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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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yet some of them come to him, and crave a sign of him; by sign understanding as our Saviour, where he said, John 4.48. Unless ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe; not some type to be told them out of Moses, as that of the brazen Serpent, John 3.14, 15. but some miraculous work at their request wrought then in their sight, as Herod hoped to see some miracle done by him; Luk 23.8. But our Saviour putteth them off with a negative answer, telling them withal what manner of people they were that asked such a sign, and that he would not at present show any such sign, but refer them only to one that hereafter should be shown, and that just such another as Jonah his was, such an one as was sometime wrought upon him. That which the Evangelist Luke delivers more clearly, Luke 11.29. For as Jonah (saith he) was a sign to the Ninevites; not by typifying Christ, whom he preached not to them, out that which had befallen him, coming some way to their notice, & being thereby assured that the message he brought came from God,) so shall the Son of Man (Christ himself rising ⟨p. 122⟩again from the dead, after part of three days spent in the grave) be a sign (no type, but such a miraculous evidence sufficient to testify what he was, as no other should need) unto this generation. Yea and to the ages ensuing also; it being a far greater matter for him,1 as some of the Ancients have well observed, De sepulcro resurgere, qam de patibulo descendere; to rise up from the grave, then to come down from the cross; on which latter condition they engaged themselves to believe on him if he would do it. Matth. 27.42. but tho more regarding his Fathers pleasure, and our welfare, then their scoffing reqiries, he did not that, yet he did in steed thereof▪ a work much more miraculous, which he here engaged himself to do.
yet some of them come to him, and crave a signe of him; by signe understanding as our Saviour, where he said,