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honour_n of_o he_o who_o guide_v arcturus_n and_o his_o son_n be_v thereby_o eclipse_v and_o the_o native_a glory_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n by_o such_o artifices_fw-la come_v to_o be_v darken_v man_n may_v err_v the_o star_n can_v not_o let_v not_o the_o art_n suffer_v for_o the_o error_n or_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o artist_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a it_o be_v unjust_a §_o 14._o but_o to_o be_v ingenious_a i_o will_v confess_v that_o among_o the_o many_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v publish_v to_o the_o world_n i_o may_v not_o possible_o have_v perform_v all_o of_o they_o with_o a_o equal_a wariness_n show_v i_o that_o author_n that_o ever_o do_v so_o and_o be_o very_o glad_a if_o at_o any_o time_n i_o meet_v with_o so_o much_o civility_n from_o any_o gentleman_n scholar_n or_o artist_n as_o to_o give_v i_o a_o kind_n and_o friendly_a notice_n thereof_o that_o i_o may_v thereby_o be_v teach_v to_o avoid_v the_o like_a misfortune_n for_o the_o future_a i_o be_o not_o obstinate_a in_o opinion_n yet_o can_v and_o dare_v struggle_v hard_o for_o a_o truth_n but_o be_o most_o certain_a whatever_o it_o be_v in_o my_o nature_n by_o reason_n of_o adam_n transgression_n it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o will_n to_o promote_v error_n and_o no_o man_n can_v choose_v his_o temper_n or_o complexion_n §_o 15._o i_o have_v jupiter_n in_o sagitary_n at_o my_o birth_n and_o the_o moon_n in_o his_o domal_n dignity_n in_o a_o benign_a sextile_n of_o mercury_n and_o trine_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o my_o horoscope_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o credit_n of_o astrology_n i_o can_v very_o just_o say_v that_o i_o abominate_a fraud_n and_o falsehood_n both_o in_o myself_o and_o other_o as_o those_o position_n natural_o incline_v i_o honour_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n wherever_o i_o find_v they_o and_o methinks_v when_o i_o meet_v therewith_o either_o in_o man_n or_o book_n i_o can_v scarce_o forbear_v pay_v a_o respect_n even_o to_o adoration_n the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o my_o opinion_n be_v there_o and_o magna_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n i_o have_v be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o unwary_o to_o promote_v any_o thing_n that_o look_v like_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n my_o will_v not_o consent_v thereunto_o i_o own_v it_o a_o fault_n to_o be_v repent_v of_o it_o be_v certain_o a_o crime_n to_o commit_v fraud_n or_o be_v guilty_a of_o deceit_n but_o to_o teach_v other_o so_o to_o do_v duplicate_v the_o error_n §_o 16._o but_o here_o by_o the_o way_n i_o must_v premise_v that_o if_o in_o the_o art_n i_o study_v there_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v any_o false_a principle_n shuffle_v in_o and_o inhabit_v among_o the_o many_o true_a one_o and_o that_o i_o have_v unwitting_o imbibe_v any_o of_o they_o not_o discover_v they_o to_o be_v such_o for_o truth_n have_v its_o counterfeit_n as_o well_o as_o coin_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o therefore_o by_o man_n of_o learning_n and_o reason_n be_v esteem_v a_o wilful_a abettor_n to_o error_n and_o falsehood_n for_o to_o suffer_v such_o censure_n upon_o so_o poor_a and_o weak_a a_o ground_n will_v conclude_v cost_v and_o damage_n against_o all_o writer_n in_o any_o faculty_n whatever_o what_o science_n be_v there_o free_a from_o error_n or_o what_o man_n dare_v to_o call_v himself_o a_o master_n of_o truth_n or_o perfection_n in_o any_o one_o faculty_n we_o be_v only_a man_n and_o must_v own_o st._n paul_n motto_n scimus_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la the_o forename_a excellent_a