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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 if that his other Advocate, whom he quotes and so highly extols, do for years equal the Annotator, why may not he so aged fall under his Clients censure of Senes bis pueri, as well as his Antagonist? for how Mr. L. should come to be inspired with such a faculty as whereby to judge of true Divinity, is a point, I confess, beyond my skill to conceive. But what ever the man be for skill in languages, or knowledge in Divinity, (for I know not who or what he is) I would fain know of M. Lily, supposing that this his Advocate had seen farther into the Text, being far more skilful in the Language, then the Annotator hath done; what is all that to the justifying of Mr. Lilies Assertions in the Annotation related, and the Exceptions therein taken thereunto? which it concerned him to have answered, and not put it off to another, who in all that he relates out of him, speaks not a word at all for him, but leaves him in regard of defence therein, as naked and bare, as if he had never so much as once opened his mouth, or put pen to paper in his behalf.
And if that his other Advocate, whome he qotes and so highly extols, do for yeers eqal the Annotater, why may not he so aged fall under his Clients censure of Senes bis pueri, as wel as his Antagonist? for how Mr. L. should come to be inspired with such a faculty as whereby to judge of tru Divinity, is a point, I confes, beyond my skil to conceiv. But what ever the man be for skil in languages, or knowledge in Divinitie, (for I know not who or what he is) I would fain know of M. Lilie, supposing that this his Advocate had seen farther into the Text, being far more skilful in the Language, then the Annotater hath done; what is all that to the justifieng of Mr. Lilies Assertions in the Annotation related, and the Exceptions therein taken thereunto? which it concerned him to have answerd, and not put it off to another, who in all that he relates out of him, speaks not a word at all for him, but leaves him in regard of defence therein, as naked and bare, as if he had never so much as once opened his mouth, or put pen to paper in his behalf.
But leaving his Advocates till we come to deal with them, we shall presume a little to cope with this grand Master in the matter of Eclipses, because they are the main subject of this his Black Book. And here I might a little question the skill of Mr. L. himself, and some of his fellow Prognostics, in that part of the Sidereal Science, which on all sides is acknowledged to be as warrantable and lawful as beneficial and useful. That which a man better versed in these things then my self, might the rather adventure to do; for that Kepler a great Mathematician sticks not to affirm,