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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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1For who almost would not smile to read to this purpose alleged, that of Asaph, Psalm. 50.4. He shall call to the Heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. that is, to hear the debates, and decide the controversy between him and them? For did not Isaiah, chap. 1.2. and Moses before him, Deut. 30.29. and 32.1. call Heaven and Earth to hear the controversies ⟨p. 133⟩between God and his people, and to bear witness what was to pass in way of plea and allegation on Gods behalf against them; implying thereby what they might do and would do, were they apprehensive of such affairs? See the like, Jer. 2.12, 13. Mic. 6.1, 2. And might not that man deservedly be derided, who would thence conclude that the stars had ears to hear, what God or his Prophets there said; as well as the Jewish Masters, who with some great Heathen Writers, from Psalm. 19.1. assert them to be rational creatures? or that should from the places before designed out of Moses, Asaph, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Micah, maintain as much concerning the mountains of the earth, and the earth it self, as these men would hence gather concerning the Stars and the Heavens?
1For who almost would not smile to reade to this purpose alledged, that of Asaph, Psalm. 50.4. He shal cal to the Heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. that is, to hear the debates, and decide the con•roversie between him and them? For did not Esay, chap. 1.2. and Moses before him, Deut. 30.29. and 32.1. cal Heaven and Earth to hear the controversies ⟨p. 133⟩