prelate_n in_o his_o admirable_a sermon_n on_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n most_o true_o tell_v we_o the_o notion_n of_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n lie_v more_o abstruse_a than_o those_o of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o be_v deceive_v in_o their_o wit_n than_o in_o their_o honesty_n p._n 14._o and_o in_o p._n 26._o of_o the_o same_o sermon_n he_o most_o just_o exclaim_v even_o in_o geometry_n and_o arithmetic_n how_o many_o thing_n be_v forcible_o conclude_v to_o be_v true_a which_o be_v inexplicable_a un-immaginable_a incomprehensible_a and_o again_o no_o truth_n be_v so_o liable_a to_o mistake_n and_o prejudice_n as_o the_o profess_o mysterious_a p._n 14._o ut_fw-la aute_fw-la in_o curious_a speculation_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o err_v and_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o and_o of_o all_o liberal_a science_n astrology_n be_v the_o most_o mysterious_a it_o be_v call_v a_o secret_a art_n although_o it_o be_v now_o so_o public_o dispute_v profess_v §_o 17._o i_o be_v condemn_v by_o my_o star_n god_n so_o permit_v it_o to_o be_v a_o enquir_a into_o astrology_n the_o moon_n and_o mercury_n be_v both_o subterranean_a and_o in_o friendly_a aspect_n at_o my_o genesis_n and_o as_o i_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o any_o error_n in_o that_o knotty_a and_o difficult_a science_n i_o have_v abandon_v they_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o several_a tract's_n which_o i_o have_v publish_v to_o the_o world_n viz._n britain_n royal_a star_n 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learned_a reverend_a author_n of_o who_o the_o world_n will_v receive_v ever_o long_o a_o plenary_a account_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n in_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o air_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v most_o see_v in_o the_o tide_n upon_o her_o appulse_n to_o the_o equinox_n and_o tropic_n which_o observation_n the_o philosophical_a transaction_n happen_v to_o confirm_v and_o the_o learned_a virtuoso_n know_v that_o it_o be_v no_o great_a secret_n §_o 24._o but_o to_o make_v this_o more_o conspicuous_a by_o authority_n let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o the_o learned_a ludovicus_n de_fw-fr regiis_fw-la affirm_v aphor._n 24._o that_o equinoctia_n signa_n &_o tropica_fw-la etc._n etc._n equinoctial_a and_o tropic_a sign_n be_v the_o horoscope_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o those_o be_v principal_o subject_a to_o they_o who_o at_o their_o beginning_n or_o first_o possess_v of_o they_o by_o conquest_n or_o otherwise_o 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the_o grand_a fever_n of_o their_o country_n company_n or_o family_n be_v or_o have_v be_v as_o famous_a as_o any_o that_o be_v or_o have_v be_v the_o most_o fortunate_a and_o successful_a in_o and_o for_o their_o support_n honour_n and_o preservation_n catiline_n will_v be_v as_o long_o live_v in_o the_o treasury_n of_o fame_n as_o cicero_n and_o oliver_n cromwell_n will_v be_v remember_v as_o often_o as_o the_o glorious_a albemarl_n shall_v be_v mention_v §_o 26._o but_o we_o proceed_v with_o our_o authorty_n cardan_n aphor._n 6._o seg._n 7._o affirm_v quando_fw-la saturnus_n in_o libra_n fuerit_fw-la &_o jupiter_n in_o cancro_n tunc_fw-la magna_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la mutationes_fw-la contingent_a when_o saturn_n shall_v be_v in_o libra_n an_v jupiter_n in_o cancer_n mighty_a change_n and_o alterarion_n will_v happen_v in_o the_o world_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n both_o saturn_n and_o jupiter_n be_v the_o superior_a celestial_a mover_n and_o therefore_o bear_v or_o carry_v with_o they_o great_a power_n and_o force_n