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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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One of the wisest of mere men, that ever was since the fall, telleth us, [Greek or Hebrew] That a good name is a matter 1of more worth, then a precious ointment; (which were said to be [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew], very highly prized in those parts) 2and more to be esteemed of then riches and much treasure. And a Heathen man therefore saith, Famae & fidei damna majora sunt qod q• aestimari possunt; That the wrongs a man receives in his good name and credit, are greater damages then can be valued. We have a common saying among us, That for a man to have a bad name, it is as good, or bad rather, as to be half hanged. But the Greek Orator goes further then so, and saith, [Greek or Hebrew] ⟨p. 8⟩3[Greek or Hebrew], That it were not a greater penalty for a man to be stoned to death or burnt quick, then justly and deservedly, to live in disgrace: And the Greek Father, [Greek or Hebrew], 4That death it self is more tolerable then disgrace: Yea, the Apostle Paul himself professeth to be of the […] ▪ 5[Greek or Hebrew], that it were better for him to die, that any man should take his life, rather then his glorying away from him. And he admonisheth all Christian men to be very chary in this kind, following [Greek or Hebrew], such things as are of good 6report; providing [Greek or Hebrew] not good only, but goodly, as the word properly signifies; honest things, as we render it, not in the sight of God only, but in the sight of men also; Caventes & nobis à peccato, & ill is à scandalo, as Bernard speaks; being careful to shun, as the offending of God by any carriage▪ 7simply evil, so of giving occasion of offence to man, by any course that may prov scandalous, [Greek or Hebrew], saith Clemens of Alexandria, That they may not only