A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon].
- Christopher Heydon
- Date:
- 1603
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.
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![whome he writeth: for although it betruethat Chriftian A- the text by the confideration of theftarres, yet ishe not able to taxe any of them with that derogation from God, or im- pietie; which ishere derided. Forto place confidence in the ftarres, as in diuine caufes.and powers, is one thing, and to efteeme them but. as fubordinate and fecond caufes in but -Gods inftruments’, which (as our Aftrologers doe here taxed, whereby he may fee that the truft- may be reproos: ued,yet the arteyncliecked.For I omit here to fhew that mo-. nethly prognoftications grounded vpon obferuation , dedu- farre as I know:and thatnet onely the Fathers,and thole later dinines by me before remembred,but even C12, (adein him~. {elfe,in hisadmonition, with others (that attribute. as little as they may to thisarte Jdoe allow thereof fo farre forth as they extend to the {tate of the weather, of health, plagues, plentie, dearth,and to the dire@tion of the Fhyfition, when to: purge by Pill,when by Potion,when by letting of blood,this beeing. as farre as our prognoftications proceede. Which neuerthe-. phet had fhewed any ‘detcftation thereof ; or reprooued the fame as vnlawefulland vnchriftian.. Wherefore when thefe aduerfaries condemne the arte for the abufes of artifts, itis cleere thatthey doe but play the fophifters , deceiving by a: plaine fallacie Abaceidente.. And laftly if it be confidered what S. Eerome ; Hago; Aquinas, yra,Haymo,and other aune cient expofitors, have written vpon this text, it is molt cer= taine,that not one of themisfo fharp fighted as to efpie out any thing inthis’ place that may preiudicate Aftrologie; as hath partly beforeappeared , anid as] will anidincahl jie if a cfore ( ie](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30331031_0059.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