than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o planetary_a body_n as_o have_v the_o large_a orb_n to_o move_v in_o consequent_o be_v endue_v with_o ability_n to_o act_n and_o perform_v the_o great_a and_o most_o stupendous_a change_n and_o alteration_n they_o be_v the_o great_a wheel_n in_o the_o celestial_a clockwork_n and_o all_o the_o lesser_a motion_n wait_v and_o attend_v upon_o they_o moreover_n ♋_o cancer_n and_o ♎_o libra_n be_v cardinal_n sign_n when_o those_o stately_a superior_a planet_n be_v get_v therein_o they_o inherit_v the_o great_a authority_n and_o energy_n which_o they_o can_v possible_o reach_v unto_o whereby_o to_o operate_v upon_o sublunary_n because_o in_o those_o very_a sign_n they_o receive_v the_o dominion_n of_o exaltation_n the_o more_o potent_a any_o man_n be_v he_o be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o perform_v his_o intention_n and_o that_o to_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o worthy_a or_o unworthy_a purpose_n §_o 27._o the_o prudent_a dassipodius_fw-la assure_v we_o aphor._n 79._o that_o signa_fw-la equinoctialia_n sentiuntur_fw-la dominium_fw-la habere_fw-la super_fw-la statum_fw-la legum_n etc._n etc._n the_o equinoctial_a sign_n have_v power_n and_o dominion_n upon_o the_o constitution_n of_o law_n religious_a right_n and_o ceremony_n heresy_n schism_n etc._n etc._n what!_o can_v cardinal_n sign_n influence_n the_o action_n and_o affair_n of_o kingdom_n society_n and_o convention_n of_o man_n either_o in_o church_n or_o state_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v they_o unable_a to_o influence_n or_o wing_v the_o action_n passion_n and_o inclination_n of_o single_a person_n what_o man_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o method_n of_o reason_v with_o hope_n of_o credit_n or_o belief_n §_o 28._o nay_o the_o never_o to_o be_v enough_o commend_v cardan_n affirm_v for_o a_o truth_n seg._n 3._o aphor._n 117._o cometae_fw-la in_o cardinibus_fw-la regum_fw-la mortes_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o comet_n those_o heavenly_a flame_n and_o torch_n when_o ever_o they_o appear_v in_o cardinal_n sign_n they_o betoken_v the_o death_n of_o emperor_n prince_n potentate_n etc._n etc._n cardinal_z sign_n you_o see_v still_o do_v carry_v a_o signal_n of_o wonder_n and_o amazement_n in_o they_o as_o if_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o design_v by_o god_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o mean_a or_o ordinary_a person_n or_o matter_n yet_o further_o do_v not_o the_o same_o author_n teach_v we_o that_o animae_fw-la per_fw-la cancrum_fw-la descendunt_fw-la per_fw-la capricornum_fw-la ascendunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n seg._n 4._o aphor._n 155._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o vegetables_n and_o the_o most_o vigorous_a action_n of_o the_o world_n descend_v or_o lose_v their_o energy_n by_o cancer_n and_o that_o they_o rise_v and_o recover_v fresh_a strength_n by_o capricorn_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o the_o sun_n the_o most_o glorious_a body_n of_o the_o world_n the_o visible_a deity_n and_o 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objector_n sense_n i_o shall_v ready_o acknowledge_v it_o nothing_o less_o than_o gross_a juggle_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o deceit_n and_o that_o such_o practice_n can_v be_v too_o severe_o censure_v §_o 35._o now_o to_o give_v this_o learned_a opponent_n some_o satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n and_o not_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o eugenious_a philalethes_n do_v by_o doctor_n more_o turn_v he_o off_o with_o a_o company_n of_o hot_a head_a scurrilous_a word_n i_o will_v tell_v he_o that_o astrologer_n as_o aim_v at_o perfection_n in_o their_o study_n although_o they_o must_v be_v content_a to_o