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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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Lilies skill, or use of his spectacles, his curious calculations, and far fetched observations, both see, and foresee, that people are and will be unwilling to pay as well taxes as tithes; save that they know they may be enforced to the one, which they hope they shall not be for the other, and they are more regardful of their worldly gain and advantage, then they are of a good conscience and of their spiritual behoof. But the Eclipse relateth, I dare say, as much to the one as to the other; that is, indeed (save in this mans addle brain, or in his idle, but malevolent and impious discourse at least) unto neither.
Lilies skil, or use of his spectacles, his curious calculations, and far fetcht observations, both see, and foresee, that people ar and wil be unwilling to pay as wel taxes as tithes; save that they know they may be enforced to the one, which they hope they shal not be for the other, and they ar more regardful of their worldly gain and advantage, then they ar of a good conscience and of their spiritual behoof. But the Eclips relateth, I dare say, as much to the one as to the other; that is, indeed (save in this mans adle brain, or in his idle, but malevolent and impious discours at least) unto neither.
And here by the way, I shall crave leave to digress a little, in behalf of that never sufficiently commended servant of Christ Mr. Jo. Calvin, and this so much spurned▪ at Presbytery, to lay open a notorious piece of knavery, intended as against the Profession of the Protestant Religion in general, so more especially against the Presbyterian party, the Reformed Churches in France and the Netherlands, and particularly Mr. Calvin by name. One of my Congregation being taken at Sea, when Spain and we were in terms of hostility, and carried to Dunkirk, during his stay there, had some Popish Books bestowed on him to make him a good Catholic, which upon his return home he brought unto me. Among the rest, there was one of a Nameless Author, entitled Monarchoma•hia, or, Jerusalem and Babel. Herein the Author thereof labours to ⟨p. 15⟩