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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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Not, I hope, when I produce them to prov, that they are not all such silly Ignoramuses, as Lily and his Advocate would bear the world in hand, that tax his trade, and that it is not out of mere ignorance that they disallow and condemn it; unless he can prov, that they are all also such Logger-heads, as he saith those two were.
Not, I hope, when I produce them to prov, that they ar not all such sillie Ignoramusses, as Lilie and his Advocate would bear the world in hand, that tax his trade, and that it is not out of meer ignorance that they disallow and condemn it; unless he can prov, that they ar all also such Logger-heads, as he saith those two were.
But in all these particulars thus specified, and here carped at, there is nothing of much moment, nor ought that contains in it any matter of scandal. One or two other things there are, wherewith albeit they no way at all concern, either my Charge against him, or his Defence of his own Cause, wherein he is as mute as a fish; yet he strives what he can, to asperse my good name, endeavouring to fasten some particulars upon me, that may tend unto scandal; which I suppose therefore, it may concern me to take notice of, and to clear my self from his false imputations: that which divers of my Friends also have incited me to do.
But in all these particulars thus specified, and here carped at, there is nothing of much moment, nor ought that contains in it anie matter of scandal. One or two other things there are, wherewith albeit they no way at all concern, either my Charge against him, or his Defence of his own Cause, wherein he is as mute as a fish; yet he strives what he can, to asperse my good name, endeavoring to fasten some particulars upon me, that may tend unto scandal; which I suppose therefore, it may concern me to take notice of, and to clear my self from his fals imputations: that which divers of my Friends also have incited me to do.