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         Danforth, Samuel, 1626-1674.
      
       
         
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             An astronomical description of the late comet or blazing star as it appeared in New-England in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and in the beginning of the 12th moneth, 1664 : together with a brief theological application thereof / by S.D.
             Danforth, Samuel, 1626-1674.
          
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             Cambridge :
             1665.
          
           
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             AN
             ASTRONOMICAL
             DESCRIPTION
          
           OF
           THE
           LATE
           COMET
           OR
           BLAZING
           STAR
           ,
           As
           it
           appeared
           in
           New-England
           in
           the
           9
           th
           ,
           10
           th
           ,
           11
           th
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           12
           th
           Moneth
           ,
           1664.
           
        
         
           TOGETHER
           
             With
             a
             brief
          
           Theological
           Application
           thereof
           .
        
         
           By
           
             S.
             D.
          
           
        
         
           
             
               Psal
               .
               111.
               2.
               
            
             
               The
               Works
               of
               the
               Lord
               are
               great
               :
               sought
               out
               of
               all
               them
               that
               have
               pleasure
               therein
               .
            
          
           
             
               Job
               .
               36.
               24.
               
            
             
               Remember
               that
               thou
               magnifie
               his
               work
               ,
               which
               men
               behold
               .
            
          
           
             
               Exod.
               7.
               23.
               
            
             
               And
               Pharaoh
               turned
               and
               went
               into
               his
               House
               ,
               neither
               did
               he
               set
               his
               heart
               to
               this
               also
               .
            
          
        
         
           CAMBRIDGE
           Printed
           by
           
             Samuel
             Green
          
           ,
           1665.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             DU
             BARTAS
             .
          
           
             
               There
               ,
               with
               long
               bloody
               Hair
               ,
               a
               Blazing
               Star
            
             
               Threatens
               the
               World
               with
               Famine
               ,
               Plague
               &
               War
               :
            
             
               To
               Princes
               ,
               death
               ;
               to
               Kingdomes
               many
               crosses
               :
            
             
               To
               all
               Estates
               ,
               Inevitable
               Losses
               :
            
             
               To
               Heardmen
               ,
               Rott
               :
               to
               Plow-men
               hapless
               seasons
               :
            
             
               To
               Sailors
               ,
               Storms
               :
               to
               Cities
               ,
               civil
               Treasons
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             AN
             ASTRONOMICAL
             DESCRIPTION
          
           OF
           THE
           LATE
           COMET
           ,
           
             As
             it
             appeared
             in
          
           New-England
           .
        
         
           I.
           
             THis
             Comet
             is
             no
             sublunary
             Meteor
             or
             sulphureous
             Exhalation
             ,
             but
             a
             Celestial
             Luminary
             ,
             moving
             in
             the
             starry
             Heavens
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Truth
           hereof
           may
           be
           demonstrated
           ,
           1
           
             By
             the
             vast
             Dimensions
             of
             it's
             body
             .
          
           Some
           Comets
           have
           been
           observed
           by
           Astronomers
           to
           be
           halfe
           as
           big
           as
           the
           Mo●n
           ,
           some
           bigger
           then
           the
           Moon
           ,
           yea
           some
           bigger
           then
           the
           Earth
           .
           The
           exact
           Dimensions
           of
           this
           Comet
           ,
           I
           may
           not
           presume
           to
           determine
           ,
           but
           it
           seemeth
           not
           to
           be
           of
           the
           smallest
           size
           .
           Now
           't
           is
           not
           easy
           to
           imagine
           how
           the
           Earth
           should
           afford
           matter
           for
           a
           Meteor
           of
           such
           a
           huge
           magnitude
           ,
           except
           we
           grant
           the
           greater
           part
           of
           the
           lower
           World
           
           to
           be
           turned
           into
           an
           exhalation
           .
           2.
           
           
             By
             the
             smalness
             of
             t●●
             Parallax
             .
          
           The
           Parallax
           is
           the
           Distance
           between
           the
           true
           place
           of
           a
           Planet
           and
           the
           apparent
           .
           The
           lower
           and
           neerer
           any
           Planet
           is
           to
           the
           Earth
           ,
           it
           hath
           the
           greater
           Parallax
           .
           The
           Moon
           's
           Parallax
           in
           her
           Perige
           ,
           is
           one
           degree
           and
           six
           minutes
           .
           I
           could
           not
           by
           my
           Observation
           discerne
           that
           this
           Comet
           had
           any
           considerable
           Parallax
           .
           3.
           
           
             By
             it
             's
             large
             circular
             motion
          
           .
           If
           it
           had
           moved
           in
           the
           upper
           Region
           of
           the
           Aire
           ,
           it
           might
           have
           finished
           the
           whole
           visible
           
             arch
             of
             it's
             Circle
          
           in
           a
           few
           houres
           :
           but
           wee
           saw
           it
           perform
           it
           's
           proper
           motion
           with
           great
           constancy
           in
           a
           very
           large
           Circle
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           aire
           is
           not
           capable
           of
           .
           4
           
             By
             it's
             long
             auration
             and
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           Had
           it
           been
           a
           
             Sulphureous
             Vapor
          
           kindled
           in
           the
           Aire
           ;
           it
           might
           have
           been
           consumed
           in
           a
           short
           time
           ;
           as
           other
           
             fiery
             Meteors
          
           are
           :
           but
           this
           continued
           about
           three
           months
           .
           5
           
             By
             it's
             Visibility
             to
             all
             Countries
             and
             Nations
             .
          
           We
           already
           hear
           that
           this
           Comet
           was
           seen
           at
           
             Virginea
             ,
             Jamaica
          
           St.
           
             Martha
             ,
             Car●●gena
          
           and
           Barbados
           and
           no
           doubt
           but
           it
           was
           visible
           to
           the
           whole
           habitable
           World.
           But
           the
           highest
           region
           of
           the
           Aire
           is
           accounted
           not
           much
           above
           fifty
           Engl●sh
           miles
           from
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           had
           this
           Comet
           been
           no
           higher
           ,
           it
           had
           been
           impossible
           that
           other
           Countries
           and
           Nations
           so
           far
           distant
           ,
           should
           have
           beheld
           it
           .
           Whether
           this
           
           Comet
           was
           created
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           World
           together
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Sta●s
           ,
           and
           hath
           been
           hidden
           in
           the
           height
           and
           profundity
           of
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           at
           a
           certain
           time
           descending
           toward
           the
           Earth
           ,
           becomes
           Visible
           and
           Signal
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           I
           leave
           free
           to
           after-disquisition
           .
        
         
           II.
           
