A42456:15
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.
For first, is M. Walker a Minister of Gods Word? and was not M. Wotton the same? and that peradventure nothing inferior to M. Walker in ought; however M. Walker may please to esteem or deem of him. iAt whose doom yet, well it is that he neither stands nor falls.
For first, is M. Walker a Minister of Gods Word? and was not M. Wotton the same? and that peradventure nothing inferiour to M. Walker in ought; however M. Walker may please to esteem or deem of him. iAt whose doom yet, well it is that he neither stands nor fals.
Secondly, as concerning survivorship, I have ever held it, and so still shall, having kvotes therein with me, I am sure, not a few, until M. Walker shall be able to convince me of error in it; that it is a worse ⟨p. 4⟩matter to traduce the dead, then the living. Since that the one may, the other cannot now make apology for himself. Besides that it is generally held an argument of lno ingenuous disposition, to insult over, or deale• igorously with the deceased. And it may well be questioned whether an injury done to a Saint in Heaven, have not the greater guilt, in regard o• his present estate. Sure I am, that against those of the Romish party, m