that_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o star_n of_o a_o man_n conscience_n of_o the_o most_o secret_a scruple_n and_o inward_a feeling_n of_o it_o 42._o that_o by_o the_o star_n it_o may_v be_v judge_v of_o man_n love_n towards_o god_n and_o of_o god_n again_o towards_o he_o 43._o that_o astrological_a prediction_n may_v be_v make_v infallible_o as_o concern_v life_n everlasting_a 44._o that_o every_o kind_n of_o divination_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o honour_v as_o a_o token_n of_o god_n benign_a providence_n 45._o that_o magical_a and_o astrological_a prediction_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o that_o nature_n as_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o heal_a and_o speak_v with_o tongue_n 46._o that_o prophecy_n the_o divine_a inspire_a prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n 47._o that_o that_o which_o in_o nature_n first_o exercise_v magical_a efficacy_n be_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n 48._o that_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n be_v the_o most_o efficacious_a of_o all_o to_o magical_a and_o astrological_a operation_n because_o they_o have_v the_o great_a similitude_n with_o celestial_n and_o the_o world_n and_o because_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o number_n which_o he_o that_o shall_v know_v shall_v be_v able_a in_o every_o language_n to_o draw_v forth_o wonderful_a mistery_n by_o their_o letter_n as_o also_o to_o tell_v what_o thing_n have_v be_v past_a and_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v 49._o that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n have_v very_o great_a power_n and_o that_o be_v the_o most_o firm_a receptacle_n of_o all_o the_o celestial_a power_n and_o intelligence_n and_o be_v inspire_v with_o the_o fortitude_n of_o the_o celestial_n 50._o that_o the_o star_n be_v most_o potent_a when_o they_o make_v a_o cross_n by_o the_o projection_n of_o their_o ray_n mutual_o 51._o that_o god_n ordain_v it_o so_o that_o man_n shall_v live_v so_o long_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n on_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v perfect_v their_o astrological_a observation_n and_o transmit_v they_o to_o posterity_n 52._o that_o the_o heaven_n be_v a_o book_n wherein_o be_v write_v in_o legible_a character_n all_o thing_n that_o shall_v happen_v in_o the_o world_n from_o the_o beginning_n to_o the_o end_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o that_o the_o name_n of_o good_a child_n and_o elect_v be_v there_o and_o thus_o write_v 53._o that_o in_o the_o seven_o planet_n there_o be_v seven_o spirit_n govern_v the_o world_n by_o turn_n 354_o year_n and_o four_o month_n a_o piece_n from_o the_o first_o creation_n to_o the_o last_o dissolution_n and_o those_o seven_o spirit_n in_o those_o seven_o planet_n work_v all_o change_n and_o chance_n in_o the_o world_n 54._o that_o man_n sin_n and_o iniquity_n do_v proceed_v necessary_o from_o the_o star_n for_o they_o not_o only_o signify_v but_o cause_n the_o same_o 55._o that_o it_o be_v not_o man_n will_n that_o commit_v adultery_n but_o venus_n nor_o that_o commit_v murder_n but_o mars_n nor_o that_o commit_v theft_n but_o mercury_n 56._o that_o all_o man_n action_n good_a or_o bad_a and_o the_o event_n of_o either_o do_v by_o a_o indissoluble_a bond_n depend_v necessary_o upon_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n as_o the_o lord_n of_o fate_n and_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v worship_v 57_o that_o there_o be_v angel_n or_o spirit_n which_o have_v their_o residence_n in_o the_o star_n and_o may_v not_o amiss_o be_v pray_v unto_o 58._o that_o the_o star_n be_v pray_v unto_o do_v hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o bestow_v celestial_a gift_n not_o so_o much_o by_o any_o natural_a agreement_n as_o of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n 59_o that_o he_o who_o shall_v make_v any_o prayer_n the_o moon_n conjoin_v with_o jupiter_n in_o leo_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o obtain_v of_o god_n whatsoever_o he_o ask_v 60._o that_o the_o direful_a and_o malignant_a planet_n be_v to_o be_v appease_v and_o make_v propitious_a by_o sacrifice_n 61._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o conjure_v up_o devil_n see_v they_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v minister_a spirit_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o faithful_a 62._o that_o mars_n be_v happy_o constitute_v in_o the_o nine_o heaven_n gives_z power_n to_o expel_v devil_n 63._o that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v mars_n happy_o posit_v in_o a_o new_a housâ—â—_n may_v by_o his_o sole_a presence_n expel_v the_o devil_n out_o of_o the_o obsess_v 64._o that_o a_o man_n can_v overcome_v the_o devil_n temptation_n but_o by_o magical_a experiment_n 65._o that_o conjunction_n and_o influx_n of_o the_o star_n be_v potent_a not_o only_o to_o raise_v dead_a body_n but_o to_o make_v their_o soul_n appear_v visible_a 66._o that_o by_o magical_a and_o mathematical_a virtue_n the_o same_o body_n and_o the_o same_o soul_n be_v unite_v together_o again_o in_o 440._o year_n 67._o that_o there_o be_v two_o planet_n the_o author_n of_o all_o humane_a felicity_n venus_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o jupiter_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 68_o that_o saturn_n place_v in_o leo_n free_v man_n soul_n from_o affliction_n here_o on_o earth_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n where_o they_o have_v their_o first_o beginning_n now_o what_o natural_a truth_n of_o a_o divine_a art_n that_o have_v beget_v and_o broach_v such_o heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o supernatural_a and_o divine_a truth_n itself_o chap._n xvi_o 16._o from_o the_o cursedness_n of_o consequent_n 1._o who_o dare_v deny_v but_o that_o as_o all_o manner_n of_o impiety_n and_o iniquity_n be_v the_o vile_a adjunct_n and_o attendant_n so_o all_o manner_n of_o plague_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o just_a consequent_n and_o issue_n not_o only_o upon_o those_o that_o profess_v and_o practice_v divination_n but_o those_o also_o that_o assent_n and_o attend_v thereto_o levit._fw-la 19_o 31._o deut._n 13._o 12_o 〈◊〉_d &_o 18._o 12._o levit._fw-la 20._o 6._o isa_n 19_o 34._o jer._n 27_o 15._o &_o 50._o 35_o 36._o ezek._n 13._o 8._o 9_o 2._o whether_o through_o magic_n and_o astrology_n the_o star_n become_v not_o the_o first_o object_n of_o idolatry_n and_o consequent_o whether_o idolatrous_a worship_n come_v not_o to_o be_v terminate_v upon_o other_o inferior_a creature_n at_o first_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o constellate_v fabrication_n nay_o whether_o astrological_a divination_n and_o magical_a fabrication_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o cause_v a_o double_a idolatry_n both_o in_o make_v star_n idol_n and_o make_v idol_n star_n 3._o whether_o it_o be_v not_o the_o