             This
             Comet
             is
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             Opake
             Body
             ,
             like
             the
             Moon
             and
             other
             of
             the
             Planets
             ,
             but
             Transparent
             and
             Pellucid
             ,
             the
             Sun
             Shining
             through
             〈◊〉
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Moon
           is
           enlightened
           on
           that
           part
           onely
           which
           is
           next
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           like
           a
           looking
           glasse
           she
           reflects
           the
           solar
           Beames
           ,
           which
           are
           cast
           upon
           her
           :
           but
           the
           Sun
           
             irradiates
             the
             Comet
          
           and
           
             shines
             through
             it
          
           as
           through
           a
           Transparent
           Gemm
           ,
           and
           illustrates
           a
           long
           tract
           in
           the
           Heavens
           beyond
           it
           .
           As
           the
           Moon
           ,
           being
           a
           thick
           and
           dark
           Body
           ,
           casts
           a
           dark
           shaddow
           from
           the
           Sun
           ,
           so
           the
           Comet
           being
           a
           clear
           and
           
             Diaphanous
             Body
          
           transmits
           the
           light
           and
           casts
           a
           bright
           and
           shining
           stream
           from
           the
           Sun
           ;
           which
           alters
           and
           varies
           according
           to
           the
           diverse
           aspect
           of
           the
           Sun.
           
        
         
           III.
           
             The
             Coma
             or
             Blazing
             Stream
             that
             issues
             from
             the
             Comet
             ,
             is
             no
             real
             flame
             ,
             but
             the
             Irradiation
             and
             Resplendence
             of
             the
             Sun
             through
             the
             Transparent
             and
             Pellucia
             Body
             of
             the
             Comet
             .
          
        
         
           A
           Comet
           is
           denominated
           from
           it's
           Coma
           or
           Bushy-lock
           for
           the
           Stream
           hath
           some
           resemblance
           of
           a
           lock
           of
           hair
           .
           Now
           this
           Stream
           is
           not
           the
           
             flagrancy
             of
             the
             Comet
          
           ,
           but
           the
           
             Beames
             of
          
           
           
             the
             Sun
          
           shining
           through
           the
           Diaphanous
           and
           
             Translucid
             head
             of
             the
             Comet
          
           ;
           as
           may
           be
           argued
           and
           demonstrated
           ,
           1.
           
           
             By
             it's
             site
          
           and
           position
           ,
           which
           is
           alwaies
           in
           opposition
           to
           the
           Sun.
           Had
           it
           been
           a
           natural
           flame
           ,
           arising
           from
           it's
           
             flagrant
             head
          
           ,
           it
           would
           have
           constantly
           moved
           upward
           ,
           as
           the
           flame
           of
           a
           Lamp
           or
           Torch
           ;
           unless
           it
           had
           broken
           forth
           by
           violence
           :
           but
           this
           streaming
           was
           sometimes
           upward
           ,
           sometimes
           somewhat
           downward
           ,
           sometimes
           westward
           ,
           sometimes
           northward
           ,
           sometimes
           eastward
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           position
           of
           the
           Sun
           :
           neither
           can
           I
           imagine
           that
           any
           violence
           caused
           it
           so
           to
           move
           .
           2.
           
           
             By
             the
             diverse
             form
             and
             figure
             of
             the
             stream
             according
             to
             the
             diverse
             aspect
             of
             the
             Sun.
          
           One
           while
           it
           was
           like
           a
           beard
           ,
           another
           while
           like
           a
           taile
           .
           3.
           
           
             By
             the
             diverse
             dimensio●s
             of
             the
             Stream
             .
          
           It
           was
           sometimes
           longer
           ,
           sometimes
           shorter
           ,
           sometimes
           broad●●
           ,
           sometimes
           narrower
           ,
           according
           as
           the
           Comet
           was
           neerer
           or
           further
           from
           the
           Earth
           .
           4
           
             By
             the
             diverse
             quality
             and
             colour
             of
             the
             stream
             .
          
           It
           was
           sometimes
           bright
           and
           radiant
           ,
           at
           other
           times
           
             obscure
             ,
             du●kish
          
           and
           faint
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           apparent
           radiation
           of
           the
           Sun
           and
           the
           Comets
           distance
           from
           us
           .
           5.
           
           
             By
             it's
             duration
          
           .
           Had
           it
           been
           a
           real
           and
           natural
           flame
           ,
           it
           is
           difficult
           to
           understand
           how
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Comet
           could
           have
           supplied
           it
           with
           food
           and
           fuel
           for
           so
           many
           months
           together
           .
           Obj
           ,
           
             If
             the
             Stream
             be
             an
          
           
           
             irradiation
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             how
             comes
             it
             to
             be
             conspicuous
             and
             visible
             to
             us
             ?
          
           The
           Sun-beames
           passing
           through
           the
           etherial
           Heavens
           are
           not
           in
           themselves
           visible
           ,
           neither
           do
           they
           terminate
           our
           sight
           .
           Answ
           .
           The
           only
           reason
           thereof
           (
           that
           I
           can
           yet
           learn
           )
           is
           the
           Refraction
           and
           Reverberation
           of
           the
           Sun-beames
           ,
           as
           they
           pass
           through
           the
           
             Come●'s
             condensed
             body
          
           ,
           whereby
           they
           are
           so
           congregated
           and
           so
           neerly
           united
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           terminate
           the
           sight
           and
           become
           conspicuous
           in
           the
           Heavens
           .
           I
           have
           read
           
             
               of
               a
               certain
               semi-transparent
               Gemme
               ,
               called
               the
               Heliotrope
               ,
               that
               if
               it
               be
               put
               into
               faire
               water
               ,
               opposed
               to
               the
               beames
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               it
               doth
               change
               it's
               beames
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               repercussion
               of
               the
               Aire
               ,
               seems
               to
               shadow
               the
               clearness
               of
               it's
               rayes
               ,
               and
               so
               induce
               a
               sanguineous
               colour
               in
               the
               Aire
               ,
               as
               if
               the
               Sun
               by
               the
               interposition
               of
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               did
               suffer
               an
               ecliptick
               darkness
               .
            
          
        
         
           IV.
           
             This
             Comet
             is
             not
             a
             new
             fixed
             Star
             ,
             but
             a
             Planetick
             or
             Erratick
             Body
             ,
             wandring
             up
             &
             down
             in
             the
             etherial
             firmament
             under
             the
             fixed
             stars
             .
          
        
         
           Some
           learned
           Astronomers
           distinguish
           these
           more
           noble
           and
           celestial
           Phaenomena
           or
           appearances
           into
           Fixed
           and
           Erratick
           .
           Several
           new
           Stars
           have
           appeared
           which
           are
           fixed
           .
           i.
           e.
           they
           keep
           the
           same
           place
           in
           the
           Heaven●
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           distance
           from
           the
           
             fixed
             Stars
          
           .
           One
           in
           C●ssiopeia
           Anno
           1572.
           which
           continued
           a
           year
           and
           four
           
           months
           .
           Another
           in
           Antinous
           :
           another
           in
           the
           Girale
           of
           Andromeda
           ,
           another
           in
           the
           Whale
           ,
           another
           in
           the
           
             Brest
             of
             the
             Swan
          
           ,
           which
           continued
           many
           years
           .
           But
           this
           
             Cemet
             was
          
           A
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           (
           as
           Jude
           speaks
           )
           a
           
             wandring
             Star
          
           ,
           which
           kept
           not
           the
           same
           place
           in
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           nor
           the
           same
           distance
           from
           the
           fixed
           Stars
           .
        
         
           V.
           
