A09431:186
Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to…Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to…
Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to the country-man, proving is utterly unlawful to buy or use our yearly prognostications. Written by W.P.Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to the countri-man, prouing is vtterly vnlawfull to buye or vse our yeerly prognostications. Written by W.P.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1585London: printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1585
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The 2. impediment, the infinite number of stars which no doubt all have great power, although we do not find it. For ⟨image 30⟩the Prognosticator only marketh 1028 stars & of these he taketh only heed unto a very few. Which is as though a man should judge the power of an army by the powers of one or two soldiers and Captains, not by the power of the whole company.
The 2. impediment, ye infinite nūber of stars which no doubt all haue great power, although we do not finde it. For ⟨image 30⟩the Prognosticator onely marketh 1028 starres & of these he taketh onely heede vnto a very fewe. Which is as though a man should iudge the power of an army by the powers of one or two souldiours and Captaines, not by the power of the whole company.
The 3. impediment is the infinite varieties of the virtues of stars, & the parts of heaven, which Astrologers grant to be: yet they do not know them. As touching the nature of the fixed stars, they know nothing but by the colour, which is red, leady▪ white, pale &c. resembling some Planet. And because they know not the virtue of all stars & every part of heaven, they are not able to judge any thing but to their own shame, no more then the Physician is able to know the nature of the compound medicine without the knowing of every simple.
The 3. impedim••t is the infinite varieties of the vertues of stars, & the parts of heauē, which Astrologers graūt to be: yet they do not know thē. As touching ye nature of the fixed stars, they know nothing but by the colour, which is red, leady▪ white, pale &c. resembling some Planet. And because they know not ye vertue of all stars & euery part of heauē, they are not able to iudge any thing but to their owne shame, no more then the Phisitian is able to know the nature of the cōpounde medicine without the knowing of euery simple.