Evangelium sydereum: or, Revelation demonstrated In three parts. The first being a philosophical discourse leading to the second. The second is Holy Scripture, astronomically handled from the radix of a nativity, and a direction of the luminaries, &c. The third is an appendix touching the scheme of Sol's ingress into Aries for the year 1677. The whole being a divine treatise recommended to the serious perusal of the unprejudic'd mathematician and astrologer, as also of all other persons, to the intent they may behold God's glorious wonders revealed in the heavens. By John Southworth, an experiencer of the love of Jesus, and a well-wisher to the people in scorn called Quakers.
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- Evangelium sydereum: or, Revelation demonstrated In three parts. The first being a philosophical discourse leading to the second. The second is Holy Scripture, astronomically handled from the radix of a nativity, and a direction of the luminaries, &c. The third is an appendix touching the scheme of Sol's ingress into Aries for the year 1677. The whole being a divine treatise recommended to the serious perusal of the unprejudic'd mathematician and astrologer, as also of all other persons, to the intent they may behold God's glorious wonders revealed in the heavens. By John Southworth, an experiencer of the love of Jesus, and a well-wisher to the people in scorn called Quakers.
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- Southworth, John, 1592-1654.
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- London :: printed for the author, and sold at the sign of the Three Bibles in Ludgate-street,
- 1680.
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- Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
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"Evangelium sydereum: or, Revelation demonstrated In three parts. The first being a philosophical discourse leading to the second. The second is Holy Scripture, astronomically handled from the radix of a nativity, and a direction of the luminaries, &c. The third is an appendix touching the scheme of Sol's ingress into Aries for the year 1677. The whole being a divine treatise recommended to the serious perusal of the unprejudic'd mathematician and astrologer, as also of all other persons, to the intent they may behold God's glorious wonders revealed in the heavens. By John Southworth, an experiencer of the love of Jesus, and a well-wisher to the people in scorn called Quakers." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60976.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.
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TO THE READER.
Friendly Reader,
THE Subject of this Trea∣tise being a Divine Pa∣raphrase upon the Po∣sition of the Heavens at that In∣stant of Time wherein a parti∣cular Person was born, may peradventure be less acceptable unto thee, (the Art of Astrology, whereupon this depends) be∣ing so generally exploded by the strictest Professors of Reli∣gion,
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of what kind soever) than if Divinity had been treated of after some other manner. Yet, in regard Christianity it self in the dayes of Jesus was as e∣villy esteemed of as is Astro∣logy in these dayes, and that by Zealous Professors too, viz. the Scribes and Pharisees: I hope it may in some measure appear unto thee, that all things are not to be totally rejected which are lightly esteemed of, nor to be neglected, which are evilly spoken of, since the Spi∣rit of the Lord may reveal something beneficial to Man∣kind
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out of such things as are aforesaid.
Therefore I hope thy Can∣dour will prevent a rashness in thy Judgment, as touching the Subject-matter of this Treatise, more especially if thou under∣standest it not; since it is an Act of Imprudence for any Per∣son to condemn such things as he doth not understand.
That the Stars were set for Signs before the Fall of man, when all things were in a state of Purity, the Holy Scriptures imply, Gen. 1. And if so, then they must necessarily signifie
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holy things; and, as they are for Signs in these dayes, what are they more likely to signifie than the Appearance of Jesus in Spirit to his people? which is a matter of no less Concern than man's everlasting Salvation.
I have little more to annex, onely I think it requisite to in∣timate thus much, viz. That in regard the word [Native] is frequently made Use of in the Second part of this Book, the outward Person of the Party in∣tended is not alwayes meant thereby, but for the most part, and in a more especial manner,
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the Spirit of Jesus born in him.
Here the Spiritual Birth is treated of in the Astral Dialect, and the Wonders thereof im∣mediately revealed, according to the power of the Coelestial Mo∣tions, which I recommend to thy Impartial perusal.
Read without prejudice, and consider without an unjust Re∣flection upon him, who recom∣mends thee to the protection of Jesus, and is,
12th of the 5th Month called July. 1679.
Thy Well-wisher in all things J. S.