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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, Sir, let your Axiom be never so undeniable, such as all the world can not refute: yet (qid dignum tanto hiatu?) your Argument thence drawn to conclude what it should prov, is so silly, ⟨p. 131⟩as that not some exquisite Sophister, but any puny Sophumer may at first sight discover the feebleness of it. For let your Argument be drawn into a syllogistical form, and what will it be but this? [The Lights of Heaven work upon this inferior world. But the Sun, and Moon, and Stars are the Lights of Heaven. Ergò the Sun, Moon and Stars work upon the inferior World, to the subversion of States, changes of Common-Weals, Laws and Religion, and Translations of Kingdoms, &c.] For who seeth not, if he have but his eyes in his head, that there is much more in the Conclusion then is to be found in the Premisses? Or thus if you please; [The Lights of Heaven work upon this World by a power stamped at first upon them by God:1 But the Sun, Moon and Stars are such Lights; Ergò they work by such a power, to subvert States, and translate Kingdoms, to make new Lords and new Laws.] And is not this think we an irrefragable Argument? or were it not worthy rather to be hissed out of the Schools?
But, Sir, let your Axiome be never so undeniable, such as all the world can not refute: yet (qid dignum tanto hiatu?) your Argument thence drawn to conclude what it should proov, is so sillie, ⟨p. 131⟩as that not some exqisite Sophister, but any punie Sophumer may at first sight discover the feebleness of it. For let your Argument be drawn into a syllogistical form, and what will it be but this? [The Lights of Heaven work upon this inferior world. But the Sun, and Moon, and Stars are the Lights of Heaven. Ergò the Sun, Moon and Stars work upon the inferior World, to the subversion of States, changes of Common-Weals, Laws and Religion, and Translations of Kingdomes, &c.] For who seeth not, if he have but his eyes in his head, that there is much more in the Conclusion then is to be found in the Premisses? Or thus if you please; [The Lights of Heaven work upon this World by a power stamped at first upon them by God:1 But the Sun, Moon and Stars ar such Lights; Ergò they work by such a power, to subvert States, and translate Kingdomes, to make new Lords and new Laws.] And is not this think we an irrefragable Argument? or were it not worthy rather to be hissed out of the Schools?