main_a end_n upon_o often_o record_v in_o profane_a author_n that_o the_o vaticinator_n and_o soothsayer_n take_v upon_o they_o as_o it_o be_v a_o religious_a office_n of_o interpret_n prodigy_n and_o portent_n find_v or_o feign_v in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n on_o purpose_n to_o enjoin_v and_o promote_v idolatrous_a sacrifice_n and_o supplication_n 4._o whether_o the_o mythology_n or_o fabulous_a fiction_n of_o poet_n the_o paganish_a theology_n arise_v not_o mere_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o magic_n and_o astrology_n and_o man_n fanatical_a opinion_n and_o commentation_n thereupon_o as_o of_o saturn_n devour_v his_o own_o child_n etc._n etc._n of_o atlas_n bear_v the_o heaven_n with_o his_o shoulder_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v long_o to_o instance_n particular_o in_o all_o the_o fable_n of_o saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n apollo_n mercury_n venus_n diana_n orion_n orpheus_n tiresias_n atreus_n thyestes_n daedalus_n icarus_n phaeton_n endymion_n pasiphae_n castor_n pollux_n calisto_n arcas_n andromeda_n aquila_n ganymedes_n etc._n etc._n how_o numberless_a be_v the_o poetical_a fable_n that_o have_v rise_v from_o astrology_n or_o else_o astrology_n from_o those_o fable_n yea_o and_o the_o astrologer_n star_n themselves_o else_o beside_o those_o of_o aries_n taurus_n scorpio_n aquarius_n etc._n etc._n let_v they_o say_v if_o those_o be_v not_o most_o egregious_a one_o of_o orion_n cassiope_n the_o pleyade_n hyades_n the_o dolphin_n eagle_n swan_n the_o goat_n that_o nourish_v jupiter_n aridne_n crown_n orpheus_n his_o harp_n phrixus_n his_o fleece_n the_o argonaut_n ship_n silenus_n ass_n and_o the_o ass_n crib_n all_o take_v up_o to_o be_v star_n 5._o whether_o more_a and_o great_a superstition_n have_v be_v beget_v in_o man_n mind_n by_o any_o thing_n else_o than_o by_o magic_n and_o astrology_n make_v man_n so_o superstitious_a in_o marry_v eat_v drink_v buy_v sell_v sleep_a rise_n ride_v give_v come_n beside_o believe_v assent_v hope_v presume_v consult_v fear_v distrust_v despair_a etc._n etc._n 6._o whether_o magic_a and_o astrology_n tend_v not_o utter_o to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v man_n of_o all_o christian_a liberty_n render_v their_o very_a conscience_n scrupulous_a in_o the_o free_a and_o moderate_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n perplex_v in_o natural_a moral_a civil_a prudentiall_a and_o artificial_a action_n and_o timorous_a of_o fate_n destiny_n fortune_n casualty_n and_o the_o like_a 7._o whether_o fatidicall_a astrology_n work_v
these_o then_o to_o impress_v and_o impose_v upon_o one_o another_o all_o power_n be_v from_o action_n all_o action_n be_v from_o form_n all_o form_n be_v either_o natural_a or_o artificial_a now_o by_o what_o three_o kind_n of_o form_n do_v the_o star_n and_o the_o art_n work_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o how_o agree_v their_o proper_a form_n to_o act_v upon_o a_o three_o subject_n how_o can_v the_o star_n or_o the_o art_n in_o introduce_v form_n and_o produce_v effect_n work_v either_o natural_o by_o art_n or_o artificial_o by_o nature_n can_v a_o natural_a form_n give_v principle_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n to_o a_o artificial_a matter_n or_o a_o artificial_a to_o a_o natural_a matter_n which_o way_n then_o will_v they_o have_v these_o two_o to_o conspire_v or_o consent_n either_o for_o the_o operate_n between_o themselves_o or_o upon_o a_o three_o 4_o whether_o that_o power_n which_o magician_n necromancer_n conjurer_n enchanter_n insult_o boast_v of_o against_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n by_o way_n of_o coaction_n and_o compulsion_n be_v not_o indeed_o by_o way_n of_o invocation_n and_o subjection_n for_o though_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n subdue_v devil_n and_o eject_v they_o by_o a_o divine_a and_o extraordinary_a power_n but_o as_o for_o mere_a man_n and_o the_o vile_a of_o man_n since_o god_n have_v deny_v they_o the_o singular_a gift_n who_o have_v teach_v they_o the_o trivial_a arr_n of_o act_v over_o or_o command_v evil_a spirit_n or_o have_v they_o take_v it_o upon_o themselves_o as_o do_v the_o jewish_a exorcist_n act_n 19_o 3._o and_o be_v not_o indeed_o all_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o force_n as_o be_v they_o but_o instead_o of_o preach_v to_o such_o let_v i_o first_o reason_n with_o they_o be_v it_o credible_a that_o a_o mortal_a man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o bind_v a_o immortal_a spirit_n and_o bind_v he_o by_o a_o word_n a_o sound_a a_o syllable_n a_o character_n and_o these_o insignificant_a and_o no_o virtue_n of_o god_n promise_n in_o they_o can_v these_o man_n do_v that_o to_o the_o devil_n which_o he_o can_v do_v to_o they_o compel_v he_o to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_a if_o they_o can_v compel_v he_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o good_a be_v then_o be_v they_o able_a to_o do_v as_o much_o as_o god_n himself_o do_v and_o to_o compel_v he_o to_o do_v evil_a that_o they_o need_v not_o he_o be_v always_o as_o ready_a to_o do_v that_o as_o they_o devil_n be_v above_o the_o order_n and_o power_n of_o sensible_a thing_n how_o then_o shall_v they_o be_v sufficient_a to_o move_v they_o either_o by_o way_n of_o allurement_n or_o constraint_n if_o the_o devil_n do_v at_o any_o time_n work_v with_o man_n he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o gratis_o or_o free_o unless_o it_o be_v upon_o his_o own_o errand_n and_o to_o his_o own_o end_n for_o he_o hate_v mankind_n and_o their_o indifferent_a commerce_n and_o therefore_o since_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o voluntary_o and_o can_v be_v compel_v if_o he_o act_v at_o all_o it_o must_v either_o be_v upon_o a_o temptation_n of_o his_o own_o or_o else_o upon_o a_o confederation_n of_o they_o and_o if_o he_o be_v enjoin_v to_o obey_v by_o covenant_n or_o compact_n then_o be_v not_o the_o malefice_fw-la as_o much_o as_o confess_v reason_n and_o experience_n prove_v that_o the_o devil_n can_v be_v force_v to_o stand_v to_o his_o own_o promise_n how_o much_o less_o than_o to_o any_o man_n precept_n or_o command_v and_o therefore_o if_o the_o devil_n appear_v at_o the_o provocation_n recede_v at_o the_o commination_n answer_v at_o the_o call_n and_o obey_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o necromancer_n what_o dissimulation_n of_o obedience_n be_v there_o on_o both_o side_n one_o secret_o implore_v and_o outward_o enjoin_v the_o other_o outward_o observe_v but_o inward_o enslave_v for_o it_o be_v not_o they_o that_o bound_v the_o devil_n but_o the_o devil_n that_o bind_v they_o to_o obedience_n only_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v enforce_v to_o do_v they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v make_v they_o willing_a to_o do_v his_o will_n or_o that_o his_o seigned_a constraint_n may_v either_o the_o more_o excuse_v he_o