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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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And for his zeal to Antichrist; apparent enough it is, that he hath no small measure of that [Greek or Hebrew], that bitter zeal, the Apostle James speaks of, Chap. 3.14. against those, that have ben Gods principal Instruments both among us and elsewhere, in helping to demolish the power and Kingdom of Antichrist. And if the Devil be the grand Antichrist, as there is no doubt but he is, and the other on earth but his Deputy, sure he and his Complices are no less zealous for the support of Antichrists Kingdom, when they so eagerly band and bend themselves against those servants of God, that discover and lay open their diabolical practises, then was Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen for the worship of Diana, in stirring up, and striving to enrage the people against Paul Christs Apostle, and that for the same cause, for which they set the multitude then in an uproar, because thereby comes in their gain, Act. 19.24, 27, 28.
And for his zeal to Antichrist; apparent enough it is, that he hath no smal measure of that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that bitter zeal, the Apostle James speaks of, Chap. 3.14. against those, that have ben Gods principal Instruments both among us and elswhere, in helping to demolish the power and Kingdome of Antichrist. And if the Divel be the grand Antichrist, as there is no doubt but he is, and the other on earth but his Deputie, sure he and his Complices ar no les zealous for the support of Antichrists Kingdome, when they so eagerly band and bend themselvs against those servants of God, that discover and lay open their diabolical practises, then was Demetrius and his felow craftsmen for the worship of Diana, in stirring up, and striving to enrage the people against Paul Christs Apostle, and that for the same cause, for which they set the multitude then in an uproar, because thereby comes in their gain, Act. 19.24, 27, 28.
Yea but the man requires to be heard. Let me be heard, saith he,