the Air the third to the Water and 〈◊〉 fourth to the Earth From these four coâ—… four more in taking of the first four Heads 〈◊〉 Stars for the first Figure the second Stars for 〈◊〉 second Figure the third Rank of Stars for 〈◊〉 third Figure and the lower Rank for the 〈◊〉 Figure which makes Eight Figures Now from these 8 Figures you are to makâ— four more Observe you must take the first Stars 〈◊〉 the first and two Figures just under them iâ— the Stars be even so place them and if they be uneven as one so the two Figures and so of the third and fourth you must do as muâ—… â—o make the ninth Figure as you did the first and second and also the tenth eleventh and twelfth 〈◊〉 here by Example Now we will shew you how to frame the Witness and the Judge out of the foregoing Fiâ—…re The Witness called Right is taken from â—…m the ninth and tenth Figure the Left is from 〈◊〉 eleventh and twelfth and from the two Witnesses we form the Judges and if those are â—…od Figures the Demand will be good if ill 〈◊〉 will come to a bad End Here is the whole Figure in the old Fashion This is the Way and Method of Raising your Lotts which are 16 in all and cannot be more and by those well understood you may see how Transitory your Elementary Life is But to be more plain we will make use of these Lotts in the manner and form as the Astrologer doth viz. in 12 Divisions of the Heavens or Earth which you please to call it and the two Witnesses and Judges in the Model Behold the Figure on the other side Thus after you have raised your Lotts of Figures you may easily transform them in this manner as you see viz. into Signs and Planets united as you have in the foregoing Tables or as in this Figure where you have the true Method and Form of all your Lotts in English Names for we have cast off all the strange and hard Characters and Names of the Arabians Hebrews Greeks and Latins because you should not be frightned thereby or of the Word Geomancy or Conjuration c. CHAP. V. The Power and Strength of these Lotts and how the Divine Spirits are infused and incorporated into them by the Influences of the Seven Properties of Nature IN this Chapter you will be shewn the great Strength Ability Force and Power of those 16 Lotts and how the Divine Spirits are infused into the 16 Figures by the Seven Properties of Nature by the Power of him which made the World and how the Planets and Spirits are incorporated into the Figures All inferior Bodies are exemplified by the superior Powers or Spirits which are above our Bodies Minds or Souls They place themselves very intelligibly in the Soul of the World differing the one from the other by absolute Forms so that all Power in God is but one Form but in the Soul of the World they are many they are placed in the midst of all things whether they be joined to the Body or separated from the Body by a certain Participation they are placed in Nature as certain small Seeds of Forms are infused by the Power above They are placed also in those 16 Figures whereon the Shapes and Properties of Virtues of inferiour Species as also their Properties do depend so that every distinct Lott or Figure hath its Power that is suitable to its Form which also proves a wonderful Power according to the Disposition of things good or ill for all these Influences these Figures may be received and may also be hindred by the indisposition of the Matter or according to the Person or his Quality such is the signification of the Lotts which receive Virtue and Power from above Thus the Seven Properties and their Powers are incorporated into these 16 Lotts and are the cause of the Virtue of the Figures of their Signification of their Product and all things past present and to come In the next place those that intend to understand the Lotts aright must know their Elements By which you may see from whence all things come whence Mankind and Beasts whence Fire Rain Snow and Earthquakes are the great Sea-beats over her Banks and then again returns whence the Power and Strength of Herbs Courage and Rage of Brutes all kind of Stones and all sorts of Worms c. A Table of Elements Fire ☉ dir in â™’ ☿ dir in ♎ ♃ dir in ♈ ♄ and ♂ in â™ Earth ♀ Retr in ♎ ☿ Retr in ♠♄ dir in ♓ ♃ and ☿ in â™ Water ☽ full in ♑ ♄ Retr in ♊ ♃ Retr in ♉ ☽ decre in ♌ Air. ♀ dir in ♋ ♀ dir in ♎ ♄ Retr in ♠☉ Retr in ♉ First The Element of Fire is the Principle of all the other for it 's the reception of all Celestial Rays and Influences in it are contained Seminal Virtues of all things Secondly The Element of Water is wonderful and to be admired for there is so great a necessity of Water that there is no living Creature can live without it the moistnings of Water can bring forth in it the Seminary Virtues of all Vegetables c. Thirdly The Element of Air is a Vital Spirit passing through all things and gives Life to all