A42456:117
An answer to Mr. George Walkers vindication, or rather, fresh accusation wherein he chargeth…
An answer to Mr. George Walkers vindication, or rather, fresh accusation wherein he chargeth Mr. Wotton, besides his former foul aspersions of heresy and blasphemy, with Arianism, Mr. Gataker with Socinianism, Dr. Gouge and Mr. Downham with a false attestation, Dr. Baylie and Mr. Stock with self-condemnation, all the eight ministers employed in the business between himself and Mr. Wotton with partiality and unjust judgement : upon occasion of a relation concerning that business / written by the said Thomas Gataker and by him now again avowed, wherein the said M. Walkers vindication is in many things showed to be an untrue relation.An answer to Mr. George Walkers vindication, or rather, fresh accusation wherein he chargeth Mr. Wotton, besides his former foul aspersions of heresie and blasphemy, with Arianism, Mr. Gataker with Socinianism, Dr. Gouge and Mr. Downham with a fase attestation, Dr. Baylie and Mr. Stock with self-condemnation, all the eight ministers employed in the busines between himself and Mr. Wotton with partiality and unjust judgement : upon occasion of a relation concerning that busines / written by the said Thomas Gataker and by him now again avowed, wherein the said M. Walkers vindication is in many things shewed to be an untrue relation.
London: printed by E.G. for F. Clifton, 1642
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.
15. It is othe usual manner of delinquents, (for under that head may be comprehended, as well those ⟨p. 50⟩that unjustly appeal others, as those that by others are justly appealed) when they fail and are found faulty, to complain of their Judges, and exclaim against them, for their iniquity and partiality in the carriage of the business; by impairing their credit, seeking to salve up their own. The very same course doth M. Walker take throughout this whole, not so much Vindication of himself, as Crimination of those, whom himself had referred his cause unto. He vilifies them in terms of scorn and reproach, pM. Gataker and his fellows, and his fellow subscribers. He accuseth them of iniquity, partiality, unjust and unequal carriage, against their own judgment, and consequently against their own conscience. Or, if a man would speak in M. Walkers wonted language, as qwicked Judges, that have respect of persons in judgement; yea, worse then rthe unjust Judge in the Gospel, that neither feared God, nor regarded man: for she by the poor widows importunity was drawn to do her right; whereas tthey by M. Wottons importunity were induced to do M. Walker wrong, and to acquit him of heresy & blasphemy, whom M Walker had justly accused of either; and that against their own knowledge, yea their own acknowledgement, when they both knew and acknowledged him to be guilty of either.
15. It is othe usuall manner of delinquents, (for under that head may be comprehended, as wel those ⟨p. 50⟩