Tella [sic, i.e. Stella] nova, a new starre leading wisemen unto Christ. Or, a sermon preached before the Learned Society of Astrologers, August 1, 1649, in the church of S. Mary Alder-Mary / [Robert Gell].

  • Gell, Robert, 1595-1665.
Date:
1649
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Credit: Tella [sic, i.e. Stella] nova, a new starre leading wisemen unto Christ. Or, a sermon preached before the Learned Society of Astrologers, August 1, 1649, in the church of S. Mary Alder-Mary / [Robert Gell]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    properly my bufineue is^your anniverfary meeting is, I hop!?, for more noble ends, jc^he common good and-benefit of Man- kinde; the nom ilhing and ftrengthning of true^mutuall^Chri- ftian love ; the owning of the great God^ whole name is Love^ (i John 4. 8- 16O Jn His works of Nature and Government of ' the World by S T A R s and Angels, negle£^ed by almoft all'other men. And as your Studies are about the Heavens and heavenly Bodies, their orderly Motions and powerfull influen¬ ces upon this inferiour World j lb the end of your coming to¬ gether, is to glorifie the God of Heavens, who made that won- derfull frame, and maintaines that conftant order and power- full efficacy of the coeleftiall Bodies, and by them leads us to the knowledge, contemplation and admiration of Himfelfc. Yea, whereas the time is now come, and that fulfilled, which our * Lord foretold3M4f.24.23. that men ftiould fay, Loe here is Chrifty or there. The end of your meeting is like that of the Magi^ the Wile-men ; who foon after our Lords birth,came from the Eaft - to Jernfaleniy faying, IFbere is He that is borne King of the Jems ? for m bavefeene his Star in the and are come to mr/hip Him* That*s the argument I (hall entertaine your patience withall^ and treat on at this time. M4f.2.'?. • 7i^4«<5e^c. IVbere is He that is borneyC^c,Takt the Text with the words preceding 5 Noxowben Jefus was borne in Betblebem^&c. Behold^ there came Wife-men from the Eaft to Jerufa- iemyfajing, Where is Hey &c. All they fay, is contained in thefe two Parts : <(nvfMo., a Qneftion, Where is he that is borne King of the J^is I C6e/77oAoj<'tf, aRcafonrendred of the Queftion, and that both from the impulfive caulcjand the end why they made their jour¬ ney, and moved this Qneftion ; For we have feeny&c. In the Q^ueftion we have: r TV J>Jhtuvof j ^ datumy the fuppofition; and that they tooke . , c ^granted. That the King of the Jewes was borne. That which they put to the Q^ieftion upon this fuppolicion, Where is He that is homey &c. To the unfolding both of the Suppolition and Qlieftion, thereupon