A42469:211
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 here Mr. Lilies Advocates falter with him, as some of them also with themselves. For first Mr. Swan tells us, with good ground from Gods Word, that certainly to foretell contingent events belongs to none but to God himself. Isaiah 41.23.1 and his other Advocate, whom he so much magnifies, concludes as himself relates him, with these words of Osiander concerning Astrologie, Nihil habet de Magiâ▪ si modò qis Astrologicas predictions pro conjecturis, non av•em pro vaticiniis certis habeat. It hath nothing of Magic, (otherwise then it hath, and Astrologers are Magicians, Wizards no other then he-witches) if so be one have, or account, Astrological predictions for conjectures, and not for certain Prophesies.
But here Mr. Lilies Advocates falter with him, as some of them also with themselves. For first Mr. Swan tels us, with good ground from Gods Word, that certainly to foretel contingent events belongs to none but to God himself. Esay 41.23.1 and his other Advocate, whom he so much magnifies, concludes as himself relates him, with these words of Osiander concerning Astrologie, Nihil habet de Magiâ▪ si modò qis Astrologicas praedictiones pro conjecturis, non av•em pro vaticiniis certis habeat. It hath nothing of Magike, (otherwise then it hath, and Astrologers ar Magitians, Wizards no other then he-witches) if so be one have, or account, Astrological predictions for conjectures, and not for certain Prophesies.
- 1Pag. 19.
I Stand not now to discuss or debate, how these sayings will consist, which what from Mr. Swan we have above heard. We will consider only, what help Mr. Lily hath from them, and whether he have so wisely and advisedly dealt in referring himself and his cause to them. Hear we Mr. Lily what he saith of himself and his predictions; agreeably enough, I confess, to his own principles, as himself speaks, in part; and to those grounds also, that these men, and other the like Patrons of his profession have laid, howsoever here they palter with him, and leave their Client in the lurch. But hear we him and his own confident Assertions and peremptory in his Black-Book.