A42456:97
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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4. It is a like true, that upon the giving in of his parallel, he required our verdict; that course being not as yet condescended unto, which he termeth my device. When as the course mentioned, and by M. Wotton himself motioned, was agreed upon before his parallel was composed, and much more then, before it was exhibited. So that by M. Walkers relation a verdict should have been past by his Judges, while the parallel, containing the evidence, was as yet, if as yet at least, in the Actors brain only.
4. It is a like true, that upon the giving in of his parallel, he required our verdict; that course being not as yet condescended unto, which he tearmeth my device. When as the course mentioned, and by M. VVotton himselfe motioned, was agreed upon before his parallel was composed, and much more then, before it was exhibited. So that by M. Walkers relation a verdict should have been past by his Judges, while the parallel, containing the evidence, was as yet, if as yet at least, in the Actors brain only.
But to take the business, and discuss it a while, as M. Walker here relateth it.
But to take the businesse, and discusse it a while, as M. Walker here relateth it.
First, I refer it to any indifferent mans judgement to determine, whether it were agreeable to equity, for M Walker to require a verdict of his Judges, (as he termeth them) or for them to give it in his behalf, against M. Wotton, upon a bare sight of some positions found as well in M. Wotton, as in Socinus, (supposing it so to be) before M. Wottons defence were either exhibited or heard. And here let me crave leave to show the unreasonableness of such a request, and it be but by one instance. M Walker in his Parallel chargeth this Position upon M. Wotton, as a point of Socinianism, an heretical and blasphemous assertion, that