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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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But I should desire to have mine ignorance a little yet further informed, how it should come to pas, that so dreadful and direful a prodigy as they make these Eclipses to be, should portend and presage much good unto any. For Mr. Lily tells us concerning the former Lunar Eclipse, that because the Moon and Mercury are in aerie signs, 1and in a trine aspect, he hopes it will not displease the Presbytery, (for at them he is still girding, and they are the only enemies to the present State) if he say, that our State are promised to be Victors against the Dutch, French, Swede, or Dane or any people of Germany, from whom we may have cause to fear any hostility or action of war by sea or land. and therefore ⟨p. 55⟩saith he, Let no mans heart fail him: 2for so far as God doth manifest himself in this natural way of Judicature by his creatures the Stars, we need not to fear the Dutch. and again,3 We constitute Venus ruler of the place eclipsed (ye see what power these men have to constitute regiments and rulers in heaven: such presumptuous and blasphemous mouths God in his due time will stop, and that with fire and brimstone, if by timely repentance it be not prevented▪ but, We constitute (saith M. L.) Venus ruler, and Venus in Taurus (a fit place for her) applying to a trine of Jupiter; (another wanton deity like her self: and what of all this?) therefore were not the murder of our English crying unto God for vengeance, the Irish might begin to be happy: but thrice happy will all those English be, who shall adventure their estates and persons into Ireland; (Oh, Sir, why do not you then so your self, with all speed and without delay, that you may be thrice happy with one of the first? if you believe at least your own words to be true) this Eclipse promising the English all happiness, under so prudent and vigilant a Lord Deputy, and such provident Commissioners. these, it seems, he found in the Signs too; tho in which of them he tells us not: but he can tell us what shall be done by the site of the Stars, in the heavens, when he sees but what is done with us here upon earth. Again, of the Solar Eclipse; 4