A trve relation of the chiefe passages betweene Mr. Anthony Wotton, and Mr. George Walker, in the yeare of our lord 1611, and in the yeares next following untill 1615 written by George Walker ... ; for the vindicating of himselfe from some imputations laid on him by Mr. Thomas Gataker, in his defence of Mr. Wotton.
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             A trve relation of the chiefe passages betweene Mr. Anthony Wotton, and Mr. George Walker, in the yeare of our lord 1611, and in the yeares next following untill 1615 written by George Walker ... ; for the vindicating of himselfe from some imputations laid on him by Mr. Thomas Gataker, in his defence of Mr. Wotton.
             Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
          
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             1642.
          
           
             An answer to Mr. Anthony Wotton's defense against Mr. George Walker's charge accusing him of Socinian heresie, published by Samuel Wotton ... with a preface and postscript by Thomas Gataker.
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           Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654. -- Answer to Mr. Anthony Wotton's defense against Mr. George Walker's charge accusing him of Socinian heresie.
           Wotton, Anthony, 1561?-1626. -- Mr. Anthony Wotton's defence against Mr. George Walker's charge.
           Socinianism.
        
      
    
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           A
           TRVE
           RELATION
           Of
           the
           chiefe
           passages
           betweene
           Mr.
           
             Anthony
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             George
             Walker
             ,
          
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           our
           Lord
           1611.
           and
           in
           the
           yeares
           next
           following
           untill
           1615.
           
        
         
           Written
           by
           
             George
             Walker
             ,
          
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           papers
           which
           he
           hath
           yet
           to
           shew
           ;
           for
           the
           vindicating
           of
           himselfe
           from
           some
           imputations
           laid
           on
           him
           by
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Gataker
             ,
          
           in
           his
           defence
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             William
             Branch
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           in
           St.
           
             Olaves
          
           Churchyard
           upon
           Breadstreete
           hill
           .
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           true
           relation
           of
           the
           chiefe
           passages
           betweene
           Mr.
           Anthony
           Wotton
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           George
           Walker
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           1611.
           
        
         
           THe
           foule
           brand
           which
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           hath
           laboured
           to
           set
           upon
           mee
           in
           his
           preface
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           breach
           of
           piety
           and
           charity
           ,
           and
           defect
           of
           humanity
           and
           common
           honesty
           ,
           is
           so
           scandalous
           to
           the
           person
           and
           calling
           of
           a
           living
           Minister
           and
           Pastor
           in
           Gods
           Church
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           in
           going
           about
           to
           set
           it
           on
           me
           ,
           doth
           manifestly
           appeare
           to
           have
           printed
           it
           deepely
           in
           his
           owne
           forehead
           .
           The
           words
           of
           truth
           spoken
           of
           a
           dead
           man
           ,
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           a
           divine
           and
           saving
           truth
           ,
           and
           in
           confuting
           of
           a
           dangerous
           error
           can
           bee
           no
           such
           breach
           of
           piety
           or
           charity
           ,
           as
           the
           unjust
           scandall
           and
           slander
           laid
           on
           a
           man
           living
           and
           labouring
           in
           the
           worke
           of
           the
           Lord
           :
           For
           this
           tends
           to
           bring
           his
           Ministry
           and
           the
           word
           of
           God
           by
           him
           preached
           into
           contempt
           ;
           to
           disgrace
           his
           person
           most
           uncharitably
           ,
           and
           to
           adde
           affliction
           to
           him
           who
           hath
           suffered
           persecution
           and
           bonds
           for
           the
           truths
           sake
           ,
           by
           wounding
           him
           deepely
           in
           his
           reputation
           ,
           which
           is
           contrary
           to
           humanity
           and
           common
           honesty
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           in
           his
           papers
           which
           he
           dispersed
           in
           this
           
           Citie
           ,
           and
           which
           he
           acknowledged
           to
           be
           his
           owne
           when
           I
           brought
           them
           to
           his
           face
           before
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           and
           eight
           other
           grave
           Ministers
           ,
           doth
           deny
           the
           imputation
           of
           the
           whole
           obedience
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ;
           both
           active
           and
           passive
           ,
           both
           joyntly
           and
           severally
           .
           He
           affirmes
           that
           there
           is
           no
           end
           or
           use
           whatsoever
           of
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christ
           his
           righteousnesse
           for
           justification
           .
           He
           renounceth
           the
           law
           in
           whole
           and
           part
           ,
           performed
           by
           our selves
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           in
           our
           stead
           for
           our
           justification
           .
           In
           stead
           of
           mans
           owne
           workes
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           performed
           to
           the
           law
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           which
           was
           the
           condition
           of
           justification
           ,
           and
           life
           in
           the
           first
           covenant
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           Christs
           fulfillng
           of
           the
           law
           for
           us
           which
           is
           the
           condition
           of
           justification
           and
           life
           to
           beleevers
           in
           the
           covenant
           of
           grace
           ,
           he
           sets
           up
           faith
           ,
           even
           the
           Act
           of
           beleeving
           for
           righteousnesse
           ,
           affirmes
           that
           it
           is
           said
           to
           be
           imputed
           in
           a
           proper
           sense
           without
           a
           trope
           ,
           and
           serves
           for
           all
           purposes
           in
           our
           justification
           under
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           as
           perfect
           righteousnesse
           of
           workes
           performed
           to
           the
           whole
           law
           did
           for
           mans
           justification
           in
           the
           first
           covenant
           .
           Hee
           denieth
           the
           punishment
           of
           our
           sinnes
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           satisfaction
           wch
           .
           in
           him
           our
           head
           &
           surety
           was
           made
           to
           Gods
           justice
           for
           purchase
           of
           our
           pardon
           .
           For
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           I
           see
           no
           place
           left
           for
           pardon
           ,
           if
           we
           in
           Christ
           be
           said
           to
           have
           satisfied
           Gods
           justice
           ,
           &
           to
           have
           suffered
           in
           him
           the
           punishments
           due
           to
           sin
           ;
           for
           pardon
           and
           punishment
           are
           contrary
           .
           Thus
           he
           overthrowes
           our
           redemption
           by
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           Christ
           is
           our
           ransome
           ,
           as
           
             Socinus
          
           did
           ,
           (
           though
           hee
           hold
           the
           words
           of
           Scripture
           with
           
             Socinus
          
           in
           an
           improper
           sense
           ;
           to
           wit
           ,
           Redeemer
           ,
           Ransome
           ,
           Propitiation
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           .
           )
           For
           no
           man
           can
           dreame
           of
           any
           other
           way
           by
           which
           Christ
           is
           said
           in
           Scripture
           to
           redeeme
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           a
           ransome
           for
           sinne
           ,
           but
           onely
           by
           being
           made
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           a
           perfect
           fulfiller
           of
           it
           in
           our
           stead
           .
           If
           faith
           serves
           for
           all
           purposes
           to
           justification
           ,
           as
           a
           mans
           perfect
           righteousnesse
           of
           workes
           performed
           to
           the
           full
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           would
           have
           done
           in
           the
           first
           Covenant
           ;
           then
           
           it
           serves
           to
           this
           purpose
           to
           be
           our
           formall
           righteousnesse
           ;
           yea
           our
           owne
           inherent
           righteousnesse
           by
           which
           we
           are
           justified
           .
           Which
           is
           most
           contrary
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           and
           contradictory
           to
           his
           owne
           words
           in
           other
           places
           .
           These
           and
           such
           like
           speeches
           I
           condemned
           for
           
             Socinian
          
           Heresie
           and
           blasphemy
           ,
           as
           
             Beza
             ,
             Paraeus
             ,
          
           and
           
             Lubertus
          
           had
           done
           before
           me
           ,
           and
           for
           this
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           did
           deride
           me
           ,
           when
           I
           gave
           in
           my
           charge
           against
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             27.
          