miss_v of_o so_o great_a a_o bliss_n with_o all_o of_o other_o faculty_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o any_o stupendous_a and_o amaze_a accident_n that_o have_v befall_v any_o man_n they_o present_o endeavour_v possible_o to_o procure_v such_o person_n nativity_n to_o try_v by_o their_o art_n what_o satisfaction_n may_v from_o thence_o be_v afford_v reasonable_o to_o own_o or_o countenance_v the_o 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time_n that_o have_v be_v a_o pretty_a way_n indeed_o to_o have_v gratify_v a_o enemy_n with_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o astrology_n and_o have_v run_v the_o hazard_n of_o hang_v for_o my_o civility_n no_o i_o bless_v god_n i_o have_v no_o such_o foolish_a or_o dismal_a star_n in_o my_o horoscope_n beside_o i_o have_v read_v ingenious_a cardan_n his_o book_n de_fw-fr astrol._n interog_n where_o he_o teach_v his_o disciple_n more_o wit_n than_o that_o come_v to_o viz._n principi_fw-la ne_fw-la magnum_fw-la malum_fw-la firmiter_fw-la unquam_fw-la praedixeris_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o that_o gentleman_n be_v then_o though_o never_o by_o i_o esteem_v a_o prince_n and_o own_a so_o by_o addresser_n from_o most_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n §_o 47._o have_v answer_v this_o concern_v mr._n r._n cromwell_n geniture_n and_o i_o hope_v full_o to_o my_o adversary_n satisfaction_n i_o find_v another_o knot_n for_o i_o to_o untie_v another_o load_n to_o disburden_v myself_o of_o and_o 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astrologer_n thus_o true_o to_o depaint_v he_o and_o that_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n i_o promise_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o §_o 63._o 2._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n stand_v thus_o dr._n f._n b._n in_o read_v gassendus_fw-la contra_fw-la astrologiam_fw-la meet_v with_o many_o unworthy_a provocation_n falsification_n scoff_v etc._n etc._n against_o astrologer_n which_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o without_o a_o mark_n of_o indignation_n pass_v by_o and_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o scornful_a and_o contemptuous_a expression_n these_o vnsavory_a obscene_a and_o ridiculous_a word_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o say_v such_o a_o infant_n be_v bear_v infect_v with_o a_o foul_a and_o contagious_a disease_n because_o the_o six_o house_n be_v his_o horoscope_n but_o because_o his_o mother_n low_a house_n be_v impure_a and_o infectious_a apol._n for_o astrol._n p._n 122._o in_o which_o word_n here_o be_v 1._o a_o great_a truth_n of_o art_n impugn_a which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o character_n have_v very_o well_o answer_v and_o 2._o a_o witty_a falsehood_n be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o room_n of_o reason_n to_o defend_v it_o and_o can_v any_o artist_n be_v patient_a under_o such_o affront_v as_o these_o must_v the_o poor_a astrologer_n be_v laugh_v to_o scorn_v by_o the_o waspish_a spleenatick_a gassendus_fw-la and_o not_o be_v suffer_v so_o much_o as_o to_o speak_v for_o himself_o or_o to_o reply_v upon_o his_o adversary_n without_o be_v term_v a_o bespatterer_n of_o he_o if_o truth_n offend_v either_o gassendus_fw-la or_o my_o antagonist_n i_o can_v help_v that_o nor_o shall_v i_o trouble_v myself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v a_o excuse_n for_o the_o offence_n the_o scandalum_fw-la datum_n be_v of_o gassendus_n side_n he_o begin_v the_o quarrel_n and_o be_v the_o real_a aggressor_n §_o 64._o but_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v to_o what_o purpose_n gassendus_fw-la give_v his_o nativity_n to_o morinus_n if_o not_o to_o be_v inspect_v and_o judge_v by_o astrology_n and_o if_o dr._n f._n b._n meeting_n with_o it_o happen_v