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A92179	Astrologia accusata pariter & condemnata. Or The diabolical art of judicial astrologie, receiving the definitive sentence of final condemnation: being delivered in this following discourse, where the said art is briefly and manifestly opened, justly arraigned, diligently examined, and experimentally condemned by him, who was a student in the same. / By John Raunce, sometime a practitioner of astrologie, and student in the magick art.	Raunce, John, 17th cent.	1650 (1650)	Wing R317; Thomason E618_11; ESTC R206349	30,300	42

Moreover the vanity and foolishness of Astrologie doth herein appear First because it hath no one place of the word of God to warrant its legality Secondly because the Scripture is not only silent in the Commendations thereof but because it is full of plain sentences which declare openly the foolishness and vanity of the said Art in that the Scripture doth deride at the Practitioners thereof and condemneth the practice of it as unlawful as it is to be seen in Isaiah 47. ch the 13. 14 verses Isaiah 47. c. v. 13.14 Jer. 10. c. v. 2. Let now the Astrologers the Star-gazers the monethly Prognosticators stand up and save thee from these things which shall come upon thee Behold they shall be as stubble the fire shall burn them they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame c. Again the practice and the Practitioners thereof are condemned Jer. 10. chap. 2. verse Thus saith the Lord learn not the way of the Heathen and be not dismayed at the signes of Heaven for the Heathen are dismayed at them c. Astrologers do superstitiously regard times as by imagining one time to be better then another according to the Planet that is Lord of the hour as is set forth hereafter and this is condemned Deut. 18.10 Thirdly Astrologie is a vain and foolish Art because that the regarding of time without which Astrologie cannot be practised is by and in the Scripture condemned for an abomination as it doth appear in the 18. of Deut. and the 14. verse which saith thus For these Nations which thou shalt possess hearkened unto observers of times and unto Diviners but as for thee the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do And as you may see in the 12. verse aforegoing in the same Chap. these words viz. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee Wherefore my beloved Countreymen abandon these your Astrological follies which if you do not do I proclaim from the Lord God that destruction shall come upon you which you shall not foresee by all your art of Astrologie and when it is upon you then shall you behold your selves in misery but you shall not be able to help your selves by all your Babylonish skill consider what I say But from this I hasten to the next thing which is this viz. That Astrologie is full of Idolatrous and superstitious fables contrary to the Scripture Astrologie is full of Idolatrous and superstitious Fables now to the end that this position may be made manifest therefore in the first place I will begin with your Houses of Heaven and I say that those significations which you give of them are superstitious Fables but to the end my Reader may understand what those significations are therefore I do insert them into this figure following according as they are appropriated to the twelve Houses by the Astrologians 1 Life and Bodie of him that is born or doth ask the Question this is the Horoscope angle 2 Goods Traffick Substance Riches Gain Damage Loss Wealth or Povertie 3 Kindred Brethren Sisters Cousins small Journeys Faith and Religion Changes 4 Fathers Houses Heritages Lands Tenements hidden Treasures end of any thing belonging to Man 5 Children Gifts Presents Pleasures Plays Voluptuousness Banqueting Bravery Dancing 6 Grief Sickness Infirmities the Qualitie Cause of it Curable or not Curable 7 Wives Marriage Suits Quarrels Strife known Enmitie Debate Love questions 8 Death Sadness long Torments envie the Qualitie of Death Inheritance apparent 9 God Religion Wisdom Faith Science Voyage Ceremonies Sects Paradoxes Sacrifices Dreams 10 Honour Dignities Offices Magistrates Governers Rulers Estimation Profession Action 11 Friends Companions Hope Confidence Favour Help Succour Praise Estimation 12 Private Enemies Witches Captivitie Prisons Torment Lamentation Sadness Hate There are many other significations belonging to these 12. Houses which are so many in number that it would be over tedious for me to name them every one for they are so manifold according to the judgement of Mr. Lilley in his introduction page 50. where he saith that there is nothing appertaining to the life of man in this World which in one way or other hath not relation to one of the twelve Houses of Heaven and as the 12. signes are appropriate to the particular Members of Mans Body Mr. Lilly his Intred page 50. so also do the 12. Houses represent not only the several parts of man but his actions quality of life and living and the curiosity and judgement of our fore-fathers in Astrologie was such as they have alotted to every house a particular signification and so distinguished humane accidents throughout the whole 12. Houses as he that understands the questions appertaining to each House shall not want sufficient grounds whereon to judge or give a rational answer upon any contingent accident That the signes cannot signifie the particular Members of Mans Body neither can the Houses signifie his actions life or living and success thereof thus far Mr. Lilly with his Forefathers the Astrologers And now here again I say that whatsoever Mr. Lilly hath said or any of his Fore-fathers affirmed of the aforesaid positions is by me denied from these considerations First I say for as much as there is not a corporal Heaven representing the form and nature of a humane body therefore I do denie that the several parts life and actions of a humane body can be appropiated thereunto for because that thing which doth represent another thing in body must have the very self-same form of the thing represented So that if the several parts of Mans Body be appropriated to the 12. houses and signes then must the houses and signes represent the body of Man in form and shape but how manifestly erroneous this assertion is to all reason is proved thus First I say that the houses cannot represent the body of Man because that they are only imaginary circumstances in the circumference of the 9. Heaven Wherefore or as much as that the houses and signes have but onely an imaginary being in form and shape therefore they cannot be appropriated to the particular Members of Mans Body because the Body of Man hath a visible and real Being in form and shape which the 12. houses and signes have not because they are only imaginary things as I said before Now seeing I have from sufficient grounds denied that the 12. houses and signes can be appropriated unto the particular parts of Mans Body In the next place I am to write of the life and actions of man for this is the position of the Astrologers viz. The quality of the life actions of Man cannot be known by the Houses nor from the signes of Heaven The 12. Houses represent not only the several parts of Mans Body but his actions quality of his life and living this Position is already