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           and
           now
           blames
           it
           in
           mee
           as
           falshood
           and
           dishonesty
           .
           I
           desire
           no
           better
           defence
           of
           my
           innocency
           but
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           owne
           confession
           in
           his
           Expositions
           which
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           hath
           published
           for
           his
           defence
           .
           For
           in
           his
           answer
           to
           the
           first
           proposition
           ,
           he
           confesseth
           that
           the
           denying
           of
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           righteousnesse
           as
           a
           meritorious
           cause
           of
           justification
           is
           both
           hereticall
           and
           blasphemous
           .
           And
           this
           he
           himselfe
           doth
           in
           the
           words
           which
           are
           cited
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           papers
           ,
           to
           prove
           him
           guilty
           of
           the
           first
           error
           ,
           as
           you
           may
           see
           in
           the
           12
           page
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           defence
           ,
           where
           they
           are
           thus
           laid
           downe
           and
           translated
           out
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wottons
          
           Latin
           Theses
           .
           
             No
             necessary
             use
             or
             end
             can
             he
             assigned
             of
             the
             imputation
             of
             the
             obedience
             of
             Christ
             to
             the
             justification
             of
             a
             sinner
             .
          
           And
           in
           an
           English
           Manuscript
           of
           his
           ,
           which
           I
           also
           shewed
           ,
           and
           he
           acknowledged
           for
           his
           owne
           ,
           he
           useth
           more
           peremptory
           words
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             I
             dare
             not
             admit
             of
             Christs
             righteousnesse
             imputed
             to
             any
             end
             whatsoever
             .
             I
             find
             no
             testimony
             or
             proofe
             of
             it
             in
             any
             part
             of
             Gods
             word
             ,
             no
             signification
             in
             any
             Sacrament
             of
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             no
             necessary
             use
             or
             end
             thereof
             .
          
           Which
           words
           if
           we
           take
           them
           as
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           hath
           related
           them
           ,
           prove
           him
           to
           be
           an
           Heretike
           and
           blasphemer
           by
           his
           owne
           confession
           .
           Unlesse
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           can
           perswade
           us
           ,
           that
           to
           be
           imputed
           as
           a
           meritorious
           cause
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           imputed
           for
           no
           end
           or
           use
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           But
           before
           I
           proceede
           to
           my
           narration
           ,
           I
           will
           first
           lay
           downe
           the
           occasion
           ,
           by
           which
           I
           have
           provoked
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           to
           proclame
           so
           bitterly
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           brand
           me
           with
           breach
           of
           piety
           ,
           charity
           ,
           and
           defect
           of
           humanity
           
           and
           common
           honesty
           .
           In
           my
           discovery
           and
           confutation
           of
           Socinianisme
           I
           perceived
           that
           Mr.
           
           
             Goodwins
          
           disciples
           did
           admire
           and
           extoll
           him
           as
           a
           deepe
           searcher
           out
           and
           discoverer
           of
           divine
           truth
           ,
           which
           none
           could
           ever
           find
           out
           before
           him
           ;
           To
           convince
           them
           of
           folly
           and
           ignorance
           I
           rehearsed
           the
           names
           of
           severall
           persons
           who
           had
           published
           and
           taught
           the
           same
           things
           before
           Mr.
           
             Goodwin
             ,
          
           and
           for
           them
           and
           other
           errors
           and
           Heresies
           which
           are
           therein
           necessarily
           included
           ,
           have
           beene
           condemned
           in
           former
           ages
           ;
           as
           
             Peter
             Abailard
             ,
             Servetus
             ,
             Socinus
             ,
             Arminius
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           out
           of
           whose
           booke
           
             De
             Reconciliatione
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Goodwin
          
           stole
           his
           opinions
           .
           My
           words
           are
           these
           ,
           
             The
             fifth
             perverse
             publisher
             of
             this
             heresie
             ,
             who
             first
             openly
             professed
             it
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             in
             manuscript
             Pamphlets
             ,
             and
             printed
             bookes
             dispersed
             it
             in
             London
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             into
             severall
             places
             of
             the
             Countrie
             ,
          
           about
           twenty
           eight
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           was
           
             Anthony
             Wotton
             .
          
           I
           would
           gladly
           know
           what
           just
           offence
           can
           be
           taken
           at
           any
           of
           these
           words
           .
           That
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           was
           the
           perverse
           publisher
           of
           this
           heresie
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           that
           openly
           professed
           it
           in
           England
           ,
           is
           a
           manifest
           truth
           ;
           as
           my
           parallell
           of
           him
           with
           
             Socinus
          
           published
           by
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           now
           in
           print
           ,
           proveth
           most
           fully
           .
        
         
           If
           he
           be
           offended
           ,
           because
           I
           call
           this
           errour
           an
           heresie
           ,
           though
           he
           and
           his
           fellow
           Subscribers
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           exposition
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           great
           love
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           person
           ,
           and
           upon
           his
           promise
           of
           reformation
           ,
           did
           thinke
           it
           not
           fit
           to
           call
           any
           thing
           in
           his
           exposition
           of
           his
           speeches
           ,
           by
           the
           name
           of
           heresie
           or
           blasphemie
           :
           I
           answer
           ,
           first
           ,
           that
           his
           speeches
           which
           I
           cited
           in
           my
           parallell
           are
           manifestly
           blasphemous
           and
           hereticall
           by
           his
           owne
           confession
           ;
           and
           of
           them
           and
           his
           opinion
           in
           them
           published
           ,
           doe
           I
           speake
           and
           call
           it
           heresie
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           though
           I
           rather
           assent
           to
           
             Beza
             ,
             Paraeus
             ,
             Lubertus
             ,
          
           and
           other
           most
           learned
           and
           orthodox
           Divines
           ,
           who
           condemne
           some
           things
           in
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           expositions
           for
           heresie
           ,
           &
           blasphemie
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           and
           his
           fellowes
           ,
           who
           were
           pleased
           to
           thinke
           otherwise
           ;
           I
           hope
           I
           give
           therein
           no
           offence
           ,
           especially
           
           seeing
           I
           have
           Gods
           Word
           for
           my
           warrant
           ,
           and
           have
           such
           cleare
           knowledge
           and
           full
           perswasion
           of
           the
           blasphemie
           of
           some
           of
           his
           speeches
           ,
           That
           I
           did
           (
           as
           Master
           .
           
             Downham
             ,
          
           Dr.
           
