and is a King in us as Herod the Edomite was and the Image of the earthly we bear untill the Image of the heavenly appears And therefore as we have borne the Image of the both naturall and corrupt earthly so we shall bear the Image of the heavenly 1 Cor. 15.49 No marvell then if the earth be moved at the presence of the Lord that the earthly man tremble when he hears the newes that he must part with his Dominion and Soveraignty in us according to the decree of God The elder shall serve the younger Gen. 25. This is no Gospel no glad tydings unto him This cannot come to pass without a great deal of strugling not onely that within us in our hearts like that in the womb of Rebecca but also without us in the world The strong man is not easily bound nor by any other than the stronger one Luke 11. Herod that Mountain of glory or honor as his nâ—me signifies must needs tremble and be moved when he hears newes of one who turnes the Earth upside down Isaiah 24.1 And brings into contempt all the honorable of the Earth Isaiah 23.9 It was true what the Accusers of our Lord gave-in against Him though not in their sense Luke 23.2 that He did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vulg Lat. subvertere Gentem turn the Nation upside down And as true was that though he meaning otherwise whereof the zeloticall Jewes accused Paul and Silas Arts 17.6 saying they were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they had turned the world upside downe for so no doubt where ever the Preaching of the Gospell takes effect so that Christ as King comes to reigne He turns the world upside downe what was above before He then brings under 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that which is high in men even the tumour of their proud and lofty thoughts it is abominable in the sight of God Luke 16.14 He puts downe the mighty from their seats and exalts the lowly and meek Luke 1.52 Esay 25.2.12 and 26.5.6 And this though a great change to both yet both and well they may rejoyce and glory in it Iam. 1.9 Yea what the Lord did at the giving of the Law prefigured what should be done at the publishing of the everlasting universall Gospell And therefore when the Preacher of it Revel 14.6 had published it presently comes forth another Angell saying Babylon is fallen is fallen c. even that threefold Babel out of which the three Frogs proceed even the spirits of Divels which now a long time have gone forth unto the Kings of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty Revel 16.13 14. And then the greatest changes must be made For He who went before conquering went to conquer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rev. 6.2 For in this most holy estate when transgression is to be finished and an end made of sinne and reconciliation for iniquity and the everlasting righteousnesse brought in and the most holy annointed the Lord does not then speake on earth as Ebr. 2.3 but from heaven Ebr. 12.25 Then not onely the earth is to be moved but also heaven Ebr. 12 26. not onely the sinfull earthly thoughts minds and affections of the corrupt Adam nor onely the spiritual wickednesse in heavenly things but also those things which in comparison of legall administrations were accounted heavenly even they in regard of the new heaven and the new earth that now appeares even they must be shaken as already they are in some measure of this estate the Apostle speaks 2 Cor. 5.16 17. But if the first Starre designed and pointed at the very City and House where Christ was borne according to the flesh and this wonderfull Starre point to none Christs comming in the flesh in that respect will be more glorions than His comming in the Spirit and so the latter House shall not be more glorious than the former which yet hath a Promise that it shall be Haggi 2.9 Know we therefore that this wonderfull Star directs unto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Revelations 20.9 It points to Bethlehem as the other did Luke 2.4 the City of David that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Beloved City beloved of God where the Lord promised the blessing Psal 133. where God who is the love it self dwe's therefore the Name of that Mysticall City is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ezâ—k 48.35 This is that City where the Citizens love God their neighbour and their enemy the true Philadelphia This beloved City is that which is set on an Hill Mat. 5.14 wherein they of Gods houshold dwell Ephes 2.19 Therefore when the Psalmist hath spoken of the shaking of the earth at the giving of the Law Psa 68.8 whereby was figured also the changes at the giving of the Gospell as I shewed before he tels us of the gracious raine which fals not like that Mat. 5. upon the evill and the good the Word Preached drops on all but it s a figure of the holy Spirit which the world cannot receive saith our Lord this therefore fals on Gods inheritance onely ver 