A85827:65
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.
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.
Preached impudently for Liberty of Sabbath Sports.
Preached impudentlie for Libertie of Sabbath Sports.
But this, saith he, Mr. G. did formerly, when he was a Prelate. Of some Province, it may be in Sir Thomas Mores Utopia; where Mr. L. in a trance be-like, being there one of his Auditors, heard him preach thus. But afterwards (to wit, since he either left or lost his Prelates place) in hope of Bishops, Deans, or Chapters Lands, he became a pretended Presbyterian.
But this, saith he, Mr. G. did formerlie, when he was a Prelate. Of some Province, it may be in Sir Thomas Mores Ʋtopia; where Mr. L. in a trance be-like, being there one of his Auditors, heard him preach thus. But afterwards (to wit, since he either left or lost his Prelates place) in hope of Bishops, Deans, or Chapters Lands, he became a pretended Presbyterian.
He would, at least, have men believe▪ that I was sometime Prelatical; but have of late turned my coat or my copy, and gaping after some fat gobbets of the Bishops or Deans Lands, pretended ⟨p. 24⟩to be a Presbyterian. A calumny as false as its Father is, or as his former Brat hath been convinced to be: And such as he shall never be able to make good, tho his Master, that sets him on work, join with him in it.
He would, at least, have men believ▪ that I was sometime Prelatical; but have of late turned my coat or my copie, and gaping after some fat gobbets of the Bishops or Deans Lands, pretended