The First Chapter.

...happened more frequently through the prophecy of the dear Prophets and Saints. Likewise, the voice of the donkey, when it spoke to Balaam A reference to Numbers 22, where a donkey was miraculously given the power of speech to warn its master of an angel blocking the path., was also not in accordance with common nature, just as the interpretation of dreams performed by Joseph Referring to the biblical Joseph in Egypt, whose ability to interpret dreams was seen as a divine gift rather than a natural skill. were above nature. God also many times protects us from great misfortune through his dear holy angels, and rescues us from distress and danger, which would otherwise be naturally impossible.

All this now, and what more there is, belongs to Theology original: "Theologia". Here meaning the study of divine intervention and the spiritual realm. and the heavenly realm, upon which the soul should keep its gaze. Following this are the supernatural things of God's visible creatures, as we find, see, and perceive them in the firmament, the planets, and stars, together with the elements. These also transcend our reason; we can only observe their course and path through the speculation of calculation Referring to the mathematical and observational methods used to track planetary movements.. This now belongs to Astronomy original: "Astronomia". In the 17th century, this included both the physical mapping of stars and the study of their influences., and is a visible yet incomprehensible essence, which performs its effects and operations according to a magnetic manner In alchemical and early scientific thought, "magnetic" referred to an invisible, attractive force or sympathy that allowed distant celestial bodies to influence earthly matter., and