n and_o confusion_n 54._o whether_o the_o motion_n mensuration_n computation_n especial_o the_o mutation_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n in_o time_n and_o yet_o more_o especial_o their_o signification_n and_o prediction_n be_v to_o be_v dispute_v and_o discourse_v astrological_o and_o not_o rather_o theological_o since_o thelogie_n teach_v the_o right_a use_n and_o astrology_n but_o the_o vile_a abuse_n of_o they_o all_o 55._o whether_o astrology_n so_o much_o of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v lawful_a or_o useful_a viz._n in_o the_o observe_n of_o time_n and_o season_n for_o navigation_n medicine_n husbandry_n and_o such_o like_a occupation_n and_o action_n be_v not_o real_o a_o part_n of_o physics_n or_o natural_a philosophy_n rather_o than_o astronomy_n and_o therefore_o why_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o seek_v to_o inform_v our_o understanding_n and_o confirm_v our_o judgement_n by_o sound_n and_o plain_a physical_a reason_n than_o only_o impose_v upon_o our_o faith_n and_o conjure_v and_o charm_v it_o by_o strange_a and_o not_o pure_a astronomical_a term_n 56._o whether_o all_o their_o signal_n prognostication_n even_o in_o physic_n and_o husbandry_n as_o blood-letting_n in_o such_o a_o sign_n gelding_n cattle_n in_o such_o sow_v and_o plant_v the_o moon_n be_v so_o and_o so_o be_v true_a necessary_a and_o advantageous_a 57_o if_o their_o prognostic_n so_o often_o fail_v they_o and_o abuse_v the_o world_n about_o the_o change_n of_o weather_n and_o season_n hot_a cold_a dry_a rainy_a windy_a etc._n etc._n for_o which_o there_o may_v be_v some_o natural_a cause_n and_o probable_a conjecture_n who_o will_v believe_v they_o in_o divine_a and_o predict_v such_o accident_n and_o event_n as_o belong_v not_o to_o their_o art_n 58._o whether_o the_o proper_a matter_n subject_n or_o object_n of_o divine_a astrology_n be_v the_o celestial_a sphere_n and_o orb_n yea_o or_o no_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o soothsay_a artifice_n be_v presume_v to_o act_v upon_o angel_n spirit_n soul_n religion_n state_n rational_o animal_n vegetable_n inanimate_v mineral_n artificial_o yea_o and_o busy_v itself_o with_o superstitious_a and_o supercilious_a observation_n and_o conclusion_n about_o action_n and_o accident_n from_o the_o most_o excellent_a to_o the_o most_o ignoble_a of_o they_o be_v not_o a_o artist_n than_o a_o john_n of_o all_o trade_n for_o sure_o the_o art_n must_v either_o be_v all_o art_n or_o else_o no_o art_n at_o all_o 59_o whether_o a_o rabinicall_a tradition_n cabbalisticall_a fancy_n a_o platonical_a idea_n a_o paganish_a superstition_n a_o phrenetical_a enthusiasm_n a_o presumptuous_a faith_n a_o legendary_a authority_n a_o apprentice_n arithmetic_n a_o illogicall_a rhetoric_n a_o vain_a speculation_n a_o paradoxall_a assertion_n a_o deprave_a adulteration_n a_o sacrilegious_a detorsion_n a_o catachresticall_a hyperbolical_a ratiocination_n ambiguous_a equivocation_n affect_a decurtation_n or_o sophistication_n of_o expression_n a_o profane_a asseveration_n a_o arrogant_a boast_n of_o their_o own_o learning_n and_o a_o odious_a undervalue_v of_o all_o other_o be_v powerful_a and_o sufficient_a to_o make_v magic_a and_o astrology_n art_z and_o arrant_a magic_n and_o astrology_n not_o only_o of_o prime-materiall_a nonentities_a enigmatical_a oracle_n obstruse_a hieroglyphic_n chemical_a and_o chimericall_a sperm_n and_o chaos_n preternatural_a mirable_n occult_a antipathy_n impertinent_a curiosity_n diabolical_a injection_n prestigious_a imposture_n and_o sorcerous_a practice_n but_o also_o of_o divine_a operation_n angelical_a office_n celestial_a influence_n natural_a instinct_n intellectual_a notion_n rational_a faculty_n artificial_a experiment_n casual_a accident_n extraordinary_a revelation_n sacred_a inspiration_n