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A17597	An admonicion against astrology iudiciall and other curiosities, that raigne novv in the vvorld: written in the french tonge by Ihon Caluine and translated into English, by G.G.; Advertissement contre l'astrologie judiciaire. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Gilby, Goddred.	1561 (1561)	STC 4372; ESTC S107476	26,860	82

possible Wherfore it is not without good reason that the ciuill lawes do so sore condemne the Mathematicians Let no mā consult a sothsayer or mathematiciā c Suplitio ca petis feriatur c. And we mai not say that this is for the abuse of the disceyuers or yet that the name was odious to the ignorant for god as the iudge of the policie of Israell hath made a law more strait against thē that is that al thei shal be put to death al that hath to do with them Leuit .xx. But let vs put the case that this wer a thīg permitted by men seing that we do perceiue that god so much detesteth abhorreth it what foly is it therby to go about to ioyne it with christianitie as if a man wold ioyne fyre and water together And this is a meruelous matter that those of Ephesus which had ben geuen to folish curiosities assone as thei had receiued the faith brent their bokes as S. Luke reciteth in the actes and that ther shuld now be men so peruerse that shuld think that the knowlege of Iesus Christ shuld serue thē for nothīg but to quicken their appetites to serch al light vnprofitable vanities this is a mer●…us great diuersity that the one sort so sone as thei had the gospel cast away al the diuinations sothsayings wherin thei had ben brought vp al their life that these others vnder the shadow colour that they know the truth of God should be stirred vp to giue them self vnto it that neuer knew what it was before And that those vpon whō S. Luke speaketh did burne their bokes to the value of fiue M. franks and that these men are so enchanted with a vain imagination which they haue now conceyued that herevpō thei wil consume al their substance Yet here is to be noted that S. Luke saieth not that they wer wicked or diuilishe artes but he nameth them Periarga which signifieth light and vnprofitable curiosities Although in very dede thei are wicked yet doeth he speake thus to the end to stop their mouthes that seke nothing els but starting holes as we know that the Mathematicians do the which are so much worse then their father Simon the Magician as that he seing the vertue of Iesus Christ was so astonied that he did nothing regarde his owne art And though he were so wicked that he would with money bye the grace of gods holy spirite yet for al that he did acknowledge that the vertue of the sonne of god did darken the science that he thought he had But these hauynge bene lyghtened by God to knowe hys truth do turne away their eyes do cast them into deadly darkenes and had rather be in the darkenes of theyr lies then to enioy the heauenly light in the which we haue saluation and lyfe euerlastyng But what remedye is there for such euils surely this that the sobrietie which S. Paul doth recommend to vs should be in stede of a bridle to kepe vs in the pure obedience of god And to the entent we maye doe that let euery one kepe that inestimable treasure of the gospel in a good conscience For it is most certaine that the fear of God shal be a good defence to defend vs from all errours So that we haue first this generall rule to sanctifie our bodies our soules to god to serue him vnfainedly And afterward that euery one loke wherto he is called to the end he maye apply himself to that which it becometh him to do That learned men doe geue them selues to good and profitable studies and not to folish curiosities which serue for none other ende then to make fooles to muse at them That lytle great learned vnlearned may thinke that we are not borne to the ende that we should occupye our selues about vnprofitable thinges but that the ende of our exercises ought to edifie bothe our selues and others in the fear of god And surely whē one shall well marke the matter who are they that bring vs this erronious and false Astrologye saue only either proude parsons or spirites that are neuer content or idle persones which knowe not of what they shuld talke or in what they should haue their pastime Such as are the clarkes secretaries of ladyes other fine denty miniōs of the court Not that thei are cunning in this art if ther may be any cunning in madnes lies but it is inough for thē lightly to haue touched it and to haue bene busye about it and in the meane season they entangle wrap many pore soules in theyr deceytes And this is the cause wherefore I saide that we must occupye our selues in more profitable things for who soeuer shal giue him selfe to fear God wil study to knowe what is his will exercising him selfe in the practise of that which the holy scripture doth teache vs secondly shall apply his whoole mind to that which apperteineth to his vocation or at the leaste to good and profitable things shall haue no leaser to fly into the ayre to the entent he might goe hether and thether in the cloudes and yet for all that neither touche heauen nor earthe I knowe well enough that they will not faile to vse this cauillation for they will say that the one doth not hinder the other To the which I aunswer that no good science is contrarye to the feare of god nor yet to the doctrine which he giueth vs to bring vs in to euerlastinge life so that we do not put the carte before the horse that is to say that we haue this wisdom that we vse these artes to serue vs whether they be liberall or handycrafte whiles we passe through this worlde to hast continually towards the heauenly kingdom But here we haue spoken treated of a curiositie not onelye superfluous and vnprofitable but also euill wicked seinge it dothe driue vs away both from the trust and confidence that we ought to haue in God and from the consideration that he would that we should haue both of his iustice mercy and iudgment and also of the duty which we do owe to our neighbours FINIS

