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…

So thou if thou hast any business in hand, any journey to take, any thing to buy or sell, or any other matter: never regard the constellations of Heaven, commit thy self to the only providence of God, in whom thou hast thy life, and motion, and being, who directeth all thy steppes: pray unto him privately with thy self to bless thee and all thy actions, that they may tend to his glory, thy welfare: thou shalt find that all thy enterprises will have better success, then if the whole host of heaven, and all the Prognosticators of england had promised never so much prosperity. ⟨image 36⟩Now let us show their absurd folly in prognosticating of the state of the year: of which their predictions are either general for the whole year, or special for every day. In their general predictions are considered either the grounds of them, or the matters which they foretell. Their grounds are especially two. 1. The figure of the revolution of the year, erected when the sun entereth into the first minute of Aries. 2. The figure celestial for the time of the Eclipse of the sun and moon: for upon these twain, say they, dependeth the whole state of the year. In their celestial figures they consider the erecting of them, and the finding of the Lord of the figure. The erecting of the figure, containeth very many absurdities.

So thou if thou hast anye businesse in hand, any iourney to take, any thing to buy or sell, or anie other matter: neuer regard the constellations of Heauen, committe thy selfe to the onely prouidence of God, in whome thou hast thy life, and motion, and beyng, who directeth all thy steppes: pray vnto him priuately with thy selfe to blesse thee and all thy actions, that they may tende to his glory, thy welfare: thou shalt finde that all thy enterprises wil haue better successe, then if the whole hoast of heauen, and all the Prognosticatours of england had promised neuer so much prosperitie. ⟨image 36⟩Now let vs shew their absurd folly in prognosticating of the state of the yeare: of which their predictions are either generall for the whole yeare, or speciall for euery day. In their general predictions are considered either the grounds of them, or the matters which they foretell. Their groūdes are especially two. 1. The figure of the reuolution of the yeare, erected when the sun entreth into the first minute of Aries. 2. The figure celestiall for the time of the Eclipse of the sunne and moone: for vpn these twaine, say they, dependeth the whole state of the yeare. In their celestiall figures they consider the erecting of them, and the finding of the Lord of the figure. The erecting of the figure, containeth very many absurdities.