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
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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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    || trifling, tointreat pardon, when he might haue beene nt without fault. For who compelled him to doe that for whichhce thought fit to crane pardon; fo may we fay tothe Knight, by filence hee might have beene ™> — i Ff blameleffes By writing fo vnskilfully of vaknowne 1) | whbngs, vpon hope of pardon ; becanfe his place im equireth not fuch exact skillin Divinity, and of | by vpholding a corrupt caufe, hee hath fhut himfelfe | from the benefice of that fauour, which otherwife he | = might looke for. And ifignorance bee to bee excufed wt |} ina Chriftian Knight, I fhould rather excufe igno- i | rance in Aftrologie,then in Dininity. the | But muft wee pardon this alfo which followeth ¢ mt f= Where M. Chambers had found fault with one, for ] Ape ag | o¢ § = afcribing fo much to numbers,that therby hethoughe uit = to attaine the myftery of his faluation, and to haue his xt | name regiftred in the Booke of God. The Knight de- ued, MH 6©= fending that irreligious fpeech, writeth thus; Pag. Bi 419. Icis euidentto him that is not blind by malice, fot §} = that hee intendeth nothing in that Hyperbolicall and cit | excefline {peech ; but fach a fequeftration of our (of §} thoughts from all materiall things, as thereby wee | may the more freely contemplate the my {tery of the | Trinity in Vnity;vntill through our whole conuerfion BN} tothefame, wee cometo bee regiftred in the num: iwi | ber ofthoferhat are fealed to faluation. Thus farre sf} theKnight. If any mancontradi& this Gentleman, he, di | is prefently charged to be blinded with malice ; And |} §=- yet, M. Chambers did not intend to contradi@ him, — but openedanirreligious fpeech ofanother. But the Knight willtakethe defence ofall vpon him. It were to bee wilhed,that hee ae deale more aduifedly, :
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