A42469:208
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
to wit that [Greek or Hebrew] in Greek is [Greek or Hebrew] the stars language, or what the stars talk; and so [Greek or Hebrew], or King James his Book of Demonology, shall be a Book of the Devils language, or such language as the Devils talk. Mr. Swan should have done well to have acquainted Mr. Lily with ⟨p. 105⟩this abstruse Mystery, and subtle Criticism; it would have ben an excellent squib, exceeding fit to have ben cast into Dr. Holmes his dish, enough by the very Title of Demonology to have utterly dashed him out of countenance, and refelled his whole work, by telling him that his Book consists all of nothing but the Devils language, as the Title it self says: it might at least helped to salv that palpable untruth in his Preface to his last Diurnal, concerning those that have lately written against Judicial Astrology, that not one of them have defined it, nor understand any thing of it. That is, that none of them have so defined it, as Mr. Swan hath done, nor did so much as understand, what the very word it self meant,; no more then for him, I suppose, yet they do any better then before they did▪ for my part, I should have deemed it not unfit or unworthy to be put into stuttering John of Genoa's Catholicon set there cheek by jowl next to Astericus, ab aster qod est stella, & icon, qod est imago, but that I find Balbus herein the better. for, Astrologus, saith he, ab astron, qod est stella, & logos, qod est sermo, loqens de stellis. But thus then by Fate, if they understand what God speaks, designs or intends, it implies no more then the Clients and their Advocates do in the present case avow.
to wit that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 in Greek is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the stars language, or what the stars talk; and so 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or King James his Book of Demonologie, shall be a Book of the Divels language, or such language as the Divels talk. Mr. Swan should have done wel to have acqainted Mr. Lilie with ⟨p. 105⟩this abstruse Mystery, and subtil Criticism; it would have ben an excellent sqib, exceeding fit to have ben cast into Dr. Holmes his dish, enough by the very Title of Demonologie to have utterly dasht him out of countenance, and refelled his whole work, by telling him that his Book consists all of nothing but the Devils language, as the Title it self sayes: it might at least helpt to salv that palpable untruth in his Preface to his last Diurnal, concerning those that have lately written against Iudicial Astrologie, that not one of them have defined it, nor understand any thing of it. That is, that none of them have so defined it, as Mr. Swan hath done, nor did so much as understand, what the very word it self ment,; no more then for him, I suppose, yet they do any better then before they did for my part, I should have deemed it not unfit or unworthie to be put into stuttering Iohn of Genoaes Catholicon set there cheek by joll next to Astericus, ab aster qod est stella, & icon, qod est imago, but that I find Balbus herein the better. for, Astrologus, saith he, ab astron, qod est stella, & logos, qod est sermo, loqens de stellis. But thus then by Fate, if they understand what God speaks, designs or intends, it implies no more then the Clients and their Advocates do in the present case avow.