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A69226
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A confutation of atheisme by Iohn Doue Doctor of Diuinitie. The contents are to be seene in the page following
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Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618.
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of_o christ_n for_o asmuch_o as_o they_o do_v yield_v benignos_fw-la influxus_fw-la et_fw-la amica_fw-la lumina_fw-la as_o the_o astrologer_n call_v they_o the_o best_a influence_n and_o most_o favourable_a aspect_n unto_o the_o nativity_n of_o he_o of_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o influence_n their_o light_n their_o aspect_n and_o all_o their_o heavenly_a virtue_n the_o wise_a man_n which_o come_v from_o persia_n to_o bethleem_n although_o they_o can_v not_o know_v christ_n by_o the_o heaven_n yet_o the_o heaven_n give_v they_o two_o manner_n of_o way_n to_o understand_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v bear_v which_o in_o glory_n &_o honour_n virtue_n and_o piety_n shall_v far_o exceed_v all_o other_o man_n for_o first_o the_o six_o year_n before_o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v there_o be_v a_o conjunction_n of_o jupiter_n and_o saturn_n in_o cancer_n which_o move_v all_o the_o astrologer_n then_o live_v to_o say_v that_o short_o after_o there_o shall_v ensue_v a_o very_a great_a 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