             This
             Comet
             appeared
             first
             in
             the
             Constellation
             of
             the
             Raven
             ,
             from
             whence
             it
             descended
             and
             crossing
             the
             Tropick
             of
             Capricorn
             and
             some
             part
             of
             Hydra
             ,
             it
             went
             southward
             until
             it
             arrived
             at
             the
             main
             topsaile
             of
             the
             ship
             :
             then
             it
             began
             to
             return
             ,
             and
             going
             through
             the
             belly
             of
             Canis
             major
             ,
             it
             again
             crossed
             the
             Tropick
             of
             Capricorn
             ,
             and
             p●ssing
             through
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Hare
             ,
             it
             crossed
             the
             river
             Eridanus
             and
             the
             Equinoctial
             ,
             and
             entred
             into
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             Whale
             ,
             and
             going
             through
             his
             head
             ,
             it
             crossed
             the
             Ecliptick
             and
             so
             passed
             up
             between
          
           Aries
           and
           Linum
           septentrionale
           .
        
         
           Some
           took
           notice
           of
           this
           Comet
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           November
           ,
           and
           indeed
           it
           had
           passed
           through
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           Asterism
           of
           Co●vus
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           gather
           from
           it's
           following
           motions
           )
           before
           I
           saw
           it
           .
           Dec.
           5.
           early
           in
           the
           morning
           it
           feemed
           to
           me
           to
           be
           very
           neer
           the
           
             Southern
             Tropick
          
           ,
           about
           3.
           degrees
           southward
           of
           the
           
             Ravens
             bill
          
           having
           longit
           .
           Libra
           4.
           
           D●c
           .
           8
           early
           in
           the
           morning
           I
           saw
           it
           in
           some
           part
           of
           Hyara
           ;
           
           in
           Virgo
           28.
           lat
           .
           S.
           30
           gr
           .
           The
           stream
           overshadowing
           a
           small
           star
           in
           Hydra
           ,
           that
           was
           neer
           .
           Dec.
           16.
           some
           observed
           it
           among
           the
           stars
           that
           are
           in
           the
           mainmast
           of
           
             Argo
             Navis
          
           :
           where
           it
           had
           longit
           .
           Leo
           23.
           
           Lat.
           S.
           45.
           
           Dec.
           17.
           
           It
           was
           seen
           amongst
           the
           
             stellae
             informes
          
           ,
           which
           are
           behinde
           
             Canis
             major
          
           :
           where
           it
           was
           apprehended
           to
           have
           longit
           .
           Leo.
           2.
           lat
           .
           S.
           50.
           
           Dec.
           18.
           
           The
           Comet
           came
           to
           Sirius
           ,
           i.
           e.
           the
           
             great
             Dog
          
           ,
           and
           passed
           through
           his
           belly
           .
           That
           night
           I
           saw
           it
           in
           Cancer
           13.
           lat
           .
           S.
           48.
           
           Dec.
           19.
           
           It
           ascended
           from
           
             Canis
             major
          
           and
           crossing
           the
           
             southern
             Tropick
          
           it
           arrived
           at
           Lepus
           ,
           i.
           e.
           the
           Hare
           .
           That
           night
           I
           saw
           it
           pass
           over
           the
           more
           
             northern
             Star
          
           in
           the
           
             Hare's
             hinder
             legs
          
           :
           being
           in
           Gemini
           24.
           lat
           .
           S.
           44.
           
           Dec.
           23.
           
           I
           saw
           it
           as
           I
           supposed
           in
           Taur
           .
           14.
           lat
           .
           S.
           19.
           
           Dec.
           24.
           
           I
           apprehended
           it
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Equinoctial
           which
           it
           crossed
           in
           the
           
             44th
             gr
          
           .
           entring
           into
           the
           mouth
           of
           Balaena
           :
           hav●ng
           longit
           Taur
           .
           12.
           30.
           lat
           .
           S.
           17.
           
           Dec.
           25.
           
           In
           T●ur
           .
           11.
           30.
           lat
           .
           S
           14.
           
           D●c
           .
           28
           ,
           I
           saw
           it
           in
           a
           right
           line
           between
           two
           Stars
           in
           the
           
             head
             of
             the
             Whale
          
           ,
           almost
           in
           the
           middle
           between
           them
           :
           in
           Taur
           .
           4.
           15.
           
           Lat.
           S.
           7.
           15.
           
           Dec.
           29
           I
           saw
           it
           very
           neer
           to
           another
           Star
           in
           the
           
             head
             of
             the
             Whale
          
           :
           in
           Taur
           .
           3.
           lat
           .
           S.
           6.
           
           Jan.
           3.
           
           It
           crossed
           the
           
             Ecliptick
             in
          
           Aries
           28.
           30.
           
           Jan.
           16.
           it
           came
           to
           Aries
           26.
           lat
           .
           N.
           3.
           
           Jan.
           24.
           
           Aries
           25.
           lat
           .
           N.
           4.
           
           Jan.
           31.
           
           Aries
           25.
           lat
           .
           N.
           5.
           30.
           
           Feb.
           4.
           
           
           Aries
           25.
           lat
           .
           N.
           6.
           15.
           
           Since
           that
           I
           saw
           it
           not
           ,
           nor
           any
           man
           else
           ,
           that
           I
           hear
           of
           .
           If
           in
           these
           observations
           I
           have
           not
           attained
           that
           accurateness
           which
           the
           Reader
           desires
           ▪
           my
           want
           of
           
             A
             stronomical
             Instruments
          
           may
           bespeak
           his
           indulgence
           therein
           .
        
         
           VI.
           
             This
             Comet
             at
             it's
             first
             appearance
             was
          
           Oriental
           and
           Maturine
           ,
           
             afterward
             it
             became
          
           Occidental
           and
           Vespertine
           .
        
         
           At
           first
           it
           appeared
           early
           in
           the
           morning
           before
           the
           rising
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           then
           every
           day
           rose
           sooner
           then
           other
           ,
           (
           withall
           changing
           it's
           〈◊〉
           or
           point
           of
           the
           Compass
           in
           it's
           rising
           )
           until
           it
           appeared
           in
           the
           evening
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           day-light
           was
           ended
           .
        
         
           
             VI●
             This
             Comet
             at
             first
             mored
             slowly
             ,
             then
             more
             swiftly
             ;
             ●ill
             it
             came
             to
             it'●
             Perige
             :
             since
             which
             time
             it
             hath
             gradually
             decreased
             in
             it's
             motion
             :
             toward
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             it's
             apparition
             ,
             it
             hath
             moved
             most
             sl●wly
             .
          
        
         
           From
           Dec.
           5●
           h.
           to
           the
           8
           h
           (
           which
           was
           the
           time
           between
           my
           first
           and
           second
           observation
           )
           the
           
             Com●t
             ▪
             s
          
           apparent
           motion
           in
           it's
           proper
           line
           upon
           the
           
             〈◊〉
             Sphere
          
           ,
           was
           about
           2
           degrees
           &
           a
           halfe
           in
           a
           day
           ,
           one
           day
           with
           another
           Dec.
           17.
           it
           was
           observed
           by
           some
           to
           move
           about
           13.
           
             deg●ees
             .
             Dec.
          