AN ADmonicion against ASTROLOGY IVDICIALL and other curiosities that raigne now in the world written in the french tonge by IHON CALVINE and translated into Englishe by G. G. Austen of the citie of god Lib. 5. cap. 7. It is not without cause that men suppose that when the Astrologours do merueylously in their answeres declare manye truthes the same is done by a secrete instinct of wicked spirites whose care is to fasten and confirme in mens mindes these false and hurtfull opinions of statrie destinies and not by any art or connyng of the noting and beholding of the byrth star For there is no such art at all ¶ Imprinted at London by Roulande Hall dwellyng in Golding lane at the signe of the thre arrowes To the Reader BEcause the iudicials of Astrology ●● casting of figurs to tel fortunes seme rather childishe plaies then weighty matters for graue mē to be occupied with al. In so much as god himself threatneth that he will send out his plages powre forth his iudgements vpon the wicked their so thsaiers and stargasers shall not know how nor when such things shal com vpon them And our experience teacheth vs the same in the late famine among vs in the losing of Calis in the burning of Pouls and the destruction of other cities and contreis Therfore am I bold thogh I be but a child to offer to the world soch things concerning the curiositie of that art and the abuse of the same as I bothe learned at the mouth of maister Caluine and red in his bokes the rather because I do se that my former labor in the translation of that epistle of Cicero vnto his brother Quintus hath not bene reiected Now again if my labors may be profitable to any I shal praise god giue my self to further studies that I mai more admire gods glory according to my smal talent profit his church which thing that lord that is the only author of al wisdom and geuer of all goodnes grant me to do always to my lyues end So be it An admonicion AGAYNST ASTROLOgye Iudiciall and other curiosities SAINCT PAVL DOeth admonishe vs of one thing very necessary to the which notwythstandynge fewe take good heede to witte that they which care nothīg for the walking in a good cōscience doe turne away and wander from the faith for he dothe meane that they which doe pollute their consciences in geuyng thē selues ouer to wickednes are not worthy to be mainteined in the pure knowledge of God but rather deserue to be made blinde to the entent that they may be deceiued by diuerse errours and lies And it is a wonderful matter that we set so litle by it since the euery day we se so great experience therof euen before our eies Thys is certayne that God dothe neuer take away hys truthe from them vnto whome he hath geuen some taste thereof onles it be for this cause that they haue not worthely receaued it but haue rather abused it to a folishe ambition or to others carnall affections In very dede seing that those that haue some portion of syluer are so carefull to keape it safely it is also good reason that this inestimable treasure of the Gospell seing God hath bestowed this riches vpon vs be as it were surely closed vp in a good conscience the which is the right coffre if I may so terme it to kepe it safe and sure that it should not be stollen from vs by the malice of satan And what cometh to passe in the seede hereof The moste parte causethe the word of God to serue thē only to this purpose that they may haue somethyng to talke vpon in company And one sort are led with ambition hereunto another sorte seke their own gayn yea and there be some that abuse it to practyse baudri therby to get accesse to ther wemen ladies Very many know not to what purpose they shold desire to vnderstand it saue only that they are ashamed to se others take holde vpon it and that they should be uespised by their ignorance In so much almost all a few excepted doe turne this doctrine of saluacion into a certaine prophane philosphy I know not how The which this is suche a vilany that God can not suffer it because that this his sacred word is a thing more holy thē that it shoulde be thus abused It oght to bellyuely of suche force efficacy that it shuld perce thorow the herts for to examine and try all that is within the man euen vnto the mary of the bones as the Apostle speaketh If a mā be ashamed thereof and cause it to serue for a pastyme thinke we that God can suffer suche a contempt of the power thereof It oght to reproue mā as S. Paul saith to thintent that he may lerne to condempne himself to giue the glory vnto God in humbling himself If any then turne it to boastyng and to vaine glory is not this an abuse that deserueth greuous punishmēt It ought to transforme change vs into the image of God and to reforme that which is ours in vs. If any take occasion vnder the cloke therof to mantain themselues in these vices must it not come to passe that God wyll punishe not onely suche an abuse that turne the men into poyson but also such a sacrilege as causeth the rule of good lyfe to serue as a licence to all euell It nedeth not here now to ciphre out euery perticular of the lyfe of the most part of them that say that they doo know the truthe of the Gospel For so muche that a man may see in effecte that certaine where as they should be amended are become rather worsse The residue kepe styll their olde course at the least a man can perceiue but small Amendement Sainct Paul speaking of the change that should be in the Christians and of the fruyts that should procede forth of their newe life when they are reformed to the image of the son of God saith that he that hath robbed shuld robbe no more Whereby he meaneth that if we haue folowed any euell trade so soone as God hath geuen vs the grace to know his wyll we muste turne backward But in the stead hereof those that at this day count themselues Christians dispense with themselues without scruple of conscience to be at the leaste like vnto others so that he which was accostomed to be an adulter dothe yet still continew in his vilany The playes and pastymes yea the blasphemies ar as outragious emongs them as they were afore time The superfluitees and pompes are excused as thīgs indifferent althogh a man may see that they serue for nothing but for prid ambition and all vanitie Moreouer euery estate wyll haue his Gospel a parte according as the forge it for their appetite so that there is as great diuersitie betwixt the gospel of the court and that of lawyers Iusticiaries and that of the