Living or Breathing whatever and unites its self into all mixed Bodies Fourthly and Lastly These four Elements are the ground of all compounded things viz. Fire Air Water and Earth of which all Elementary inferiour Bodies are comprehended not by way of heaping up together but by Transmutation and Motion and when they are destroy'd they are dissolv'd into Elements again for there is none of the sensitive Elements that are pure but they are more or less mixed and apt to be changed one into the other CHAP. VI. The various Significations Names and Qualities of the Sixteen Lotts or Figures as they relate to the four Quarters of the Year First THE Spring Quarter hath these four Lotts in order four in every Quarter as followeth Spr. Quarter is sanguin hot dry and moist Summer Quarter hot and cholerick but pleasant Autumn Quarter is cold moist and phlegmatick Winter Quart is cold and moist BOY ☿ dir ♎ People ☽ full in ♑ GAOL ♀ dir ♎ Prison ♄ â„ž ♓ LOST ♀ retr ♎ Fort. small ☉ retr ♉ RED ♄ in ♊ LAD ♄ in â™ WHITE ♀ dir ♋ Together ☿ in â™ Obeying ♃ in ♈ JOY ♃ â„ž retrograde ♉ Dr. Tail ♄ ♂ â™ Drag head ♃ in ♉ Fort. small ☉ retr ♉ WAY ☽ d. ♌ In Divisions of Elements as First Fiery hot and dry ☉ dir â™’ ☿ dir ♎ ♃ dir ♈ ♄ ♂ â™ Secondly Cold and Earthy ♀ retr ♎ ☿ retr ♠♄ dir ♓ ♃ ☿ â™ Thirdly Airy hot and moist ♀ dir ♋ ♀ dir ♎ ♄ retr ◠☉ retr ♉ Fourthly Watry cold ☽ full ♑ â— retr ♉ ☽ dec ♌ ♄ retr ♊ First Over the Fire trip ☉
2 sheweth the actual emanation of the increased Light out of the potential Unity at the presence whereof the humid Nature did appear out of the dark Abyss 10. in the shape of Waters so that the Light and Waters as active and passive are ranked next after Unities Unity thus â—‹ Light â—‹ Water 2. Then by the Firy Spirit of Eternal Love and Unity those two opposite Natures are joined together into the nature of Heaven by a spiritual Union or Composition which is termed by the Platonicks the Soul of the World which the Philosopher calls by the name of Quinta Essentia the Quintessence so also are the Heavens said to animate the Elements no otherwise than the Soul doth the Body so that this degree of Progression in the Creation standeth Thus â—‹ Light The last of the Worlds Creation is this â—‹ Fire â—‹ Air â—‹ Air â—‹ Water â—‹ Water 3 â—‹ Earth Which importeth the four-fold alteration of the Catholick Element by the four Winds which was and is effected by the Word the third day of the Creation and this was nothing else but the general sublunary or lower Waters This therefore was the State of the VVorlds Creation and in this very State say many will continue till it be Resined by the Firey Tryal This the wise Hermes according to Moses described unto us thus Erat umbra infinita in Abysso Aqua insuper Spiritus tenuis Intellectualis per divinam potentiam in Chaos inerant storuit autem Splendor Sanctus qui sub arena humida natura Elementa deducit cumque indistincta fuissent levia post Mundum in excelsam regionem provolarunt gravia sub arena humida residerunt distinctis libratisque rebus quae Igneo Spiritus vehebantur emicuit Coelum septem in Circulos c. An infinite Shadow of Darkness was in the Abyss moreover VVater and a subtil intellectual Spirit was by the divine Puissance in the Chaos and a holy Brightness or Splendor did flourish which did reduce the Elements under the Heaven and humid Nature and as they were undistinguished and afterwards that Portion which was Light did fly up into the highest Region The weightier part did reside and take its place under the Heaven These things being thus distinguished and ballanced were sustained by 〈◊〉 fiery Spirit the Heavens did shine forth in Seveâ— Circles as in the Table or Speculum on the other side In the first place Behold the Circles and the Motions of the seven Properties of Nature But as for the Angelical Circle and the work and nature of Angels the Throne and the Heavens of Glory which you see in the highest Circles I shall pass by and hasten on to my intended Business CHAP. III. The Centre and Circle of the Elementary Life of Man shewing what Power the Elements have over our Bodies BUT by the way it may not be amiss to consider what our Forefathers did call this Canopy or Heavens which has so neatly composed round us and left us as it were in a Box. Coelum potius Coelum Coelorum suprema Mundi pars à Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à concavitate the Heavens Firmament or Sky Now we will endeavour to prove out of Scripture and leave Philosophy that the ignorant may be satisfied in my intended Matter viz. Predictions The Heavens have been called by the Holy Ghost a Book then doubtless we may conclude that there are in this Book Letters or Characters which may be understood by some or other tâ— read them Now that it is called a Book appears out of Isaiah who speaks of the