             Gouge
          
           and
           others
           present
           at
           our
           meeting
           did
           heare
           and
           see
           ,
           and
           if
           their
           memories
           faile
           them
           not
           ,
           will
           confesse
           )
           challenge
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           also
           ,
           if
           he
           would
           take
           his
           part
           to
           defend
           some
           passages
           in
           those
           expositions
           ,
           and
           promised
           that
           I
           would
           aske
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           forgivenesse
           on
           my
           knees
           ,
           if
           I
           did
           not
           by
           convincing
           arguments
           in
           strict
           syllogismes
           prove
           them
           to
           be
           hereticall
           :
           which
           they
           cowardly
           then
           refused
           with
           shew
           of
           scornfull
           disdaine
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           be
           so
           highly
           offended
           ,
           because
           I
           call
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           by
           the
           bare
           name
           of
           
             Anthony
             Wotton
             ;
          
           I
           must
           answer
           that
           therein
           I
           did
           him
           a
           favour
           .
           For
           under
           that
           obscure
           title
           ,
           his
           person
           might
           have
           beene
           hid
           ,
           and
           not
           made
           knowne
           to
           any
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           were
           acquainted
           with
           all
           the
           passages
           betweene
           him
           and
           me
           .
           But
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           by
           discovering
           him
           more
           plainly
           ,
           and
           blazoning
           his
           armes
           ,
           hath
           exposed
           his
           person
           to
           much
           shame
           ,
           and
           stained
           the
           name
           and
           memorie
           of
           him
           long
           agoe
           dead
           and
           buried
           in
           the
           dust
           with
           the
           brand
           of
           Heresie
           ,
           &
           hath
           made
           all
           the
           world
           see
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           the
           man
           who
           first
           sowed
           these
           
             Socinian
          
           tares
           in
           the
           faire
           field
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           As
           for
           my selfe
           ,
           I
           am
           assured
           ,
           that
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           my
           cause
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           cause
           of
           God
           &
           his
           truth
           ,
           will
           beare
           me
           out
           ,
           &
           justifie
           me
           against
           all
           his
           misreports
           .
           And
           if
           any
           man
           be
           forestalled
           with
           prejudice
           and
           a
           sinister
           opinion
           of
           my
           proceedings
           against
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           let
           him
           read
           this
           my
           relation
           ,
           which
           I
           can
           justifie
           both
           by
           living
           witnesses
           ,
           and
           by
           my
           papers
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           in
           my
           custody
           untill
           this
           day
           .
        
         
           When
           Mr.
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           were
           first
           made
           knowne
           to
           me
           upon
           the
           occasion
           mentioned
           in
           my
           letter
           to
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           which
           hereafter
           followeth
           ;
           I
           by
           meanes
           of
           my
           late
           reading
           of
           the
           controversies
           betweene
           
             Junius
          
           &
           
             Arminius
             ,
             Lubertus
             ,
             Bertius
             ,
             Gomarus
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           the
           Remonstrants
           ,
           
           did
           easily
           discerne
           them
           to
           be
           of
           the
           same
           stampe
           with
           the
           heresies
           of
           
             Servetus
             ,
          
           and
           
             Socinus
             ,
          
           newly
           revived
           and
           set
           on
           foote
           in
           
             Holland
          
           by
           
             Vorstius
             ,
             Arminius
             ,
          
           and
           those
           of
           that
           faction
           .
           I
           shewed
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           papers
           to
           Mr.
           
             Alexander
             Richardson
          
           a
           most
           learned
           and
           judicious
           Divine
           ,
           to
           whom
           for
           his
           singular
           learning
           in
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           learned
           Arts
           ,
           and
           excellent
           knowledge
           in
           the
           originall
           tongues
           of
           holy
           Scripture
           ,
           divers
           studious
           young
           men
           did
           resort
           from
           
             Cambridge
          
           to
           his
           dwelling
           in
           the
           parish
           of
           
             Barking
          
           in
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           to
           be
           directed
           in
           their
           study
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           other
           arts
           :
           among
           which
           these
           proved
           men
           of
           good
           note
           in
           our
           Church
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Hooker
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Chauncey
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Yates
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             John
             Barlow
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Perry
             ,
          
           with
           others
           .
           Mr.
           
             Richardson
          
           approved
           my
           censure
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           detested
           them
           that
           he
           could
           not
           read
           one
           passage
           without
           sighing
           .
           He
           also
           sent
           to
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           to
           meete
           him
           in
           a
           conference
           before
           some
           judicious
           hearers
           ,
           which
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           promised
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           performe
           .
           I
           also
           sent
           and
           desired
           that
           he
           would
           admit
           me
           ,
           to
           come
           to
           him
           and
           conferre
           with
           him
           ;
           but
           as
           he
           was
           afraid
           to
           meete
           Mr.
           
             Richardson
             ,
          
           so
           he
           disdained
           my
           youth
           and
           yeares
           ,
           and
           referred
           me
           to
           one
           
             Spencer
          
           a
           tradesman
           ,
           a
           factious
           Disciple
           of
           his
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           objected
           to
           him
           in
           my
           letter
           :
           upon
           this
           I
           preached
           two
           sermons
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           which
           I
           am
           now
           Pastor
           ,
           in
           the
           one
           I
           laid
           open
           breifly
           ,
           the
           true
           received
           doctrine
           of
           justification
           ;
           in
           the
           other
           I
           discovered
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           to
           be
           
             Socinian
          
           heresie
           ,
           and
           shewed
           the
           danger
           of
           them
           .
           The
           next
           day
           some
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wottons
          
           friends
           being
           startled
           came
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           intreated
           me
           to
           goe
           with
           them
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           promised
           that
           he
           should
           purge
           himselfe
           from
           those
           errors
           ,
           and
           give
           me
           good
           satisfaction
           :
           I
           yeelded
           to
           their
           desire
           ,
           and
           went
           along
           with
           two
           of
           them
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           house
           ,
           who
           welcomed
           me
           coldly
           in
           words
           ,
           though
           his
           heart
           seemed
           by
           his
           countenance
           to
           be
           hot
           with
           indignation
           and
           disdaine
           .
           At
           my
           first
           entrance
           into
           his
           Studie
           he
           told
           me
           very
           abruptly
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           untruly
           affirmed
           that
           the
           whole
           streame
           of
           learned
           Orthodox
           
           Divines
           did
           hold
           the
           same
           doctrine
           which
           I
           had
           taught
           concerning
           justification
           by
           Christs
           righteousnesse
           imputed
           to
           beleevers
           .
           And
           withall
           he
           shewed
           a
           place
           out
           of
           
             Luther
          
           upon
           the
           Galatians
           ,
           in
           which
           
             Luther
          
           denyed
           justification
           by
           our
           owne
           workes
           and
           righteousnesse
           of
           the
           law
           :
           but
           in
           the
           words
           which
           next
           followed
           upon
           the
           top
           of
           of
           the
           next
           page
           ,
           (
           which
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           covered
           with
           his
           fingers
           as
           he
           held
           the
           booke
           in
           his
           hand
           )
           
             Luther
          
           in
           plain
           words
           affirmed
           that
           Christs
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           law
           for
           us
           is
           our
           righteousnes
           ;
           &
           in
           the
           same
           page
           also
           saith
           ,
           that
           faith
           is
           not
           sufficient
           for
           righteousnes
           without
           Gods
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           righteousnesse
           .
           I
           snatched
           the
           booke
           out
           of
           his
           fingers
           ,
           read
           the
           words
           ,
           which
           were
           directly
           against
           himselfe
           ,
           blamed
           him
           before
           the
           two
           witnesses
           for
           his
           dealing
           
             d●lo
             malo
             ,
          
           and
           going
           about
           purposely
           to
           delude
           us
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           compassion
           and
           teares
           in
           mine
           eyes
           professed
           my
           griefe
           to
           see
           him
           ,
           a
           man
           of
           great
           esteeme
           (
           whom
           I
           had
           never
           seene
           before
           ,
           but
           had
           much
           reverenced
           for
           the
           reports
           which
           I
           had
           heard
           of
           his
           great
           learning
           )
           to
           play
           the
           prancke
           of
           a
           deceiver
           and
           jugling
           Sophister
           .
           After
           many
           words
           which
           passed
           betweene
           us
           ,
           but
           in
           no
           strict
           forme
           of
           disputation
           ,
           which
           I
           desired
           and
           M.
           