9. even the Hill of the Lords house ver 15. Mons Dei mons pinguis fat with the unction of the Spirit which is imparted unto all truely called Christians This Hill like that I told you of out of Master Camden and Master Speed keeps the Sheepe safe in their coats and all the trees of righteousnesse growing upon it onely it turnes those West which were East and the East West They that were first become last and the last first It over turnes all meer ceremoniall outside worship and changes the beaten great rodes even that broad way of open known sinners and that kinde of narrow way which is indeed cut out of the same broad way consisting in an affected kinde of strictnesse in regard of some bodily exercises which neglect of the true narrow way of mortification which leads unto the everlasting life And as that Hill mounted it selfe on the top of another and there rested so this Hill of the Lord must raise it selfe above all the little Hils even all particular Churches divided in judgements and opinions for why leape yee ye Hils why strive ye for superiority yea supremacy one above another This is the Hill which God desireth to dwell in yea the Lord will dwell in it for ever For that of the Prophet must have its fulfilling in these last dayes Esay 2.2 that the Mountaine of the Lords house shall be established in the top of the Mountains and be exalted above the hils and that shall not be shaken but remain Heb. 12.27 He that hath ears to hear let him hear But alas may many a poor soul say I have vicious inclinations and the Stars have their destructive influences on me And how shall I follow this wonderfull new Star into this glorious City Let us therefore know that as there are influences from the Stars which move and incline us unto evill by reason of our depraved nature so are there also influences of grace and truth which proceed from the Son of righteousness with which the woman is clothed who hath put on Christ and from the bright morning Star Iohn 1. Revel 22. These influences are received by a living and powerfull faith which hath the vertues not onely of some one Star or some one Asterisme or Constellation but even of all the Stars all the Constellations of the heavens And therefore the Church moves and shines like the starry heaven which the Apostle delights to see Col. 2.5 I am with you in Spirit joying and beholding 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the orderly Motion firmamentum fidei Vulg. Lat the Firmament of your Faith by this Word the LXX turn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 1.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By the power of this Faith this firmament of Faith all the temptations of the Devill and his Angels are extinct and frustrate 1 Pet. 5.9 Whom resist steafast in the Faith Jam. 4.7 Resist him and he will flye from you By vertue of this Faith we quench all the fiery darts of the Devill By vertue of this Faith all the influences inclining to evill may not onely be frustrate of their effect but also turned to good Hast thou received an impression of sadness set it on the right object thy sin and remember Blessed are they that mourn c. Art thou moved by another Influence to covet and heap up wealth Lay up thy treasure in Heaven c. Doth another Influence incline thee to wanton love Advance it to the love of thy God thy neighbour and thine enemy Art thou yet by another Influence inclined to wrath Be angry and sin not Ephes 4.26 That is so be angry with thy self that thou mayst not sin If such Philadelphians we shall be if such Citizens of the Beloved City the City of David Prov. 3.20 By walking after and with these Wisemen we also shall be wise and as they found the Lord Jesus so shall we finde Him also Iohn 14.21 We shall become true Magi truly Wise-men And we shall become Guides to others and win their soules unto the Lord Jesus and so become more wise Prov. 11.13 And shine as the Firmament yea We shall become Stars and shine as lights in the world Dan. 12.3 They who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the Firmament and they who turn many into Righteousness as the Stars for ever and ever FINIS
STELLA NOVA A NEW STARRE Leading wisemen unto CHRIST OR A SERMON Preached before the learned Society of ASTROLOGERS AUGUST 1. 1649. In the Church of S. Mary Alder-Mary London By ROBERT GELL D.D. Minister of the Word there Sol Luna post Deum omnium viventium vita sunt Herm. Trism 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Philo Jud. de mundi Opif. Astrologia perscrutanda est ad cognoscendum proprietates istorum syderum uâ— hunc locum intelligere possimus Aug. