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A just defence of certain passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and…A iust defence of certaine passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and…
A just defence of certain passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and use of lots, against such exceptions and oppositions as have been made thereunto to Mr. I.B. Wherein the insufficiency of his answers given to the arguments brought in defence of a lusorious lot is manifested; the imbecility of his arguments produced against the same further discovered; and the point it self in controversy more fully cleared; by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and author of the former treatise.A iust defence of certaine passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and vse of lots, against such exceptions and oppositions as have beene made thereunto to Mr. I.B. Wherein the insufficiencie of his answers giuen to the arguments brought in defence of a lusorious lot is manifested; the imbecillitie of his arguments produced against the same further discouered; and the point it selfe in controuersie more fully cleared; by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and author of the former treatise.
London: printed by John Haviland for Robert Bird, 1623London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Robert Bird, 1623
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And that thou mayest, good Reader, understand1 the full truth; Be pleased, I pray thee, to spend yet a little more idle time with us, while I relate, as briefly as I well may, as well upon what occasion, as what it was, that I spake to Mr. B. at that time that here he mentioneth. Being informed that it was given out by some of Mr. Bs. acquaintance; that (upon the offering of this his Discourse to be licensed for the Press, and complaint made by him of supposed wrong that I had done him in confuting him ⟨p. 49⟩in open Pulpit by Name) it was by that Reverend Doctor that licensed my Book, acknowledged that I had indeed done Mr. B. wrong, and that I should therefore give him satisfaction in private, but that Mr. B. would not therewith be satisfied, but would have it done in public, since the wrong was such; and that the same Reverend Doctor should say▪ that if my Treatise of Lots were again to be licensed, he would not have licensed it: (all which was utterly untrue) and supposing that this could come from none but Mr. B. himself, I desired meeting him near Pauls Church, to have a few words with him. Which granted, I related unto him, what I had heard, & named the party said to have made such report; demanded of him whether either any such report came from him, or the things reported themselves were true. Mr B. denying both to be the Author of the report, and the truth of the things reported; for that I there rested. But I further told him, that I understood that he had offered a Discourse for the Press against part of my Book, which I wished with all mine heart might come forth; athe truth, I hoped, would thereby the better be cleared, and I should willingly be informed of ought that I erred in; to which purpose I told him, that I had also dealt earnestly as well with Dr Westfield, (who I know well, will testify as much) when it was tendered to him some three years ago; as also since with Dr Featly, the party before mentioned, (which Mr. B. also acknowledged to have understood from him) ⟨p. 50⟩that they would be pleased at my request to allow it for the Press. Which why they refused to do, is needless here to relate. I told him further, that I was informed of two things in it; the one, that I was accused therein to have confuted him in the Pulpit by name;