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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ergò there are some days lucky and some unlucky, in regard of the aspects of the Planets good or bad, and it is no small point of wisdom to observe such And, Some men have ben eminent for their skill in fixing aright the seasons of the year, and set times of solemnities; therefore men ought to be had in repute, not and justified only, but magnified, for telling men by the Stars, what will befall them. as if the one were the same in effect with the other; or the one a necessary consequent of the other. Or frame them into an entire Syllogism, either they will consist all of particulars, ⟨p. 174⟩or crowd into the Conclusion more then is in the premisses. So that when I consider the levity and looseness of Mr. Swans Arguments in so weighty a business, I cannot but call to mind that of Seneca to Lucilius; Superest ex hesterno mihi cogitatio, qid sibi voluerint prudentissimi viri, qi rerum maximarum probations levissimas & perplexas fecerunt. He saith he wonders what very wise men should mean, to bring so exceeding light proofs in matters of exceeding great weight.
Ergò there are some dayes luckie and some unluckie, in regard of the aspects of the Planets good or bad, and it is no smal point of wisedome to observe such And, Some men have ben eminent for their skil in fixing aright the seasons of the yeer, and set times of solemnities; therefore men ought to be had in repute, not and justified onely, but magnified, for telling men by the Stars, what wil befal them. as if the one were the same in effect with the other; or the one a necessary conseqent of the other. Or frame them into an entire Syllogism, either they wil consist all of particulars, ⟨p. 174⟩or crowd into the Conclusion more then is in the premisses. So that when I consider the levity and loosnesse of Mr. Swans Arguments in so weighty a businesse, I cannot but call to mind that of Seneca to Lucilius; Superest ex hesterno mihi cogitatio, qid sibi voluerint prudentissimi viri, qi rerum maximarum probationes levissimas & perplexas fecerunt. He saith he wonders what very wise men should mean, to bring so exceeding light proofes in matters of exceeding great weight.