or_o else_o set_v they_o the_o more_o without_o excuse_n both_o before_o god_n and_o man_n what_o command_n or_o enforcement_n be_v that_o which_o be_v do_v not_o only_o to_o other_o injury_n but_o ofttimes_o to_o the_o actor_n own_o hurt_n especial_o if_o he_o be_v doubt_v and_o have_v not_o a_o strong_a faith_n and_o observe_v not_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o adjure_a which_o show_v all_o the_o force_n on_o one_o part_n or_o other_o to_o be_v only_o in_o a_o pactionall_a artifice_n the_o main_a thing_n that_o the_o astrological_a magician_n necromancer_n conjurer_n and_o enchanter_n pretend_v be_v that_o they_o can_v stand_v without_o his_o chain_n and_o yet_o bring_v he_o will_n he_o will_z he_o within_o their_o circle_n and_o all_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o celestial_a orb_n only_o call_v and_o urge_v he_o under_o certain_a aspect_n conjunction_n constellation_n but_o alas_o these_o can_v impress_v or_o impose_v upon_o he_o neither_o of_o themselves_o nor_o by_o accident_n neither_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o he_o be_v a_o mere_a spiritual_a substance_n and_o formal_o unite_v to_o no_o body_n if_o therefore_o he_o be_v observant_a upon_o such_o term_n it_o be_v to_o indulge_v a_o superstitious_a faith_n and_o persuasion_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o such_o thing_n and_o esficacy_n of_o such_o a_o art_n beside_o above_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o he_o obey_v now_o not_o as_o necessitate_v thereby_o as_o by_o cause_n but_o yield_v thereto_o as_o unto_o sign_n sign_n indeed_o of_o a_o compact_n or_o confederation_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n seem_v very_o observantial_o to_o submit_v not_o only_o to_o star_n and_o planetary_a constellation_n but_o to_o plant_n herb_n stone_n metal_n circle_n ode_n verse_n word_n sound_n character_n figure_n fabrication_n confection_n and_o indeed_o to_o any_o rite_n or_o ceremony_n whatsoever_o use_v as_o seal_n to_o such_o a_o intent_n otherwise_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o covenant_n on_o the_o one_o part_n there_o will_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o art_n and_o authority_n be_v but_o little_a performance_n on_o the_o tother_o have_v thus_o dispute_v with_o now_o let_v i_o preach_v to_o my_o magical_a dominator_fw-la who_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n not_o of_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o planet_n not_o of_o he_o that_o have_v the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o seven_o star_n revel_v 3._o 1._o presume_v that_o he_o have_v thus_o get_v the_o devil_n in_o a_o string_n and_o can_v make_v he_o bow_v at_o a_o beck_n can_v thou_o draw_v out_o leviathan_n with_o a_o hook_n or_o etc._n his_o tongue_n with_o a_o cord_n which_o thou_o let_v down_o can_v thou_o put_v a_o hook_n into_o his_o nose_n and_o bear_v his_o jaw_n thorough_a with_o a_o thorn_n will_v he_o make_v many_o supplication_n unto_o thou_o will_v he_o speak_v soft_a word_n unto_o thou_o will_v he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o will_v thou_o take_v he_o for_o a_o servant_n for_o ever_o will_v thou_o play_v with_o he_o as_o with_o a_o bird_n will_v thou_o bind_v he_o for_o thy_o maiden_n shall_v thy_o companion_n make_v a_o banquet_n of_o he_o shall_v they_o part_v he_o among_o the_o merchant_n can_v thou_o fill_v his_o skin_n with_o barb_a iron_n or_o his_o head_n with_o fish-spear_n lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o he_o remember_v the_o battle_n do_v no_o more_o i_o hope_v he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o allegory_n be_v very_o apt_a for_o his_o own_o application_n 5._o whether_o magician_n and_o astrologer_n be_v not_o only_o obnoxious_a or_o liable_a to_o but_o noxious_a or_o guilty_a of_o a_o diabolical_a compact_n and_o commerce_n not_o only_o implicit_a but_o explicit_a as_o pretend_v to_o false_a science_n propound_v false_a ground_n urge_v false_a cause_n use_v false_a mean_n 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98._o that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o lie_v with_o their_o wife_n but_o under_o good_a star_n and_o happy_a constellation_n that_o the_o child_n bear_v may_v by_o their_o government_n prove_v fortunate_a 99_o that_o the_o several_a form_n and_o feature_n of_o man_n face_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o star_n 100_o that_o the_o stature_n of_o a_o child_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o star_n and_o so_o of_o his_o colour_n motion_n quality_n etc._n etc._n 101._o that_o the_o lion_n bear_n dog_n bull_n scorpion_n fish_n etc._n etc._n upon_o earth_n be_v govern_v by_o those_o in_o heaven_n 102._o that_o cotton_n and_o wool_n and_o ship_n and_o building_n do_v last_o the_o long_o if_o they_o be_v wrought_v and_o frame_v under_o certain_a constellation_n 103._o that_o so_o great_a be_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n that_o not_o only_o natural_a thing_n but_o also_o artificial_a when_o they_o be_v just_o expose_v to_o those_o above_o do_v present_o suffer_v by_o that_o most_o potent_a agent_n and_o obtain_v a_o wonderful_a life_n which_o oftentimes_o give_v they_o admirable_a celestial_a virtue_n 104._o that_o not_o only_o by_o the_o mixture_n and_o application_n of_o natural_a thing_n but_o also_o in_o image_n seal_n ring_n glass_n and_o some_o other_o instrument_n be_v opportune_o frame_v under_o a_o certain_a constellation_n some_o celestial_a illustration_n may_v be_v take_v and_o some_o wonderful_a thing_n may_v be_v receive_v 105._o that_o inferior_a thing_n do_v obey_v their_o celestial_n and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o also_o even_o their_o image_n but_o what_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o a_o hundred_o to_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o paradoxall_a and_o fantastical_a error_n of_o paganish_a rabbinish_n and_o other_o magician_n and_o astrologer_n only_o this_o serve_v to_o inform_v we_o the_o more_o error_n the_o lesser_a truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o less_o to_o be_v believe_v or_o regard_v nay_o more_o to_o be_v deride_v and_o despise_v chap._n xv._o 15._o from_o the_o abomination_n of_o heresy_n whither_o magician_n and_o astrologer_n have_v not_o be_v the_o most_o abominable_a and_o detestable_a heretic_n of_o all_o age_n and_o their_o heresy_n most_o blasphemous_a idolatrous_a superstitious_a atheistical_a impious_a profane_a perverse_o and_o obstinate_o impugn_v the_o great_a truth_n of_o god_n and_o main_a fundamental_o of_o christian_a religion_n witness_v these_o few_o that_o follow_v in_o comparison_n of_o the_o many_o that_o may_v be_v collect_v especial_o out_o of_o their_o rabbin_n and_o apostate_n author_n 1._o that_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o chief_a mathematician_n and_o teach_v mathematical_a thing_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n make_v they_o