A42456:73
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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1. He maketh his very entrance into it with a manifest untruth, tho a matter of no great moment. He saith, that oUpon the receipt and reading of that his Letter, M. Wotton sent him a Letter of defiance, and therein professed his scorn and disdain of his threatenings: but the next day he sent him another, wherein he promised to yield to his motion. Which, tho not much material, whether so or no, yet is not true. For M. Wotton sent him but one Letter with a Postscript of diverse date added thereunto: which must needs therefore come to M. Walkers hands both at once; and not the one this day, and the other the next, as M. Walker here relates it. M. Wotton had indeed begun and gone on a good way in a large Answer to M. Walkers whole Letter; which is yet to be seen; and I could well have been content to afford it room here, save that I found it unfinished, and withal was loath to make this discourse overlong. But therein it seems he altered his mind, and sent him this shorter. Which, if but to show the difference of these two mens spirits, I have thought good here to insert.
1. He maketh his very entrance into it with a manifest untruth, tho a matter of no great moment. He saith, that oUpon the receit and reading of that his Letter, M. Wotton sent him a Letter of defiance, and therein professed his scorn and disdaine of his threatnings: but the next day he sent him another, wherein he promised to yeeld to his motion. Which, tho not much materiall, whether so or no, yet is not true. For M. Wotton sent him but one Letter with a Postscript of diverse date added thereunto: which must needs therefore come to M. Walkers hands both at once; and not the one this day, and the other the next, as M. Walker here relates it. M. Wotton had indeed begun and gone on a good way in a large Answer to M. Walkers whole Letter; which is yet to be seen; and I could well have been content to afford it room here, save that I found it unfinished, and withall was loath to make this discourse overlong. But therein it seems he altered his mind, and sent him this shorter. Which, if but to shew the difference of these two mens spirits, I have thought good here to insert.
- oPag. 19.