verity hereof and it hath been one main argument of my ingaging so far in all the parts of Astrologie for very rarely you shall find these rules fail Thus Mr. Lillie with his feeble argument for the verity of Astrologie which argument of his can prove Astrology to be no better then Witchcraft But I have another of our English Star-masters Mr. Booker in his Bloody Almanack Mr. Booker who writing of the conjunction of Saturn and Mars saith thus viz. I am herein saith he much incouraged by those labours of my friend Mr. Lillie not onely printed in these times but made more memorable in the success I have observed hath followed his Astrological Predictions a few of which I will repeat that the misguided infancy against Astrologie may not be destitute of sufficient testimony in his onely Writings of the verity of that Art by which art at this time I write the ensuing Discourse Thus Mr. Booker Wherefore my Reader consider what these aforesaid Astrologers have said for the verity of their art of Astrologie and thou shalt see that their best and strongest arguments that they can produce to warrant the legality and verity of A rologie by I say thou Reader mayst see that by their own arguments the legality and verity of Astrologie is proved no more then the legality and verity of Witch-craft by their own aforesaid argument of the event falling out according to the Prediction But seeing I have sufficiently declared against this argument in shewing the insufficiency of the same to prove Astrologie any better then Witch-craft therefore I here leave it and so proceed on to the next position of the Astrologers wherein they do affirm that the World is governed by Stars and Angels Now their said position is this viz. that from the beginning of the World there were 7. Spirits appointed as Rulers to the 7. Planets and every one of these Spirits ruleth the World 354. years and 4. months in order Tritemius Avenazre Now then for as much as I am here to write of the Astrologers Planetary Angels or Spirits therefore I will evidently set forth to the view of all men what the said Angels or Spirits are that so all rational men may understand and see how the Astrologers would delude others as they themselves are deluded for that they believe a lye in their affirming Gods governing of the World by planetary Angels which said planetary Angels are very Devils Wherefore I say again and again I will affirm it as followeth viz. That the Astrologers 7. planetary Angels are no other Angels or Spirits then those 7. chief Angels or Spirits which are the only Agents for the Magicians and Conjurers in their several operations of conjuration that this is truth I am able to prove by the writings of some of your Authours and others Also I can bear witness to the same from my own experience Mr. Lilly Tritemim Avenazre for you Astrologers say that the names of your Planetary Angels are these viz. 1 Cassiel 2. Zachariel 3. Samael 4. Michael 5. Anael 6. Raphael 7. Gabriel Thus they are also called by the Magicians and Conjurers as you see here set forth by the Astrologers for the Magi●ians know them by these names viz. 1. Cassiel Heptameron Petri de Albano 2. Zachariel 3. Samael 4. Michael 5. Anael 6. Raphael 7. Gabriel Aga●n these 7. Angels are thus by the Astrologers appropriate unto the 7. Planets viz. unto Saturn Cassiel unto Jupiter Zachariel unto Mars Samael unto the Sunne Michael unto Venus Anael unto Mercury Raphael unto the Moon Gabriel and as you see they are appropriate unto the 7. Planets by the Astrologers even so in the very same manner they are appropriate unto the ● Planets by the Magicians Also in like manner as the Astrologers do divide the days of the week amongst the 7. Planets and so from hence they call the 7. days of the week after the names of the Planets by appropriating the days of the week unto the Planets as followeth viz. unto the Planet Saturn they give Saturday unto Jupiter Thursday unto Mars Tuesday unto the Sun Sunday unto Venus Fryday unto Mercury Wednesday unto the Moon Munday even so do the Magicians Moreover the Astrologers do divide the day into 12. equal parts whether the day be long or short these parts they call planetary hours these planetary hours the Astrologers appropriate unto the 7. Planets for them to rule in from hence it is that they are called planetary hours After this manner do the Magicians and Conjurers also and as you here see how Astrologie and Magick do begin together even so do they end together for there is such a strong tye between these 2. arts that they cannot be separated one from the other without a renting of them both in peeces But now here to return again to my former matter where I laid down this position viz. That the 7. Planetary Angels of the Astrologers are 7. Devils c. Mr. Booker in his this years Almanack 1651. Now whereas Mr. Booker saith who dare or can deny Gods Government of the World by Angels and Stars and whereas Dr. G●ll hath made a Sermon of Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels who in the same Sermon saith thus in the 2. page of his said Sermon viz And therefore before the times of restitution of all things Act. 3.21 which are at hand appear before the many oppressed divine truths be set free Dr. Gells Sermon p. 2. the truths in nature which together with those other have been long time decryed and trodden underfoot must be revealed and publickly made known Such is Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels Thus Dr. Gell in the said Sermon doth in divers places speak of Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels and so he being deluded with a superstitious and heathenish opinion of the Astrologers and Magicians striveth and laboureth with all the might and power he hath to delude others as he and his Auditory are deluded in that they be of a heathenish opinion concerning the Stars and also have a good conceit of the Devils as if God did govern the World by them Dr. Gells Ser. page 23. Mr Booker in his Almanack 1651. Now seeing Dr. Gell and Mr. Booker say who can deny or who dare deny Gods Government of the World by Stars and Angels therefore I say and hereby I give them to know and so with them all other of the same society to understand that I dare and can deny their said position in which they do affirm the Rule and Government of the World by Stars and Angels the which I do deny as followeth viz. That for as much as the Astrologers do affirm that the World is governed by secundarian Intelligences which said secundarian Intelligences are Stars Planets Constellations and Spirits Therefore I do deny the aforesaid assertion of the Astrologers for these reasons following viz. That