             Wotton
          
           refused
           ;
           he
           confessed
           that
           my
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           I
           taught
           concerning
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           righteousnesse
           ,
           was
           sound
           and
           saving
           truth
           ,
           able
           to
           save
           beleevers
           ,
           though
           they
           went
           no
           further
           :
           but
           he
           had
           dived
           more
           deepely
           into
           the
           poynts
           of
           justification
           ,
           and
           did
           goe
           further
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           contrarie
           way
           ;
           But
           I
           protested
           against
           his
           opinion
           and
           told
           him
           it
           was
           as
           contrarie
           to
           my
           doctrine
           and
           faith
           ,
           as
           darknesse
           is
           to
           light
           .
           Mr.
           
             Standish
          
           one
           of
           the
           witnesses
           who
           went
           along
           with
           me
           ,
           desired
           me
           to
           rest
           satisfied
           and
           to
           breake
           off
           ;
           to
           which
           I
           yeelded
           ,
           and
           tooke
           my
           leave
           .
           And
           no
           sooner
           were
           we
           entred
           into
           the
           streete
           ,
           but
           the
           said
           Mr.
           
             Standish
          
           brake
           out
           into
           speeches
           of
           dislike
           against
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           fraudulent
           dealing
           ,
           protested
           that
           he
           would
           never
           hearken
           to
           his
           opinion
           and
           doctrine
           in
           these
           points
           any
           more
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           was
           much
           comforted
           
           and
           confirmed
           by
           that
           acknowledgment
           of
           the
           truth
           which
           I
           at
           length
           did
           wring
           from
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           owne
           mouth
           .
           The
           second
           day
           after
           this
           I
           went
           to
           Cambridge
           &
           returned
           not
           to
           London
           till
           three
           months
           after
           ;
           in
           which
           time
           what
           lyes
           were
           dispersed
           in
           London
           concerning
           my
           apostasie
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           errors
           ,
           my
           letter
           to
           him
           sheweth
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           yeare
           after
           I
           came
           to
           be
           setled
           in
           my
           pastorall
           charge
           ,
           and
           because
           I
           found
           some
           in
           my
           parish
           much
           inclining
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinion
           out
           of
           respect
           to
           his
           person
           more
           then
           any
           knowledge
           ,
           being
           not
           able
           to
           give
           any
           reason
           for
           it
           at
           all
           ,
           I
           spent
           many
           Sabbaths
           in
           preaching
           the
           doctrine
           of
           justification
           out
           of
           the
           fifth
           chapter
           of
           the
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Romans
           ;
           and
           in
           discovering
           and
           confuting
           all
           errors
           contrarie
           to
           the
           truth
           professed
           in
           the
           reformed
           Churches
           ,
           and
           amongst
           the
           rest
           the
           errors
           of
           
             Socinus
             :
          
           What
           affronts
           were
           offered
           me
           in
           the
           Church
           &
           what
           clamours
           raised
           against
           me
           in
           the
           citie
           ,
           my
           letter
           to
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           will
           tell
           you
           in
           part
           .
           I
           could
           rehearse
           many
           passages
           which
           would
           move
           laughter
           and
           discover
           the
           absurditie
           and
           ridiculous
           folly
           of
           divers
           people
           who
           were
           factiously
           addicted
           to
           admire
           all
           things
           in
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           good
           or
           bad
           ;
           I
           will
           Instance
           in
           one
           example
           onely
           .
           It
           was
           this
           .
           I
           was
           requested
           to
           preach
           at
           Black-friers
           on
           a
           Wednesday
           in
           the
           absence
           of
           Mr.
           
             Gouge
             ,
          
           some
           weekes
           after
           I
           had
           finished
           my
           text
           concerning
           Justification
           .
           In
           that
           assemblie
           ,
           there
           were
           many
           ancient
           professors
           of
           Religion
           ,
           who
           knew
           me
           not
           by
           face
           ,
           and
           who
           were
           so
           taken
           with
           my
           Sermon
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           verie
           inquisitive
           to
           know
           my
           name
           ,
           and
           hearing
           that
           I
           was
           Pastor
           of
           Saint
           
             John
             Evangelists
             ,
          
           and
           my
           name
           
             Walker
             ,
          
           they
           were
           so
           possessed
           with
           an
           evill
           opinion
           of
           me
           by
           the
           slaunders
           and
           railings
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           his
           disciples
           ,
           that
           they
           cryed
           ,
           Hang
           him
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           hanged
           before
           he
           come
           to
           preach
           such
           a
           godly
           Sermon
           as
           this
           is
           ,
           we
           will
           never
           beleeve
           that
           this
           is
           that
           
             Walker
          
           which
           hath
           preached
           against
           that
           man
           of
           God
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           belyed
           him
           in
           the
           pulpit
           .
           My
           Clerke
           being
           well
           acquainted
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           overhearing
           ,
           
           did
           affirme
           to
           them
           that
           I
           was
           the
           man
           ,
           and
           told
           them
           that
           they
           themselves
           might
           easily
           come
           to
           be
           hanged
           in
           hell
           ,
           if
           they
           did
           not
           repent
           of
           their
           wicked
           railings
           against
           me
           so
           unjustly
           :
           By
           this
           you
           see
           what
           wrong
           I
           suffered
           ,
           and
           what
           hu●t
           shamelesse
           slaunders
           of
           wicked
           hypocrites
           ,
           may
           doe
           to
           the
           good
           name
           of
           the
           most
           innocent
           ,
           even
           among
           them
           that
           are
           religious
           .
           These
           &
           such
           injuries
           and
           reproaches
           heaped
           on
           me
           together
           with
           a
           ridiculous
           booke
           written
           against
           me
           by
           one
           
             Spencer
          
           a
           disciple
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           forced
           me
           to
           write
           a
           challenge
           in
           my
           letter
           to
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           by
           which
           I
           at
           length
           brought
           him
           to
           the
           conference
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           subject
           of
           M.
           
             Gatakers
          
           invective
           against
           me
           .
           This
           letter
           ,
           because
           it
           containes
           a
           just
           complaint
           and
           a
           rehearsall
           of
           the
           ill
           behaviour
           of
           M.
           
             Wotton
          
           and
           his
           Disciples
           towards
           me
           ,
           I
           have
           thought
           good
           here
           to
           insert
           ,
           that
           the
           world
           may
           see
           the
           intolerable
           provocations
           ,
           wherewith
           I
           was
           provoked
           to
           call
           M.
           
