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An admonition against astrology judicial and other curiosities, that reign now in the worldAn admonicion against astrology iudiciall and other curiosities, that raigne novv in the vvorld
An admonition against astrology judicial and other curiosities, that reign now in the world: written in the french tongue by John Calvin and translated into English, by G.G.An admonicion against astrology iudiciall and other curiosities, that raigne novv in the vvorld: written in the french tonge by Ihon Caluine and translated into English, by G.G.
London: printed by Roulande Hall, 1561
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whereby he meaneth that if we have followed any evil trade so soon as God hath given us the grace to know his will we must turn backward. But in the stead hereof those that at this day count themselves Christians, dispense with themselves without scruple of conscience, to be at the least like unto others, so that he which was accustomed to be an adulterer doth yet still continue in his villainy. The plays and pastimes yea the blasphemies are as outrageous amongst them as they were afore time. The superfluities and pomps are excused as things indifferent although a man may see that they serve for nothing but for pride ambition and all vanity. Moreover every estate will have his Gospel a part, according as the forge it for their appetite, ⟨image 5⟩so that there is as great diversity betwixt the gospel of the court and that of lawyers & Justiciaries and that of the merchants and commune multitude as is betwixt the money made of many divers coins: Save that they all have one mark a like (that is) that they are of the world. Whereby they have no agreement with Jesus, who would separate us from the world.
Whereby he meaneth that if we haue folowed any euell trade so soone as God hath geuen vs the grace to know his wyll we muste turne backward. But in the stead hereof those that at this day count themselues Christians, dispense wt themselues without scruple of conscience, to be at the leaste like vnto others, so that he which was accostomed to be an adulter dothe yet still continew in his vilany. The playes and pastymes yea the blasphemies ar as outragious emongs them as they were afore time. The superfluitees and pompes are excused as thīgs indifferent althogh a man may see that they serue for nothing but for prid ambition and all vanitie. Moreouer euery estate wyll haue his Gospel a parte, according as the forge it for their appetite, ⟨image 5⟩so that there is as great diuersitie betwixt the gospel of the court and that of lawyers & Iusticiaries and that of the marchants and cō mune multitude as is betwyxt the mony made of manye diuers coygnes: Saue that they all haue one marke a like (that is) that they are of the worlde. Whereby they haue no agrement wt Iesus, who wolde seperate vs from the world.