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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.
Yea but what was it, that moved those prating Ministers to stir up the State to embroil it self in such a War? forsooth, saith this babbling makebate, that they might Lord it and domineer like petty Tyrants over the Commonalty and Gentry ▪ and ⟨p. 21⟩why did he not add over the Nobility too? Its indeed not untrue, that under the Episcopacy, some of their favourites supported and backed by some great ones among them so did as is here said. Yea they had begun by virtue of the High Commission Court and the power thereunto annexed, to be tampering with some of the Nobility, that complied not in all things with them. But what hope or likelihood was there, or could there be, for the Ministry so to domineer as this man tells you, that they intended to do, when that power and authority was taken away, by means whereof much abused some had formerly so done?
Yea but what was it, that mooved those prating Ministers to stir up the State to embroil it self in such a War? forsooth, saith this babling makebate, that they might Lord it and domineer like pettie Tyrants over the Commonalty and Gentry ▪ and ⟨p. 21⟩why did he not adde over the Nobility too? Its indeed not untru, that under the Episcopacie, some of their favourits supported and backed by some great ones among them so did as is here said. Yea they had begun by vertu of the High Commission Court and the power thereunto annexed, to be tampering with some of the Nobility, that complied not in all things with them. But what hope or likelihood was there, or could there be, for the Ministerie so to domineer as this man tels you, that they intended to do, when that power and autoritie was taken away, by means whereof much abused some had formerly so done?
As for his most uncharitable and Satanical censure of Gods Ministers in general, that they care not for the good of any people but themselves, it may well claim a place among the hideous croakings of those filthy frogs, that issued out of the mouth of the Dragon and the Beast,