             Wotton
          
           to
           account
           ,
           before
           some
           brethren
           in
           the
           Ministery
           equally
           chosen
           by
           both
           parties
           .
        
         
           
             
               Anthonio
               Wottono
               ,
               Georgius
               Walker
               resipiscentiam
               &
               sanam
               mentem
               precatur
               .
            
             
               SIr
               ,
               my
               hearty
               desire
               ,
               and
               prayer
               to
               God
               for
               you
               is
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               repent
               and
               be
               saved
               .
               And
               as
               I
               doe
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               God
               will
               continually
               pray
               to
               God
               for
               you
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               there
               is
               any
               hope
               :
               So
               now
               also
               I
               will
               not
               spare
               to
               exhort
               you
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               bowels
               of
               Jesus
               Christ
               beseech
               you
               ,
               (
               yea
               if
               neede
               require
               )
               by
               thunderings
               and
               threatnings
               of
               Gods
               heavy
               judgements
               ,
               proceed
               and
               goe
               forward
               to
               puty
               ou
               in
               feare
               ,
               that
               if
               it
               be
               possible
               you
               may
               repent
               ,
               and
               recant
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               errors
               and
               thoughts
               of
               your
               heart
               may
               be
               forgiven
               ;
               for
               I
               perceive
               that
               you
               are
               in
               the
               gall
               of
               bitternesse
               and
               in
               the
               bonds
               of
               iniquitie
               .
               You
               will
               perhaps
               say
               ,
               A
               sharpe
               and
               a
               fierce
               onset
               ,
               who
               can
               beare
               it
               ?
               To
               remove
               and
               prevent
               all
               prejudice
               I
               answer
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               sharpe
               ,
               it
               is
               as
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               ,
               for
               a
               deepe
               and
               
               festered
               wound
               hath
               neede
               of
               a
               sharpe
               corrasive
               ,
               but
               such
               I
               am
               perswaded
               in
               my
               soule
               ,
               that
               yours
               is
               ;
               and
               upon
               my
               conscience
               ,
               and
               before
               God
               I
               speake
               it
               ,
               whom
               I
               know
               to
               be
               the
               searcher
               of
               all
               hearts
               .
               Wherefore
               though
               an
               heart
               settled
               in
               error
               ,
               and
               over-runne
               with
               perverse
               affection
               cannot
               brooke
               any
               sharpe
               reproofe
               ,
               but
               will
               hate
               the
               reproover
               ,
               according
               to
               that
               saying
               of
               the
               wise
               man
               ,
               
                 Reproove
                 a
                 scorner
                 and
                 he
                 will
                 hate
                 thee
                 :
              
               yet
               I
               will
               against
               hope
               beleeve
               under
               hope
               ,
               though
               my
               experience
               would
               perswade
               me
               the
               contrarie
               ,
               and
               will
               hope
               better
               things
               of
               you
               ;
               yea
               I
               will
               thus
               say
               to
               my
               heart
               ,
               
                 Feare
                 not
                 ,
                 neither
                 be
                 affraid
                 of
                 his
                 countenance
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 be
                 as
                 hard
                 as
                 brasse
                 ,
                 for
                 if
              
               he
               be
               
                 ordained
                 to
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 compasse
                 of
                 Gods
                 election
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 troubled
                 ,
                 and
                 frett
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 yet
                 spare
                 not
                 to
                 rebuke
                 ,
                 for
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 thou
                 shalt
                 find
                 more
                 favour
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 .
              
               I
               am
               not
               ignorant
               that
               by
               my
               former
               both
               writing
               and
               preaching
               against
               your
               errors
               ,
               and
               by
               my
               fervency
               and
               vehemency
               of
               words
               I
               have
               troubled
               ,
               and
               vexed
               you
               ,
               neither
               would
               I
               have
               you
               thinke
               ,
               that
               I
               have
               thus
               dealt
               with
               you
               upon
               any
               distempered
               affection
               or
               such
               like
               infirmity
               :
               I
               professe
               ingenuously
               that
               I
               have
               done
               it
               upon
               good
               deliberation
               and
               of
               set
               purpose
               ,
               because
               I
               have
               judged
               ,
               &
               doe
               yet
               still
               deeme
               that
               course
               to
               be
               the
               best
               for
               divers
               reasons
               .
               First
               ,
               because
               I
               knew
               that
               the
               errors
               and
               opinions
               which
               you
               maintaine
               ,
               and
               wherewith
               you
               have
               infected
               divers
               ,
               are
               of
               all
               that
               ever
               were
               sowne
               by
               the
               enemie
               of
               God
               and
               men
               among
               Christian
               people
               the
               most
               pe●●ilent
               and
               dangerous
               ,
               being
               nothing
               else
               but
               the
               heresies
               of
               
                 Serve●us
              
               and
               
                 Socinus
                 ,
              
               those
               most
               damnable
               and
               cursed
               heretickes
               ,
               the
               greatest
               monsters
               that
               ever
               were
               borne
               within
               the
               borders
               of
               Christs
               Church
               ,
               as
               I
               can
               plainly
               shew
               by
               your
               owne
               writings
               and
               theirs
               compared
               together
               ,
               and
               would
               have
               already
               shewed
               ,
               if
               you
               had
               not
               refused
               to
               joyne
               with
               me
               in
               a
               Christian
               conference
               before
               eight
               learned
               and
               godly
               Ministers
               .
               Now
               being
               perswaded
               ,
               yea
               knowing
               that
               your
               opinions
               are
               so
               dangerous
               ,
               &
               pe●nicious
               ;
               do
               you
               not
               thinke
               that
               I
               am
               bound
               before
               
               God
               to
               lay
               them
               open
               ,
               and
               to
               inveigh
               against
               them
               ,
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               Gods
               Prophets
               ,
               whose
               fashion
               hath
               ever
               beene
               to
               brand
               lesse
               sinnes
               then
               these
               ,
               and
               lesse
               dangerous
               errors
               ,
               with
               the
               name
               of
               abomination
               ,
               blasphemy
               sorcery
               ,
               witch-craft
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ?
            
             
               The
               second
               reason
               of
               my
               fervency
               is
               godly
               jealousie
               ,
               because
               I
               see
               that
               you
               labour
               by
               all
               meanes
               to
               draw
               mens
               hearts
               from
               the
               love
               of
               the
               truth
               of
               my
               God
               generally
               professed
               unto
               your
               errours
               ,
               and
               that
               many
               who
               are
               grounded
               in
               knowledge
               of
               good
               things
               ,
               are
               so
               overcome
               with
               a
               conceit
               of
               you
               ,
               and
               affection
               to
               your
               person
               ,
               that
               rather
               then
               they
               will
               forsake
               you
               ,
               they
               will
               forgoe
               the
               truth
               ;
               this
               being
               (
               as
               you
               know
               )
               the
               ground
               upon
               which
               all
               heresies
               have
               beene
               builded
               ,
               and
               the
               speciall
               meanes
               by
               which
               they
               have
               beene
               dispersed
               ,
               and
               have
               gotten
               head
               ,
               and
               made
               factions
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               in
               all
               ages
               heretofore
               .
               Can
               you
               blame
               me
               ,
               whom
               God
               hath
               called
               to
               be
               a
               watchman
               over
               his
               flocke
               ,
               if
               I
               be
               jealous
               over
               you
               ,
               and
               if
               for
               love
               to
               my
               God
               and
               his
               truth
               ,
               and
               the
               salvation
               of
               his
               people
               ,
               I
               doe
               bring
               you
               ,
               to
               the
               utmost
               of
               my
               power
               ,
               into
               just
               disgrace
               with
               them
               ,
               by
               uncovering
               your
               shame
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               may
               stand
               with
               equity
               ,
               and
               conscience
               ,
               and
               by
               painting
               out
               your
               errours
               in
               most
               ugly
               manner
               ,
               for
               the
               terrifying
               of
               Gods
               people
               from
               medling
               with
               them
               ?
            