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Clem. Alex. Strom. lib. 66. Chaldaei â—xitium quod imminebat praevidere non potuerunt utpote quod ex naturali astrorum cursu non emanaret sed ex arcano Dei consilio Calvin Cert um est multas in elementis mutationes ab astris oriri in crasi humanorum corporum ingeniorum inclinationibus lumen coeleste magnam vim habere Phil. Melanch LONDON Printed for Samuel Satterthwaite and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Sun on Garlick-Hill 1649. To the Learned SOCIETIE OF Artists or Students IN ASTROLOGIE Gentlemen THat I was not easily perswaded to speak in publique of the ensuing argument some of your selves who importuned me thereunto can testifie But how much more averse I ever have been from exposing my thoughts in print to the common view and censure of all men many other very well know Among other reasons these especially moved me The world is overcharged with an insupportable number of books and Bookwrights daily add unto the burden Scribimus indocti doctique I have observed also much precious truth already extant exceedingly neglected especially because it presents it self in simple and plain language even as the Scripture for the same reason is sleighted which makes for the further condemnation of those who by reason of the plainnesse cannot but know it yet obey it not And truly I never affected any elaborate expression or high language but content my self with a plain and low style condescending as much as I can to the capacity of all Also I have learned by the experience of some others who having published their present conceivings have lived to correct them and wished but too late that they were recalled Dies diem docet By which means they have cast themselves into this dangerous Dilemma That either they must stiffly maintain what they had rashly adventured to divulge as commonly men do few being so ingennous as to write their Retractations or els they must hazzard their credit among too many who think it laudable to be constant or rather obstinate in defence though of grosse errors if they be their Principalls as they call them which they have taken up upon trust and conceive it a great disparagement unto themselves to change their opinions though for the Truth it self and think it a great folly to be wiser than they were I know also how impatient many are that any one should differ from them in judgment in the least if in divine matters though in them by reason of their hidden nature and our corruption and blindnesse there be the greatest darknesse so that men ought not therein too suddenly to be resolved Notwithstanding these and many other reasons which might be named I held my self ingaged upon occasion of this subject to speak somthing concerning that concealed truth of Gods governing the world by the influence of the Starrs and Angells which I believe makes much for the glory of God because thereby his mighty power is made known both in restraining the ordinary power of nature as he often doth and limiting the Devills power and malice which some professing your Art have attempted to make use of to the destruction of Gods people Flectere quòd nequeant Superos Acheronta movebunt But in vain The great God powerfully protects his people as he did from Balaam so that there is no inchantment against Jacob nor divination against Israel Numb 23.23 Yea he imparts such power especially to wise faithfull and obedient men that they are able to give check to the influences of Heaven If any thing delivered crosse the received Tenents of some men they ought not much to take offence or be impatient that I or any other man should differ in judgement from them if they remember that the Nationall Covenant bindeth all those who have taken it to endeavour Reformation in Doctrine first then in Discipline and Government And if Reformation must be made in Doctrine it 's evidently supposed that in received Tenents of Doctrine there must be somewhat amisse how els can there be Reformation made in Doctrine And whereas Reformation in Discipline and Government is much pressed though there be not one word of any speciall Government in the Covenant ought not men to be more earnest for Reformation in Doctrine which is essentiall and principall than for Discipline and Government which is accidentall only and implied And therefore under the favour of those who think otherwise there is some necessity that all differences in judgement should be made known yea though some of them be very erroneous in which respect there must be heresies saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 11. And therfore prove all things and hold fast that which is good 1 Thes 5.21 Try the Spirits 1 John 4.1 For how can we prove all things unlesse we have some knowledge of them how can we try the Spirits except we know there are such such Spirits There is yet another reason which truly in it self is not so prevalent with me as the importunity of some friends makes it namely the obloquy and reproach that some men have cast upon this Sermon and the Preacher of it That it had neither head nor taile That in it I had defended Conjurers and Juglers That I held the influences of the starres so powerfull that they inforced a man to