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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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He, I say, in that worthy Work of his, for elegance of phrase and fluency of speech▪ mixed with great variety of learning and reading, very delightful to any learned reader, as he hath evidently manifested how well seen and versed he was in the writings of the grand-Masters of that Mystery, and how well acquainted with their abstrusest Doctrines, as also Picus before him was; so he hath with that eagerness and vehemency of spirit, together with such sinewy strength and force of reason, pursued this pretended Art of Judiciary Astrology, that none of its Professors or Patrons that ever I could yet hear of, have had the heart, by any just Reply to turn face again upon him,1 or to make head against him. And it is but a sorry Exception, for Mr. L. to tell us, that the Gentleman was learned, but never made it less appear then in that discourse, intending to confute that subject, of which he knew very little, and his book therefore was never thought worthy of answer. a very handsome and easy put off. but any impartial learned, that shall read the discourse, will, I doubt not, conclude, that Mr. L. for this his censure deserves, as one of his Antagonists faith of him, to ride blind Bayard.
He, I say, in that worthy Work of his, for elegancie of phrase and fluencie of speech▪ mixt with great variety of lerning and reading, very delightful to any lerned reader, as he hath evidently manifested how wel seen and versed he was in the writings of the grand-Masters of that Mysterie, and how wel acqainted with their abstrusest Doctrines, as also Picus before him was; so he hath with that eagernesse and vehemencie of spirit, together with such sinewie strength and force of reason, pursued this pretended Art of Judiciarie Astrologie, that none of its Professors or Patrones that ever I could yet hear of, have had the heart, by any just Replie to turn face again upon him,1 or to make hed against him. And it is but a sory Exception, for Mr. L. to tell us, that the Gentleman was lerned, but never made it lesse appeer then in that discourse, intending to confute that subject, of which he knew very litle, and his book therefore was never thought worthy of answer. a very handsome and easie put off. but any impartial lerned, that shal read the discourse, wil, I doubt not, conclude, that Mr. L. for this his censure deservs, as one of his Antagonists faith of him, to ride blind Bayard.