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 Book I. and end: o Aries poeeth the beginning of Fire, Leo the progres, and increae, and Sagittarius the end. Taurus the beginning of the Earth, Virgo the progres, Capricorn the end. Gemini the beginning of the Aire, Libra the progres, Aquarius the end. Cancer the beginning of Water, Scorpius the middle, and Pices the end. Of the mixtions therefore of thee Planets, and Signes, together with the Elements are all bodies made. Moreover Divels alo are upon this account ditinguihed the one from the other, o that ome are called fiery, ome earthy, ome airy, and ome watery. Hence alo thoe four Infernall Rivers, fiery Phlegethon, airy Cocytus, watery Styx, earthy Acheron. Alo in the Gopel we read of Hell Fire, and eternall Fire, into which the Cured hall be commanded to go : and in the Revelation we read of a Lake of Fire, and Iaiah peaks of the damned, that the Lord will mite them with corrupt Aire. And in Job, They hall kip from the Waters of the Snow to extremity of heat, and in the ame we read, That the Earth is dark, and covered with the darknes of death, and mierable darknes. Moreover alo thee Elements are placed in the Angels in Heaven, and the bleed intelligencies ; there is in them a tability of their eence, which is an earthly vertue, in which is the tedfat eat of God; alo their mercy, and piety is a watery cleaning vertue. Hence by the Palmit they are called Waters, where he peaking of the Heavens, aith, Who rulet the Waters that are higher then the Heavens; also in them their subtill breath is Aire, and their love is shining Fire : Hence they are called in Scripture the Wings of the Wind; and in another place the Psalmist speaks of them, Who makest Angels thy Spirits, and thy Ministers a flaming fire. Also according to orders of Angels, some are fiery, as Seraphin, and authorities, and powers; earthy as Cherubin: watery as Thrones, and Archangels : airy as Dominions, and Principalities. Do we not also read of the original maker of all things, that the earth shall he opened and bring forth a Saviour? Is it not spoken of the same, that he shall be a fountain of living Water, cleansing, and regenerating? Is not the same Spirit breathing the breath of life; and Rh