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A VINDICATION of the Annotations on Jerem. Chap. 10. Vers. 2. against the scurrilous Aspersions of that grand Imposter Mr. William Lillie, &c.
A Great man is reported to have some∣time complained that it was his hard hap to hear last of some things, tho much talked of abroad, wherein himself was most concerned: And it had been long (as I was afterward informed) in the mouthes of many, and some great ones, who in regard of my silence deemed me therefore decessed, ere it came to mine eare, that M. Lillie, that grand Impostor, had in his Black Book of the Dark Yeer, been nibbling at mine Annotations on Jerem. 10.2. and gird∣ing at me, after his wonted scurrilous guise, as at many other of Gods faithful Ministers and Messengers of far greater worth then my self. Now howsoever I have elswhere pro∣fessed, how litle I regard the sqibs and censures of such scof∣fing mates and scurrilous scriblers; his especially, whom I deem no better then an other Lucian; for that as he, under pretence of deriding and traducing the superstitious worships then commonly practised, and fond conceits of their fained Deities then generally received, did not obscurely endevor to root up all religious worship of the tru God out of mens lives, and all reverent fear and regard of him out of their hearts: so this man under colour of taxing and inveighing