             
               The
               third
               reason
               ,
               and
               indeed
               the
               greatest
               of
               all
               ,
               is
               your
               obstinacy
               ,
               arrogancy
               ,
               pride
               ,
               perversenesse
               ,
               fraud
               ;
               and
               dissimulation
               ,
               the
               speciall
               markes
               of
               willfull
               heretickes
               ;
               all
               which
               I
               have
               good
               reason
               to
               suspect
               in
               you
               ,
               yea
               ,
               (
               if
               we
               may
               know
               a
               man
               by
               his
               fruites
               and
               workes
               )
               I
               know
               and
               have
               tryed
               to
               be
               deeply
               rooted
               in
               you
               .
               And
               that
               you
               may
               know
               I
               speake
               upon
               judgement
               ,
               not
               in
               affection
               ,
               I
               will
               name
               some
               particulars
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               when
               I
               first
               heard
               of
               your
               errors
               by
               one
               of
               your
               near●●
               disciples
               ,
               I
               observed
               in
               him
               such
               forwardnesse
               to
               〈…〉
               before
               me
               ,
               being
               to
               him
               a
               stranger
               ,
               such
               〈…〉
               in
               urging
               and
               maintaining
               them
               ,
               with
               
               no
               other
               arguments
               then
               your
               authority
               ,
               whom
               he
               so
               odiously
               compared
               with
               all
               learned
               and
               godly
               Divines
               ,
               chiefe
               pillars
               of
               our
               Church
               ,
               as
               
                 Calvin
                 ,
                 Beza
                 ,
                 Whitakers
                 ,
                 Perkins
                 ,
              
               and
               others
               ;
               that
               he
               was
               not
               ashamed
               to
               call
               them
               foolish
               boyes
               in
               comparison
               of
               you
               ;
               not
               worthy
               to
               carry
               your
               bookes
               ;
               whereupon
               I
               conceived
               present
               suspicion
               ,
               that
               these
               grosse
               and
               stinking
               sins
               did
               proceed
               from
               some
               secret
               sparkes
               of
               hellish
               fire
               ,
               either
               by
               you
               suggested
               ,
               or
               by
               him
               foolishly
               conceived
               ,
               and
               that
               such
               a
               malicious
               and
               rayling
               spirit
               was
               not
               free
               from
               grosse
               errour
               .
               And
               therefore
               for
               mine
               owne
               better
               information
               ,
               I
               desired
               to
               conferre
               with
               you
               ,
               and
               to
               learne
               from
               you
               the
               substance
               of
               your
               opinion
               ,
               and
               according
               to
               my
               small
               ability
               ,
               to
               reason
               and
               dispute
               the
               question
               with
               you
               ,
               if
               so
               be
               you
               held
               as
               he
               affirmed
               ;
               the
               message
               he
               willingly
               tooke
               upon
               him
               ,
               and
               promised
               to
               bring
               me
               to
               you
               ,
               to
               conferre
               in
               a
               kinde
               and
               friendly
               manner
               ,
               (
               for
               that
               was
               my
               desire
               ,
               for
               the
               reverence
               I
               did
               beare
               to
               your
               person
               ,
               being
               then
               ,
               by
               report
               of
               others
               onely
               ,
               knowne
               to
               me
               :
               )
               But
               I
               found
               your
               answer
               farre
               differing
               from
               that
               which
               I
               expected
               ,
               I
               looked
               for
               the
               spirit
               of
               meeknesse
               ,
               humility
               ,
               love
               ,
               gentlenesse
               ,
               and
               had
               good
               hope
               to
               be
               admitted
               into
               familiarity
               ,
               and
               acquaintance
               with
               you
               ;
               And
               you
               in
               scorne
               sent
               me
               to
               one
               
                 Spencer
                 ,
              
               a
               fellow
               of
               ill
               report
               among
               all
               honest
               men
               ;
               who
               all
               with
               one
               voyce
               ,
               when
               I
               inquired
               after
               him
               ,
               told
               me
               ,
               he
               was
               a
               vaine
               idle
               giddy-headed
               fellow
               ,
               and
               so
               I
               now
               finde
               indeed
               ,
               and
               his
               owne
               hand-writing
               shall
               testifie
               unto
               the
               world
               .
               If
               this
               be
               not
               an
               infallible
               token
               of
               your
               pride
               and
               scornefulnesse
               ,
               let
               the
               world
               judge
               ,
               thus
               to
               send
               a
               Minister
               of
               the
               Gospell
               in
               contempt
               to
               one
               of
               your
               disciples
               ,
               to
               learne
               of
               him
               ,
               as
               if
               you
               thought
               your selfe
               too
               high
               ,
               and
               all
               others
               too
               base
               to
               be
               admitted
               to
               your
               presence
               .
            
             
               This
               your
               doing
               ,
               when
               I
               complained
               to
               you
               of
               it
               ,
               face
               to
               face
               ,
               you
               excused
               ,
               as
               done
               out
               of
               ignorance
               of
               mine
               intent
               and
               desire
               .
               Afterwards
               ,
               you
               for
               shame
               utterly
               
               denyed
               it
               ,
               and
               sent
               about
               your
               disciples
               to
               disprove
               my
               report
               of
               it
               .
               And
               now
               lastly
               ,
               you
               have
               againe
               so
               justifyed
               it
               ,
               that
               you
               are
               not
               ashamed
               to
               say
               ,
               you
               did
               me
               no
               wrong
               ,
               in
               affirming
               that
               
                 Spencer
              
               understands
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Justification
               better
               then
               I
               ;
               And
               that
               your
               pride
               ,
               obstinacy
               ,
               and
               perversnesse
               ,
               might
               shew
               it selfe
               to
               the
               full
               ;
               you
               still
               goe
               on
               from
               worse
               to
               worse
               ,
               and
               now
               you
               have
               set
               
