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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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3. God made the Rain-bow a sign and a solemn one of the Promise or Covenant, that with Noah he made in behalf of the whole world, that he would never drown the whole world again. And yet,1 saith Pliny well, Arcus vocamus extra miraculum freq•••s, & extra ostentum. nam ne pluvios qidem aut serenos dies, cum fide portendunt. Rainbows as we call them, are frequent, without miracle, without presage, for they do not certainly foreshow so much as either serene or rainy days. But Sr. show the like record, where God assigned Eclipses to foreshow or effect such sad matters as you say, as we know and can show, that he hath designed the Rainbow to ascertain of no second Deluge, and we will lay our hands on our mouths, as having no ground herein to gainsay you: which unless you can do, your reason from the Rainbow is not worth a rotten Raisin.
3. God made the Rain-bow a sign and a solemn one of the Promise or Covenant, that with Noa he made in behalf of the whole world, that he would never drown the whole world again. And yet,1 saith Plinie wel, Arcus vocamus extra miraculum freq•••s, & extra ostentum. nam ne pluvios qidem aut serenos dies, cum fide portendunt. Rainbows as we call them, ar freqent, without miracle, without presage, for they do not certainly foreshew so much as either serene or rainie dayes. But Sr. shew the like record, where God assigned Eclipses to foreshew or effect such sad matters as you say, as we know and can shew, that he hath designed the Rainbow to ascertain of no second Deluge, and we will lay our hands on our mouths, as having no ground herein to gainsay you: which unles you can do, your reason from the Rainbow is not worth a rotten Raisin.
- 1Plin. l. 2. c. 59.