to_o observe_v the_o â–¡_o of_o ♄_o and_o ♂_o therein_o and_o that_o artist_n must_v be_v blind_a that_o can_v not_o be_v it_o a_o crime_n for_o he_o to_o declare_v the_o effect_n which_o natural_o issue_n from_o such_o a_o position_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o astrologer_n or_o for_o i_o to_o quote_v it_o from_o he_o with_o approbation_n when_o i_o know_v he_o have_v write_v like_o a_o artist_n what_o shall_v gassendus_fw-la be_v suffer_v to_o spit_n against_o heaven_n scoff_v at_o starry_a influence_n bespatter_n the_o honest_a student_n in_o that_o noble_a art_n make_v sport_n at_o god_n glorious_a host_n and_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v permit_v have_v his_o geniture_n too_o as_o give_v by_o himself_o to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o astral_a cause_n of_o such_o drivel_v may_v gassendus_fw-la as_o his_o own_o spleen_n swell_v be_v allow_v to_o call_v the_o renown_a cartesius_n a_o toad_n swell_v with_o pride_n and_o malicious_a venom_n and_o for_o his_o so_o fulsome_a and_o anti-philosophick_a a_o character_n be_v esteem_v otherwise_o than_o ill-natured_a have_v i_o not_o see_v gassendus_n nativity_n i_o can_v easy_o have_v judge_v he_o have_v have_v ♄_o ill_o posit_v upon_o read_v such_o word_n in_o he_o ill_o water_n never_o flow_v from_o wholesome_a spring_n §_o 65._o howbeit_o i_o do_v real_o love_v myself_o to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n and_o good_a language_n and_o good_a manner_n and_o do_v hearty_o wish_v gassendus_fw-la have_v not_o give_v the_o occasiou_n for_o so_o rough_a though_o true_a a_o treatment_n i_o can_v look_v upon_o a_o ill_a position_n in_o any_o man_n geniture_n with_o pity_n and_o compassion_n rather_o than_o scorn_v or_o derision_n and_o bless_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n that_o my_o own_o
that_o ♂_o be_v in_o ♋_o in_o â–¡_o to_o ☿_o and_o to_o ♄_o both_o which_o position_n do_v impede_fw-la the_o ingenuity_n and_o disturb_v the_o judgement_n yet_o if_o ♂_o be_v in_o â–³_o and_o reception_n of_o ♃_o and_o his_o ☿_o so_o support_v by_o ♀_o as_o before_o suppose_v the_o prejudice_n will_v be_v thereby_o much_o lessen_v if_o not_o total_o take_v away_o and_o so_o the_o doctor_n by_o his_o worthy_a accomplishment_n and_o acquisition_n may_v reasonable_o obtain_v upon_o the_o world_n and_o deserve_v much_o more_o honour_n and_o advancement_n than_o the_o wear_n of_o a_o short_a gown_n come_v to_o though_o possible_o he_o may_v not_o enjoy_v it_o but_o then_o if_z ♂_o and_o ♄_o both_o shall_v obviate_v and_o cloud_n the_o ☉_o notwithstanding_o his_o great_a and_o prodigious_a part_n his_o honour_n will_v be_v darken_v and_o i_o shall_v cease_v to_o wonder_v why_o the_o dr._n shall_v be_v a_o collegian_a and_o philosopher_n all_o his_o day_n the_o ☉_o never_a shine_v splendid_o in_o a_o eclipse_n the_o same_o star_n that_o may_v denote_v merit_n do_v not_o always_o signify_v honour_n and_o reward_n §_o 78._o thus_o and_o no_o otherwise_o be_v the_o doctor_n nativity_n such_o as_o here_o suppose_v and_o in_o my_o hand_n will_v i_o descant_v upon_o it_o a_o quite_o different_a way_n shall_v i_o go_v to_o work_v to_o what_o my_o antagonist_n vain_o and_o ludiorous_o surmise_n alas_o it_o be_v not_o every_o one_o that_o have_v ♄_o and_o ♂_o in_fw-la â–¡_o ☌_o or_o â˜_o that_o must_v therefore_o be_v ill_a nature_a moross_a covetous_a etc._n etc._n or_o yet_o oppress_v with_o corrupt_a rot_a phlegm_n or_o sickly_a etc._n etc._n as_o gassendus_fw-la be_v for_o ♄_o and_o ♂_o may_v happen_v though_o in_o the_o say_a aspect_n etc._n etc._n not_o to_o be_v significator_n of_o either_o the_o native_n person_n or_o manner_n §_o 79._o beside_o in_o the_o case_n suppose_v ♃_o in_fw-la â™_o in_fw-la â–³_o and_o reception_n of_o ♂_o will_v help_v to_o correct_v the_o person_n one_o way_n