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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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I shall only add, for further manifestation, not of his virulent and slanderous language only, but of his malicious and ⟨p. 54⟩mischievous mind, that he may show himself to be a right. Scholar, and a genuine Child of him, that was not a Liar only, bu• a Murderer from the beginning, what he hath in the close of his February Observations, where these words are found.
I shal onelie add, for further manifestation, not of his virulent and slanderons language onelie, but of his malicious and ⟨p. 54⟩mischievous mind, that he may shew himself to be a right. Schollar, and a genuine Child of him, that was not a Lyar onely, bu• a Murtherer from the beginning, what he hath in the close of his Februarie Observations, where these words ar found.
The Common Law near this time, or the practical part thereof, seems somewhat curbed;—whilst malicious Presbytery, without a general Massacre, never will.
The Common Law neer this time, or the practical part thereof, seems somewhat curbed;—whilst malicious Presbyterie, without a general Massacre, never wil.
And yet further to show the extent of this his murderous mind to reach not the Presbytery alone, but the whole body of the Ministry, and his longing desire, impatient of delay, to have some such bloody and barbarous design, or hellish project put in execution out of hand, as in his last years close he complained of them in these terms, We are eternally plagued with a mutinous and self-seeking Clergy, whose avarice hath no bounds, or pride any limits.