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Christian Astrology

William Lilly -- 1647

Volume One

CHRISTIAN

ASTROLOGY

MODESTLY

TREATED OF IN THREE BOOKS

THE FIRST CONTAINING THE USE OF AN EPHEMERIS,

the erecting of a scheam of Heaven; nature of

the twelve Signs of the Zodiack, of the

Planets; with a most easie Introduction

To the whole Art of Astrology.

THE SECOND, BY A MOST METHODICAL WAY INSTRUCTETH

the Student how to Judge or Resolve all manner of Questions contingent

unto Man, viz. of Health, Sickness, Riches, Marriage, Preferment, Journies, &c.

Severall Questions inferred and Judged.

THE THIRD, CONTAINS AN EXACT MEOTH, WHEREBY TO

Judge upon Nativities; severall ways how to rectifie them;

How to judge the generall fate of the Native by the twelve Houses

of Heaven, according to the naturall influence of the STARS:

How his particular and Annuall Accidents, by the Art of Direction, and its exact measure of

Time by Profections, Revolutions, Transits.

A Nativity judged by the Method preceding.

The Second Edition Corrected, and Amended.

By WILLIAM LILLY Student of Astrology.

Omne meum nil meum. Nihil dictum, quod non dictum prius

LONDON

Printed by John Macock 1659

To The Student In ASTROLOGY

My friend, whoever thou art, that with so much ease shalt receive the benefit of my hard

studies, and doth intend to proceed in this heavenly knowledge of the stars, wherein the great

and admirable works of the invisible and alglorious God are so manifestly apparent. In the

first place, consider and admire thy Creator, and be thankful unto him, be thou humble, and let

no natural knowledge, how profound and transcendent soever it be, elate thy minde to neglect

that divine Providence, by whose all-seeing order and appointment, all things heavenly and

earthly, have their constant motion, but the more thy knowledge is enlarged, the more do thou

magnifie the power and wisdom of Almighty God, and strive to preseve thy self in his favour;

being confident, the more holy thou art; and more neer to God, the purer Judgment thou shalt

give. Beware of pride and self-conceit, and remember how that long ago, no irrational

Creature obey him, so long as he was Master of his own Reason and Passions, or until he

subjected his Will to the unreasonable part. But alas! when iniquity abounded, and man gave

the reins to his own affection, and deserted reason, then every Beast, Creature and outward

harmful thing, became rebellious and unserviceable to his command. Stand fast, oh man! to

thy God, and assured Principles, then consider thy own nobleness, how all created things, both

present and to come, were for thy sake created; nay, for thy sake God became Man: thou art

that Creature, who being conversant with Christ, liveth and reignest above the heavens, and

sits above all power and authority. How many Pre-eminences, Priviledges, Advantages hath

God bestowed on thee? thou rangest above the heavens by Contemplation, conceivest the

motion and magnitude of the stars; thou talkest with Angels, yea with God himself; thou has

all Creatures within thy Dominion, and keepest the Devils in subjection: Do not then, for

shame, deface thy Nature, or make thy self unworthy of such Gifts, or deprive thy self of that

great Power, Glory and Blessedness God hath alotted thee, by casting from thee his fear, for

possession of a few imperfect pleasures. Having considered thy God, and what thy self art,

during they being Gods servant; now receive instruction how in thy practice I would have thee

carry thy self. As thou daily conversest with the heavens, so instruct and form thy minde

according to the image of Divinity; learn all the ornaments of Vertue, be sufficiently instructed

therein; be humane, curteous, familiar to all, easie of access, afflict not the Miserable with

terror of a harsh Judgment; in such cases, let them know their hard fate by degrees; direct them

to call on God to divert his Judgments impending over them; be modest, conversant with the

Learned, Civil, Sober man, covet not an cilate; give freely to the poor, both money and

judgment: let no worldly wealth procure an Erroneous Judgment from thee, or such as may

dishonour the Art, or this divine Science: Love good men, cherish those honest men that

cordially Study this Art: Be sparing in delivering Judgment against the Common-wealth thou

livest in. Give not judgment of the death of thy Prince; yet I know experimentally, that Reges

Subjucent Legibus Stellarum marry a wife of thy own; rejoyce in the number of they friends,

avoid law and controversie: in they Study, be Totus in Illis that thou maist be Singulus in Art;

be not extravagant or desrious to learn every Science, be not Aliquid in Omnibus; be faithful,

tenacious, betray on ones secrets, no no I charge thee never divulge either friend or enemies

trust committed to thy faith. Instruct all men to Live well, be a good example thy self, avoid

the fashion of the times, love thy own Native Country: exprobate no man, no not an enemy:

be not dismayed, if ill spoken of, Conscientia Mille Testes; God suffers no sin unpunished, no

lye unrevenged.

WILLIAM LILLY.

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