A42456:42
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.
Which to show, let me entreat M. Walker to make M. Wottons case a while here his own. M. Walker, as by his Parallel plainly appears, edenieth Faith to be a condition on mans part required unto the attaining of justification. Now suppose that some one of his own spirit should thereby take occasion, in a Treatise of his published many years after M. Walkers decease, to traduce him for the same, by the name of George Walker, as the first publisher in this Land of a most pestilent heresy; and thereby charge him to have made himself fguilty of Paganism, Ind•is• and Mahumetanism. Would it not be ridiculous, for the party having so dealt with him, to demand of one that should write in his defence, Why he is so highly offended with him, and whether it be for this cause or no, because he calleth him George Walker? &c. For were it not all o•, as if some rude fellow, having c•st a shovel of du•t or two upon a man, as he passeth in the street, should ask the party so misused, contesting with him about ⟨p. 16⟩it, what he aileth to be so offended with him; and whether it be, because he did not make him a leg, or give him, as we use to say, the time of the day. He might as well have moved question, whether I were not so offended, because he stileth him barely Anthony Wotton, and not Mr. A. Wotton: Or whether because he calleth him Anthony and not Antony, as he usually and rightly wrote his name, save that by the Printers correction, or corruption rather, he found it so also in my relation.
Which to shew, let me entreat M. Walker to make M. Wottons case a while here his owne. M. Walker, as by his Parallell plainly appeares, edenieth Faith to be a condition on mans part required unto the attaining of justification. Now suppose that some one of his own spirit should thereby take occasion, in a Treatise of his published many yeeres after M. Walkers decease, to traduce him for the same, by the name of George Walker, as the first publisher in this Land of a most pestilt heresie; and thereby charge him to have made himselfe