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.

THE CONTENTS Of the FIRST PART.

• GOD the immediate Teacher of his Peo∣ple, Page 1.
• Christ Jesus, the Light within, unfolds all Mysteries both Natural and Divine, Page 2.
• The Stars converse with the Soul of Man, giv∣ing Divine Visions, ibid.
• The Heavens, a more worthy part of the Crea∣tion, Page 3.
• Christ Jesus, &c. revealed by the Heavens, and that effectually, Page 4.
• The Heavens declare the Glory of God to the Soul, giving Visions, Page 5.
• The Stars Evangelize, ibid.
• Their Language Ʋniversal, Page 6.
• A Vision of God is Divine Love, Page 7.

• ... Heavens gave the Death of the Native's Mo∣ther, ibid.
• Growth of Vegetables and Minerals from Heaven, ibid.
• Stars have power to cut off man's Life, yet no Causes of evil Destiny to mankind, Page 8.
• Stars no more concerned in the evil Destiny of Persons, than the Law. Page 9.
• Time of Violent and Natural Death of Per∣sons, predicted by the Stars, Page 9, 10.
• Some Natural Experiments for which Reasons cannot be given, Page 10.
• The Righteous man guided by a Direction from Heaven, Page 11.
• Wonderful things observed at the coming of Christ's Kingdom, Page 12.
• Stars operate both upon the Soul and Bo∣dy, Page 13.
• Rules of Astrology, and Names of the Signs verified by Syllogisms, Page 13, 14.
• Rules vindicated by Scripture, Page 15.
• An Appeal to the Impartial Artist, Page 16.
• Names of the Signs Divinely mysterious, Page 17.
• How the Names of the Signs have been mis∣applied by the Heathen, Page 18, 19.
• An impertinent Objection answered, Page 19, 20.
• Rules of Astrology may be a Demonstration

• of Holy Scripture, yet no Cause of them, Page 20, 21, 22.
• Stars no Causes of mens evil Inclinations and Sins, Page 22, 23, 24.
• Righteous sometimes suffer as Malefactors, Page 25.
• God, by the Heavens, inflicts Judgments up∣on the Wicked, but administers Blessings to the Righteous, Page 26.
• The Regenerate man sees that thing glori∣ous, which the Unregenerate sees obscure, Page 27, 28.
• Rules of Astrology differ from the Answers of Oracles Page 29, 30, 31, 32.
• Sacred Mysteries of Arts and Sciences reveal∣ed by God, Page 32.
• Names of the Planets, though admitted Hea∣thenish, yet lawfully used, Page 33.
• Heathenish Names of Planets as lawful to be used, as Heathenish Names of Cities, Page 33, 34.
• Names of Men and Women may be as law∣fully excepted against, as the Names of the Planets, Page 35.
• Heathenish Names of Planets lawfully used without Adoration, Page 36.
• Monuments of Idolatry to be destroyed, ib.
• Name implies the Nature, Page 36, 37.

• Supernatural Reasons for the Number of the Coelestial Houses and Signs, Page 37, 38.
• Divine Reasons why Seven Planets onely, Page 38.
• Astrological Terms of Art lawful to be used, ibid.
• The incertainty of Astronomy no impeachment to Astrology, Page 39.
• Death of Picus Mirandula Astrologically pre∣dicted, ibid.
• Scripture-Objections, &c. against Astrology, their Answers referred to, ibid.
• An Opponent, his unreasonable way of Ar∣guing, Page 39, 40.
• Mirandula's Death a firm Example to prove the truth of Astrology, Page 40, 41.
• Artist's Judgment dilating it self beyond Art, and its confines, Page 41.
• An Objection against the Eclipses treated of (in the Second Part) answered, ibid.
• Eclipses effected by Transits, Page 42.
• The wonderful Power of Transits exemplified, Page 42, 43, 44.
• Astrologers, their Reflexions upon this Trea∣tise, or the Author, would be no Impeach∣ment upon either of them, Page 44, 45.
• Reasons why the Subject-matter of the Se∣cond

• Part is founded upon a particular Nativity, Page 45, 46.
• Reasons in Art for giving a General Judg∣ment from a particular Nativity, Page 47.
• The Seal of the Great King of Heaven pro∣duced, Page 48.
• The Author's seeming Contradictions recon∣ciled, Page 49.
• That Astrologers can receive no Spiritual Disadvantage by reading this Treatise, Page 50.
• Zealous Persons, their evil Opinion of Astro∣logy, is no Reason why, as here treated of, it should be with-held from Publick View, Page 51, 52.
• The Unskilful not perswaded by this Treatise to the study of Astrology, Page 52.
• And though thereby induced to the Study there∣of, yet vindicated, Page 53.
• Reasons why the Terms of Art are used at large, and their Characters rejected, Page 53, 54.
• Terms of Art, though obscure, yet not un∣lawful to be used, Page 54, 55.
• This Treatise vindicated from Tautology, Page 55.
• An Exhibition of the Planets Names, with their Derivations Page 55, 56.
• Erasmus his exploding these Derivations, not to be regarded, Page 57.

