Magick and astrology vindicated from those false aspersions and calumnies, which the ignorance of some hath cast upon them. In which is contained true definitions of the said arts and the justifications of their practise, proved by the authority of Scripture, and the experience of ancient and modern authors. With observations from several remarkable conjunctions and apparitions. As those three suns that appeared before the Kings death, &c. Impartially communicated for the publique good / By Hardick Warren.

  • Warren, Hardick.
Date:
1651
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Credit: Magick and astrology vindicated from those false aspersions and calumnies, which the ignorance of some hath cast upon them. In which is contained true definitions of the said arts and the justifications of their practise, proved by the authority of Scripture, and the experience of ancient and modern authors. With observations from several remarkable conjunctions and apparitions. As those three suns that appeared before the Kings death, &c. Impartially communicated for the publique good / By Hardick Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SOG IE 2 SS sae : 2 (REED Pea ea SSS , i8 Magicn Aftrology vindicated, Celeftial Influences, and Heavenly Virtues. But now I fhalldefcend to Particulars, as to declare the particu- far Effeats of the fuperior Influences upon particular ones. But firft, That they have relation to the World in general, take but that one Inftance of Petrus de Aliaco concerning the Univerfal Flood, who quoting Albumazer, who did by. Calculation of the Motions of the two /uperior Planets tO wit, Saturn and jupiter, did find that they did come to Conjunétion in Cancer, @ watery Sign, and in che €ourth Houfe of Heaven, the which Sign was (as the fame Author doth affirm) the Horofcope of the Heavens firft motion, viz. when the Creation was Gnifhed, and all Celeftial bodies had received their power of motion,in the which they were to continue, for the product of thofe determinate effects upon the world, according'to the intention of the firft Canfe. In this par- riculat In{tance a curious eye may fee much ; by the which Con- janction (as fome learned Authors doth aver) that that juft man Noah had the fore-knowledg of the general Deluge: For, asthe {aid 4liaco confirmeth, that although Noah did well know the Flood by. divine Kevelation, yet this Conjunction being notorious, he could not be ignorant of the fecond Caufes from the firft Caufe, Cor that was not only a Sign, buc a working Caufe, by its power seceived from the firft Caufe, which is God himfelf ; and alfo that by che windows of Heaven, Mofes meant this Watery C onjnntti- on: The Authors words are thefe ; /¢ pleafed God (faith he) to ordain by the conrfe of the Heaveus [uch a Confielation, by the which all men might fee therein their own destruction coming, and fo forfake thofe wicked Ways whererm they walked, and call upon Goa for mercy. And of the fame Judgment yas the learned, Parifienfis, who underftood that by the windows of Heaven were meant the great Conjunttion of thofe two /uperior Planets, of thefe watery Conftellations, Cancer, Pifces,Pleiades,Hyades,and Orion ; andof the Planets, Venus and the AZoo, which are the forcible Caules of the greatest Iaundations : His.own words are thete; [perceive not what the Prophet of the Hebrews meaneth by thefe words, the windows of Heaven, unle{s he meaneth there- | by thofe Celestial Powers, by whofe influence are engendered the Rain, and Inundations of Waters, {uch a are thegvater Signs of , ia peer CADeee ME SBE OWN