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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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A VINDICATION of the Annotations on Jerem. Chap. 10. Vers. 2. against the scurrilous Aspersions of that grand Impostor Mr. William Lillie, &c.
A VINDICATION of the Annotations on Jerem. Chap. 10. Vers. 2. against the scurrilous Aspersions of that grand Imposter Mr. William Lillie, &c.
A Great man is reported to have sometime complained that it was his hard hap to hear last of some things,1 tho much talked of abroad, wherein himself was most concerned: And it had been long (as I was afterward informed) in the mouths of many, and some great ones, who in regard of my silence deemed me therefore deceased, ere it came to mine ear, that M. Lillie, that grand Impostor, had in his Black Book of the Dark Year, been nibbling at mine Annotations on Jerem. 10.2. and girding at me, after his wonted scurrilous guise, as at many other of Gods faithful Ministers and Messengers of far greater worth then my self. Now howsoever I have elsewhere professed, how little I regard the squibs and censures of such scoffing mates and scurrilous scribblers; his especially, whom I deem no better then an other Lucian; for that as he, under pretence of deriding and traducing the superstitious worships then commonly practised, and fond conceits of their feigned Deities then generally received, did not obscurely endeavour to root up all religious worship of the true God out of mens lives, and all reverent fear and regard of him out of their hearts: so this man under colour of taxing and inveighing ⟨p. 2⟩against such, either worthless or scandalous persons, as either formerly or in later times, have some closely crept in, and ben admitted into the Ministry, some violently or cunningly by might or slight ben obtruded upon the people, or have intruded themselves into ministerial functions and pastoral charges, or have demeaned themselves otherwise then was meet in their places; he takes occasion to aspers and traduce the whole profession, and to vent his spleen and gall against the Ministry of Christ Jesus it self, as hereafter shall be showed. Albeit therefore, I say, I little regarded, what should drop from the pen of one so affected, yet was I desirous to see what the man had said, and what satisfactory answer he had in this discourse so much talked of, returned to mine Exceptions to his Relations concerning the grounds of his pretended skill and professed practise, which in those Annotations were taken thereunto. To which purpose not being able my self to stir far abroad, I requested a friend to procure me the book: but they were, it seems, as the manner is of such Prognostications for the year ensuing, suddenly snatched up at their first coming forth;