as_o ♀_o in_o reception_n of_o ☿_o will_v mitigate_v it_o another_o let_v not_o the_o worthy_a dr._n therefore_o refuse_v to_o impart_v his_o nativity_n for_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o in_o case_n astrology_n be_v not_o confute_v by_o his_o pen_n as_o my_o opponent_n think_v it_o be_v that_o his_o star_n may_v be_v better_o and_o more_o worthy_a the_o own_n than_o he_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o possible_o his_o astrologer_n will_v prove_v kind_a to_o he_o in_o hope_n to_o oblige_v he_o than_o he_o may_v believe_v he_o have_v merit_v §_o 80._o yea_o but_o my_o antagonist_n presume_v that_o have_v i_o the_o doctor_n nativity_n i_o shall_v not_o only_o find_v out_o those_o strange_a signification_n therein_o but_o also_o espy_v out_o another_o most_o terrible_a thing_n thereby_o viz._n that_o of_o his_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o all_o its_o corruption_n which_o be_v say_v he_o as_o ugly_a a_o thing_n as_o can_v be_v in_o any_o man_n geniture_n and_o why_o do_v my_o adversary_n think_v that_o i_o of_o any_o man_n shall_v busy_v myself_o so_o curious_o and_o to_o no_o purpose_n in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o know_v of_o as_o to_o pry_v into_o the_o doctor_n religion_n or_o concern_v myself_o in_o his_o deal_n against_o rome_n this_o be_v a_o brisk_a tonch_v of_o his_o kindness_n by_o the_o by_o and_o bring_v in_o by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n to_o render_v i_o a_o papist_n or_o at_o the_o least_o popish_o affect_v i_o perceive_v by_o this_o oblique_a irony_n to_o say_v no_o worse_o of_o it_o my_o antagonist_n be_v very_o credulous_a and_o believe_v the_o scandalous_a villainous_a print_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o late_a plot_v time_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v most_o malicious_o and_o wicked_o traduce_v as_o well_o as_o many_o of_o my_o better_n such_o a_o sarcasm_n as_o this_o i_o can_v easy_o bear_v in_o such_o profligate_v fellow_n as_o mansell_n dangerfield_n care_n coley_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o this_o my_o learned_a adversary_n to_o lick_v up_o the_o vomit_n of_o such_o wretch_n and_o spit_v it_o a_o fresh_a at_o i_o concern_v i_o more_o than_o a_o little_a §_o 81._o i_o have_v indeed_o be_v use_v by_o the_o nonconforming_a saint_n as_o bad_a as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v a_o papist_n they_o have_v burn_v i_o twice_o in_o effigy_n with_o the_o pope_n r._n mansell_n the_o meal-tub-collonel_n have_v join_v the_o pope_n determination_n de_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o my_o prediction_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la together_o and_o dangerfield_n have_v print_v i_o a_o good_a catholic_n in_o my_o heart_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v ever_o desire_v to_o be_v though_o the_o man_n mean_v otherwise_o than_o he_o write_v and_o charge_v i_o to_o have_v write_v a_o popish_a ballad_n whereby_o i_o encourage_v the_o plot._n care_n have_v be-papisted_n i_o a_o hundred_o time_n over_o in_o his_o packquet_n of_o advice_n and_o in_o other_o his_o seditious_a phamphlet_n coley_n have_v send_v i_o to_o my_o bead_n with_o as_o great_a and_o assure_a impudence_n as_o if_o he_o have_v see_v i_o make_v use_n of_o they_o calumminare_fw-la audacter_fw-la aliquid_fw-la haerebit_fw-la but_o will_v any_o man_n of_o reason_n believe_v the_o scomma_n of_o such_o creature_n as_o these_o i_o can_v but_o expect_v fair_a quarter_n from_o the_o learned_a part_n of_o the_o world_n than_o these_o sad_a soul_n have_v afford_v such_o fellow_n like_o pretend_a assistant_n at_o a_o fire_n help_v still_o to_o add_v to_o the_o bill_n of_o loss_n and_o will_v assassinate_n their_o best_a friend_n reputation_n for_o money_n §_o 82._o by_o the_o same_o method_n