capable_a of_o the_o science_n before_o they_o flit_v into_o body_n which_o otherwise_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o they_o have_v see_v god_n act_v the_o mathematician_n in_o heaven_n 2._o that_o not_o only_a nature_n but_o god_n himself_o be_v subject_a to_o chaldaicall_a or_o astrological_a fate_n 3._o that_o heaven_n be_v the_o body_n of_o god_n and_o the_o star_n be_v his_o eye_n 4._o that_o god_n be_v assist_v and_o holpen_v by_o the_o star_n in_o the_o prediction_n of_o effect_n upon_o thing_n sublunary_a 5._o that_o it_o be_v not_o god_n that_o make_v man_n just_a but_o jupiter_n 6._o that_o the_o star_n both_o fix_v and_o errant_a be_v go_n 7._o that_o the_o messiah_n expect_v by_o the_o jew_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o year_n 1464._o after_o christ_n nativity_n because_o than_o will_v be_v the_o same_o constellation_n of_o the_o star_n as_o be_v when_o moses_n bring_v the_o hebrew_n out_o of_o egypt_n 8._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o necessary_a to_o calculate_v the_o horoscope_n of_o christ_n 9_o that_o from_o some_o sinister_a aspect_n in_o christ_n nativity_n his_o fortune_n and_o fate_n may_v easy_o have_v be_v predict_v 10._o that_o christ_n therefore_o be_v eminent_a in_o so_o many_o virtue_n because_o saturn_n be_v in_o gemini_fw-la ascendent_a for_o gemini_fw-la ascend_v together_o with_o saturn_n and_o mercury_n signify_v the_o birth_n of_o some_o great_a prophet_n 11._o that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v from_o the_o configuration_n of_o mars_n 12._o that_o as_o the_o nativity_n or_o first_o come_v of_o christ_n be_v prefigure_v by_o a_o great_a wonderful_a planetary_a conjunction_n so_o shall_v his_o second_o come_v or_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n likewise_o 13._o that_o saturn_n have_v part_n in_o christ_n geniture_n render_v he_o so_o sad_a and_o pensive_a as_o that_o he_o be_v often_o see_v to_o weep_v never_o to_o laugh_v 13._o and_o that_o also_o make_v he_o seem_v old_a than_o he_o be_v so_o that_o they_o take_v he_o to_o be_v near_o fifty_o when_o he_o be_v not_o but_o about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n 14._o that_o saturn_n meet_v with_o venus_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o have_v certain_a red_a speck_n in_o his_o face_n 15._o and_o that_o because_o of_o those_o speck_n all_o his_o part_n be_v not_o from_o god_n 16._o that_o all_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o christ_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n 17._o that_o christ_n hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n may_v have_v be_v foresee_v and_o foretell_v from_o his_o natalitiall_a star_n 18_o that_o the_o star_n which_o happen_v at_o christ_n nativity_n have_v the_o dominion_n and_o regulation_n of_o his_o life_n manner_n action_n miracle_n wisdom_n doctrine_n etc._n etc._n 19_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o man_n perfect_o solary_a be_v therefore_o raise_v again_o upon_o the_o day_n assign_v to_o the_o sun_n 20._o that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o true_a light_n and_o the_o most_o exact_a image_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o essence_n resemble_v the_o father_n light_v the_o son_n and_o heat_v the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v the_o conspicuous_a son_n of_o god_n the_o divine_a image_n of_o divine_a intelligence_n the_o perspicuous_a statue_n of_o god_n 21_o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o resemblance_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o a_o image_n a_o talismanicall_a or_o constellationall_a image_n do_v not_o only_o invite_v he_o to_o his_o natural_a but_o now_o also_o do_v to_o his_o spiritual_a presence_n among_o we_o 22._o that_o magic_n be_v primitive_o in_o god_n derivative_o in_o the_o creature_n 23._o that_o it_o be_v in_o adam_n from_o the_o creation_n and_o in_o he_o as_o a_o great_a part_n of_o that_o image_n or_o similitude_n according_a to_o which_o he_o be_v create_v 24._o that_o magic_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o will_n of_o the_o creator_n reveal_v to_o and_o plant_v in_o the_o creature_n 25_o that_o the_o spot_n in_o the_o moon_n and_o about_o the_o sun_n succeed_v upon_o adam_n transgression_n and_o fall_n 26._o that_o the_o deluge_n or_o universal_a flood_n be_v from_o the_o conjunction_n of_o planet_n in_o aquarius_n 27._o that_o the_o patefaction_n or_o give_v of_o the_o law_n by_o moses_n do_v depend_v upon_o certain_a configuration_n 28._o that_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n as_o also_o the_o golden_a calf_n yea_o and_o the_o teraphim_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o talismans_n or_o figure_n make_v under_o certain_a constellation_n 29._o that_o moses_n command_v to_o rest_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o to_o do_v no_o work_n thereon_o because_o saturn_n who_o govern_v that_o day_n may_v make_v the_o work_n unprosperous_a 30._o that_o jacob_n bless_v his_o son_n by_o what_o he_o have_v read_v in_o a_o book_n of_o astrology_n as_o concern_v their_o several_a fortune_n 31._o that_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n whereby_o it_o be_v consult_v about_o the_o success_n of_o difficult_a affair_n have_v to_o that_o end_n the_o figure_n of_o a_o astrolabe_n 32._o that_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o star_n be_v bear_v to_o religion_n 33._o that_o the_o jew_n religion_n be_v unprosperous_a because_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o a_o malevolent_a star_n 34._o that_o the_o jew_n religion_n be_v govern_v by_o saturn_n the_o turk_n by_o venus_n and_o the_o christian_n by_o sol_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o several_a sabbath_n day_n 35._o that_o a_o mixture_n of_o religion_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o mixture_n of_o star_n and_o planet_n 36._o that_o mahomet_n and_o his_o alcoran_n have_v a_o great_a dominion_n than_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n because_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o star_n be_v more_o favourable_a to_o the_o one_o than_o to_o the_o other_o 37._o that_o the_o christian_a law_n according_a to_o astrological_a prediction_n shall_v not_o last_v above_o 1460._o year_n at_o most_o 38_o that_o magic_n do_v afford_v the_o first_o professor_n of_o christianity_n 39_o that_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o star_n whether_o a_o man_n religion_n be_v true_a or_o false_a 40._o that_o a_o man_n may_v judge_v by_o the_o star_n whether_o he_o shall_v abide_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o not_o 41._o