           18
           it
           moved
           15
           ,
           or
           16
           
             degrees
             .
             Dec.
          
           19
           it
           moved
           about
           13
           ▪
           
             degrees
             .
             [
             I
          
           cannot
           precisely
           determine
           it
           's
           
             diurnal
             motion
          
           ,
           especially
           
           when
           it
           was
           so
           exceeding
           swift
           ,
           because
           I
           know
           not
           certainly
           the
           hour
           of
           the
           night
           ,
           when
           these
           observations
           were
           made
           .
           J
           From
           D●c
           .
           25
           ,
           to
           29
           it
           moved
           2
           degrees
           &
           half
           in
           a
           day
           ,
           one
           day
           with
           another
           .
           Dec.
           29.
           2
           
             degr
             .
             Dec.
          
           30.
           1
           degr
           .
           &
           halfe
           Dec.
           31.
           1
           degr
           .
           In
           the
           beginning
           of
           Ian.
           it
           moved
           neer
           1
           degr
           .
           in
           a
           day
           :
           but
           toward
           the
           latter
           end
           ,
           not
           one
           degr
           .
           in
           several
           dayes
           .
           From
           
             Ian.
             5th
          
           to
           
             Feb.
             4th
          
           according
           to
           my
           observation
           it
           gained
           scarce
           7
           aegr
           .
        
         
           
             VIII
             This
             Comet
             was
             continually
             Retrograde
             in
             it's
             motion
             ,
             onely
             toward
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             it's
             apparition
             ,
             it
             became
             Stationary
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Comet
           from
           the
           first
           time
           ,
           it
           was
           taken
           notice
           of
           ,
           until
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           Ian.
           in
           it's
           proper
           motion
           went
           contrary
           to
           the
           serte●
           and
           
             order
             of
             the
             signes
             ,
             viz.
          
           from
           Libra
           to
           Virgo
           and
           so
           backward
           to
           Artes
           :
           But
           in
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           Ianuary
           and
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           February
           it
           kept
           in
           the
           same
           
             degree
             of
             longirude
          
           ,
           onely
           it
           altered
           it
           ▪
           s
           latitude
           .
        
         
           
             IX
             This
             Comet
             hath
             moved
             constantly
             almost
             in
             a
             right
             line
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             great
             Circle
             ,
             equal
             to
             the
             greatest
             circle
             of
             the
             celestial
             Sphere
             :
             but
             towards
             it's
             disappearing
             ,
             it
             hath
             deflected
             a
             little
             and
             become
             ellipticall
             .
          
        
         
           This
           may
           be
           demonstrated
           by
           the
           
             Celestial
             Globe
          
           .
           Depress
           the
           Southern
           Pole
           61
           degr
           .
           (
           which
           is
           the
           complement
           of
           the
           Comet
           's
           greatest
           declination
           ,
           )
           
           and
           you
           may
           finde
           almost
           all
           the
           forementioned
           observations
           concerning
           the
           Comets
           place
           to
           fall
           just
           upon
           the
           
             Hor●zon
             of
             the
             Globe
          
           :
           but
           toward
           the
           latter
           end
           ,
           you
           shall
           finde
           the
           
             Cometicall
             line
          
           to
           recede
           a
           little
           from
           a
           
             true
             circle
          
           .
        
         
           X.
           
             The
             proper
             Circle
             of
             the
             Comets
             motion
             is
             Eccentrical
             ,
             i
             e.
             it
             hath
             a
             center
             diverse
             from
             the
             center
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           evident
           1
           By
           the
           
             dive●sion
             of
             it's
             Latitude
          
           ,
           which
           was
           sometimes
           southe●●
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           northern
           .
           2
           By
           the
           inequality
           of
           it's
           
             apparent
             motion
          
           ,
           which
           was
           sometimes
           swift
           and
           sometimes
           slow
           .
           3
           By
           the
           diversity
           of
           it's
           distance
           from
           the
           earth
           ,
           which
           was
           sometimes
           greater
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           less
           .
        
         
           
             XI
             .
             T●is
             Comet
             hath
             ascendea
             in
          
           Meridian
           Altitude
           above
           44
           
             degr
             .
             For
             it
             's
             lowest
             meridian
             altitude
             with
             us
             ,
             was
          
           18
           
             degr
             .
             and
          
           40
           
             minutes
             ,
             and
             it
             's
             highest
          
           ,
           63
           
             degr
             .
             and
          
           15
           min.
           
        
         
           
             XII
             .
             The
             Cometical
             line
             descended
             to
          
           29
           
             degr
             .
             of
             Southern
             declination
          
           .
        
         
           
             XIII
             .
             The
             Comet
             's
             Southern
             Limit
             of
             Latitude
             was
          
           50
           degr
           .
        
         
           
             XIV
             .
             The
             apparent
             motion
             of
             the
             Comet
             was
             anomalous
             and
             unequal
             ,
             but
             it
             's
             motion
             in
             it's
             proper
             Orb
             or
             Circle
             ,
             was
             very
             neer
             equal
             and
             uniform
             .
          
        
         
           That
           it
           's
           apparent
           motion
           was
           unequal
           and
           irregular
           is
           manifest
           by
           it's
           Velocity
           or
           swiftnes
           one
           
           while
           ,
           it
           's
           mediocrity
           another
           while
           ,
           and
           it's
           〈◊〉
           or
           slowness
           toward
           the
           latter
           end
           .
           The
           cause
           of
           which
           anomaly
           and
           inequality
           ,
           was
           the
           
             Comet
             's
             Eccentricity
          
           .
           That
           the
           Comet
           's
           motion
           in
           it's
           proper
           orb
           or
           circle
           was
           very
           neer
           equal
           and
           uniform
           ,
           may
           be
           demonstrated
           by
           the
           equality
           of
           it's
           
             diurna●
             motion
          
           in
           equal
           d●stances
           from
           i●'s
           perige
           .
           For
           instance
           ,
           I
           finde
           on
           the
           5t●
           of
           December
           and
           on
           the
           25t●
           the
           Comet
           was
           equally
           distant
           from
           it's
           Pe●ige
           ,
           and
           that
           then
           it
           's
           apparent
           motion
           was
           equal
           ,
           viz.
           2
           degree
           and
           a
           halfe
           in
           a
           day
           :
           and
           therefore
           it
           's
           true
           moti●n
           in
           reference
           to
           it
           's
           own
           proper
           center
           was
           very
           neer
           equal
           and
           regular
           .
        
         
           XV.
           The
           Comet
           
             seemed
             to
             be
             in
             it's
          
           Perige
           ,
           
             or
             neerest
             to
             the
             Earth
             ,
             when
             it
             was
             in
             the
             belly
             of
          
           Canis
           major
           ,
           
             which
             was
             sometime
             on
             the
             18th
             of
          
           December
           .
        
