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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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1 They foretell of Comets, Earthquakes, Famines, and plagues &c. but they do it as the blind man which casteth his staff he knoweth not where. No man as yet ever knew the true causes of these. As for Comets and blazing stars they do not rise of the influence of any stars, neither are they any earthly things, but are in heaven, most commonly far above the Moon, as by Geometrical & Astronomical demonstrations may be be proved: how this cometh to pass the Lord only knoweth. And surely they do thee great injury, that when as, no doubt, God doth lighten them, and send the rest extraordinarily, as threatening tokens of his sore displeasure, yet they will rock thee a sleep in the cradle of security by telling that such tokens came from ⟨image 41⟩the ordinary course of the heavens.
1 They foretell of Comets, Earthquakes, Famynes, and plagues &c. but they do it as the blind man which casteth hys staffe hee knoweth not where. No man as yet euer knewe the true causes of these. As for Cometes and blazing starres they do not rise of the influence of any starres, neither are they anye earthly thinges, but are in heauen, moste commonly far aboue the Moon, as by Geometrical & Astronomical demonstrations may be be proued: how this cōmeth to passe the Lord only knoweth. And surely they do thee great iniurie, that when as, no doubt, God doth lighten them, and send the rest extraordinarily, as threatnyng tokens of his sore displeasure, yet they will rocke thee a sleepe in the cradle of securitie by telling that such tokens came from ⟨image 41⟩the ordinary course of the heauens.
2. They foretell all things which happen in civill affairs amongst men, as are these which follow.
2. They foretell all thinges whiche happen in ciuill affaires amongst men, as are these which follow.