Astrologomania: the madnesse of astrologers. Or An examination of Sir Christopher Heydons booke, intituled A defence of iudiciarie astrologie. Written neere vpon twenty yeares ago, by G.C. And by permission of the author set forth for the vse of such as might happily be misled by the Knights booke. Published by T.V. B. of D.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: OR RECAPITVLATION of the Chiefe Passages in this Treatise.

CHAP. I.

• TO the Confusion of Astrologie, one witnesse more is added, by the writing of this Booke.
• Iudiciarie Astrologie is no part of Naturall Philosophie, nor of the Mathematickes, ney∣ther is it Media Scientia, be∣twixt them.

CHAP. II.

• The meanes of knowing aforehand particular Euents, is not Naturall, but Diabolicall.
• Those that haue beene most blockish in other Learning, haue beene quick and sharpe-witted in Astrologie.

CHAP. III.

• Astrologie and Augurie in the iudgement of the learned are alike.
• ...

• The trueth in a Prediction doth not make an Art war∣rantable.

CHAP. IV.

• The Astrologer foretelleth that is true, by the helpe of Sathan.
• Henry the second King of Fraunce, and Ahab King of Israels death, compared together.
• Astrologicall Predictions depend not vpon Natural Cau∣ses.
• Natural Effects are not Contigent, but Necessary.
• Of future Contingent Euents, there is no certaine know∣ledge.
• Astrologicall Predictions stand not by learning, but by some instinct.

CHAP. V.

• Astrologie considereth the Fortunes onely of Fooles, and the wicked.
• The Knights inuincible Syllogisme dasht to peeces.
• Naturall Effects must be distinguished from Contingent Euents.

CHAP. VI.

• No place for a definition in the beginning of a Contro∣uersie.
• Ars is not the Genus for Astrology and Astronomy.

CHAP. VII.

• The first Inuenter of Astrologie was the Diuell.
• The first spreader of it, Zoroastes.
• Eudoxus an Astronomer against Astrological predictiōs
• Panaetius and Cicero, Varro & Pliny against Astrology
• Pythagoras, Democritus, and Plato, studious of Ma∣gicke, silent in Astrology.
• ...

• A briefe rehearsal of the points deliuered in the Booke hi∣therto.

CHAP. VIII.

• Those things which haue supernaturall Causes, cannot be foretold by the Starres.
• Diuers things depending on Naturall Causes, cannot cer∣tainly be foretold by the Astrologer: as Raine, Wea∣ther, Dearth, Sicknesse.
• Those things which depend partly on Naturall Causes, on Mans Will, cannot be foretold by Astrologers.
• Those things which are meerely Contingent cannot bee foretold by the Starres.

CHAP. IX.

• Magicke, no part of Naturall Philosophy.
• The Astrologer hideth his sleights vnder the name of Ce∣lestiall Influences.
• The Influences conferre nothing to a Prediction, with∣out a strong Credulity, and excessiue desire of lear∣ning, in the heart of the Enquirer.
• Astrologie and Magicke in practise inseparable.
• The Astrologer attaineth not to his intended end in a pre∣diction, without the helpe of Magicke.
• The learned Fathers of the Church, namely, Origen, Au∣gustine, Cyril, Theodoret, against Astrologicall Predictions.

CHAP. X.

• That place Esay 47, 12. cited by M. Chambers against Astrologers cleared: where the destruction of Babylon there threatned, is shewne not to haue beene myracu∣lous against the Knights cauill.
• Cicero denieth fatum Stoicum, granteth fatum Phy∣sicum.
• ...

• That place, Iob. 38. 33. soundly interpreted.
• That place, Iudg. 5, 20. opened, and expounded.
• That place, Gen. 1, 14. Catholically expounded, and vin∣dicated from abuse.
• That place of Chrysost. in Math. 2. interpreted.
• God worketh in some things against his reuealed will.
• Blasphemy is not onely against God, but against his truth and against the Saints that maintaine the truth.
• Ignorance of Astrologie, is tollerable in a Christian Knight, but ignorance in Theologie cannot bee excu∣sed.
• An irreligious speech of an Astrologer, who thought by Numbers, to attaine the Mystery of Saluation, sifted punctually.
• A place in Cicero Lib. 2. de Diuinat. commended to the Knights reading.
• The Kings Maiestie as Iudge of the whole Controuersie, pronounceth sentence against Astrologie Iudiciary.