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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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Again the understanding Reader may hence take notice, how cunningly this man can here comply with the people. For as those of the Levelling party, (for such I suppose they were, that were the chief Ringleaders in that Bedfordshire insurrection before-mentioned) to draw the multitude after them, promised a freedom from tithes and taxes to all that would join with them: so these cunning wizards, to insinuate themselves into the peoples affections, can attemper ⟨p. 13⟩their predictions unto their humours, and tell them such tales and stories, as they think will take most with them, and best please them, and they perceive them, by their innate disposition expressed and appearing in their practise, to be strongly bent unto▪ apparent enough it is, that it is not any spurious or seditious doctrine in their Teachers, by this foul-mouthed Sycophant, so falsely fathered upon Calvin, (the splendent lustre of whose repute the snarlings of such Hellhounds can no more impair, then the yelpings by night of mangy whelps and mongrel curs, barking at the moon or the imaginary man in the Moon, can in any sort impeach or impair her light) but their own covetous disposition, and earthly-minded affection, (as falsely as frivolously ascribed to the celestial aspects,) that makes people to grutch Gods Ministers the means of their maintenance to the foul shame and scandal of their Christian profession.
Again the understanding Reader may hence take notice, how cunningly this man can here comply with the people. For as those of the Levelling party, (for such I suppose they were, that were the cheif Ringleaders in that Bedfordshire insurrection before-mentioned) to draw the multitude after them, promised a freedome from tithes and taxes to all that would joyn with them: so these cunning wizards, to insinuate themselvs into the peoples affections, can attemper ⟨p. 13⟩their predictions unto their humours, and tel them such tales and stories, as they think wil take most with them, and best please them, and they perceiv them, by their innate disposition expressed and appeering in their practise, to be strongly bent unto▪ apparent enough it is, that it is not any spurious or seditious doctrine in their Teachers, by this foulmouthed Sycophant, so falsly fathered upon Calvin, (the splendent lustre of whose repute the snarlings of such Helhounds can no more impair, then the yalpings by night of maungie whelps and mungrel curs, barking at the moon or the imaginary man in the Moon, can in any sort impeach or impair her light) but their own covetous disposition, and earthly-minded affection, (as falsly as frivolously ascribed to the celestial aspects,) that makes people to grutch Gods Ministers the means of their maintenance to the foul shame and scandal of their Christian profession.