A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon].

  • Christopher Heydon
Date:
1603
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    149/622 page 119
    en » againft Inditiae pir ologi¢..» rng. his owne imagination , but feqnefter the Stintie; Moone! arid ftarres from the frame of the world; doth he notthenfee,with what more: then Cymmerian darknes j:he hath ouerwhelmed: allzhingsthatremaine 2. doth he notleaue.a blind ¢bacsreples nifbed:with nothing buthorrour; cold,confufion;and ruine? Were it pollible to place-42..Chamber.inifuch a'world,. where he: might. bea while pinched with the fait of their want, T am perfwaded it would teach-him‘quickly:to recant this-fenf lefle errour.:) 22... 10 Di ott) 99'S 48a, it 96 east: 107 af > Itremaines toicanfider with what réafon he maintaines this madde, and fenfelefle pofitions Andthushe argueth.! if the} haue any power,they mut hane st from Goa: but of Godrthsynener had st, Ergo: they. Lane no power at all. But I denie his aflumptis en »whichhe forefecing , indeuourethtoftrengthen thus: /f (faith he).they bad receiuedsheix power of God, then God-would not. bade forbidden the ufe.of themsuo nioreshenhe hathef, WACALS fruites,peanbs and the dike,to which he hath Kinempowmer to: nontife anacavemans bode; Butfirltt 'denie his:confeqtience,as falfe;. and ynneceflary.: For God prohibited to'tafte the tree of knowledge : yet 14. Chamber will notbe [0 abfurd asto des mates; who-can be foighorant of the ceremoniall lawe,asnot to knowe, that God by /40/es.did prohibitthe vfe..of: diuers. creatures; which neuerthelefle had ‘their: naturall: properties? wherefore firlt.it is apparent, that his-confequence is .vitious. But notto trifleabout aknott ina ruth-] {till deniethatwhich: he aflumes, that. god hath forbiddenthe vfe of theftarres)For. ifhe prouethis,he {trikes the pen out of my hand,and at thall Wherefore nowetthat the {tate of the queftion isireducedto this,poynt, I defire thereader to: marke ;. howe: Logically she proues ite are: bidden (faith he) to.rake meate: and: drik-with thabke/gsning. What can any man expectthat he-fhould: cone clude herepon; but thatwe are:-commaunded to fay Grace: when we take our meate? For out of this to prooue'that we apekdybidden the vfe.ofthe ftars:; he can neuer beable. Yee’ ufer
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3