A42456:12
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
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In the former whereof, he complaineth grievously of me, and echargeth me with breach of piety and charity, and defect of humanity and common honesty, in labouring to set upon him foul brands of the like nature, being a Minister yet living in Gods Church; and in adding thereby affliction to him, who hath suffered persecution and bonds for the truths sake.
- eVindic. p. 1.
Which passage, when I read, minded me of the Italian professor of the Civill-law at Oxford, who having in some things carried himself, neither so religiously, nor so respectively towards divers worthy Divines, as had been to be wished; and being therefore by Doctor Rainolds in a private Letter freely told of it, and withal admonished fto have more regard of piety and modesty in his writings for time to come, then in some formerly he had showed; in way of answer to his Letter, taketh on and stormeth not a little against that mirror as well of modesty as of learning, as ghaving done him no small wrong, in taking upon him so to check and control him, who had left his own country for his conscience, and was for Religion sake content to live as an exile: tho mean while, it may be, enjoying as ⟨p. 3⟩plentiful an estate here, as ever he had, or might have attained, had he stayed still where before he was.
Which passage, when I read, minded me of the Italian professor of the Civill-law at Oxford, who having in some things carried himselfe, neither so religiously, nor so respectively towards divers worthy Divines, as had been to be wished; and being therefore by Doctor Rainolds in a private Letter freely told of it, and withall admonished