sin That I had delivered many notorious FALSE TRUTHS That Phrase of implicite contradiction plainly speaks the men of what judgement they are And therefore I had altogether neglected their reproaches having endeavoured now for many years to approve my self a servant of Christ by honour and dishonour by good report and evill report Howbeit understanding that some were hired to take notes by one or other of whom I could promise my self no great good having had experience of such indirect dealing least the truth it self should suffer by me even that grandavus Alethes that old Truth which I endeavoured to draw out of the pit I chose rather to expose my rude meditations unto the world in their own home-spun dresse than suffer them to be presented naked on the stage according to the misapprehensions and evill intentions of some to be hissed off again if I could thus prevent it Thus Gentlemen I have given you my reasons both of my backwardnesse and yet also of my forwardnesse to serve you Excuse I pray you all defects as for other reasons so by my short warning a fortnight onely wherein my weekly businesse as much
as other mens hath not been omitted though I know the guise of men minuunt de labore ut addant ingenio yet what I say ye know to be true I beseech ye heed well what in speciall I speak to you toward the end of this discourse which the rather I hope ye will do because ye made choice of me not onely as being one of your judgement touching your Art but as one of whom ye might heare Truth impartially concerning your due practise of your Art willing to please all men but onely for their good unto edification having no mans person in admiration for advantage sake As therefore ye and your Art are servants unto the God of Heaven so far forth I professe and subscribe my self Sirs Your servant in the Lord R. Gell. A SERMON Preached before the learned Society of ASTROLOGERS MATTH 2.2 Where is He that is borne King of the Jewes for we have seene his Star in the East and are come to worship him AMong the Grecians they had their common Assemblies of their owne and other Nations every fifth yeer saith Herodotus and at those meetings their Panegyrical Orations whose maine scope was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the profit and wealth of Greece And among us most Professions and Societies of men have their Conventions and Assemblies and their end commonly differs little from that of Greece it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their Wealth the advancement and increase of Trade And although there be some pretence of amity and love yet all being busied about the same commodity wherein every one hath equall interest if some notable gain like a Bone be cast among them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 covetousnesse and envie soon ravils all their friendship As for you the learned Society of Artists with whom now properly my businesse is your anniversary meeting is I hope for more noble ends the common good and benefit of Mankinde the nourishing and strengthning of true mutuall Christian love the owning of the great God whose name is Love 1 John 4.8.16 in His works of Nature and Government of the World by STARS and ANGELS neglected by almost all other men And as your Studies are about the Heavens and heavenly Bodies their orderly Motions and powerfull influences upon this inferiour World so the end of your coming together is to glorifie the GOD of Heavens who made that wonderfull frame and maintaines that constant order and powerfull efficacy of the coelestiall Bodies and by them leads us to the knowledge contemplation and admiration of Himselfe Yea whereas the â—ime is now come and that fulfilled which our Lord foretold Mat. 24.23 that men should say Loe here is Christ or there The end of your meeting is like that of the Magi the Wise-men who soon after our Lords birth came from the East to Jerusalem saying Where is He that is borne King of the Jewes for we have seene his Star in the East and are come to worship Him That 's the argument I shall entertaine your patience withall and treat on at this time Mat. 2. ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Where is He that is borne c. Take the Text with the words preceding Non when Jesus was borne in Bethlehem c. Behold there came Wise-men from the East to Jerusalem saying Where is He c. All they say is contained in these two Parts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Question Where is he that is borne King of the Jewes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Reason rendred of the Question and that both from the impulsive cause and the end why they made their journey and moved this Question For we have seen c. In the Question we have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 datum the supposition and that they tooke for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 granted That the King of the Jewes was borne