         
           The
           Perige
           is
           that
           point
           of
           the
           
             Cometical
             circle
          
           which
           is
           neerest
           to
           the
           earth
           .
           The
           Apoge
           is
           the
           point
           fartl
           est
           distant
           from
           the
           earth
           .
           That
           the
           Comet
           was
           in
           it's
           Perige
           at
           the
           time
           and
           in
           the
           place
           forementioned
           may
           be
           argued
           .
           1
           From
           the
           
             sw●ftness
             of
             it's
             apparent
             motion
          
           on
           that
           day
           .
           All
           the
           Planets
           are
           slow
           in
           their
           Apoge
           and
           swift
           in
           their
           Perige
           .
           This
           Comet
           was
           apprehended
           to
           move
           the
           most
           swiftly
           on
           that
           day
           .
           2.
           from
           the
           
             Equality
             of
             it's
             apparent
             motion
          
           in
           equal
           distances
           from
           thence
           :
           An
           instance
           wherof
           
           I
           gave
           before
           .
           3.
           
           From
           the
           
             distance
             of
             the
             place
             assigned
             ,
             (
             viz.
          
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           belly
           of
           Sirius
           )
           to
           the
           place
           of
           the
           Comet
           's
           disappearing
           .
           In
           the
           Cometical
           line
           the
           distance
           is
           about
           90
           
             degrees
             ▪
          
           Now
           according
           to
           the
           Theory
           and
           doctrine
           of
           
             Comets
             ▪
          
           it
           was
           never
           observed
           that
           any
           Comet
           from
           the
           point
           of
           it's
           swiftest
           motion
           ,
           ever
           ran
           beyond
           the
           fourth
           part
           of
           a
           circle
           ,
           which
           is
           90
           degrees
           .
           
             N.
             B.
          
           On
           the
           selfe
           same
           day
           
             (
             viz.
          
           the
           ●8th
           of
           December
           )
           the
           Sun
           was
           also
           in
           his
           Perige
           .
        
         
           XVI
           .
           Since
           December
           
             9th
             ,
             the
             Comet
             hath
             proceeded
             in
             it's
             proper
             curricle
             upon
             the
             celestial
             Sphere
             ,
          
           153.
           degrees
           :
           
             and
             I
             suppose
             in
             all
             ,
             since
             it
             's
             first
             apparition
             ,
          
           180.
           degrees
           .
        
         
           XVII
           .
           
             The
             cometical
             circle
             seemeth
             to
             include
             and
             encompass
             the
             Earth
             .
          
        
         
           This
           may
           be
           Argued
           .
           1.
           
           From
           the
           length
           and
           greatness
           of
           the
           visible
           and
           apparent
           Arch
           of
           the
           
             Cometical
             circle
          
           ,
           which
           was
           very
           neer
           to
           if
           not
           a
           true
           semicircle
           .
           2.
           
           From
           the
           Duration
           and
           long
           continuance
           of
           it's
           Apparition
           ,
           which
           was
           about
           three
           months
           .
        
         
           XVIII
           .
           
             The
             true
             and
             real
             magnitude
             of
             th●
          
           Comet
           
             was
             constantly
             one
             and
             the
             same
             ,
             but
             it
             's
             apparent
             m●gnitude
             was
             Various
             and
             Diverse
             .
          
        
         
           At
           it's
           first
           appearance
           it
           seemed
           but
           small
           ,
           at
           length
           it
           appeared
           far
           greater
           ,
           sometime
           it
           seemed
           to
           be
           very
           neer
           halfe
           as
           big
           as
           the
           Moon
           
           after
           that
           it
           decreased
           successively
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           it
           appeared
           like
           a
           cloudy
           star
           .
           The
           Reason
           wherof
           is
           evid●nt
           ;
           at
           it
           's
           first
           appearance
           it
           was
           very
           high
           in
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           's
           diamete●
           seemed
           less
           :
           afterward
           it
           descended
           lower
           and
           neerer
           to
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           's
           diameter
           encreased
           :
           at
           length
           it
           went
           up
           higher
           &
           was
           removed
           further
           from
           our
           sight
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           's
           basis
           together
           with
           the
           
             angle
             of
             the
             optick
             Cone
          
           was
           diminished
           ,
           until
           at
           last
           it
           disappeared
           and
           vanished
           out
           of
           sight
           .
        
         
           
             XIX
             The
             true
             colour
             and
             splendor
             of
             the
             Comet
             was
             alwayes
             one
             and
             the
             same
             ,
             but
             it
             's
             apparent
             colour
             was
             various
             and
             diverse
             .
          
        
         
           At
           first
           appearance
           it's
           colour
           was
           
             pale
             and
             obscur●
          
           :
           afterward
           
             bright
             and
             radiant
          
           ,
           at
           length
           it
           grew
           very
           obscure
           and
           faint
           like
           a
           cloudy
           star
           .
           In
           the
           West
           Indies
           it
           appeared
           
             fiery
             ,
             red
          
           and
           dreadfull
           .
        
         
           XX
           
             The
             Coma
             or
             Stream
             that
             came
             from
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Comet
             ,
             was
             alwayes
             cast
             into
             that
             part
             ,
             which
             was
             diametrically
             opposite
             to
             the
             sun
             .
          
        
         
           When
           the
           
             C●met's
             irradiation
          
           was
           from
           the
           southeast
           ,
           it
           's
           streaming
           was
           toward
           the
           northwest
           ,
           when
           it
           's
           irradiation
           was
           from
           S.
           S.
           E.
           it
           's
           streaming
           was
           toward
           
             N.
             N.
             W.
          
           when
           it's
           irradiation
           was
           from
           the
           South
           ,
           it
           's
           streaming
           was
           toward
           the
           north
           ,
           when
           it
           's
           irradiation
           was
           from
           S.
           S.
           W.
           it
           's
           streaming
           was
           toward
           N.
           N.
           E.
           when
           
           it's
           irradiation
           was
           from
           the
           
             S.
             W.
          
           it
           's
           streaming
           was
           toward
           
             N.
             E.
          
           
        
         
           XXI
           .
           
             The
             Comet
             in
             respect
             of
             it's
             stream
             ,
             hath
             been
             of
             a
             diverse
             figure
             according
             to
             the
             diverse
             aspect
             of
             the
             Sun.
             
          
        
         
           Comets
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           figure
           are
           distinguished
           into
           
             Barbate
             ,
             Caudate
          
           and
           Crinite
           .
           A
           Comet
           is
           barbate
           ,
           when
           the
           stream
           like
           a
           beard
           ,
           goes
           before
           the
           body
           of
           the
           
             Comet
             .
             Caudate
          
           ,
           when
           the
           stream
           like
           a
           tail
           follows
           the
           body
           of
           y
           e
           
             Comet
             .
             Crinite
          
           when
           the
           stream
           goes
           right
           up
           into
           the
           Heavens
           and
           seems
           like
           a
           hairy-lock
           to
           be
           wound
           up
           about
           the
           Comet
           's
           head
           .
           This
           Comet
           ,
           while
           it
           was
           Oriental
           ,
           was
           Barbate
           ,
           the
           stream
           going
           before
           its
           body
           ,
           like
           a
           beard
           .
           When
           the
           Comet
           became
           Occidental
           ,
           it
           was
           Caudate
           ,
           the
           stream
           following
           the
           Comet
           's
           body
           like
           a
           tail
           .
           But
           it
           could
           not
           be
           properly
           Crinite
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           Comet
           's
           southern
           latitude
           at
           the
           time
           of
           it's
           opposition
           with
           the
           Sun.
           
