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Literally, so are tell-tale Astrologers, who have learned in the devils Academy to cozen the world with false alarms. Aures verbis divitant alienas, ut opibus domus locupletent suas. Alas, how can they tell another's end or infelicity, that are ignorant of their own? Qui sibi nescius, cui praescius? CHRIST bids us beware of false Prophets, what will he judge of those that run to them? A thief hath stolen thy beast, and thou in going to the wizard, runnest after him with thy soul. Thus when one takes away the child's apple, he throws the bread after him. Will not the devil laugh to see two such thieves meet together in his kingdom? Levit. 19.31. Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them. Regard them not, if you do, the LORD will not regard you.

Literally, so are tell-tale Astrologers, who have learned in the divells Academcy to coozen the world with false alarmes. Aures verbis divitant alienas, ut opibus domus locupletent suas. Alas, how can they tell anothers end or infelicity, that are ignorant of their owne? Qui sibi nescius, cui praescius? CHRIST bids us beware of false Prophets, what will he judge of those that runne to them? A theefe hath stollen thy beast, and thou in going to the wizard, runnest after him with thy soule. Thus when one takes away the childs apple, he throwes the bread after him. Will not the divell laugh to see two such theeves meete together in his kingdome? Levit. 19.31. Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seeke after wizards, to bee defiled by them. Regard them not, if you doe, the LORD will not regard you.

Mystically, the devil is a false Prophet: he calls evil good, and promiseth to bad attempts good events. Either he conceals the end from the way, or the way ⟨p. 370⟩from the end. Thou mayest travel the way of lust, yet not come to the end of it, damnation. Or thou mayest come to the end of thy hope, salvation; yet never limit thy self to the way of grace. These are all false prophecies, and this is that false Prophet which cozens the world. He sped so unhappily with our first parents: you may eat of the forbidden tree, yet be like Gods: it was false, for he knew that so eating would make them like devils. The world is such a false Prophet, like those lying spirits to Ahab. Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper,