A42456:76
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.
Thus have you M Wottons Letter of defiance, as M. Walker is pleased to stile it, so full of scorn and disdain; nothing suitable indeed to M. Walkers Invective, nor savouring at all of his furious spirit. And you have withal in the Postscript the reason of the delay of M. Wottons answer, returned thereunto not without the Postscript because detained by him till then. That which also is testified by M. Walkers own Letter ⟨p. 25⟩written in answer hereunto; wherein he professeth himself to have been at the first sight of M. Wottons Letter much troubled, as in some other respects, so in regard of the refusal of his motion, and the defiance (as there also he terms it) of his threatenings; until he found at last to his comfort, an acceptance of his motion, upon the advice of his friends.
Thus have you M Wottons Letter of defiance, as M. Walker is pleased to stile it, so full of scorn and disdain; nothing sutable indeed to M. Walkers Invective, nor savouring at all of his furious spirit. And you have withall in the Postscript the reason of the delay of M. Wottons answer, returned thereunto not without the Postscript because detained by him till then. That which also is testified by M. Walkers own Letter ⟨p. 25⟩written in answer hereunto; wherein he professeth himselfe to have been at the first sight of M. Wottons Letter much troubled, as in some other respects, so in regard of the refusall of his motion, and the defiance (as there also he tearms it) of his threatnings; untill he found at last to his comfort, an acceptance of his motion, upon the advice of his friends.
2. That which next followeth, hath as little truth in it as the former, being a matter of more moment; to wit, that pM. Wotton, After that by Letter to M. Walker he had promised to yield to his motion about a conference, did by M. Mason the Bishops Chaplain use means to make it known to the Bishop, in hope that he would forbid the meeting. Whereas M. Wotton had not yet written to M. Walker, that he would accept of that his offer, (desirous rather of a public hearing, then a private conference) until he had been with the Bishop,