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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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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.
As Love and hatred of kinsfolk. Marriages. Increase of farms and livings. Injuries and quarrels. Raising of rents. Exacting of subsidies by officers. False rumours. Imprisonments. Hard entreating of Ecclesiastical persons. Buying, selling, undermining. The studying of sciences. Friends fall out for trifles. Solemn progresses. Favour of noble men. Men shall fall, body, and goods into the Princes hands. Merchandise unprofitable. &c.
As Loue and hatred of kinsfolke. Mariages. Encrease of farmes and liuings. Iniuries and quarells. Raysing of rentes. Exactyng of subsidies by officers. False rumors. Imprisonmentes. Hard intreating of Ecclesiasticall persons. Buying, selling, vnderminyng. The studying of sciences. Frendes fall out for trifles. Solemne progresses. Fauour of noble men. Men shall fall, body, and goodes into the Princes handes. Marchandise vnprofitable. &c.
These and such like proceed only from the will of man: the constellations ⟨image 42⟩of stars are neither signs nor causes of them. Some will say, Non imponere necessitatem, sed inclinare Stellas, that is. That stars do not constrain, but only incline the minds of men: a most wicked saying, although most commonly spoken of, and defended. For the inclining of the will of man is only the work of God, as the holy Scriptures do teach us. The hart of man (saith Solomon) purposeth his ways,