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spirit_n	father_n	son_n	soul_n	7,964	5	5.0256	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62021	Signa coeli: the signs of heaven, or, A sermon on a text in the tenth chapter of the prophecy of the prophet Jeremiah, at the second verse preached on ... the nine and twentieth day of March ... 1652 ... by John Swan ...	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1652 (1652)	Wing S6237; ESTC R33890	16,877	30

practise and not by that which truly and indeed is called Astrology For that which truly and indeed is called so is nothing else but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the language of the Stars or the speech of the Heavens whose voice as I shewed you before out of the 19. Psalm at the 3. Verse is heard over all the Earth For there is neither speech nor language but their voice is heard among them The Apostle Paul in Rom. 10.18 doth onely allude hereunto and not litterally understand it of the Preaching of the Gospel as some would have it For as the voice of the Heavens is heard in all Lands so the sound of the Word which was Preached by the Apostles went into all the Earth and their words unto the ends of the World Thus then I see as Dogs bark at them they know not so some among men condemn and hate the things they throughly understand not Moreover another way of the Heathen was to inchant the Signs of Heaven as both their Poets and others report Carmina vel coelo possunt deducere Lunam saith one Charms can bring down the very Moon out of Heaven And so also doth Diodorus Siculus testifie Lib. 2. c. 8. Upon which power the Heathen people did so much rely that as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses in Pharaoh's time so did the Chaldeans withstand Gods Prophets in Esay's time and afterward insomuch that they reposed their safety and the safety also of their Empire in the power of this wicked Inchanting brood of Astrologers who were either such themselves as had through Satans subtilty corrupted the art with damned Diabolocal inventions and not such as medled with no more then pure Astrology or else were mixed as one in counsel and purpose with those who wickedly believed that they could cross God and hinder the operation of the Heavens by their devilish inchantments Now these the Lord God Almighty derided in Esa 47.12 13 14. Verses saying Stand now with thy inchantments and with the multitude of thy Sorceries wherein thou hast labored from thy youth if so be thou shalt be able to profit if so be thou mayest prevail Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels Let now the veiwers of the Heavens the lookers on the Stars who give knowledge concerning the months stand up and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee Behold they shall be as stubble the fire shall burn them they shall not deliver themselves By which words of If so be thou mayest prevail let them stand up and save thee they shall not deliver themselves is clearly shewed that Chaldea relied solely upon the power of these wicked men who opposed God and gave no heed at all to the predictions of his Prophets Of which opinion was Balak the King of Moab when he sent for Balaam desiring that by his inchantments he would curse Gods people saying unto him with great confidence I wote well that he whom thou blessest is blessed and he whom thou cursest is cursed Numb 22.6 But all this would not serve the turn for there is no inchantment against Jacob neither is there any divination against Israel And therefore when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel he went not as at other times to seek for inchantments but set his face toward the Wilderness Numb 24.1 And thus I believe we have the right meaning of that Text even now alleaged out of the Prophecy of the Prophet Esay Or suppose this be not the full meaning but that rather we are to understand it of Gods deriding the Chaldean Astrologers for not foreseeing by the Heavens what his Prophets foretold yet what can be thence concluded but that the highest God doth sometimes when he pleaseth produce that which could not be foretold by the observation of the Stars This I grant is not altogether improbable howbeit I rather think the other to be the truest interpretation as best agreeing to the scope of the Prophecy What shall I say more the Text saith here Be not afraid of the Signs of Heaven and so say I Be neither too fearful of them nor yet to careless to regard them nor the significations intended by them For though they be Signs and do therefore signifie yet let not this trouble you be not overcome with fear be not dismayed at them For if thou belongest to the Israel of God and wilt but search and try the ways repent of sin watch and pray seek to God and redeem the time now the days are evil then know that there is a God who is the God of Israel who will be for thee and will either remove a threatned evil and leave a blessing behinde him or will else dispose of the worst that either may or can be for thy assured good For as David saith in the 121. Psalm He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep The Lord himself is thy keeper the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand So that the Sun shall not smite thee by day for so the word signifieth nor the Moon by night The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil yea it is even he that shall keep thy soul The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth for evermore All glory therefore be to God both Father Son and holy Spirit As was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen Amen FINIS