god_n before_o and_o above_o all_o other_o they_o be_v the_o more_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n to_o which_o the_o less_o principal_a be_v but_o subserve_v as_o intend_v for_o their_o sake_n and_o work_v for_o their_o end_n intellectual_a nature_n have_v more_o asfinity_n with_o the_o whole_a as_o apprehend_v all_o thing_n else_o beside_o themselves_o whereas_o every_o other_o creature_n be_v but_o a_o part_n and_o capable_a of_o no_o more_o but_o a_o bare_a participation_n of_o its_o own_o particular_a entity_n now_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o inapprehending_a part_n to_o have_v a_o ordain_v power_n over_o the_o apprehensive_a whole_a by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n the_o rational_a creature_n use_v all_o other_o thing_n for_o itself_o as_o either_o for_o the_o perfection_n of_o its_o intellect_n the_o explication_n of_o its_o science_n the_o exercise_n of_o its_o virtue_n or_o else_o the_o sustentation_n of_o its_o body_n to_o which_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n be_v unite_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o to_o dispose_v rule_n govern_v impel_v necessitate_v him_z he_o but_o for_o he_o to_o observe_v rule_n govern_v dispense_v moderate_a and_o make_v use_n of_o they_o 34._o whether_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v fatal_a with_o respect_n to_o we_o till_o it_o have_v take_v effect_n for_o a_o fatality_n before_o it_o be_v be_v but_o a_o contingency_n to_o we_o and_o to_o we_o a_o concingency_n after_o it_o be_v be_v a_o fatality_n why_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v the_o prognosticate_v thing_n of_o fate_n or_o fortune_n before_o hand_n yea_o though_o they_o may_v have_v some_o natural_a cause_n remote_o necessary_a or_o of_o some_o indefinite_a probability_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o this_o sufficient_a for_o our_o faith_n in_o particular_a because_o as_o concern_v many_o such_o natural_a cause_n there_o be_v in_o we_o nevertheless_o beside_o the_o supreme_a a_o liberty_n and_o power_n to_o prevent_v 35._o suppose_v the_o fate_n have_v destinate_a one_o man_n to_o be_v hang_v or_o kill_v by_o another_o why_o shall_v not_o that_o be_v prognosticate_v from_o another_o man_n nativity_n as_o well_o as_o his_o own_o see_v he_o also_o come_v necessary_o into_o the_o series_n of_o second_o cause_n indeed_o some_o of_o the_o old_a genethliack_n have_v boast_v to_o foresee_v or_o foretell_v a_o man_n fate_n or_o fortune_n from_o the_o nativity_n of_o his_o parent_n brethren_n child_n etc._n etc._n but_o have_v not_o other_o of_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o foolish_a fancy_n that_o the_o fate_n or_o fortune_n of_o one_o man_n shall_v lie_v involve_v not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o but_o in_o the_o constellation_n of_o so_o many_o man_n nativity_n 36._o whether_o they_o that_o suffer_v the_o same_o fate_n have_v the_o same_o star_n couple_v or_o compact_v thereunto_o et_fw-la è_fw-la contra_fw-la suppose_v they_o suffer_v and_o suffer_v to_o death_n the_o last_o line_n of_o fate_n for_o christ_n the_o gospel_n religion_n and_o conscience_n be_v this_o fatal_a destiny_n also_o from_o the_o starry_a order_n and_o connexion_n who_o ever_o hear_v that_o the_o star_n make_v martyr_n or_o necessitate_v unto_o martyrdom_n how_o then_o have_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o young_a old_a man_n woman_n of_o several_a age_n sex_n nation_n and_o therefore_o not_o of_o the_o same_o constellation_n have_v all_o agree_v to_o undergo_v the_o same_o event_n 37._o whether_o that_o be_v true_a fate_n which_o they_o will_v mingle_v together_o with_o providence_n and_o how_o can_v divine_a providence_n and_o pagan_a fate_n agree_v for_o providence_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o continuation_n of_o all_o thing_n fate_n be_v the_o end_n or_o utter_v confusion_n of_o they_o providence_n be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o casual_n as_o well_o as_o fatals_n fate_n be_v oppose_v all_o thing_n fortuitous_a and_o therefore_o not_o dispose_v they_o providence_n be_v a_o act_n in_o god_n their_o fate_n be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o event_n upon_o the_o creature_n providence_n be_v a_o disposition_n impendent_a or_o out_o of_o the_o thing_n fate_n be_v a_o disposition_n inherent_a or_o in_o the_o thing_n providence_n comprehend_v all_o thing_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v so_o do_v not_o fate_n in_o her_o connexion_n of_o cause_n providence_n be_v in_o and_o over_o all_o thing_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o good_a evil_a celestial_o terrestriall_n spirituall_n corporeall_n universall_n singular_n natural_n rational_o voluntary_n necessary_n contingent_n so_o be_v not_o fate_n providence_n be_v more_o special_a to_o one_o than_o to_o another_o but_o fate_n be_v a_o necessity_n to_o all_o alike_o providence_n can_v work_v immediate_o without_o and_o against_o mean_n fate_n can_v operate_v nothing_o but_o according_a to_o her_o series_n or_o connexion_n providence_n can_v act_v with_o every_o creature_n reserve_v to_o it_o its_o own_o motion_n as_o with_o free_a agent_n free_o with_o contingent_n contingent_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o fate_n have_v no_o way_n to_o work_v but_o fatal_o that_o be_v necessary_o forcible_o inexorable_o immutable_o inevitable_o the_o rule_n order_n success_n of_o divine_a providence_n be_v either_o write_v in_o his_o own_o book_n or_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n and_o not_o in_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n as_o fate_n be_v the_o wisdom_n justice_n power_n goodness_n of_o his_o providence_n all_o this_o be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o book_n the_o particular_a success_n issue_n event_n thereof_o all_o these_o be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n even_o wise_a providence_n itself_o be_v not_o herein_o to_o be_v discern_v or_o determine_v beforehand_o what_o satuous_a thing_n be_v fate_n then_o that_o be_v so_o obvious_a and_o trivial_a as_o for_o the_o faticane_n to_o foretell_v be_v not_o this_o difference_n enough_o between_o they_o and_o never_o to_o be_v reconcile_v providence_n be_v a_o prudent_a counsellor_n and_o 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ptolemy_n and_o the_o ptolomaite_n will_v not_o be_v leave_v out_o and_o it_o be_v but_o for_o name_n sake_n but_o ptolemy_n be_v a_o bud_n or_o branch_n of_o the_o gnostic_n and_o the_o valentinian_o and_o then_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o magician_n but_o i_o only_o put_v the_o ptolomaite_n heathenish_a or_o heretical_a to_o the_o construction_n and_o application_n of_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o hereupon_o i_o conclude_v that_o if_o ptolemy_n the_o genethliack_n be_v not_o a_o heretic_n yet_o ptolemy_n the_o heretic_n be_v a_o genethliack_n and_o that_o he_o and_o his_o follower_n be_v as_o easy_a to_o be_v pose_v puzzle_v and_o confute_v in_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o 10._o of_o the_o inveterate_a malice_n and_o envy_v of_o magical_a operator_n and_o astrological_a diviner_n in_o malign_v defame_v oppose_v and_o persecute_v the_o