of_o scandal_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v be_v deal_v with_o and_o term_v papist_n in_o masquerade_n the_o king_n and_o government_n best_o subject_n have_v all_o of_o they_o be_v so_o serve_v but_o be_v they_o ever_o the_o more_o popish_a for_o that_o a_o papist_n hum._n now_o if_o my_o adversary_n fail_v of_o his_o conjecture_n since_o astrologer_n be_v fallacious_a i_o be_o afraid_a he_o be_v a_o astrologer_n too_o i_o will_v appeal_v to_o every_o man_n of_o letter_n whether_o this_o be_v ingenious_a in_o he_o or_o prudent_o say_v i_o see_v the_o gentleman_n be_v a_o bigot_n i_o hope_v he_o be_v not_o a_o true_a protestant_n for_o if_o he_o call_v himself_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n he_o must_v take_v heed_n lest_o some_o one_o or_o other_o pay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o coyn._n the_o quarrel_n be_v about_o the_o truth_n of_o astrology_n or_o natural_a philosophy_n which_o he_o will_v confute_v and_o when_o all_o be_v do_v he_o give_v the_o world_n to_o understand_v that_o i_o be_o a_o papist_n and_o then_o i_o be_o bloody_o confute_v bellarmine_n thou_o lie_v so_o do_v thou_o astrologer_n give_v he_o the_o palm_n he_o bear_v away_o the_o bell._n but_o to_o demonstrate_v this_o a_o most_o notorious_a and_o malicious_a scandal_n upon_o i_o my_o adversary_n for_o his_o more_o certain_a satisfaction_n may_v if_o he_o please_v see_v i_o very_o often_o in_o the_o abby-church_n of_o st._n peter_n westminster_n in_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n if_o that_o will_v convince_v he_o and_o i_o be_o almost_o moral_o assure_v he_o will_v not_o censure_v i_o as_o either_o hypocrite_n or_o trimmer_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o plain-dealing_n with_o he_o §_o 83._o notwithstanding_o if_o i_o shall_v learn_v so_o far_o of_o my_o opponent_n to_o speak_v free_o as_o he_o often_o profess_v and_o wise_a man_n will_v commend_v he_o for_o it_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v take_v the_o same_o liberty_n and_o say_v that_o of_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o we_o i_o be_o no_o competent_a judge_n be_o i_o the_o worse_a christian_a or_o protestant_n for_o that_o i_o trow_v not_o i_o will_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o wise_a and_o moderate_a nay_o i_o undertake_v it_o not_o i_o find_v it_o not_o in_o the_o star_n howbeit_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o pin_v my_o judgement_n it_o may_v be_v on_o the_o author_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n in_o many_o particular_n bate_v i_o one_o blind_a story_n of_o pope_n joan._n now_o i_o spoil_v all_o again_o and_o a_o papist_n i_o must_v be_v right_o or_o wrong_n §_o 84._o concern_v which_o i_o wonder_v much_o how_o so_o sharp_a quick_a and_o ingenious_a a_o man_n as_o dr._n more_o shall_v suffer_v his_o reason_n to_o be_v so_o far_o impose_v upon_o as_o ready_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o so_o unreasonable_a and_o improbable_a a_o fable_n which_o though_o it_o do_v not_o with_o i_o may_v probable_o with_o other_o bring_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o have_v say_v against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n into_o question_n §_o 85._o for_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o sex_n shall_v not_o be_v discernible_a from_o the_o
