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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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But tho neither Melancholy Saturn's malevolent aspect prevailed any whit to the darkening of the day, and the air was as serene and clear as could be desired in the place of mine abode; yet for want, it seems, of Mr. Lilies spectacles, none among us were able to discern any one Star fixed or free, those two great Luminaries then in conjunction, the Sun and the Moon only excepted; nor can I hear of any one, tho having made enquiry of many in places remote, and far distant one from an other, at that time residing, that had so piercing an eye as to attain any such sight. and yet had it ben no such great matter, had any such thing ben, had a Star or two ben seen, my self can remember twice to have seen a Star near about noontide; the former time in the Borough of Southwark, about one of the Clock after noon; the latter time in Cheapside London, about eleven in the forenoon; it being at neither time, either a very clear or dark day, which many at both times stood gazing upon, (besides such as came out of their shops and houses to behold it) as they passed along in the street.
But tho neither Melancholie Saturns malevolent aspect prevailed any whit to the darkning of the day, and the ayer was as serene and cleer as could be desired in the place of mine abode; yet for want, it seems, of Mr. Lilies spectacles, none among us were able to discern any one Star fixed or free, those two great Luminaries then in conjunction, the Sun and the Moon onely excepted; nor can I hear of any one, tho having made enqiry of many in places remote, and far distant one from an other, at that time residing, that had so piercing an ey as to attain any such sight. and yet had it ben no such great matter, had any such thing ben, had a Star or two ben seen, my self can remember twice to have seen a Star neer about noontide; the former time in the Borough of Southwark, about one of the Clock after noon; the latter time in Cheapside London, about eleven in the forenoon; it being at neither time, either a very cleer or dark day, which many at both times stood gazing upon, (besides such as came out of their shops and houses to behold it) as they passed along in the street.
Yea but our English Merlin tells us in his late New Ephemeris for the year 1653, to salv his credit in this particular, that thousands in London did then behold the Planet of Venus and many fixed Stars as clearly as in the darkest night.