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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
An Advertisement concerning two Allegations in Lilies Postscript.
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.
What Independents they are that enforce this difficulty in the very same manner that the Church of Rome doth, I know not. But who ever they be, if any such be, if they enforce it as he doth, they take a ready course to destroy the faith of their followers, by enforcing upon them such a ground for their faith as is no where to be had. If as the Church of Rome doth, thereby to infer a necessity of repairing to them out of all quarters of the world, for a sound and final resolution of all their doubts in Religion (for so the Romanists enforce it) they shall in so doing (to give them the Authors own words) having given a Bill of divorce 1to one Pope, beyond the Seas, install and enthrone a goodly numb of Popelings, and young little Muf•ies, at home. But of this let them consider whom it concerns.
What Independents they are that enforce this difficulty in the verie same manner that the Church of Rome doth, I know not. But who ever they be, if anie such be, if they enforce it as he doth, they take a readie course to destroy the faith of their followers, by enforcing upon them such a ground for their faith as is no where to be had. If as the Church of Rome doth, thereby to inferre a necessitie of repairing to them out of all qarters of the world, for a sound and final resolution of all their doubts in Religion (for so the Romanists enforce it) they shall in so doing (to give them the Autors own words) having given a Bill of divorce 1to one Pope, beyond the Seas, enstal and enthrone a goodlie numbe of Popelings, and young little Muf•ies, at home. But of this let them consider whom it concerns.
- 1Ser. no Ser p. 160.
This Discourse, or Debate, he saith indeed, he delivered purposely in Latin, because he would not dissolve the soul-harmony