        
         
           
             XXII
             .
             The
             stream
             hath
             appeared
             of
             a
             diverse
             height
             ,
             breadth
             and
             extent
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             diverse
             position
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             and
             the
             Comet
             's
             distance
             from
             us
             .
          
        
         
           The
           stream
           was
           not
           alwaies
           of
           the
           same
           height
           in
           the
           Heavens
           with
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Comet
           ,
           but
           sometimes
           higher
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           lower
           .
           Neither
           was
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           stream
           alwaies
           one
           and
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           it
           was
           sometimes
           broader
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           
           narrower
           .
           The
           length
           and
           extent
           of
           the
           stream
           was
           also
           
             diverse
             :
             Dec
          
           :
           8.
           
           It
           was
           apprehended
           to
           be
           38
           degr
           .
           long
           .
           Dec.
           17.
           20
           
             degr
             .
             Dec.
          
           30.
           15
           
             degr
             .
             Jan.
          
           6.
           14
           
             degr
             .
             Ian.
          
           25.
           7
           
             degr
             Ian.
          
           31.
           3
           degr
           .
        
         
           XXIII
           .
           
             This
             Comet
             hath
             been
             vertical
             to
             all
             countries
             ,
             that
             lye
             between
          
           29
           
             degrees
             of
             Southern
             Latitude
             and
          
           15
           
             degrees
             of
             Northern
             Latitude
          
           .
        
         
           The
           Comet
           is
           said
           to
           be
           Vertical
           to
           any
           people
           ,
           when
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           Comet
           passeth
           over
           their
           heads
           .
           This
           Comet
           was
           vertical
           to
           the
           chief
           Islands
           of
           the
           
             East
             Indies
          
           ,
           as
           also
           to
           Guinea
           and
           to
           the
           most
           of
           the
           Southern
           part
           of
           Africa
           :
           likewise
           to
           
             Peru
             ,
             Brasilia
             ,
             Guiana
             ,
             Castilia
             deloro
             ,
             nova
             Andaluzia
             ,
          
           and
           to
           several
           of
           the
           Islands
           of
           the
           
             West
             Indies
          
           ,
           as
           
             Trinidada
             ,
             Granada
             ,
             Barbados
             ,
             Matalino
             ,
             Dominica
          
           and
           many
           other
           .
        
         
           XXIV
           .
           
             The
             stream
             which
             came
             from
             the
          
           Comet
           
             hath
             turned
             about
             and
             pointed
             toward
             most
             countries
             and
             Kingdomes
             in
             the
             habitable
             World.
             
          
        
         
           XXV
           .
           This
           Comet
           
             is
             not
          
           evaporated
           nor
           dissolved
           ,
           
             but
             it
             is
             ascended
             higher
             toward
             it's
          
           Apoge
           
             and
             so
             departed
             out
             of
             our
             sight
             .
          
        
         
           If
           the
           Comet
           be
           no
           vapour
           but
           a
           
             Celestial
             planetick
             luminary
          
           ,
           moving
           constantly
           in
           it's
           
             Eccentrick
             orb
          
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           stream
           thereof
           be
           no
           real
           flame
           ,
           but
           the
           irradi●tion
           of
           the
           Sun
           through
           the
           Comet
           's
           head
           ,
           it
           will
           necessarily
           follow
           that
           the
           Comet
           is
           not
           
             consumed
             ,
             dissipated
          
           or
           exting●ish●d
           ,
           but
           
           rather
           ascended
           toward
           it's
           
             Apoge
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           farthest
           point
           distant
           from
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           so
           being
           buried
           in
           the
           
             deep
             abyss
          
           of
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           becomes
           inconspicuous
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           XXVI
           .
           This
           Comet
           
             hath
             followed
             upon
             a
             notable
             Conjunction
             of
             the
             Superiour
             Planets
             ,
          
           Saturn
           and
           Jupiter
           .
        
         
           Astronomers
           observe
           ,
           that
           Comets
           do
           many
           times
           follow
           a
           Conjunction
           of
           the
           
             Superior
             Planets
          
           .
           The
           last
           Year
           ,
           
             October
             10th
          
           ,
           was
           a
           great
           Conjunction
           of
           Saturn
           and
           Iupiter
           in
           the
           
             13th
             degr
          
           .
           of
           Sagittarius
           .
        
      
       
         
           A
           Brief
           
             Theological
             Application
          
           of
           this
           strange
           and
           notable
           Appearance
           in
           the
           Heavens
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             THE
             Holy
          
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             which
             are
             the
          
           Authentick
           
             and
             unerring
          
           Canon
           
             of
             truth
             ,
             teach
             us
             to
             look
             at
          
           Comets
           ,
           as
           Portentous
           and
           Signal
           
             of
             great
             and
             notable
             Changes
          
           .
        
         
           Joel
           2.
           30
           ,
           31.
           
           I
           will
           shew
           wonders
           in
           the
           Heavens
           and
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           Bl●od
           and
           Fire
           ,
           and
           Pillars
           of
           Smoak
           .
           The
           Sun
           shall
           be
           turned
           into
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           Moon
           into
           Blood
           before
           the
           great
           and
           terrible
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           come
           .
        
         
           Luke
           21.
           25
           
           There
           shall
           be
           signes
           in
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Moon
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Stars
           .
        
         
           Acts
           2.
           19.
           20.
           
           I
           will
           shew
           wonders
           in
           Heaven
           above
           ,
           and
           signes
           in
           the
           Earth
           beneath
           :
           Blood
           ,
           and
           Fire
           ,
           and
           Vapor
           of
           Smo●k
           .
           The
           Sun
           shall
           be
           turned
           into
           Darkness
           and
           the
           Moon
           into
           Blood
           before
           the
           great
           and
           notable
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           come
           .
        
         
           II.
           
             The
             Histories
             of
             former
             Ages
             ,
             do
             abundantly
          
           
           
             testifie
             that
          
           Comets
           
             h●●e
             been
             many
             times
             Heralds
             of
             wrath
             to
             a
             secure
             and
             impenitent
             World.
             
          
        
         
           
             Take
             a
             few
             Instances
          
           .
        
         
           A
           little
           before
           the
           
             Achaick
             Warr
          
           (
           as
           Seneca
           reports
           )
           there
           appeared
           a
           Comet
           fiery
           and
           ruddy
           ,
           which
           cast
           a
           clear
           light
           ,
           whereby
           the
           night
           was
           enlightened
           .
        
         
           
             Anno
             Christ
             ▪
          
           56.
           
           There
           appeared
           a
           Comet
           .
           The
           same
           Year
           Claudiu●
           died
           ,
           and
           bloody
           Nero
           succeeded
           who
           slew
           his
           Mo●h●r
           ,
           his
           Wife
           and
           his
           
             Master
             Sene●●
             ▪
          
           and
           exercised
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           cruelty
           and
           wickedness
           .
        
