A42456:89
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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11. Howbeit to afford the Doctor a plaster, wherewith to salve his credit, herein somewhat impeached, M. Walker bringeth in the party, at whose house they dined, demanding, tWhy they did not then without more ado justify M. Walker, and censure M. Wotton. M. Walker might much better himself rather have asked the Doctor, why he said not so much openly at the meeting; or how it came to pass that he did not there utter any one syllable or title tending thereunto; whenas at the table now (whereby any man may deem of the Doctors discretion, if all that M. Walker tells of him be true) he so freely and fully passed and published his censure. Now to this question of his hosts M. Walker shapeth this answer, (in whose person uncertain; for M. Walker is nothing clear in these his dramatical discourses) uThey pretended, that they desired to convert, not to confound ⟨p. 31⟩M. Wotton; that they perceived him to be afraid of a storm like to fall on him: and that if I would yield to let him expound himself, he would by a wrested exposition gainsay and contradict his former words and opinions, and run from them: which being gotten from him under his own hand, they would either hold him to it, or shame him for ever, if he did fall back again.
11. Howbeit to afford the Doctor a plaister, wherewith to salve his credit, herein somewhat impeached, M. VValker bringeth in the party, at whose house they dined, demanding, tVVhy they did not then without more adoe justifie M. VValker, and censure M. VVotton. M. VValker might much better himselfe rather have askt the Doctor, why he said not so much openly at the meeting; or how it came to passe that he did not there utter any one syllable or title tending thereunto; whenas at the table now (whereby any man may deem of the Doctors discretion, if all that M. VValker tels of him be true) he so freely and fully passed and published his censure. Now to this question of his hoasts M. VValker shapeth this answer, (in whose person uncertaine; for M. VValker is nothing cleere in these his dramaticall discourses) u