                 Spencer
              
               to
               confute
               me
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               a
               challenge
               ;
               whose
               writing
               will
               (
               I
               hope
               )
               be
               the
               utter
               ruine
               either
               of
               your
               errours
               ,
               or
               of
               your selves
               .
               All
               judicious
               men
               to
               whom
               I
               shew
               it
               ,
               are
               ready
               to
               stop
               their
               noses
               at
               the
               first
               sight
               and
               smell
               of
               the
               stinking
               folly
               ,
               blindnesse
               ,
               and
               ignorance
               ,
               wherewith
               almost
               every
               line
               is
               stuffed
               ,
               so
               miserably
               doth
               he
               beate
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               eate
               the
               flesh
               of
               his
               owne
               arme
               ,
               saying
               ,
               and
               unsaying
               ,
               lying
               and
               mistaking
               every
               point
               :
               These
               courses
               ,
               and
               proceedings
               ,
               whether
               they
               argue
               and
               convince
               you
               of
               pride
               ,
               obstinacy
               ,
               and
               perversenesse
               ,
               I
               leave
               to
               the
               judgement
               of
               others
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               when
               (
               after
               my
               first
               Preaching
               against
               your
               errours
               for
               the
               satisfaction
               of
               some
               who
               were
               wavering
               and
               doubting
               )
               one
               of
               your
               disciples
               brought
               me
               unto
               you
               ,
               did
               not
               I
               then
               shew
               all
               patience
               ,
               love
               ,
               and
               good
               affection
               towards
               you
               ?
               Did
               not
               I
               beseech
               you
               with
               teares
               to
               be
               silent
               in
               these
               points
               ,
               till
               you
               had
               further
               sifted
               them
               ,
               and
               throughly
               disputed
               them
               with
               others
               ?
               Did
               not
               you
               use
               me
               scornefully
               ,
               and
               goe
               about
               to
               wrest
               a
               place
               in
               
                 Luthers
              
               Commentary
               on
               the
               
                 Galations
                 ,
              
               and
               out
               of
               it
               to
               prove
               that
               
                 Luther
              
               denyed
               the
               imputation
               of
               Christs
               Righteousnesse
               to
               us
               ;
               and
               this
               against
               your
               owne
               conscience
               ?
               For
               by
               a
               marke
               of
               your
               owne
               making
               in
               the
               same
               page
               ,
               I
               was
               directed
               to
               words
               in
               the
               same
               page
               ,
               in
               which
               he
               plainely
               disproved
               you
               ,
               and
               this
               you
               would
               have
               smothered
               by
               covering
               the
               place
               with
               your
               fingers
               ,
               till
               I
               plucked
               the
               booke
               from
               you
               .
               Did
               not
               I
               patiently
               put
               up
               this
               ,
               though
               it
               wounded
               my
               soule
               ?
               and
               did
               not
               this
               your
               dealing
               
                 dolo
                 malo
                 ,
              
               shew
               your
               fraud
               ,
               and
               
               forgery
               ,
               and
               that
               you
               are
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               ,
               which
               sinneth
               being
               damned
               of
               himselfe
               ?
               If
               you
               deny
               this
               ,
               God
               is
               my
               witnesse
               and
               mine
               owne
               conscience
               ▪
               Your
               booke
               also
               ,
               and
               the
               marke
               in
               the
               marg●●
               〈…〉
               against
               you
               ;
               and
               besides
               ,
               I
               have
               another
               witnesse
               ,
               〈◊〉
               godly
               Christian
               who
               was
               there
               present
               .
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               after
               my
               departing
               for
               a
               time
               into
               the
               Country
               ,
               your
               disciples
               thinking
               I
               had
               quite
               left
               the
               City
               ,
               did
               most
               falsely
               and
               abominably
               report
               abroad
               ,
               that
               you
               did
               so
               put
               me
               downe
               by
               arguments
               ,
               that
               I
               with
               teares
               acknowledged
               mine
               errour
               ,
               and
               vowed
               to
               live
               and
               dye
               in
               your
               opinion
               .
               How
               wicked
               and
               false
               this
               was
               ,
               you
               ,
               and
               I
               ,
               and
               they
               who
               were
               present
               ,
               know
               ;
               I
               am
               sure
               that
               never
               did
               the
               Papists
               and
               Jesuites
               more
               falsly
               slander
               
                 Calvin
              
               and
               
                 Beza
                 ,
              
               then
               they
               did
               me
               in
               this
               report
               .
               If
               these
               be
               not
               the
               arts
               of
               the
               devill
               ,
               the
               Father
               of
               lyers
               ,
               let
               all
               Christians
               judge
               .
            
             
               Fourthly
               ,
               after
               my
               returne
               out
               of
               the
               Country
               ,
               when
               they
               saw
               their
               lyes
               discovered
               by
               my
               open
               profession
               ,
               and
               constancy
               in
               the
               truth
               which
               I
               had
               Preached
               ;
               they
               and
               you
               were
               so
               farre
               from
               shame
               and
               amendment
               ,
               that
               you
               made
               me
               amends
               with
               all
               rayling
               ,
               and
               reviling
               speeches
               ,
               insomuch
               that
               in
               many
               mens
               mouthes
               ,
               I
               heare
               your
               outrageous
               exclamations
               ,
               in
               which
               you
               call
               me
               in
               asse
               ,
               a
               sot
               ,
               a
               boy
               ,
               an
               impudent
               and
               brazen-faced
               fellow
               ;
               yea
               ,
               your
               disciples
               have
               not
               beene
               afraid
               to
               make
               mowes
               at
               me
               ,
               Preaching
               in
               the
               Pulpit
               ,
               as
               mine
               eyes
               ,
               and
               the
               eyes
               of
               divers
               others
               did
               often
               see
               and
               can
               testifie
               ,
               and
               oftentimes
               have
               they
               cryed
               out
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               derided
               me
               ,
               and
               scoffed
               at
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ,
               by
               me
               delivered
               ,
               and
               that
               so
               loud
               ,
               that
               all
               round
               about
               have
               heard
               ,
               and
               been
               offended
               .
               And
               yet
               all
               this
               I
               have
               endured
               ,
               though
               the
               Law
               was
               in
               my
               hand
               ,
               to
               make
               them
               be
               apprehended
               ,
               brought
               before
               the
               Magistrate
               ,
               and
               punished
               ;
               and
               for
               all
               this
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               remorse
               nor
               amendment
               .
               Shall
               I
               ,
               nay
               ,
               can
               I
               (
               thinke
               you
               )
               in
               this
               case
               judge
               any
               better
               of
               them
               ,
               then
               as
               of
               wilfull
               heretickes
               ,
               and
               blasphemers
               ,
               and
               
               of
               your
               Doctrine
               ,
               which
               leades
               them
               into
               this
               excesse
               ,
               then
               as
               of
               devillish
               heresie
               ?
               For
               the
               Doctrine
               which
               I
               delivered
               and
               they
               derided
               ,
               did
               not
               in
               one
               sentence
               differ
               from
               the
               doctrine
               of
               
                 Calvin
                 ,
              
               and
               all
               learned
               Divines
               ,
               as
               by
               my
               papers
               and
               notes
               shall
               appeare
               .
            
             
               Lastly
               ,
               for
               I
               will
               not
               repeate
               all
               particulars
               ,
               (
               which
               were
               an
               endlesse
               worke
               )
               you
               still
               goe
               on
               in
               your
               opinions
               ,
               and
               send
               out
               pamphlet
               after
               pamphlet
               ,
               full
               of
               contradictions
               ,
               and
               falsifications
               ,
               as
               I
               can
               shew
               you
               to
               your
               face
               .
               You
               will
               neither
               conferre
               before
               any
               of
               our
               learned
               Brethren
               ,
               godly
               Ministers
               privately
               ;
               nor
               publiquely
               before
               the
               Reverend
               Bishop
               of
               
                 London
                 .
              
