and that amongst other places, London, and generally the whole Na∣tion is herein concerned; thus much Mr. Edling, and there is hardly any living but what are sensible of the truth of these Predictions.
But there is yet many more notable Transactions to happen in the World from the effects of this great Conjunction; for bycor∣poreal or double bodied Signs do signifie or operate most upon Men, and those of the Highest Rank (viz.) Kings and Magistrates, and Ru∣lers of Kingdoms or Commonwealths, therefore the effects will be found to operate both upon Matters and Persons of both Church and State, and seeing that whatsoever had its Rise from any Eminent Configuration of the Superiour Bodies, must also expect to receive a great Suppression and Molestation from its contrary, and it is the Opinion of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi, that as Mahomet had his Rise from the Influence of the Watry Trigon, so from the effects of this Restitution of the Superiours in this Fiery Trygon, it being diametrically opposite to the Watry, shall that Religion receive great batement and molestation; and in page 25 of that Book, from the Influence of this Conjunction, Mahomet shall be destroyed, then shall follow an Universal Peace, and a general Empire of Christians, or the Faith of Christ more enlarged throughout the World. Thus much Spineus.
But before all these things be compleated, the Christians shall be at Wars one with another, and shall give encouragement to the Grand Turk to invade Europe, and he shall pass through all Germany, and France and Italy, and part of Spain, almost to the ruining of all Christendom, after which he shall by the Divine Power of God turn Christian, after which he shall destroy the Dregs of the Church of Rome, and shall settle a General Peace throughout the known parts of the World.
Neither is the Judgment of Mr. Lilly upon this Conjunction to be slighted (viz.) That God will restrain Monarchical Pomp, and reduce all to an Aristocratical Mediocrity both in Church and Sate, but before this be effected Omnia nutu unius regentur, as Cardan long since Predicted, after which God will give so long a Peace, and such Tranquility to the Earth, as she never enjoy'd the like. In the mean time (saith he) as Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury in the Scheme are in the 12th. I conceive, that privately by Lyes, by Treachery, by seign∣ed and dissembling Treaties and Ambassadors, and by the Policy of a Jesuitical Faction all over Europe, the True Protestant Religion shall infinitely be distressed, and the Heavenly Intentions impedited;