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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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Mean while, Sr. do not conceive us to be such silly animals, as to be born down with the bare names, of Hermes, Hali Rodoan▪ Baranzanus, Ptolemy, Plotinus, Proclus, Rigel, Origan, Cardan, &c. the whole rabble of them, that say thus and thus. their authority is in these matters with us of as much weight as your own, both as light as a feather, or a little dry thistle down. this is all but as we use to say, Ask my fellow, whether I be a thief. We expect other records to assure us of Gods appointments and designments in matters of this nature. And here Sr. I shall be so bold as to mind you again of your former assertion, which you had no list to take notice of, when you were raking in that puddle (as you are pleased to entitle it) of nonsense; to wit, where to justify the warrantableness of your practise, you affirm, that The good Angels in former ages at first by personal conference acquainted the sons of Men with this learning of the Stars, which you proofs and practise: which Holy men, living many years, in a purer air, where they curiously observed the Planets and their motions, brought this art (to wit, of fortune telling, such as in these your rhapsodies and rabblements you maintain) to some maturity, without the least hint of superstition. These are your own words out of your own works which you cannot deny. And now I renew my challenge again. Either make these your words good out of some Authentic ⟨p. 71⟩Record; or let the World hereby know and take notice, that you are a manifest Impostor, a palpable Liar, a fraudulent coiner and broacher of fictions and fables, to procure credit to your cheating practises; one that fills peoples heads with frivolous tales, to make them believe, that your fortune-telling by the Stars, was at first taught men by good Angels, when you are not able to produce any sound proof for what herein you assert, but put it off only (after your wonted manner of dealing with others, when they deal with your freehold, and touch you to the quick) that the Author is a Wiseacre, and his Annotation a puddle of non-sense.
Mean while, Sr. do not conceiv us to be such selie animals, as to be born down with the bare names, of Hermes, Hali Rodoan▪ Baranzanus, Ptolomie, Plotinus, Proclus, Rigel, Origan, Cardan, &c. the whole rabble of them, that say thus and thus. their authority is in these matters with us of as much weight as your own, both as light as a feather, or a litle dry thistle down. this is all but as we use to say, Ask my fellow, whether I be a theif. We expect other records to assure us of Gods appointments and designments in matters of this nature. And here Sr. I shal be so bold as to mind you again of your former assertion, which you had no list to take notice of, when you were raking in that puddle (as you are pleased to intitle it) of nonsense; to wit, where to justifie the warrantablenesse of your practise, you affirm, that The good Angels in former ages at first by personal conference acqainted the sons of Men with this learning of the Stars, which you profes and practise: which Holy men, living many years, in a purer ayer, where they curiously observed the Planets and their motions, brought this art (to wit, of fortune telling, such as in these your rapsodies and rabblements you maintain) to some maturitie, without the least hint of superstition. These are your own words out of your own works which you cannot deny. And now I renew my challenge again. Either make these your words good out of some Authentick