spiritual_a illumination_n prophetical_a prediction_n parabolicall_a signification_n dogmatic_a sentence_n gracious_a promise_n legal_a type_n evangelical_a mystery_n religious_a service_n moral_a manner_n politic_a affair_n arbitrary_a action_n heroic_a motion_n common_a conversation_n and_o indeed_o what_o not_o 60._o whether_o all_o the_o presage_a science_n let_v they_o make_v never_o so_o much_o of_o it_o be_v any_o more_o than_o a_o mere_a conjectural_a imagination_n and_o such_o a_o imagination_n of_o a_o divine_a who_o efficacy_n ofttimes_o depend_v more_o upon_o another_o imagination_n than_o upon_o his_o own_o for_o what_o can_v he_o out_o of_o all_o his_o art_n inquire_v of_o concern_v thou_o unless_o thou_o out_o of_o thy_o curiosity_n inquire_v of_o he_o first_o and_o what_o be_v he_o able_a to_o effect_v for_o thou_o unless_o thou_o believe_v if_o thou_o propose_v it_o not_o can_v he_o tell_v for_o what_o particular_a cause_n thou_o come_v to_o he_o which_o way_n can_v our_o secret_a intention_n be_v make_v know_v to_o other_o but_o either_o by_o our_o own_o information_n god_n revelation_n or_o the_o devil_n suggestion_n 61._o whether_o a_o humane_a prudence_n that_o i_o may_v say_v nothing_o of_o a_o illuminate_v discretion_n i_o say_v a_o humane_a prudence_n study_v man_n expert_a in_o affair_n observant_a of_o time_n and_o manner_n mindful_a of_o providence_n in_o the_o gubernation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fearful_a of_o impend_a judgement_n and_o just_a desert_n may_v not_o make_v a_o more_o probable_a conjecture_n and_o utter_v a_o more_o likely_a omination_n of_o mutation_n and_o future_a event_n both_o public_a and_o private_a than_o the_o sciolist_n or_o the_o artist_n with_o all_o his_o magic_n and_o astrology_n 62._o what_o difference_n betwixt_o some_o of_o the_o artist_n almanac_n and_o ephemerides_n and_o a_o erra_fw-la pater_fw-la or_o the_o shepherd_n calendar_n and_o in_o which_o of_o they_o be_v more_o superstition_n and_o futility_n to_o be_v find_v 93._o whether_o the_o mathematical_a master_n proselyte_n and_o parasite_n so_o immoderate_o and_o immodest_o idolatrous_o and_o blasphemous_o extol_v prefer_v admire_a and_o adore_v their_o own_o art_n have_v not_o the_o rather_o betray_v it_o to_o censure_n infamy_n derision_n and_o contempt_n not_o only_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o good_a and_o wise_a but_o of_o all_o moderate_a and_o indifferent_a man_n wherefore_o then_o do_v they_o so_o â—insolently_o inveigh_v against_o the_o ignorance_n and_o stupidity_n of_o all_o such_o as_o they_o say_v detract_v from_o it_o when_o it_o be_v confess_v among_o themselves_o that_o he_o be_v of_o all_o most_o ignorant_a of_o it_o that_o attribute_n most_o to_o it_o and_o that_o indeed_o their_o own_o arrogance_n and_o temerity_n have_v expose_v it_o to_o more_o contumely_n and_o detestation_n than_o all_o other_o envy_n and_o detraction_n 64._o how_o many_o arch-magician_n and_o astrologer_n have_v either_o ingenious_o or_o anxious_o confess_v and_o condemn_v their_o own_o art_n or_o science_n for_o worse_a than_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o chap._n vi_o 6._o from_o the_o obscurity_n of_o original_a 1._o whether_o the_o virtue_n or_o viciousness_n profit_n or_o perniciousness_n dignity_n or_o obscurity_n lawfulness_n or_o unlawfulness_n of_o a_o art_n or_o science_n may_v not_o well_o be_v argue_v from_o the_o primordiall_a cause_n infuser_n suggester_n inventor_n institutor_n and_o author_n of_o it_o 2._o whence_o arise_v the_o very_a name_n of_o a_o magician_n whether_o from_o these_o or_o those_o nation_n city_n town_n country_n language_n professor_n sect_n religion_n derivation_n interpretation_n who_o of_o the_o magician_n themselves_o be_v able_a precise_o to_o define_v 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