Astrologomania : the madnesse of astrologers. Or an examination of Sir Christopher Heydons booke, intituled 'A defence of judiciarie astrologie' / Written neere upon twenty yeares ago, by G.C. ... Published by T[homas] V[icars].

George Carleton

Date:: 1624

Credit: Astrologomania : the madnesse of astrologers. Or an examination of Sir Christopher Heydons booke, intituled 'A defence of judiciarie astrologie' / Written neere upon twenty yeares ago, by G.C. ... Published by T[homas] V[icars]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Sir Chriftopber Exeydons Booke. CHAP, X. The Cenfure of the Knights Dinincty. ste boldncfle of many men is much to bec Si raaruelledatin thefe euill &licentioustimes, eceaeje who in colouring of corrupt Cavfes, dare preiumic to fe the pretence of holy Scriptures, tur- ning and forcing Gods truth fometimes to inftific the forgeries of Sathan : which impiety, as it proceeded from the Diuell,the firft corrupter of the truth; fo, whcerefocucr it appeareth in other, it doth bewray st felfe,and fheweth evidently, whom they imitate that 8 vieic. For Gods holytruch cannot be fo fpoken of,as > i} amatterof common Learning may be: For {mooth *f | tcarmés, andatrimmed {peech, without a religious, N) heart, opening the truthes of Gods word,. will pre- fently bee defcried. Whether this religious heart bee Beh] wala, iy Le tee in the Knight,or that hee hath prefumed with vaclean | il tS hands to handle holy things; !et the Children of the : i | Church iudge. Iwill not charge him with prophane tt words; as where hee, {peaking ofthe immortality of , | Hh | the Soule, of the diuine Prowidence, of the Miracles : i | and Myfteries of Religion ;calleth thefe things meet- ft ny | ly Theologicall,or Metaphyficall pag. 94. @ 95.Re- H) ligion is Metaphyficall,as it dependcth vpon the im- md mediate will of God, and not vpon the order of na- ture; This wee paffé ouer, and cometotry his fpirit, and found his iudgementin Diuinity. _ Whereas M. Chambers citcti the Prophet E/ay 47. 12.13. where the Prophet forefhewing the deftruct- Q and$