art_n of_o this_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o apotelesmatical_a construction_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n catholicon_n tetra_fw-la lib._n 1._o where_o he_o acquaint_v his_o astrologer_n in_o give_v judgement_n of_o the_o ascendant_n of_o a_o city_n to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n place_n in_o the_o zodiaque_fw-la which_o they_o have_v at_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o ascendant_n as_o the_o most_o principal_a angle_n and_o in_o p._n 32._o he_o further_o say_v now_o because_o that_o in_o the_o nativity_n of_o city_n as_o in_o the_o geniture_n of_o man_n the_o astrology_n be_v the_o same_o here_o you_o see_v that_o hard_a stone_n and_o soft_a flesh_n be_v under_o the_o same_o astrological_a care_n and_o cognizance_n therefore_o after_o consideration_n have_v of_o the_o life_n and_o be_v of_o the_o city_n from_o the_o horoscope_n the_o next_o care_n take_v be_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o part_n of_o fortune_n the_o second_o ascendant_n so_o call_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o men._n and_o a_o little_a before_o this_o in_o p._n 31._o we_o meet_v with_o a_o famous_a instance_n of_o this_o practice_n for_o which_o we_o be_v indebt_v to_o this_o author_n and_o gauricus_n that_o in_o the_o instauration_n of_o rome_n by_o pope_n paul_n the_o three_o gauricus_n draw_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o heaven_n vincentius_n campanatius_fw-la observe_v the_o time_n by_o his_o astrolabe_n towards_o the_o instant_a whereof_o he_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n ecce_fw-la adest_fw-la hora_fw-la precisa_fw-la decima_fw-la sexta._fw-la feré_fw-la then_o immediate_o ennius_n verulanus_fw-la the_o cardinal_n lay_v the_o first_o stone_n he_o go_v on_o say_v these_o catholic_a nativity_n be_v so_o much_o believe_v by_o the_o ancient_a king_n say_v haly_n that_o they_o inquire_v into_o the_o geniture_n of_o all_o the_o principal_a nati_n under_o their_o dominion_n where_o if_o the_o planet_n be_v find_v to_o look_v with_o a_o malicious_a eye_n upon_o the_o nativity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n interficiebant_fw-la eum_fw-la pverum_fw-la quod_fw-la ejus_fw-la regnum_fw-la erat_fw-la contra_fw-la regnum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la §_o 111._o it_o be_v possible_a the_o superstition_n may_v go_v too_o far_o but_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v superstition_n and_o to_o have_v over-shot_a itself_o yet_o that_o there_o be_v truth_n lodge_v even_o in_o some_o superstitious_a practice_n these_o learned_a man_n and_o instance_n prove_v and_o that_o ptolemy_n you_o see_v be_v mistake_v and_o misunderstand_v by_o the_o author_n of_o cometomantia_fw-la and_o so_o also_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o learned_a astrologer_n when_o he_o with_o a_o strange_a confidence_n assert_n that_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a astrologer_n have_v not_o assert_v the_o doctrine_n of_o geniture_n which_o in_o opposition_n to_o his_o say_a assertion_n we_o see_v they_o have_v very_o remarkable_o and_o that_o not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o building_n too_o not_o only_o of_o soft_a flesh_n but_o of_o hard_a stone_n §_o 112._o and_o although_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a arabian_n be_v by_o their_o superstitious_a severity_n abuse_v yet_o i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o very_o excellent_a use_n may_v be_v make_v thereof_o even_o among_o christian_n for_o if_o any_o person_n be_v find_v to_o have_v a_o geniture_n that_o shall_v cast_v a_o malicious_a eye_n upon_o that_o of_o the_o government_n though_o i_o shall_v not_o give_v my_o vote_n they_o shall_v therefore_o be_v barbarous_o or_o inhuman_o butcher_v yet_o sure_o it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o humanity_n good_a policy_n or_o of_o religion_n to_o have_v such_o person_n keep_v from_o prejudice_v the_o government_n or_o of_o render_v it_o trouble_v and_o uneasy_a by_o prevent_v the_o advancement_n of_o such_o into_o place_n of_o trust_n and_o honour_n for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o sure_o the_o sage_n of_o 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