last Day wherein all things shall cease he saith Compliâ—cabuntur sicut Coeli where the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caph in Hebrew which the Latins translate siâ—ut signifieth in the Original quia so that the Heavenâ— shall be rolled together and He at the same time gives the reason of it also because they are aâ— Book As for a more larger Definition of the Word I leave it to the Divines c. They may say as a Book To this it may be answered That it doth elsewhere fully decide this Controversy Seeing that we speak of the Heavens it makes mention of Lines and Letters which are Words that are most properly and essentially spoken of a Book and make no use of the word sicut which is an infallible Argument that those words in the Passages before cited Complicabuntur sicut Liber Coeli are not Expressions of Similitude Now that the Scripture speaking of the Heavens nameth expresly the word LETTER will appear out of the First of Genesis there the Hebrew Text runs thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bereshith bara Elâ—â—im Haschamaim that is to say In the Beginning God created the Letters or Characters of the Heavens for this is the meaning of the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aat which is a Letter and as for the word Line we find in Psal 19. v. 4. In omnem terram exivit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Kâ—vam Linea corum understanding it 's spoken of the Stars which are ranked in the Heavens after the manner of Letters in a Book or upon a Sheet of Parchment for God is said in the Holy Scriptures to have strâ—tchâ—d out the Heavens as a Skin calling this extension 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rachia from whence the Greek might take the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies a Skin or Hidâ— a Skin to be extended or stretched forth God disposed and rankt the Stars in the manner of Characters whereby as a Book Observe and read them Coeli enarrant gloriam Dei The Prophets of old called the Heavens a Sacred Book as among the Jews R Sâ—meon Ben Jarâ—hay in the Zohar on the Section Temâ—…ti Exodus Câ—fr 305. where he spâ—…s very â—earnedly of this Celestial Writing tho' very â—bscurely R. Abraham also in his Jetsira a Book of the Creation and many more Authors may be named to this purpose But this may â—atisfy the Reader that the Heavens are Books wherein all things are Registred of those under â—he Elements either their good or ill Actions Now in this particular we will endeavour to give you some account of the Primum Mobile â—r the moving Circles of the Elements which is â—y intended Business or material Subject how â—ur Bodies are captivated by the Elements and â—ave the Angâ—… Circle and the Glory of the â—ost High to the Divines and follow the lower â—egions You see the Primum Mobile a round â—ircle with 12 Characters called 12 Signs â—ow in our days and by those Signs thus characteriz'd divides the Heavens in 12 parts as every Sign into 30 dgrees also you see the 7 Planets in their Circles in another place You shall have a full demonstration by an Instrument But I am willing to inform you that in the beginning those Signs and Planets were put in form of Letters by the Hebrews and by the Jews and others in the form of Living
ejus fortificatur appetitque exire de tenebris sed nondum est tempus Si ipse fuerit ascendens in Circulo suo fortis benè dispofit us variis exornatur donis secundum varias irradiationes bonorum Planetarum sin vero contra contraria accident ☽ Luna mense septimo tunc Foetus formam completum adipiscitur in utero materno habebit tunc fiduciam vitae gubernationis si isto mense nascatur puer erit bona spes de vita nati propter complementum significationum Planetarum Now to begin again first to Saturn then Jupiter Saturnus secundario Foetum mense octavo dirigit cujus virtute ipse infrigidatur in Matrice vis seminum ita quod vix in ea apparent motus si puer eo mense exibit eo quod siccus congelatus quasi est sepissimé moritur Jupiter sequitur dirigitque Foetus nono in mense qui facit ventum motum tunc exit puer de tenebris angustia ventris in hunc Mundum erigitque tum Oculos ad lumen Solis si est de die vel ad lumen Candelae si fuerit de nocte miraturque de non visis propter loci angustiam per quem exit quoniam constringitur coarctatur Incipit flere percipiens miseriam hujus Terrestris Seculi in quo hic filius universi sit omiumque miseriarum subictum ut Xenocrates in libro de morte Axiocho recte dixerat Quid autem de illo inquit tibi videtur qui Nascentem jubet miseriam sua vitae lugere Atque haec de Mundi Principiis Creatione deque hominis principiis vertutibus siderum actionibusque in ejus procreatione longe aliter quam à Paracelso aut ejusdem farinae Philosophis tradita sunt persecuti sumus in hac itaque via persistentes