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A discourse apologeticalA discours apologetical
A discourse apologetical; wherein Lilies lewd and loud lies in his Merlin or Pasquil for the year 1654. are clearly laid open; his shameful desertion of his own cause is further discovered; his shameless slanders fully refuted; and his malicious and murderous mind, inciting to a general massacre of Gods ministers, from his own pen, evidently evinced. Together with an advertisement concerning two allegations produced in the close of his postscript. And a postscript concerning an epistle dedicatory of one J. Gadburie. By Tho. Gataker B.D. author [sic] of the annotations on Jer. 10.2 and of the vindication of them.A discours apologetical; wherein Lilies lewd and lowd lies in his Merlin or Pasqil for the yeer 1654. are cleerly laid open; his shameful desertion of his own cause is further discovered; his shameless slanders fullie refuted; and his malicious and murtherous mind, inciting to a general massacre of Gods ministers, from his own pen, evidentlie evinced. Together with an advertisement concerning two allegations produced in the close of his postscript. And a postscript concerning an epistle dedicatorie of one J. Gadburie. By Tho. Gataker B.D. autor [sic] of the annotations on Jer. 10.2 and of the vindication of them.
London: printed by R. Ibbitson for Thomas Newberry, 1654
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But I digress to far, and yet these digressions as analecta qaedam scattered here and there by the way, I suppose will not be ⟨p. 43⟩unpleasing to a Reader of no over-rigid and unpleasant Disposition, nor offensive, I hope, to any.
But I digress to far, and yet these digressions as analecta qaedam scattered here and there by the way, I suppose will not be ⟨p. 43⟩unpleasing to a Reader of no over-rigid and unpleasant Disposition, nor offensive, I hope, to anie.
But, è diverticulo in viam, to return again into the road. By what hath been related, concerning the means of my maintenance at Lincolns Inn, but withal, the courteous entertainment there constantly afforded me; it may appear, that it was neither the largeness of the stipend that staid me so long with them, nor yet any disrespect, or discontent, that moved me, as some before me, to leave them.
But, è diverticulo in viam, to return again into the road. By what hath been related, concerning the means of my maintainance at Lincolns Inn, but withal, the courteous entertainment there constantlie afforded me; it may appear, that it was neither the largeness of the stipend that staid me so long with them, nor yet anie disrespect, or discontent, that moved me, as some before me, to leav them.
For the truth is, for mine Auditory there, the generality of them, were not a people that affected change, either novelty or variety; but rested well-satisfied with my constant course and tenor of teaching; and very seldom therefore brought in any to Preach in my room; in so much (I may truly say it) that scarce above Twelve Sermons in all my Ten years with them, were preached there by any beside my self. Nor were they addicted to stray much abroad, one or two taken much with Dr. King, then Dean of Christ-Church in Oxford, and Parson of St. Andrews in Holborn, used to repair thither to hear him, when they knew that he preached; and some few would now and then step to Pauls Cross. Among whom that pleasant Gentleman before spoken of, tho it were not frequent with him, being missed one day at Chapel by some of those that used there to fit near him, and coming late into the Hall at dinner, and being thereupon demanded by one of them, where he had been straying abroad; I have been, quoth he, at Pauls Cross. Thou wentest thither sure to hear some news, said the other: No truly, replied he, I went upon another occasion; but I learned that indeed there, which I never heard of before, how the Ass came by his long ears; for the Preacher there told us a story out of a Jewish Rabbin, that Adam after he had named the Creatures, called them one day again before him, to try whether they remembered the names that he had given them; and having by name cited the Lion, the Lion drew near to him, and the Horse likewise, but then calling to the Ass in like manner, the Ass having forgotten his name, like an Ass stood stone still; whereupon Adam having beckoned to him with his hand, so soon as he came within his reach, caught him with both hands by the ears, and plucked him by them so shrewdly, that for his short wit he gave him a