• ... Tycho's or Selden's Reflections upon A∣strology for Cardan's Errours, not worthy to be noted, ibid.

The CONTENTS of the Second Part.

• RAdical Scheme and Speculum, page 1, 2.
• Luminaries Arch of Direction, ibid.
• Salmon's Via Dirigendi nova, page 2, 3, 4.
• ...Via Exemplificata, page 5.
• Revolutional Scheme and Speculum, page 6, 7.
• Testimonies of the true Radix, ibid.
• Observations upon the Solar Exortum, page 8, 9.
• Visions of God and Angels, page 10, 12.
• Angelical Vision resembled page 13.
• Divine Visions given, page 14.
• Invisible Honour from God, ibid.
• Native's Principles contemned, page 15.
• Art's and Religion's mysteries, ibid.
• Visions and Revelations, ibid.
• Native's good Principle stifled, page 16.
• Principles altered for the better, ibid.

• Reward from God, page 17.
• The strait way entred, ibid.
• Native's Principles scandaliz'd, page 17, 18.
• The Title [Quaker] honourable, page 18.
• A Lowly Principle, ibid.
• Hid from pretended Divines, ibid.
• Lowly Principle descended from on high, and Exalted, page 19.
• Native's Direction in the wayes of Love, his pleasant weeping and sweet tribulati∣on, page 20.
• Fervour of Holy Love from the Sun of Righ∣teousness, page 21.
• Native's Delightful weeping, ibid.
• God's winning Love, and Dove-like Inno∣cency, page 22.
• Cause of the Native's Sorrow, Light of Hea∣ven revealing Sin, ibid.
• A Divine Marriage, page 23.
• Native's pleasant Savours, ibid.
• Sweet Odours perfuming the low Valleys, ibid.
• A mortifying of the Native's Evil wayes, and his Strength made perfect in weak∣ness, page 24.
• Direction of the Luminaries powerful, page 25.

• The Grave fallen, and the Lamb exalted, ibid.
• Principle of Light shining in a Dark place, and dawning to the perfect day, page 26.
• Light encreasing to a Fulness of Glory, ib.
• Singing in the midst of Sorrow, page 27.
• Spica Virginis ascending out of the Twelfth into the Eleventh, with Songs of Praise, page 27, 28.
• Judah's Lion reigning and opening the Seals of the Book of Mysteries, page 27.
• The Serpent chained down, casting floods of water after the Virgin, &c. page 28.
• Justice returns the Inundations, ibid.
• Serpent aims to bruise the Virgins heel, ib.
• The Ear of Corn, or Seed of Life, caught up to the Throne of God, ibid.
• Bulls of Bashan fixed down, page 29.
• Earing time and Harvest come, ibid.
• Wilderness a fruitful field, ibid.
• Jesus the Reward of Holiness, page 30.
• Death swallowed up in Victory, ibid.
• Grave fallen by the Lamb, ibid.
• Christ reigning, the Dragon bound page 30, 31.
• All formal Worships falling, page 31.
• Lord releas'd out of Servitude, ibid.
• Baptism with the Holy Ghost and Fire, page 31.

• ... Justice the Prison-keeper, page 32.
• Christ and his People exalted, ibid.
• Light and Way of Life seen in Eclipses, ibid.
• A strange Direction into the paths of Righte∣ousness, page 32, 33, 34.
• A wonderful Eclipse, and its hidden things discovered, page 34.
• Promises in Scripture fulfilled, ibid.
• Light of the Moon become as the Sun's Light, the Sun's Light being seven-fold, &c. page 34, 35.
• Glad Tidings of Salvation, page 35.
• A pleasant Voyage, ibid.
• Raging Seas becalmed, and blustring Winds, rebuked, ibid.
• A pure Language turn'd to the People, ibid.
• A Demonstration of wonderful Eclipses, page 36, 37, 38, 39.
• Hidden Light shining in Darkness, page 38.
• Sun and Moon darkened; Stars withdraw their shining, page 39.
• Moon turned into Blood, ibid. page 40.
• Light shining in Darkness reveals Mysteries, page 40.
• Servants of God crowned with a Diadem of Praises, &c. page 40, 41.
• Blind Worshippers groping in Darkness, &c. page 41.

• Spiritual Chymistry or Christ Jesus the Philo∣sopher's Elixir, page 42.
• The Soul purified, sings Allelujahs unto God, ib.
• A Spiritual Hymn, &c. page 43.
• Eclipses further paraphras'd on, page 44, 45, 46.
• House of Life bruising the Serpent's Head, page 46.
• Sun and Moon by Transit totally Eclipsed in the World, ibid.
• Sun and Moon darkned, Stars withdraw their shining, page 47.
• Eclipses further explained from the Lumina∣ries their Transits, ibid.
• The Moon confounded, & the Sun ashamed, page 48.
• Sol immediately touching the same point of the Ecliptick twice, ibid.
• Ecliptick line seems dilated, page 49.
• Sun reeling in his Course, is ashamed, and the Moon confounded, ibid.
• Lord of Hosts reigns in Mount Sion, &c. ib.
• Moons Nodes duplicated, page 49, 50.
• Dragon's Kingdom at Enmity with it self, falleth, page 50.
• Sun further ashamed before the Almighty, ib.
• Sign of the Son of Man appearing in Heaven, page 51.
• God enthroned, and attended with an Angel in the Sun, ibid.

