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T has been ubject of ancient dipute whether or not the tars, as econd cauesm do o rule and influence man as to ingraft in his nature certain paions, virtues, propenities, &c, and this to take root in him at the very critical moment of his being born in this vale of miery and wretchednes; likewie, if their ite and configuration at this time do hew forth his future paions and puruits; and by their revolutions, tranits, and directed apects, they point out the particular accidents of the body, marriage, icknes, preferments, and uch like; the which I have often revolved in my mind for many years pat, having been at all times in all places a warm advocate for tellary divination or atrology: therefore in this place it is highly neceary that we examine how far this influence extends to man, eeing that I fully admit that man is endowed with a free-will from God, which the tars can in no wie counteract. And as there is in man the power and apprehenion of all divination, and wonderful things, eeing that we have a complete ytem in ourelvs, therefore are we called the microcom, or little world; for we carry Rh