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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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Ministry and Monkery, (for he would have them, you see, deemed both birds of the same feather, as witches and wizards are deservedly esteemed with good ground from Gods Word) and to as many of their abused disciples and proselytes, as shall suffer themselves to be overruled or deceived by their treasonable counsels, and herein, he saith, he errs not. But that you may the better understand, whom his intent was to strike at, he closeth all up with this scoffing jeer, that he hopeth the world will clear him, 1that he doth not abuse, or so much as once name or mention the Presbyterians or their Proselytes: and yet so great is his spleen against those poor Presbyterians and their Proselytes, that he could not forbear to vent it not long after in express terms against them; withal abusing most wickedly and wretchedly the name of as worthy an Instrument and venerable a servant of God as any that these later ages have produced, whose memory is to this day and still shall be blessed, and his renown remain, as a precious odour of fragrant smell and sweet savour, in the minds of the godly; whereas the name of himself, and of such as he is, shall stink above ground in the nostrils of those that sincerely fear God, while they yet live, and their memory rot, as their carcasses in the grave under ground, when they be dead. For, This Eclipse, saith this our Fortune-teller,2 finds all Sacerdotes, which because it ever did shall pas for Priests, in much sorrow and anguish of mind, the influence of it crossing their designs) now fearing the downfall of their tithes, and a general ••• giversation ⟨p. 12⟩of the people against them in many places: the people, who begin to see without spectacles generally declining their spurious and seditious doctrines against Parliament and State, whether derived from John Calvin, or the babbling of a silly Scottish Presbytery:3 and again anon after, Much trouble and affliction will arise unto the whole Hierarchy: this will generally fall upon them every where, wheresoever they reside. And for my part, I make no doubt indeed, but that he would be right glad, as well as his grand-Master the Devil, to see the Ministry rooted out, it so crosseth their designs, As Haman the whole Jewish race for Mordecai's neglect of him, in all places, where in any power it yet abides, either with us, or elsewhere.