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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.
1But for the Exposition of the place, Mr. L. tells Mr. G. that he shall ere long have the judgments of abler Divines then himself and to better purpose on that of Jerem. 10.2. and mean while telleth his Readers, they shall have the Exposition of a Reverend Minister on the place, equal in years to Mr. G. and in true Divinity and Knowledge of the Oriental tongues far surmounting him.
1But for the Exposition of the place, Mr. L. tels Mr. G. that he shal ere long have the judgments of abler Divines then himself and to better purpose on that of Jerem. 10.2. and mean while telleth his Readers, they shal have the Exposition of a Reverend Minister on the place, eqal in yeers to Mr. G. and in tru Divinity and Knowledge of the Oriental toungs far surmounting him.
- 1Preface.
What those Judgments are of abler Divines, when we see, we shall know what to say to them. And for that others Exposition, whose words he relates, but names not the Author, nor the Title of his work, leaving the Annotator as well as his Readers, to seek after a needle in a bottle of hay, it was long ere any of my friends could find out any of them, nor could I by their help hitherto attain the review of more then one that hath lately published ought on that Scripture; which one indeed concurs with the party, whose words he relates for the Exposition of the place, tho he have not the very same terms, and resolved I was not to meddle with Mr. Lily, until I could see what some of these his Advocates had to say in his behalf; which we shall (God assisting) consider of, ere we finish this discourse. Mean while, not to make comparisons, which is generally deemed odious, and with one utterly unknown, would be, not over-presumptuous only, but even ridiculous: much