A42456:30
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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But come we to his enquiry. Where first he moveth doubt, kwhether therefore •be so offended, because he calleth the error, that he chargeth M. Wotton to have been the publisher of, heresy. And if that be the matter he telleth me, that howsoever I and my fellow-subscribers (that is the scornful title that now he giveth us) did not think fit (for some causes, of which hereafter) to call any thing in his Exposition of his speeches by the name of heresy and blasphemy: yet some of them cited in the Parallel, are by his own confession manifestly heretical and blasphemous. And that he rather assented to Beza, Pareus, and Lubbertus, who condemn some things in M. Wottons expositions for heresy and blasphemy, then to me and my fellows (D. Bayly, M. Balmford, M. Randall, M. Stock, M. Downhum, M. Gouge, and M. Hicks) who were pleased to think otherwise. And he hopeth that therein he giveth no offence; especially having Gods Word for his warrant.
But come we to his enquiry. Where first he moveth doubt, kwhether therefore •be so offended, because he calleth the errour, that he chargeth M. Wotton to have been the publisher of, herefie. And if that be the matter he telleth me, that howsoever I and my fellow-subscribers (that is the scornfull title that now he giveth us) did not thinke fit (for some causes, of which hereafter) to call any thing in his Exposition of his speeches by the name of heresie and blasphemy: yet some of them cited in the Parallel, are by his own confession manifestly hereticall and blasphemous. And that he rather assented to Beza, Pareus, and Lubbertus, who condemn some things in M. Wottons expositions for heresie and blasphemy, then to me and my fellows (D. Bayly, M. Balmford, M. Randall, M. Stock, M. Downhum, M. Gouge, and M. Hickes) who were pleased to think otherwise. And he hopeth that therein he giveth no offence; especially having Gods Woudfor his warrant.
- kPag. 5.