An history of the constancy of nature. Wherein, by comparing the latter age with the former, it is maintained that the world doth not decay universally, in respect of it self, or the heavens, elements, mixt bodies, meteors, minerals, plants, animals, nor man in his age, stature, strength, or faculties of his minde, as relating to all arts and science / by John Jonston of Poland. [Translated by John Rowland].

  • Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675
Date:
1657
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Credit: An history of the constancy of nature. Wherein, by comparing the latter age with the former, it is maintained that the world doth not decay universally, in respect of it self, or the heavens, elements, mixt bodies, meteors, minerals, plants, animals, nor man in his age, stature, strength, or faculties of his minde, as relating to all arts and science / by John Jonston of Poland. [Translated by John Rowland]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “crue pss ane r $<. So, The Conlancy of Nature. He | norant men challenge this to themfelyess ae a Yer Men of better mindes hold it better to ls wait on the event with hope and patience, than by rath Judgement to accufe the Scrip tures of falfhood, andto make things falfe tobe true, or to afctibe Divinity ro Hu- mane adtiens 3 or fupernaturall power to aturallthings. I, though I had rather be filent, both concerning Divinity and the Truth, yee I profefle that I have hard- lyfound any thing in Hiftories, I have: a read; thar is. not foretold either by Divine: a as or Diabolick, or Humane, or Naturalllf + Predidtions,or by them altogether. All the Hh erder ofthe four Monarehics lies couched cu in Danicls Images, the brief of al] the Ec--§ ee. clefiafticall Hiftory is contained in chee} oe, Apocalyptick writings. And out of thefe thec§ Ba Divell hath taken fome things. ; Byte The birth of Chrift was fore thewed byy§ ' ang the Sybils, Oracles,and Stars, befides thee} wi writings of the Holy Prophets. What Fic Bia guresof mens Nativities, and what all the Baa reftcan do js taught by a work of Fulizss| Te Cafar, Eullinger de Divinatione, and by thet | at Hiftory of the Duke of Biron. Yertheree} ‘ hee isa meanto be ufed in thefe things; theyy§ muft be made ule of occafionally, and nov fundamentally. Ha ‘ LV. Itis probable that the thoufand yeer® * Fie ¢ in the Revelations are not yet fulfilled, Foug ' Ral. were they fulfilled, thar muft be, eithes§ '