church_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n beside_o the_o canonical_a history_n of_o janne_n and_o jambres_n resist_v moses_n and_o of_o simon_n magus_n and_o elymas_n withstand_v st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n ecclesiastical_a story_n make_v this_o relation_n betwixt_o st._n peter_n and_o simon_n magus_n nerâ—_n be_v captivate_v with_o the_o effascinate_a allurement_n of_o simon_n magus_n who_o have_v get_v his_o heart_n by_o promise_v he_o through_o his_o wicked_a art_n victory_n dominion_n health_n long_a life_n safety_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o he_o believe_v that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o thing_n so_o that_o he_o hold_v the_o chief_a place_n in_o his_o friendship_n for_o he_o take_v he_o to_o be_v the_o overseer_n and_o guardian_n of_o his_o life_n and_o health_n but_o after_o that_o peter_n have_v detect_v his_o flagitious_a vanity_n and_o have_v demonstrate_v how_o that_o he_o only_o belie_v the_o species_n and_o appearance_n of_o thing_n and_o that_o he_o effect_v no_o true_a solid_a thing_n at_o all_o then_o be_v he_o have_v in_o scorn_n and_o therefore_o consume_v himself_o with_o grief_n and_o envy_n and_o although_o he_o have_v experience_n of_o peter_n power_n in_o other_o part_n for_o under_o claudius_n caesar_n he_o be_v strike_v with_o madness_n after_o that_o he_o be_v find_v to_o have_v deal_v so_o malicious_o against_o the_o apostle_n peter_n in_o judaea_n he_o wander_v from_o east_n to_o west_n and_o come_v to_o rome_n first_o he_o boast_v that_o he_o can_v raise_v the_o dead_a it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o noble_a young_a man_n a_o kinsman_n of_o caesar_n die_v about_o that_o time_n to_o the_o grief_n of_o all_o most_o of_o they_o advise_v that_o a_o experiment_n shall_v be_v make_v whether_o he_o can_v be_v raise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a now_o peter_n be_v account_v very_o famous_a for_o such_o mighty_a work_n but_o as_o yet_o the_o gentile_n have_v no_o faith_n as_o touch_v any_o such_o fact_n of_o he_o yet_o their_o grief_n
many_o accident_n fall_v out_o fatal_o that_o can_v have_v no_o second_o cause_n ordinat_o assign_v to_o they_o much_o less_o prospect_v in_o they_o but_o must_v be_v refer_v mere_o to_o divine_a will_n and_o pleasure_n unless_o you_o will_v have_v accidental_a instrument_n that_o interven_v inordinate_o to_o be_v such_o 13._o the_o physical_a fate_n they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o series_n of_o pure_a natural_a cause_n etc._n etc._n viz._n betwixt_o the_o star_n the_o element_n the_o temperament_n the_o inclination_n the_o manner_n the_o action_n and_o the_o issue_n or_o event_n now_o where_o be_v all_o these_o cause_n knit_v together_o in_o the_o efficient_a the_o form_n the_o matter_n or_o the_o end_n how_o be_v they_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v cause_n or_o so_o prove_v how_o be_v they_o pure_a natural_a and_o necessary_a cause_n when_o some_o of_o they_o be_v voluntary_a and_o contingent_a what_o connexion_n of_o they_o be_v that_o which_o carry_v on_o prime_n and_o second_o cause_n natural_a and_o voluntary_a necessary_a and_o contingent_a with_o one_o fatal_a force_n or_o inevitable_a agitation_n what_o series_n be_v that_o which_o as_o have_v be_v say_v be_v so_o often_o interrupt_v what_o copulation_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o when_o as_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n the_o star_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o event_n neither_o do_v all_o those_o effect_n fall_v out_o necessary_o whereof_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n how_o be_v they_o fatal_a then_o or_o their_o compliment_n of_o fate_n 14._o whether_o in_o the_o series_n both_o of_o fate_n and_o of_o fortune_n although_o two_o contrary_n astrologer_n have_v not_o deliver_v the_o same_o order_n and_o connexion_n of_o cause_n as_o the_o star_n temper_n manner_n action_n event_n or_o else_o what_o difference_n do_v they_o make_v between_o they_o nay_o wherefore_o do_v the_o same_o author_n speak_v of_o fate_n and_o fortune_n so_o promiscuous_o and_o indiscriminate_o especial_o in_o their_o prognosticate_a or_o predict_v way_n be_v it_o not_o because_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v they_o or_o be_v it_o not_o because_o they_o be_v conscious_a of_o a_o fortuitousness_n of_o event_n even_o in_o their_o strict_a fatality_n 15._o whether_o in_o the_o series_n of_o fatal_a cause_n the_o effect_n do_v follow_v the_o universal_a indefinite_a equivocal_a and_o remote_a or_o else_o the_o univocal_a proximate_a specifical_a and_o particular_a cause_n and_o which_o of_o these_o be_v that_o which_o do_v determine_v and_o distinguish_v the_o effect_n do_v not_o a_o man_n generate_v a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n a_o beast_n what_o ever_o the_o position_n of_o the_o star_n be_v those_o that_o have_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o region_n at_o the_o same_o moment_n under_o the_o same_o position_n have_v they_o all_o be_v the_o same_o nay_o how_o divers_a have_v they_o be_v for_o all_o that_o in_o their_o ingeny_n their_o fortune_n and_o fate_n and_o why_o so_o but_o because_o they_o have_v take_v their_o several_a affection_n and_o inclination_n from_o their_o particular_a cause_n 16._o as_o for_o second_o cause_n mean_n agent_n instrument_n see_v god_n almighty_n make_v use_v of_o they_o to_o bring_v his_o own_o purpose_n to_o pass_v not_o out_o of_o any_o defect_n or_o necessity_n but_o to_o make_v his_o own_o efficiency_n the_o more_o perceptible_a you_o see_v he_o ofttimes_o render_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o convenient_a mean_n ineffectual_a and_o use_v the_o mean_a and_o unapt_a of_o they_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o very_o eminent_a effect_n why_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o lurk_v at_o that_o order_n which_o god_n himself_o observe_v not_o why_o shall_v our_o faith_n be_v teach_v to_o respect_n or_o rest_n upon_o the_o middle_a thing_n in_o a_o prejudice_n to_o that_o providence_n which_o be_v the_o absolute_a beginning_n and_o end_n of_o all_o 17._o whether_o the_o second_o cause_n be_v not_o ordain_v as_o the_o remedy_n rather_o than_o as_o the_o mean_n of_o fate_n or_o fortune_n providence_n itself_o that_o have_v determine_v such_o a_o accident_n or_o event_n have_v it_o not_o also_o ordain_v second_o mean_n to_o help_v and_o relieve_v in_o such_o a_o case_n wherefore_o be_v the_o creature_n and_o their_o office_n create_v to_o such_o end_n if_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v to_o such_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v create_v what_o ever_o the_o fate_n or_o fortune_n be_v be_v there_o not_o a_o natural_a law_n impress_v in_o every_o creature_n to_o labour_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o itself_o both_o in_o its_o be_v and_o well_o be_v to_o what_o end_n have_v god_n give_v