• ... Christ Jesus typified by the Ear of Corn in the Virgin's left hand, ibid.
• Moon confounded, Sun ashamed, ibid.
• Luminaries thrice Eclipsed upon the Bodies of one another, page 52.
• Sol eclipsed at the Full, Luna at the New Moon, page 52, 53.
• Light shines in Darkness page 53.
• Luminaries Bodies dashed together, Lights of Heaven destroyed, page 53, 54.
• Serpent dashed against his own fore-head, page 54.
• Off-spring of the New Jerusalem, ibid.
• Eccentrick Orbs and Epicycles, ibid.
• Moons Nodes duplicated, ibid.
• Power of the Heavens shaken, page 54, 55.
• The Luminaries their Direction further hand∣led, page 55.
• Seed of the Woman bruising the Serpent's head, page 55, 56.
• Light a Heavenly Direction, page 56.
• Promises of Mercy and Judgment fulfilled, ib.
• Serpent and Death their Kingdoms demo∣lished, ibid.
• Sun no Light by Day, Moon no Light; the Lord an everlasting Light, page 57.
• Sun no more go down, Moon alwayes present, the Lord an eternal Light, &c. page 58.

• A Kingdom oppos'd by its King, falls; Deaths Kingdom subverted, ibid.
• Righteous possess the Kingdoms of their Ene∣mies, page 59.
• Death fallen to the Righteous, ibid.
• Sun of Righteousness subverting Death's Kingdom, page 59, 60.
• Serpent's Heart wounded, &c. page 60.
• Jesus walking on the Sea, page 60, 61.
• A Rainbow round about the Throne, &c. page 61.
• Thundrings, Lightnings, and Voices out of the Throne, page 62.
• Morning Star given, ibid.
• Angel in the Sun, page 63.
• Seven Golden Candlesticks, &c. ibid.
• Lord of the Virgin is Light, ibid.
• Angel flying through the midst of Heaven, page 63, 64.
• Native rapt up, page 64.
• God overcomes his Servants with Love, page 64, 65.
• Angels in bright Rayment, page 65, 66.
• Jesus arisen from the Dead, page 66.
• Angels Testimony, ibid.
• Death conquered by his Resurrection, page 66, 67.
• Mary meets Jesus being arisen, with Spices, page 67.
• Mary being arisen with Spices, meets Jesus with Spices, page 67, 68.

• ... Mary with Spices, meets Jesus being arisen with Spices, ibid.
• Morning Stars sing together, Righteous as Stars, ibid.
• Pretended Divines falling backwards, and groping in Darkness, page 68, 69.
• Jesus transfigured in the Mount, page 69, 70.
• Moses and Elias appear in Glory, &c. ibid.
• God takes away the Reproach of his People, page 70.
• He wipes away all Tears from their Eyes, and changes their Tribulation into Joy. page 71.
• The same things pure to the same Man being Regenerate, which were formerly impure to him being Ʋnregenerate, page 71, 72.
• Times of Rejoycing, page 73, 74.
• Angel offers up Incense with the Prayers of the Saints upon an Altar of Gold, ib.
• Incense ascends out of a Censer of Gold, &c. ib.
• Sea of Glass mingled with Fire, &c. page 75, 76.
• Elias represented by Mars, Moses by Mercu∣ry, page 76, 77.
• Whirlwind carrying Elijah, page 77.
• A Sequel to the Second Part, page 77, 78.
• A Vindication thereof, page 78.

The CONTENTS of the Third Part.

• SCheme of the Ingress, is the Seale of the Almighty, 1, 2.
• Serpent dashed against his own Forehead, 2, 3.
• Serpent's Heart wounded, Dragon fallen, Bulls of Bashan fixed down, 3.
• Comet in Heaven, ibid.
• Death upon the Enemies of God, 4.
• Serpent bound, ibid.
• Salvation by the Light, ibid.
• Christ Jesus the Light, 5, 6.
• His Promises performed, ibid.
• He no Respecter of Persons, ibid.
• A further Judgment upon the Solar Ingress, 6.
• Death vanquished, ibid.
• God exalted in the Lamb, 7.
• The Lion of the Tribe of Judah reigning, ib.
• God's wonderful Love, ibid.
• His Condescention, Love and Sweetness, 8, 9.
• A perswasion to tenderness of Spirit, 9, 10.

• An Exhortation to Mourning, 10, 11
• Jesus and the Angels appear to Mary, weep∣ing, 11.
• Divine Encouragement for Spiritual Tra∣vellers, 11, 12.
• Sacred Zeal, its Effects, 12.