ad veriora progrediendum est So much for the Creation of the great and and little Worlds But to go gradually along as I have begun I ought to speak something of the Nature of Man De Natura Hominis but I find it 's a large Field insomuch that I shall forbear and make it a Subject of it self which will be ready for the Press very speedily Seeing Man by Nature is prone to Ambition and of a lofty Mind and apt to dive into Knowledge and secret Mysteries it might be very proper in this place to give you a word or two as an Introduction towards my present Task in Hand viz. We have observed in this our Elementary Life many certain and true Rules by which we have foretold Events to come c. by the Canopy of Heaven and Stars according to their Situation Now finding many Fools and Self-will'd People that will not believe what is true or â—ational or what has been experienced from the beginning of the World So I am not willing here to trouble my self about any Vindication of this great Work but direct you to that famous Sir Christopher Heydon's Vindication of Astrology which may be to your conâ—ent But for your further satisfaction I have in the following Chapter begun from the beginning by the first Man Adam down to this Day very short and brief shewing you first that Adam was the first Man that took notice of the Elements Power and Signification of the Seven Properties of Nature You may see in the next Chapter how they of Old did observe the Seven Properties of Nature in observing the ill Nature of Saturn and the good Nature of Jupiter because he was Author of Goodness the old Hebrews called some of their Children by that Name Jupiter Jacob's Wife called her Son Gad which is Jupiter because he is to give a good brisk share of Body and a good Principle this was observed in old time proved by Scripture In the third place we have taken notice of Eleven Particulars where we find by general Observations the Changes and Turnings in this Box of Elements of Preservation and Destruction c. Then fourthly We prove to you that the Starry Heavens are Books and they are to be rolled together in which you may read your future Hope and Fortune in the World thereby shewing you also that the Hebrews and others read the Heavens in their own Language making up their Letters by the motion of the Stars So the main reason why I thus trouble my self about the Hebrews and Old Matters is only to convince the Ignorant what the Truth is Many there be that will not believe that they are under the Power of the Canopies of Heaven Alas our Saviour Christ himself was as Man under the Jurisdiction of the Elements so your Bodies must be under subjection of those Powers But if you desire to know how to be above the Elements in your Mind Will and Understanding strive to be as Saul when he sought his Fathers Asses Sam. 10. 6. And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee and thou shalt Prophesie with them and shalt be turned into another Man viz. above the Elements Irruetque super te ut prophetes cum eis muterberis in virum alium CHAP. IV. Adam's Knowledge of the Stars proved by Seth and so carried down to the Time of Josephus ADam being the first Man knew well that he was placed under the Elements and he observed their Powers also This is prov'd by Josephus that Adam and Seth were the first that practised this Science or Power of the Elements and that Abraham when he fled into Egypt taught it the Egyptians this Truth hath so much the more force in it in that it proceedeth from a Man whose Authority is unquestionable so that we may perceive that Pliny was much mistaken when he affirmed that none but Atlas was the Author of it Besides we are very certain that Astrology was in use long before Atlas Some say that Bâ—lus was the first that invented Astrology and some assure us the Phaenicians were the Men. But suppose it be so as others will have it the Assyrians were the Inventers of it yet still will it be true that the Patriarchs were the Men forasmuch as Abraham was an Assyrian and his Predecessors were Phaenicians a Colony of Assyrians having gone into Phoenicia But if you will believe the Report of the two Pillars which were erected before the Flood upon one of which all the Rules of Astrology was Engraven by Seth and was preserved down to the very time that Josephus lived in who assirms himself to be an Eye-witness of it and by this we may see that the first Man had understanding in the Motions of the Heavens In my foregoing Chapters I have described to you what Instruments the ancient Hebrews figured out their Astrology by and the Table of Atlas discovered CHAP. V. The Astrology of the Ancients proved out of the Holy Scripture FOR consirmation then of what we have here proposed we read in Genesis that Leah Jacob's Wife called one of her Sons by the name of the Planet ♃