man_n a_o mind_n will_n reason_n affection_n counsel_n deliberation_n science_n art_n observation_n experiment_n mean_n instrument_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o well_o prudent_o and_o diligent_o to_o discern_v procure_v fortify_v prevent_v remedy_n as_o thankful_o to_o accept_v or_o humble_o to_o submit_v have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n secret_o and_o sweet_o suggest_v to_o his_o dear_a child_n in_o their_o sudden_a and_o extraordinary_a peril_n and_o perplexity_n even_o present_a advice_n and_o succour_n beside_o the_o inward_a consolation_n and_o confirmation_n of_o his_o grace_n yea_o be_v not_o this_o one_o cause_n why_o man_n be_v keep_v so_o ignorant_a of_o future_a accident_n and_o of_o their_o utmost_a issue_n after_o that_o they_o be_v already_o happen_v that_o man_n may_v not_o only_o prepare_v for_o they_o but_o make_v use_n of_o such_o mean_n as_o god_n himself_o have_v prepare_v against_o they_o otherwise_o shall_v they_o not_o tempt_v god_n in_o a_o neglect_n of_o they_o 18._o whether_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o universal_a world_n and_o especial_o throughout_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n far_o more_o effectual_a cause_n mean_n order_n connexion_n rule_n guide_n guard_n help_n of_o life_n of_o health_n peace_n liberty_n society_n etc._n etc._n for_o counsel_n action_n passion_n accident_n event_n than_o the_o celestial_a body_n can_v possible_o be_v aught_o these_o then_o to_o be_v respect_v more_o than_o all_o they_o or_o yet_o in_o comparison_n to_o they_o 19_o who_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v into_o one_o series_n or_o can_v reconcile_v to_o truth_n the_o old_a philosophical_a opinion_n about_o the_o exercise_n or_o execution_n of_o fate_n by_o second_o cause_n as_o whether_o by_o angel_n spirit_n geniuss_n demon_n devil_n by_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o the_o total_a subservience_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o motion_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n and_o celestial_a body_n by_o sensible_a agent_n by_o artificial_a instrument_n yea_o and_o by_o very_a accident_n and_o casualty_n christian_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v all_o these_o creature_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n or_o instrument_n of_o providence_n the_o angel_n do_v his_o will_n be_v the_o more_o eminent_a minister_n both_o of_o his_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n administer_a not_o only_o in_o temporall_n and_o in_o spirituall_n but_o likewise_o to_o eternal_o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o philosophy_n say_v that_o they_o be_v the_o intelligency_n that_o move_v the_o celestial_a orb_n then_o have_v they_o a_o ordination_n over_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o star_n the_o devil_n be_v not_o only_o permit_v but_o wise_o and_o just_o use_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o temptation_n trial_n judgement_n but_o how_o come_v in_o fate_n and_o fortune_n who_o can_v tell_v unless_o they_o intrude_v among_o the_o devil_n and_o be_v indeed_o of_o their_o foist_v in_o as_o for_o the_o heavenly_a body_n they_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v as_o of_o god_n ordination_n and_o employment_n in_o their_o order_n light_n motions_z and_o prodigious_a appearance_n but_o he_o make_v special_a use_n of_o man_n reason_n understanding_n will_n affection_n memory_n counsel_n deliberation_n policy_n vocation_n society_n art_n artifices_fw-la law_n custom_n action_n and_o experiment_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o more_o especial_o their_o gift_n grace_n duty_n office_n service_n in_o the_o govern_n of_o his_o church_n last_o of_o all_o come_v in_o the_o whole_a host_n of_o creature_n to_o act_v here_o as_o he_o have_v ordain_v now_o what_o fatation_n or_o fatal_a necessitation_n to_o man_n among_o all_o these_o angel_n or_o devil_n can_v but_o inject_v into_o the_o mind_n they_o can_v compel_v no_o nor_o yet_o incline_v the_o will_n that_o be_v only_a for_o the_o infinite_a power_n of_o god_n himself_o to_o do_v man_n as_o to_o natural_a civil_a and_o moral_a act_n be_v still_o actor_n in_o their_o own_o liberty_n as_o for_o body_n celestial_a or_o terrestrial_a they_o work_v direct_o but_o upon_o body_n only_o and_o the_o terrestrial_a be_v hold_v and_o find_v to_o be_v the_o more_o proximate_o particular_o and_o sensible_o dispose_v beside_o
the_o friendship_n and_o hatred_n the_o compliance_n and_o adversness_n of_o man_n be_v not_o the_o service_n or_o disservice_n of_o the_o brute_n creature_n the_o virtue_n or_o venom_n of_o a_o herb_n or_o mineral_n yea_o the_o defence_n or_o offence_n of_o a_o sword_n a_o knife_n a_o spear_n a_o gun_n a_o club_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o all_o these_o more_o sensible_o apprehend_v to_o be_v more_o near_o advantageous_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o health_n or_o sickness_n riches_n or_o poverty_n honour_n or_o disgrace_n prosperity_n and_o adversity_n life_n or_o death_n than_o be_v all_o the_o joint_a benevolence_n or_o malevolency_n of_o the_o fatal_a star_n if_o therefore_o a_o fatidicall_a prognostication_n may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o celestial_a why_o not_o rather_o from_o the_o terrestrial_a motion_n 20._o whether_o fate_n be_v above_o the_o star_n as_o their_o governor_n or_o else_o under_o they_o as_o their_o minister_n if_o above_o they_o why_o make_v they_o the_o star_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o fate_n for_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v superior_a to_o it_o if_o under_o they_o how_o then_o be_v the_o star_n themselves_o subject_a to_o fate_n for_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v inferior_a how_o then_o shall_v the_o star_n dispose_v of_o other_o fate_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o dispose_v of_o their_o own_o be_v it_o for_o creature_n terrestrial_a or_o celestial_a to_o perform_v that_o to_o other_o which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o preserve_v to_o themselves_o ought_v not_o therefore_o such_o a_o disposition_n to_o be_v refer_v sole_o to_o he_o that_o have_v the_o ordination_n and_o gubernation_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n simple_o free_o eternal_o and_o immutable_o in_o himself_o 21._o how_o can_v the_o fatal_a series_n of_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o star_n when_o as_o the_o star_n themselves_o be_v not_o cause_n as_o in_o humane_a and_o arbitrary_a action_n not_o cause_n where_o they_o may_v be_v sign_n as_o of_o thing_n already_o do_v and_o past_a yea_o god_n himself_o may_v signify_v many_o thing_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n as_o in_o evil_a and_o sinful_a action_n nay_o have_v not_o the_o fatidicall_a vaticinator_n themselves_o make_v many_o fatal_a sign_n which_o can_v never_o be_v cause_n nor_o yet_o