         
           Anno
           323.
           
           There
           were
           diverse
           Comets
           which
           preceeded
           the
           
             Pestile●●
             He●esie●●
          
           of
           Arius
           .
        
         
           Anno.
           337.
           
           A
           Comet
           appeared
           before
           the
           death
           of
           Constantine
           the
           great
           ,
           and
           innumerable
           evils
           followed
           .
        
         
           Anno
           602.
           
           A
           great
           Comet
           appeared
           ,
           which
           preceded
           ,
           if
           not
           presaged
           the
           slaughter
           of
           Mauritius
           the
           Emperor
           ,
           and
           the
           Supremacy
           of
           the
           
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
          
           .
        
         
           Anno
           675
           ,
           &
           676.
           
           There
           appeared
           a
           Comet
           3
           moneths
           ,
           at
           which
           time
           the
           Saracens
           greatly
           afflicted
           the
           
             Roman
             Empire
          
           .
        
         
           Anno.
           729
           Two
           Comets
           appeared
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           year
           a
           great
           Plag●e
           invaded
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           Anno
           814.
           
           A
           terrible
           Comet
           appeared
           before
           
           the
           death
           of
           
             Charles
             the
             great
          
           .
        
         
           Anno
           1066.
           
           A
           Comet
           appeared
           a
           long
           time
           to
           the
           whole
           World
           :
           the
           same
           Year
           England
           was
           many
           waies
           afflicted
           by
           
             William
             Duke
             of
             Norman●y
          
           ,
           and
           at
           length
           subdued
           .
        
         
           Anno
           1618.
           
           There
           appeared
           a
           great
           Comet
           :
           the
           same
           year
           brake
           forth
           the
           
             Bloody
             Wars
             in
             G●●ma●y
             .
             Anno
          
           1652.
           
           There
           appeared
           a
           Comet
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           Mr.
           Cottons
           sickness
           ,
           and
           disappeared
           a
           few
           daies
           after
           his
           death
           .
           The
           next
           year
           strange
           and
           notable
           changes
           of
           state
           happened
           in
           England
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           some
           Comets
           have
           been
           thought
           to
           presage
           good
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           that
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Augustus
           before
           the
           birth
           of
           Christ
           .
           
             [
             I
             intend
             not
             that
             miraculous
             Star
             ,
             which
             appeared
             to
             the
          
           Magi.
           ]
           Another
           before
           the
           death
           of
           Nero
           :
           Another
           before
           the
           reformation
           by
           Wickliffe
           :
           Another
           before
           the
           reformation
           by
           Lut●e●
           :
           but
           most
           commonly
           they
           are
           observed
           to
           precede
           ,
           if
           not
           portend
           great
           Calamities
           .
        
         
           Anno
           79
           Upon
           a
           Comet
           followed
           horrible
           Winds
           ,
           an
           E●●●h-quak●
           and
           Pestilence
           .
           When
           some
           sh●wed
           〈◊〉
           this
           Comet
           ,
           fearing
           it
           might
           portend
           his
           death
           ,
           he
           answered
           merrily
           that
           this
           Prod●gie
           noted
           not
           him
           ,
           but
           the
           King
           of
           〈◊〉
           .
           For
           faith
           he
           ,
           
             he
             nou●isheth
             his
             hair
          
           ,
           but
           I
           am
           bald
           .
           But
           not
           long
           after
           ,
           Vespasian
           died
           .
        
         
         
           
             III.
             The
             Commination
             of
             wrath
             according
             to
             Scripture
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             understood
             after
             a
             conditional
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           i
           e.
           
             〈◊〉
             an
             implicite
             reservation
             for
             Gods
             altering
             a●d
             revoking
             his
             threatned
             dispensation
             upon
             repentance
             intervening
             .
          
        
         
           Jer.
           18.
           7
           ,
           8.
           
           At
           what
           Instant
           I
           shall
           fpeak
           concerning
           a
           nation
           ●●d
           concerning
           a
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           pluck
           up
           and
           to
           pull
           down
           and
           to
           destroy
           it
           :
           if
           that
           nation
           against
           whom
           I
           have
           pronounced
           ,
           turn
           from
           their
           Evil
           ,
           I
           will
           repent
           of
           the
           evil
           that
           I
           thought
           to
           do
           unto
           them
           .
        
         
           Jer
           36.
           3
           ,
           7.
           
           It
           may
           be
           the
           house
           of
           Judah
           will
           hear
           all
           the
           evil
           ,
           which
           I
           purpose
           to
           do
           unto
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           return
           every
           man
           from
           his
           evil
           way
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           forgive
           their
           Iniquity
           and
           their
           Sin.
           It
           may
           be
           they
           will
           present
           their
           supplication
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           will
           returne
           every
           one
           from
           his
           evil
           way
           :
           for
           great
           is
           the
           Anger
           and
           the
           Fury
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           pronounced
           against
           this
           People
           .
        
         
           Jonah
           3.
           10.
           
           And
           God
           saw
           their
           works
           that
           they
           turned
           from
           their
           evil
           way
           ,
           and
           God
           repented
           of
           the
           Evil
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           said
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           do
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           he
           did
           it
           not
           .
        
         
           IV.
           
             This
             Blazing
             Star
             being
             in
             conjunction
             with
             diverse
             other
             awful
             Providences
             and
             Tokens
             of
             Wrath
             ,
             calls
             upon
             us
             to
             awake
             out
             of
             security
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             forth
             fruits
             meet
             for
             Repentance
             .
          
        
         
           
             A
             Eew
             Instances
             of
             some
             late
             awful
             Providences
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           Earth-quakes
           .
           About
           two
           years
           ago
           
             viz.
             Ian.
          
           26
           ,
           &
           28.
           1662
           ,
           63.
           
           The
           foundations
           of
           the
           Earth
           trembled
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           our
           houses
           rock't
           like
           a
           cradle
           ,
           6
           ,
           or
           7
           times
           did
           the
           Earth
           shake
           under
           us
           in
           the
           space
           of
           2
           or
           3
           dayes
           .
           It
           was
           then
           thought
           and
           said
           ,
           that
           these
           Earth-quakes
           might
           portend
           the
           Lords
           shaking
           the
           foundations
           of
           our
           Churches
           and
           of
           our
           civil
           state
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           late
           
             removal
             by
             Death
          
           of
           some
           of
           our
           eminent
           Prophets
           and
           seers
           ,
           who
           were
           as
           eyes
           unto
           us
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           and
           the
           Charen
           of
           Israel
           and
           the
           Horse-men
           thereof
           .
           
             April
             5th
          
           ,
           1663
           ,
           That
           burning
           and
           shining
           Light
           ,
           who
           shone
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Boston
           ,
           and
           gave
           light
           to
           the
           whole
           Colony
           and
           Country
           ,
           Mr.
           
             John
             Norton
          
           ,
           a
           man
           eminently
           accomplished
           ,
           was
           taken
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           translated
           to
           an
           higher
           Orb.
           Of
           whom
           New-England
           was
           not
           worthy
           .
        
