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Thomas Gataker B.D. his vindication of the annotations by him published upon these words,…
Thomas Gataker B.D. his vindication of the annotations by him published upon these words, Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the heathen are dismayed at them, Jer. 10. 2 against the scurrilous aspersions of that grand impostor Mr. William Lillie : as also against the various expositions of two of his advocates, Mr. John Swan, and another by him cited, but not named : together with the annotations themselves : wherein the pretended grounds of judiciary astrology, and the Scripture-proofs produced for it are discussed and refuted.Thomas Gataker B.D. his vindication of the annotations by him published upon these words, Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signes of heaven, for the heathen are dismayed at them, Jer. 10. 2 against the scurrilous aspersions of that grand imposter Mr. William Lillie : as also against the various expositions of two of his advocates, Mr. John Swan, and another by him cited, but not named : together with the annotations themselvs : wherein the pretended grounds of judiciary astrologie, and the Scripture-proofes produced for it are discussed and refuted.
London: printed by J.L. for Richard Thrayle, 1653
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The Roman Soldiery therefore aright understanding the matter, were not moved at all with the sight of that which they had warning of before, but undauntedly and cheerfully addressed themselves to encounter with the enemy the day following;1 whereas the Macedonian Soldiery reputing it a prodigy of il-presage, filled their whole camp with scrichings and howlings all the while that the Moon was in her defection, until she recovered her light again. Perseus sure wanted some of Alexander's Magicians to tell his Soldiers, that the Macedonians were under the tutelage of the Sun, and the Romans of the Moon, because those of their Gentry did wear the figure of the Moon on their rich shoes;2 and the Macedonian forces therefore should have the better of the Romans. But the event would have disproved them: for Perseus his forces were the next day totally routed, and the King himself captived.
The Roman Souldiery therefore aright understanding the matter, were not moved at all with the sight of that which they had warning of before, but undauntedly and cheerfully addressed themselvs to encounter with the enemy the day folowing;1 whereas the Macedonian Souldierie reputing it a prodigie of il-presage, filled their whole camp with scrichings and howlings all the while that the Moon was in her defection, untill she recovered her light again. Perseus sure wanted some of Alexanders Magitians to tell his Souldiers, that the Macedonians were under the tutelage of the Sun, and the Romans of the Moon, because those of their Gentry did wear the figure of the Moon on their rich shoes;2 and the Macedonian forces therefore should have the better of the Romans. But the event would have disproved them: for Perseus his forces were the next day totally routed, and the King himself captived.
- 1Liv. ibid. Plut. Aemyl.
- 2Plut. problem. Rom. qaest. 76.