et _Plinius_ hath recorded, _Moses_
to be a wicked _Magicien_. And that (of force) must be, either for this
Philosophicall wisedome, learned, before his calling to the leading of
the Children of _Israel_: or for those his wonders, wrought before King
_Pharao_, after he had the conducting of the _Israelites_. As concerning
the first, you perceaue, how _S. Stephen_, at his Martyrdome (being full
of the Holy Ghost) in his Recapitulation of the olde Testament, hath
made mention of _Moses_ Philosophie: with good liking of it: And
_Basilius Magnus_ also, auoucheth it, to haue bene to _Moses_ profitable
(and therefore, I say, to the Church of God, necessary). But as
concerning _Moses_ wonders, done before King _Pharao_: God, him selfe,
sayd: _Vide vt omnia ostenta, quae posui in manu tua, facias coram
Pharaone. +See that thou do all those wonders before Pharao, which I
haue put in thy hand.+_ Thus, you euidently perceaue, how rashly,
_Plinius_ hath slaundered _Moses_,

[Lib. 30. Cap. 1.]

of vayne fraudulent _Magike_, saying: _Est & alia Magices Factio,
a Mose, Iamne, & Iotape, Iudaeis pendens: sed multis millibus annorum
post Zoroastrem. &c._

[1.]

Let all such, therefore, who, in Iudgement and Skill of Philosophie, are
farre Inferior to _Plinie_, "take good heede, least they ouershoote them
selues rashly," in

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Iudging of _Philosophers straunge Actes_: and the Meanes, how they are
done.

[2.]

But, much more, ought they to beware of forging, deuising, and imagining
monstrous feates, and wonderfull workes, when and where, no such were
done: no, not any sparke or likelihode, of such, as they, without all
shame, do report.

[3.]

And (to conclude) most of all, let them be ashamed of Man, and afraide
of the dreadfull and Iuste Iudge: both Folishly or Maliciously to
deuise: and then, deuilishly to father their new fond Monsters on me:
Innocent, in hand and hart: for trespacing either against the lawe of
God, or Man, in any my Studies or Exercises, Philosophicall, or
Mathematicall: As in due time, I hope, will be more manifest.

Now end I, with +%Archemastrie%+. Which name, is not so new, as this
Arte is rare. For an other Arte, vnder this, a degree (for skill and
power) hath bene indued with this English name before. And yet, this,
may serue for our purpose, sufficiently, at this present. +This Arte,
teacheth to bryng to actuall experience sensible, all worthy conclusions
by all the Ar