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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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1Yea but, Adam before he fell, knew the nature of every thing; insomuch that he gave names to all the living creatures. and consequently as much as ever Solomon did, and this Art of theirs among the rest. which must needs therefore be good (for this seems to be that, which Mr. S. drives to) and we may lawfully ⟨p. 167⟩seek by all good means what Solomon prayed for, and had, for the making up of what was lost in Adam.
1Yea but, Adam before he fel, knew the nature of every thing; insomuch that he gave names to all the living creatures. and conseqently as much as ever Salomon did, and this Art of theirs among the rest. which must needs therefore be good (for this seems to be that, which Mr. S. drives to) and we may lawfully ⟨p. 167⟩seek by all good means what Salomon prayed for, and had, for the making up of what was lost in Adam.
- 1Pag. 17.
I might demand, how Mr. S. can prove, that Adam knew the nature of every thing. his reason annexed will not necessarily evince it. his nomination of the creatures intimated rather his interest in them, and power over them, then an exact knowledge of the natures of them; of which we have discoursed more at large elsewhere. But if he knew the nature of every thing that he named; (for the reason subjoined will reach no further,) and the Stars come not within that compass; unless they be of the number of living creatures, as some both of the Jewish and Gentile Masters have held; and of those living creatures, that were convented before Adam, and presented to him, to be named by him, how is it hence proved that he knew the nature of the Stars? Again, suppose he did know the nature of them: what then? why? then he must needs be very skilful in our Wizards Art: and the art must needs then be very good. But to omit, that they presume the nature of the Stars to be such, as they pretend it to be; and Adam therefore knowing the nature of them, must needs know them to be qualified so as they say; which is nothing else but to beg the main point in controversy. Might not Adam know it, and know it to be vain and frivolous? as God, who knew it undoubtedly, doth pronounce it here to be,