         
           Iuly
           20
           1663.
           
           That
           bright
           and
           radiant
           Star
           ,
           a
           Star
           of
           the
           first
           magnitude
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Samuel
             Stone
          
           ,
           the
           strength
           and
           glory
           of
           Connecticut
           ,
           rested
           from
           his
           labours
           and
           sorrows
           ,
           and
           fell
           a
           sleep
           sweetly
           and
           placidly
           in
           the
           Lord.
           A
           little
           before
           Him
           ,
           Mr
           
             Iohn
             Miller
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Samuel
             Newman
          
           ,
           faithful
           ,
           painful
           and
           affectionate
           Preachers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           were
           also
           taken
           from
           us
           by
           death
           .
           Thus
           our
           Pillars
           are
           cut
           down
           ,
           our
           strongest
           Stakes
           pluck't
           up
           ,
           and
           our
           breaches
           not
           repaired
           .
           Is
           it
           a
           small
           thing
           in
           our
           eyes
           ,
           y
           t
           our
           principal
           Congregations
           &
           Head-townes
           ,
           should
           be
           so
           sadly
           bereaved
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           at
           this
           day
           ?
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           sad
           Mildew
           and
           Blasting
           ,
           whereby
           we
           have
           been
           greatly
           afflicted
           the
           last
           Summer
           ,
           and
           some
           ofus
           the
           Summer
           before
           :
           our
           principal
           grain
           being
           turned
           into
           an
           husk
           &
           rotteness
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Severe
           Drought
           this
           last
           Summer
           ,
           which
           burnt
           up
           the
           Pastures
           and
           the
           latter
           growth
           .
        
         
         
           5.
           
           Early
           Frosts
           ,
           which
           smote
           our
           
             Indian
             Corn
          
           ,
           and
           greatly
           impoverished
           our
           latter
           harvest
           .
        
         
           Unto
           these
           and
           some
           other
           no
           less
           threatning
           Visitations
           ,
           is
           superadded
           this
           strange
           and
           fearful
           Appearance
           in
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           which
           is
           now
           seconded
           by
           a
           new
           Appearance
           this
           Spring
           ,
           concomitant
           to
           the
           translation
           of
           our
           Honoured
           and
           Aged
           Governour
           ,
           Mr.
           
             John
             Endicot
          
           ,
           from
           hence
           to
           a
           better
           World
           :
           By
           all
           which
           doubtless
           the
           Lord
           calls
           upon
           New-England
           to
           awake
           and
           to
           repent
           .
        
         
           
             To
             this
             End
             Consider
          
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           What
           a
           jealous
           eye
           the
           Lord
           hath
           upon
           us
           ,
           observing
           how
           we
           carry
           and
           behave
           our selves
           at
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           .
           Ier.
           3.
           8.
           
           And
           I
           saw
           ,
           when
           for
           all
           the
           causes
           ,
           whereby
           backsliding
           Israel
           committed
           Adultery
           ,
           I
           had
           put
           her
           away
           .
           and
           given
           her
           a
           bill
           of
           Divorce
           :
           yet
           her
           Treacherous
           Sister
           Judah
           feared
           not
           ,
           but
           went
           and
           played
           the
           Harlot
           also
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           What
           the
           Lord
           expects
           and
           looks
           for
           from
           a
           people
           so
           highly
           favoured
           and
           priviledged
           ,
           and
           so
           awfully
           warned
           and
           threatned
           .
           Zeph.
           3.
           7.
           
           I
           said
           surely
           thou
           wilt
           fear
           mee
           ;
           thou
           wilt
           receive
           Instruction
           :
           so
           their
           dwelling
           place
           should
           not
           be
           cut
           off
           ;
           howsoever
           I
           punished
           them
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           How
           sadly
           will
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           expostulate
           with
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           fall
           asleep
           in
           the
           hour
           of
           the
           Passion
           and
           Agony
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Mat.
           26.
           40.
           
           He
           cometh
           unto
           the
           Disciples
           and
           findeth
           them
           a
           sleep
           ,
           and
           faith
           unto
           Peter
           ,
           what
           could
           ye
           not
           watch
           with
           me
           one
           hour
           ?
           each
           word
           is
           very
           Emphatical
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           danger
           of
           being
           surprized
           by
           temptation
           before
           we
           are
           aware
           .
           Lam.
           1.
           9.
           
           She
           
           Remembred
           not
           her
           last
           end
           ,
           therefore
           she
           came
           down
           wonderfully
           :
           she
           had
           no
           comforter
           .
           Rev.
           16.
           15
           
           Behold
           I
           come
           as
           a
           thief
           ,
           Blessed
           is
           he
           that
           watcheth
           and
           keepeth
           his
           garments
           ,
           lest
           he
           walk
           naked
           ,
           and
           they
           see
           his
           shame
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           singular
           blessing
           reserved
           for
           the
           Vigilant
           and
           penitent
           .
           Hab.
           3.
           16.
           
           When
           I
           heard
           my
           belly
           trembled
           ;
           my
           lips
           quivered
           at
           the
           voice
           :
           rotteness
           entred
           into
           my
           bones
           :
           and
           I
           trembled
           in
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           rest
           in
           the
           day
           of
           trouble
           .
           Luke
           .
           21.
           36.
           
           Watch
           ye
           therefore
           and
           pray
           alwaies
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           be
           accounted
           worthy
           to
           escape
           all
           these
           things
           that
           shall
           come
           to
           pass
           ,
           and
           to
           stand
           before
           the
           Son
           of
           Man.
           
        
         
           
             To
             Conclude
          
           :
           God
           forbid
           that
           any
           of
           us
           ,
           should
           be
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           wandring
           Stars
           ,
           Eccentrick
           and
           Erratick
           in
           our
           motions
           ,
           as
           all
           Seducers
           and
           Impostors
           are
           :
           for
           whom
           is
           reserved
           the
           blackness
           of
           darkness
           for
           ever
           .
           Jude
           ,
           1.
           13
           ▪
           but
           the
           Lord
           ,
           grant
           that
           we
           may
           all
           become
           fixed
           Stars
           in
           the
           new
           Jerusalem
           ,
           which
           cometh
           down
           from
           God
           ,
           observing
           the
           Heavenly
           order
           prescribed
           in
           his
           holy
           word
           ,
           and
           shining
           as
           light
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           a
           crooked
           and
           perverse
           generation
           ,
           clearly
           reflecting
           that
           pure
           and
           preciou●
           light
           ,
           wherewith
           we
           are
           irradiated
           by
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           :
           and
           then
           we
           may
           assure
           ourselves
           ,
           Christ
           will
           still
           hold
           us
           in
           his
           right
           hand
           and
           not
           suffer
           us
           to
           be
           cast
           down
           from
           Heaven
           but
           enable
           us
           to
           finish
           our
           course
           with
           joy
           ,
           &
           at
           length
           translate
           us
           into
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           where
           we
           shall
           shine
           forth
           as
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           brightness
           of
           the
           firmament
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           Stars
           forever
           and
           ever
           .
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         FINIS
         .
      
    
     
  

