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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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Have we not an ocular demonstration of what was before said, of the Power that the Stars have over Persons and Peoples, Kingdoms and States? But I suppose we shall not need to borrow great Alexander's whinyard to cut this Gordian knot asunder, any sorry whittle will serve the turn. In a word Sir, you beg still the question, you presume what you should prov, that which you know is denied, and must still be denied until it be proved, that the Stars have such bad influences, that is, as before you explained your self, Powers and faculties stamped in them by God. Now this we deny, and for us to deny it, is enough. You that avow it, must prove it. And this Mr. Swan will as well be able to prove, as Mr. Lily his Client, that the good Angels told holy men so; or Mr. Johnson his Antagonist, that God told it to Adam. Now this barely denied, cuts clean away the dependence and consecution of all that follows after and is inferred thereupon. Here therefore we might justly without more ado set down our rest, and ease our selves of further labour: Howbeit to manifest the impiety of this groundless conceit, and the frivolousness of these specious pretences, we shall take a little pains to wade somewhat further in discussion of these their Assertions.
Have we not an ocular demonstration of whar was before said, of the Power that the Stars have over Persons and Peoples, Kingdomes and States? But I suppose we shall not need to borrow great Alexanders whiniard to cut this Gordian knot asunder, any sory whittle will serve the turn. In a word Sir, you beg still the qestion, you presume what you should prov, that which you know is denied, and must stil be denied until it be proved, that the Stars have such bad influences, that is, as before you explaind your self, Powers and faculties stampt in them by God. Now this we deny, and for us to deny it, is enough. You that avow it, mvst prove it. And this Mr. Swan will as well be able to prove, as Mr. Lilie his Client, that the good Angels told holy men so; or Mr. Johnson his Antagonist, that God told it to Adam. Now this barely denied, cuts clean away the dependance and consecution of all that follows after and is inferred thereupon. Here therefore we might justly without more ado set down our rest, and ease our selves of further labor: Howbeit to manifest the impietie of this groundlesse conceit, and the frivolousnesse of these specious pretences, we shall take a little pains to wade somewhat further in discussion of these their Assertions.