That which they put to the Question upon this supposition Where is He that is borne c. To the unfolding both of the Supposition and Question thereupon its necessary that we know who these Questionists were The verse before my Text tels us they were Magi-which we turn Wise-men which word because its very ams biguous we may know that anciently there were two sorte of Wâ—sdâ—mes and so of Wise-men The former Wisedome truely so called begins with the feare of God and is the knowledge of Divine and Humaine things Divine as of the Providence of God his generall government of the World by Stars and Angels his speciall government of his Church by his Word and Spirit Humaine as the knowledge of Nature and the mysteries and wonders therein contained farre greater than our naturall Phylosophy now in use and reputation will reach unto also practicall Philosophy in Morality and Civility The latter sort of Wisdome falsely so called begins with the ignorance of God neglect and contempt of his Nature Will Word Wayes and Works and is the knowledge of Diabolicall curiosities as Witchcraft Necromancy confederacy with uncleane Spirits 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a subtill way of deceiving a mans selfe and others by the names of God Angels when the Devill intends nothing lesse Of this kinde also is that sort of Jugling whereby the Fancie is corrupted and works truely wrong it beyond the power of Nature by compact with the Divell The former kind of Wisdome is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Naturall Magicke and tends altogether to the honour of God and to the preservation of Man-kinde The latter is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Magicke Diabolicall and tends wholly to the dishonour of God and to the ruine and destruction of Mankinde This is that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wisedome and Wise-men falsely so called which God in Scripture so often by his Prophets and Apostlâ—s inveighes against Such were Pharaohs Southsayers of whom Saint Paul mentions two Jannes and Jambres such was Simon Magus such was Elymas the Sorcerer and sun dry the like These two kinds of Wisedome and Wise-men he who confounds and takes for the same either out of ignorance or malice or both for such there are he too much wrongs and abases the servants of God and too much honors the vassals of the Divell He who thinks I attribute too much to the former kinde of Wisdome and Wise-men let him inquire what the Gymnosophists in Ethiopia were and the Brachmanni in India what the Babilonian and Perfian Magi were and he will thinke I have beene too sparing in their commendation Those were foure Schooles of Wise-men famous throughout the World and of them were these Wise-men who move the question in my Text. Those Wise-men of the East as they exceeded all the World beside in other wisedome and knowledge so in Astronomie and Astrologie whence they are thought by some to be called Magi of Magog one of ths seven Cities of note in Asia famous for that Science And therefore Magog is thought to have the name in the Ebrew because from the House-tops so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies
Beloved how neerly the Wise mens Question concerns us So do their Reasons First they saw His Star Whence we may First observe the method of our God in bringing men unto Christ He takes men at their work The Shepherds were feeding of their flocks by night and the Angel of the Lord brought them the first glad tidings of Christ coming in the flesh Luke 2. The Apostles were at their trade a fishing and Christ called them These Wise men were beholding the Stars and giving glory unto God and God by a Star leads them unto Christ Secondly take notice of Gods gracious condescent unto Mankinde He takes men by their worke and by their profession Psal 78.70 He chose David his servant and tooke him from the Sheepfolds from following the Ewes great with yong He brought Him to feed or to rule Iacob his People and Israel his inheritance He tooke the Apostles being Fisher-men and made them Fishers of men Luke 5.10 Thus Dionysius the Areopagite was first brought on his way toward Christ the Sonne of righteousnesse by the beholding that supernaturall Ecllpse of the Sun at the Passion of Christ as He brought these Astronomers by a Starre And this I take to be one principall reason why Christ himselfe his Kingdome his Word the Ministers of it and all meanes of Salvation are represented unto us by so many Metaphors God graciously condescending to come home unto us to take us at our trades at our callings at our severall professions and all to bring us as He brought the Wise men here by a Star unto Christ Thirdly God cals not men per saltum nor all at once and extempore but by degrres The Shepheards had an Angell to preach the Gospel unto them the immediate outward meanes of salvation these Wise-men had a Starre a meanes also but more remote The