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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42785	Cardines cœli, or, An appeal to the learned and experienced observers of sublunars and their vicissitudes whether the cardinal signes of heaven are not most influential upon men and things proved by X. remarkable genitures, &c. in a reply to the learned author of Cometomantia wherein the character of Gassendus is defended and sundry other starry truths are justified / by John Gadbury ...	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.	1684 (1684)	Wing G78; ESTC R40872	59,079	101

Cromwel is most unjustly and disingeniously urged against me unless he had been very certain I had prestigiated therein which I am sure he is not cannot be For it is sufficiently known to many Persons of Worth and Honour yet Living that what I publish'd of Richard Cromwell from his Geniture was not only my single Opinion but the Judgement of all the Eminent Astrologers of those days in Point of Art concerning him and his Horoscope and this long before he was decently laid aside to make room for Him whose Right it was And longer still before I adventured to Publish the same and that this was really so I dare appeal to the Knowledge and Memories of the most Worthy and Learned Elias Ashmole Esq Dr. Francis Bernard c. Gentlemen excellently vers'd in the Genethliacal part of Astrology who were of the same Judgement with Me and possibly before Me too Nay the Honourable Sir Edward Dering Knight being then beyond the Seas upon the Death of Oliver Cromwell and his Knowledge of the meanness of Richard Cromwell's Stars immediately encouraged the Kings Friends there in Person and on this side the Seas by his Loyal Letters with this usual assurance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 insinuating His Majesty's happy Restauration and particularly did he write thus to a Worthy Learned Divine and a present Dignitory of the Church of England in the year 1658 a Copy of which Letter I have seen and I believe can yet procure the Learned Antagonist a sight of it if at least That would help to excuse Me from his unkind charge or satisfie him § 39. Yet further Mr. William Lilly from whom I own to have had this Geniture was of the same Opinion with Me and for the same Reasons too although afterward he was unfortunately engaged to write in favour of this fortunately unfortunate Gentleman even against his Judgement and Knowledge in Art Sed auri sacra fames It may also be remembred and that most truly That the difference between Mr. Lilly and my self had its original before the death of Oliver Cromwell And from the commencement whereof I never had the least conversation with him and therefore could not joyn in Judgement with him or receive any kindness from him which could any way gratifie my Adversary or countenance this his unjust Sarcasm of Me That I knew nothing of this Gentlemans Destiny until I saw his Scene Acted § 40. It is a wonder to me this Learned Antagonist did not say as much against me concerning the King of Sweden's Nativity which I own to have had from a Copy that the aforesaid Honorable Sir Edward Dering procured in Germany and sent into England as he received it from the Learned Olearius Mathematician to the Duke of Holstein and hath done me the honour to shew me the very original Scheme under the said Olearius his hand I mention this to satisfie the Learned Dr. More how I came by it which he seemed to wish for in his Reply to Mr. Butler And His Majesty of Denmarks also both which I published to the World before Their Scenes were Acted So that Astrologers are not always guilty of Post-diction in the room of Prediction Prediction is as clear as the Astrological Day but some there are who do in Solecaligare § 41 But my Learned Opponent may answer me to these things by allowing that future Events may be predicted but not to be attributed to Astrological Skill as he doth p. 235. A pretty Musical distinction The Astrologer predicts future accidents by his Art but this must not be attributed to Astrological Skill That is in plain terms the Astrologer knows nothing by his Art or Quatenus an Astrologer But how will this accord with what my Antagonist allows in p. 227. That the Stars do point out some Futurities to us Do they so yes they do indeed And if so why should not the knowledge thereof be refer'd to Astrological Skill Nay this Learned Adversary of mine for such he is be he who he will in p. 206. Agrees Astrology to be a part of natural Philosophy which from the knowledge of Caelestial Bodies Prognosticateth of Events in the Sublimary Bodies here below and consequently the Actions of Men who are partly made of these depend in some manner on their influences And again he acknowledges in pag. 229. That When the Astrologer is rightly accomplish'd for his work his Iudgement may prove successful May it so why then sure an Astrologer may predict some particulars and yet not be thought a Prestigiator or his Art a meer piece of Leiger-de-main But how must he be accomplished right for his work I will answer in the first words of the Centiloquium à te à scientia viz. When he is not only a Book-learn'd man though that I acknowledge is of excellent advantage but also when he is born an Artist 'T is from thy self and Learning Ptolomy prefers the accomplishment of Birth in the first place then that of Breeding or Education Both together do the Feat to purpose Nay my Antagonist sure the fairest and most worthy Enemy that ever any man met with in pag. 273. When he is pleading against Astrology brings in the Holy Father St. Augustine to support it This excellent Saint willing to give Astrology its just due my Antagonist says expresses himself thus In ille perspicuitate Corporum Caelestium non omnes omnino motus Animi latere That it is possible to arrive to a notice of some motions and inclinations of the mind from the Astral influences of the Body § 42. But this Learned Gentleman as if affraid he had granted me too much is pleased to urge p. 217. what no honest or modest Astrologer will deny him viz. That no man can be positive in foretelling future Events of the Stars I am sure then they can be foretold no way But now if he mean that they cannot be foretold in Specie I agree with him but if he mean in Genere that no kind of Events can be foretold He then not only opposes his own Concessions but contradicts St. Austin and the Truth together § 43. None indeed but such as are Divinely inspired can predict the particular kinds of things as Ptolomy most truly says Gentil Aph. 1. But what then Nice particulars are not to be Predicted Ergo nothing can Is this Logick Cannot an Astrologer if he sees a direction impending in any man's Nativity which of it self portends Death Predict this by his Skill and yet not be positive either to the precise time or Distemper c. And if he sees a King or Prince to have a Glorious Geniture as the Illustrious Frederick the III. of Denmark had Cannot He say that this Prince though he happen to be at present in great troubles will not only recover Himself from His misfortunes Add to the Glory of His Ancestors and die peaceably possess'd of His Honour and acquisitions And this even by His Skill in Art without opposing Ptolomy 's