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prudent_a dassipodius_fw-la assure_v we_o aphor._n 79._o that_o signa_fw-la equinoctialia_n sentiuntur_fw-la dominium_fw-la habere_fw-la super_fw-la statum_fw-la legum_n etc._n etc._n the_o equinoctial_a sign_n have_v power_n and_o dominion_n upon_o the_o constitution_n of_o law_n religious_a right_n and_o ceremony_n heresy_n schism_n etc._n etc._n what!_o can_v cardinal_n sign_n influence_n the_o action_n and_o affair_n of_o kingdom_n society_n and_o convention_n of_o man_n either_o in_o church_n or_o state_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v they_o unable_a to_o influence_n or_o wing_v the_o action_n passion_n and_o inclination_n of_o single_a person_n what_o man_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o method_n of_o reason_v with_o hope_n of_o credit_n or_o belief_n §_o 28._o nay_o the_o never_o to_o be_v enough_o commend_v cardan_n affirm_v for_o a_o truth_n seg._n 3._o aphor._n 117._o cometae_fw-la in_o cardinibus_fw-la regum_fw-la mortes_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o comet_n 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the_o law_n bradshaw_n dorislaus_n cook_n harrison_n etc._n etc._n those_o sad_a wretch_n understand_v bracton_n fleta_n etc._n etc._n all_o in_o a_o republican_n sense_n whereby_o our_o late_a glorious_a sovereign_n with_o many_o of_o his_o nobility_n and_o other_o of_o his_o faithful_a subject_n be_v barbarous_o murder_v but_o the_o learned_a forster_n mallet_n bridgeman_n palmer_n finch_n etc._n etc._n interpret_v they_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o monarchy_n by_o which_o mean_v rebellion_n have_v be_v punish_v and_o the_o church_n and_o state_n support_v veritas_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la say_v the_o excellent_a and_o reverend_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n in_o his_o sermon_n at_o the_o lord_n general_n monk_n funeral_n p._n 3._o and_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a with_o that_o reverend_a prelate_n to_o affirm_v that_o
truth_n be_v but_o one_o though_o the_o pilate_n of_o the_o world_n may_v always_o be_v inquire_v what_o it_o be_v §_o 12._o theologer_n do_v also_o vary_v in_o their_o commentary_n and_o exposition_n on_o several_a place_n of_o scripture_n raise_v several_a doctrine_n of_o different_a nature_n from_o the_o same_o text_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o learned_a stillingsteet_n sermon_n call_v the_o mischief_n of_o separation_n and_o the_o opposition_n he_o receive_v to_o it_o from_o five_o several_a angry_a antagonist_n nay_o curse_v you_o meroz_n suffer_v the_o rack_n in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n and_o be_v force_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o treason_n and_o sedition_n when_o we_o know_v it_o bear_v another_o interpretation_n and_o may_v be_v plead_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o government_n the_o truth_n whereof_o mr._n hickringill_n have_v prove_v both_o from_o the_o pulpit_n and_o in_o print_n though_o since_o indeed_o he_o have_v be_v anomalous_a in_o some_o thing_n though_o the_o comfort_n be_v he_o do_v not_o persist_v §_o 13._o if_o then_o it_o be_v so_o clear_a plain_a and_o sunlike_a a_o truth_n that_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o useful_a science_n or_o mystery_n be_v liable_a to_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n i_o will_v keep_v to_o this_o learned_a objector_n word_n and_o yet_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o the_o worse_o or_o less_o serviceable_a to_o mankind_n why_o shall_v astrology_n and_o therein_o the_o doctrine_n of_o geniture_n be_v render_v the_o less_o worthy_a or_o useful_a or_o yet_o think_v more_o cheap_o of_o for_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o same_o let_v the_o chaff_n be_v winnow_v from_o the_o wheat_n the_o dross_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o oar_n the_o good_a wine_n from_o the_o dregs_o i._n e._n purge_v and_o refine_v astrology_n as_o much_o as_o you_o will_v or_o can_v but_o have_v a_o care_n of_o destroy_v it_o promote_v not_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n against_o legitimate_a and_o long_o experience_a truth_n lest_o the_o 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