Shepheards lived in the Church were well prepared the Wise-men were strangers to it yet utraque lingua de coelo erat stellae Angelorum as one of the Ancients speakes God taught from heaven both by Starre and Angels Fourthly these had a Starre and but a Starre and they came to worship Him That 's the second reason of these Wisemen O the sloathfulnesse of most men in these dayes we have not onely the booke of Nature open to us as these Wise-men had but the Grace of God also hath appeared and the Gospell and glad tidings of Christ hath been preached unto us now all our dayes yet how few alas how few obey the Gospell of Christ God gives us his Word and great is the company of those who publish it and a great deale of Preaching we have and a great deale of hearing and a great deale of talking yet how few alas how few come unto Christ as these Wife men did to whom God gave neither Preacher nor Word Onely it is probable a tradition they had and but probable they thention it not onely they saw a Starre and came along journey to worship Christ Beloved I blame not now our want of diligence in coming to Church nor in seeking Christ any other way abroad and without us These things we may do and good means they are in their kinde and degree yet may we use them all and that diligently and yet 't is possible we may not come unto Christ Mark I pray what our Saviour saith to the Iewes Iohn 5.39 40. Yee search the Scriptures so the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is rather Indicatively then Imparatively there to be understood as the Text will appeare to any judicious man who shall well consider it Yee search saith he the Seriptures for in them yee thinke to have eternall life and they are they which testifie of me and yee will not come unto me that yee might have life To come unto Him is to beleeve on Him Iohn 6.35 to conforme themselves unto his death that as Christ lives they might live also This is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a faithfull saying if we dye with Him we shall live with Him 2 Timothy 2.11 12. even that life of God from which we are estranged Ephes 4. Thus the Iewes came not unto Christ nor I feare many of us These Wise-men came unto Christ by the guidance of a Starre and their example may justly blame the unwise who ascribe their not comming unto Christ to fatall necessity or influences of the Stars As Tertullian reports of ignorant men Deonerant seipsos malae mentis impetus vel fato vel Astris imputant They excuse themselves and lay the blame of their evill minds upon fatall necessity or upon the Starres As for fatall necessity let them answer satisfie these complaints who are ignorant of Gods Government of the world by Starres and Angels and therefore of all other men most oppose Astrologie These are they who faigne a compendious and peremptory decree of God without consideration of sinne voluntarily committed to save a few and damn all the world beside Let these if they can satisfie those who complain of fate and destiny I shall rather endeavour to satisfie their cavill who lay the blame of their not comming unto Christ upon the Starres and their influences yea and upon Astrologicall judgements of their effects True it is Astrologie is that Art or Science which enables and teaches men to judge and foretell naturall effects and changes to come in the Elements and Elementary bodies by their motions configurations and influences of the Signes Starres and Planets yet neither are the influences merell lesse the judgements and predictions of their effects the causes of finne or any hinderances why we may not come unto Christ as these wise men did It cannot be denyed but influences there are of the heavenly bodies benigne and comfortable to the inseriour creatures as those of the Pleiades Job 38.31 Those of the San and Moon Deut. 33.14 Yea of the whole Heaven Hos 2.21 There are influences destructive unto wicked men Judg. 5.20 The Starres in their courses sunght against Sisera And all these influences are conveyed unto this lower world acted by them Whence the Cabalists say that there is Grater superior an heavenly Vessell which empties it selfe in craterem inferiorem into the lower Vessell even all the elementary world which receives what is emptied from heaven unto it that Omnes res inferiores representativae suntisuperiorum that as every herb hath it's visible signature which discovers it usefull for one or other part of the body so hath every one an influence from it's proper Starre and Angell governing it yea Omneores animdto habet à caelo stellam ad se instuneem yea that there is neither herb nor plant nor stone nor minerall nor man nor beast which receive not the influences from the Starres Now though there be such powerfull influences yet doe not these hinder our comming unto Christ For howsoever by our fall according to the first Adam our nature is depraved and that primative Symmetry harmony between