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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 to return to Mr. Swan again: wherein he and we agree here, ye have heard: to wit, that they should not be afraid or dismayed at the signs of Heaven, that is, the Stars, in regard of such evil and dismal presages as the Chaldean Astrologers from the Conjunctions, Oppositions, Motions of them, &c. endeavoured to posses their minds with.
But to return to Mr. Swan again: wherein he and we agree here, ye have heard: to wit, that they should not be afraid or dismaid at the signs of Heaven, that is, the Stars, in regard of such evil and dismal presages as the Chaldean Astrologers from the Conjunctions, Oppositions, Motions of them, &c. endeavoured to posses their minds with.
Now the question is, what the reason should be, why the Prophet; or God rather by the Prophet, would not have his people to be affrighted and dismayed at the signs of Heaven ▪ And here Mr. Lilies two Advocates and we part: For passing by the reason expressed in the Text, they suggest us other reasons to •ustle that out. Not, saith the one of them,1 because they did not portend such sad matters, 2or produce such sad and dismal effects; (Take that away,3 and the very ground of their Art is clean gone) that which they have from God, on whom his people are taught to have their trust so firmly fixed, that whatsoever disaster the Heavens in the course of nature should at any time threaten unto them, 4they ought not to fear it. And saith the other, The scope and drift is, that they should not so stand in awe of them, as the Heathen that looked no higher then the Firmament, and not knowing the God of Israel that overrules all,