once_o come_v into_o any_o series_n or_o necessary_a connexion_n as_o in_o their_o aruspicy_n and_o angury_n from_o the_o entrails_n of_o beast_n flight_n and_o noise_n of_o bird_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o from_o lot_n dream_n prodigy_n casualty_n yea_o and_o physiognomy_n etc._n etc._n 22._o how_o can_v the_o star_n be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o fatal_a series_n of_o second_o cause_n when_o as_o of_o all_o creature_n the_o spiritual_a intellectual_a or_o rational_a be_v the_o supreme_a and_o the_o corporeal_a animate_v or_o inanimate_a their_o inferior_n now_o the_o star_n be_v both_o corporeal_a and_o inanimate_a spirit_n and_o soul_n as_o they_o have_v more_o similitude_n to_o so_o they_o participate_v more_o virtue_n of_o divine_a providence_n than_o all_o other_o creature_n for_o they_o be_v both_o the_o cognoscitive_a and_o the_o operative_a instrument_n of_o providence_n which_o the_o other_o be_v not_o for_o these_o be_v but_o the_o executive_a only_o may_v either_o be_v direct_v or_o divert_v by_o the_o iutellectuall_a and_o ordinative_a as_o act_v of_o themselves_o with_o liberty_n deliberation_n discretion_n observation_n of_o right_a rule_n application_n of_o fit_a mean_n and_o intention_n to_o a_o due_a end_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o more_o eminent_a minister_n of_o providence_n than_o all_o thing_n else_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n 23._o whether_o any_o such_o cut_n as_o fatation_n may_v be_v proper_o say_v to_o be_v in_o or_o from_o the_o star_n for_o fatation_n import_v a_o primordiall_a law_n or_o decree_n not_o a_o influence_n only_o or_o effect_v what_o sacrilege_n be_v it_o then_o to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o the_o instrument_n which_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o the_o principal_a agent_n since_o it_o be_v for_o instrument_n especial_o the_o inanimate_a not_o to_o ordain_v but_o execute_v only_o yea_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o fatation_n even_o in_o fate_n itself_o it_o be_v accept_v and_o discern_v not_o for_o a_o seminal_a disposition_n but_o for_o a_o ultimate_a execution_n and_o that_o inherent_a in_o the_o movable_a or_o mutable_a subject_n wherefore_o see_v fatation_n be_v neither_o in_o the_o star_n nor_o in_o fate_n itself_o whether_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fatal_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o star_n for_o the_o star_n be_v but_o second_o cause_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o all_o such_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v natural_a some_o thing_n arbitrary_a some_o thing_n indifferent_a some_o thing_n contingent_a some_o thing_n uncertain_a some_o thing_n casual_a but_o few_o or_o none_o fatal_a 24_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o validity_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n to_o impose_v a_o fatal_a necessity_n either_o upon_o humane_a action_n or_o yet_o upon_o natural_a thing_n for_o if_o the_o star_n be_v any_o such_o cause_n then_o must_v they_o cause_v principal_o of_o themselves_o intentional_o direct_o immutable_o now_o how_o can_v they_o be_v principal_a cause_n when_o providence_n be_v above_o they_o how_o of_o themselves_o when_o they_o work_v not_o upon_o humane_a action_n but_o by_o accident_n how_o intentional_o since_o they_o want_v a_o mind_n or_o soul_n how_o direct_o when_o they_o operate_v upon_o humane_a action_n but_o indirect_o how_o immutable_o when_o their_o ordination_n or_o disposition_n may_v be_v impedit_v again_o be_v they_o thus_o act_v then_o shall_v there_o be_v no_o contingent_n or_o accident_n no_o liberty_n or_o free_a action_n nor_o prevention_n of_o any_o event_n or_o issue_n no_o particular_a cause_n shall_v be_v defective_a nor_o distance_n of_o place_n nor_o indisposition_n of_o the_o mean_a no_o neglect_n of_o the_o mean_n no_o endeavour_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o opposition_n shall_v be_v available_a nay_o not_o only_o the_o understanding_n but_o the_o will_n shall_v be_v tie_v to_o corporal_a organ_n and_o matter_n yea_o and_o the_o star_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v of_o sufficient_a but_o of_o infinite_a power_n 25._o how_o do_v the_o celestial_a body_n work_v so_o fatal_o upon_o these_o inferior_n when_o as_o they_o here_o operate_v not_o upon_o a_o necessity_n as_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n for_o albeit_o their_o impression_n be_v natural_a yet_o be_v they_o not_o receive_v but_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o receiver_n which_o be_v fluxible_a and_o not_o have_v themselves_o still_o after_o the_o same_o way_n because_o of_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v in_o a_o potentiality_n to_o many_o yea_o and_o to_o contrary_a form_n the_o matter_n also_o be_v movable_a and_o corruptable_a and_o may_v easy_o defect_n of_o itself_o may_v be_v intrinsical_o indispose_v and_o extrinsecal_o impedit_v and_o the_o star_n themselves_o be_v but_o indefinite_a and_o remote_a cause_n to_o which_o the_o effect_n can_v never_o follow_v determinate_o and_o necessary_o unless_o the_o middle_a cause_n be_v necessary_a and_o then_o they_o follow_v they_o and_o not_o the_o other_o but_o in_o the_o foresay_a series_n the_o middle_a cause_n be_v most_o of_o they_o contingent_a and_o from_o many_o contingent_a cause_n can_v come_v no_o effect_n of_o necessity_n because_o any_o one_o of_o they_o and_o all_o of_o they_o together_o may_v be_v defective_a and_o not_o attain_v unto_o their_o end_n 26._o see_v the_o heavenly_a body_n act_v not_o upon_o these_o inferior_n but_o by_o their_o light_n and_o motion_n and_o so_o communicate_v nothing_o to_o the_o matter_n they_o work_v upon_o but_o light_n motion_n and_o heat_n now_o why_o may_v not_o all_o these_o flow_n from_o all_o the_o star_n in_o general_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v such_o and_o such_o fatal_a inclination_n be_v attribute_v to_o such_o or_o such_o position_n or_o conjunction_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o particular_a virtue_n of_o the_o light_n and_o motion_n of_o some_o star_n contrary_a to_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o light_n and_o motion_n of_o other_o star_n how_o be_v that_o demonstrate_v and_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v operative_a and_o effectual_a one_o way_n in_o their_o simple_a nature_n or_o quality_n and_o yet_o another_o way_n in_o their_o relative_a aspect_n and_o position_n be_v a_o imaginary_a relation_n or_o respect_n of_o more_o validity_n than_o a_o real_a substance_n or_o propriety_n 27._o they_o seem_v to_o define_v fate_n more_o acurate_o that_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o series_n or_o connext_v order_n of_o natural_a cause_n now_o till_o they_o can_v direct_o and_o successive_o deduce_v those_o natural_a cause_n down_o from_o the_o star_n to_o those_o fatal_a event_n what_o