A42456:17
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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Walker therefore deem his offence in this regard the less heinous, because the man is dead, or sdeceased rather, whom he thus dealeth with: wherein peradventure, as the said sometime of Sulla, he had dealt more wisely, had he been less eager. Nor hath he any just cause to complain, because he surviveth; if in the necessary vindication of the deceased so wronged, his inconsiderate carriage therein be discovered. If any blemish accrue to himself or his ministry thereby, he may blame himself rather ⟨p. 6⟩then any other, who by these violent and outrageous courses much impeacheth and impaireth his own estimation in the minds of all moderate men.
Walker therefore deeme his offence in this regard the lesse hainous, because the man is dead, or sdeceased rather, whom he thus dealeth with: wherein peradventure, as the said sometime of Sylla, he had dealt more wisely, had he been lesse eager. Nor hath he any just cause to complaine, because he surviveth; if in the necessary vindication of the deceased so wronged, his inconsiderate carriage therein be discovered. If any blemish accrew to himselfe or his ministery thereby, he may blame himselfe rather ⟨p. 6⟩then any other, who by these violent and outragious courses much impeacheth and impaireth his owne estimation in the minds of all moderate men.
- sAbiit, non obiit. Ambr. Theodos.
- t[…] reliquias dissipari▪ jussit, acerbiore odio, quam si tam sapiens fuisset, quam v••emens fuit. Cio. de leg• l. 2.