               You
               dare
               not
               commit
               yourselfe
               to
               him
               ,
               because
               he
               is
               a
               wicked
               Judge
               ,
               and
               will
               respect
               persons
               in
               Judgement
               ,
               my
               friends
               are
               too
               potent
               with
               him
               :
               these
               are
               your
               excuses
               ;
               and
               I
               know
               them
               all
               to
               be
               false
               .
               For
               so
               cunningly
               did
               you
               dissemble
               with
               that
               good
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               hide
               your
               errours
               ,
               that
               he
               rather
               blamed
               me
               ,
               than
               you
               ,
               (
               as
               I
               heare
               .
               )
               Can
               you
               therefore
               in
               conscience
               blame
               me
               ,
               if
               I
               ,
               for
               these
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               reasons
               ,
               thinke
               hardly
               of
               you
               ,
               as
               of
               an
               Heretique
               ,
               and
               though
               my
               zeale
               doe
               burne
               against
               you
               like
               a
               fire
               ,
               though
               I
               cannot
               without
               griefe
               looke
               upon
               you
               ?
               May
               not
               a
               Christian
               Minister
               ;
               nay
               ,
               is
               he
               not
               bound
               in
               conscience
               being
               thus
               perswaded
               ,
               to
               cry
               out
               against
               you
               ,
               and
               to
               lift
               his
               voyce
               like
               a
               trumpet
               ,
               and
               make
               men
               know
               your
               abominations
               ?
               yea
               ,
               to
               threaten
               hell
               ,
               destruction
               ,
               and
               all
               curses
               against
               you
               ,
               except
               you
               repent
               ?
               Surely
               my
               conscience
               doth
               not
               accuse
               me
               of
               any
               thing
               which
               I
               have
               done
               in
               this
               cause
               ;
               I
               have
               the
               examples
               of
               the
               Prophets
               to
               warrant
               and
               encourage
               me
               ,
               and
               to
               justifie
               my
               doings
               .
               If
               you
               will
               stop
               my
               mouth
               ,
               you
               must
               either
               by
               words
               or
               deeds
               perswade
               me
               to
               thinke
               otherwise
               ;
               and
               I
               promise
               you
               I
               will
               ;
               yea
               ,
               I
               desire
               to
               be
               otherwise
               perswaded
               ,
               if
               you
               will
               but
               purge
               your selfe
               from
               the
               crimes
               whereof
               you
               are
               openly
               convicted
               .
               Wherefore
               I
               will
               once
               againe
               intreate
               you
               ,
               and
               earnestly
               request
               you
               ,
               yea
               ,
               charge
               you
               in
               the
               name
               of
               Iesus
               
               Christ
               ,
               that
               if
               you
               desire
               the
               peace
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               can
               abide
               to
               have
               the
               truth
               tryed
               ,
               you
               will
               cast
               off
               those
               carnall
               and
               corrupt
               ,
               yea
               hellish
               affections
               of
               pride
               and
               disdaine
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               this
               show
               of
               them
               which
               appeareth
               in
               you
               ;
               and
               meete
               me
               as
               a
               Christian
               before
               eight
               godly
               and
               learned
               Ministers
               ,
               chosen
               equally
               by
               both
               ,
               that
               they
               be
               witnesse
               betweene
               you
               and
               me
               ;
               and
               that
               it
               may
               be
               seene
               whether
               I
               doe
               justly
               charge
               you
               with
               heresie
               and
               blasphemy
               or
               no
               ;
               and
               whether
               your
               writings
               doe
               not
               shew
               you
               to
               be
               a
               
                 Socinian
                 .
              
               The
               foure
               Ministers
               which
               I
               will
               chuse
               for
               my
               part
               ,
               shall
               be
               Mr.
               
                 Stocke
                 ,
              
               Mr.
               
                 Downham
                 ,
              
               Mr
               
                 Westfield
                 ,
              
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Gouge
                 .
              
               I
               professe
               ,
               and
               take
               God
               to
               witnesse
               ,
               that
               I
               desire
               your
               conversion
               ,
               not
               your
               confusion
               .
               It
               is
               my
               love
               and
               zeale
               for
               truth
               ,
               more
               then
               hatred
               or
               indignation
               against
               you
               ,
               which
               makes
               me
               so
               hot
               and
               earnest
               against
               your
               errours
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               offence
               that
               ever
               you
               gave
               me
               ,
               was
               the
               injurie
               which
               you
               have
               done
               to
               the
               obedience
               ,
               righteousnesse
               and
               blood
               of
               our
               Saviour
               Iesus
               Christ
               ,
               whom
               you
               denye
               to
               be
               so
               made
               mine
               ,
               that
               his
               obedience
               is
               imputed
               to
               me
               for
               righteousnesse
               ,
               and
               his
               blood
               for
               the
               satisfaction
               of
               Gods
               justice
               .
               For
               this
               (
               if
               you
               obstinately
               persist
               in
               it
               )
               I
               must
               hate
               you
               with
               a
               perfect
               hatred
               ,
               as
               if
               you
               were
               mine
               enemie
               ,
               neither
               shall
               there
               ever
               be
               peace
               so
               long
               as
               your
               errors
               are
               so
               great
               ,
               and
               pernicious
               .
               God
               himselfe
               I
               am
               assured
               ,
               will
               trouble
               you
               ,
               And
               quickely
               confound
               you
               ,
               except
               you
               repent
               .
               O
               consider
               therefore
               from
               whence
               you
               are
               fallen
               ,
               and
               suspect
               your selfe
               .
               Cannot
               that
               faith
               be
               sufficient
               for
               you
               ,
               which
               hath
               saved
               so
               many
               Saints
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               which
               so
               many
               godly
               and
               noble
               Martyrs
               have
               heretofore
               shed
               their
               blood
               ,
               even
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               and
               in
               this
               Kingdome
               ?
               Me
               thinks
               that
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Servetus
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Socinus
              
               should
               terrifie
               your
               conscience
               ,
               if
               it
               were
               so
               tender
               as
               you
               have
               heretofore
               professed
               .
               Can
               you
               hope
               for
               any
               good
               or
               pure
               water
               ,
               from
               such
               foule
               and
               polluted
               Cisternes
               ,
               full
               of
               all
               heresie
               and
               blasphemie
               ?
            
             
             
               O
               that
               you
               would
               but
               lay
               these
               things
               to
               your
               heart
               ,
               and
               be
               moved
               !
               My
               heart
               ,
               I
               assure
               you
               ,
               is
               open
               to
               imbrace
               you
               with
               all
               love
               ,
               if
               you
               would
               truly
               repent
               ;
               God
               forbid
               that
               I
               should
               hate
               you
               any
               otherwise
               ,
               then
               as
               you
               are
               the
               enemy
               of
               Christ
               .
               And
               God
               forbid
               ,
               that
               I
               should
               give
               you
               one
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               ,
               or
               God
               save
               you
               ,
               if
               you
               persist
               in
               this
               heresie
               ,
               which
               is
               so
               contrarie
               to
               the
               wholsome
               doctrine
               of
               salvation
               .
               Wherefore
               ,
               if
               now
               you
               will
               shew
               but
               one
               signe
               of
               amendment
               by
               yeelding
               to
               my
               request
               ,
               and
               appointing
               a
               time
               and
               place
               where
               we
               may
               meete
               ,
               I
               will
               much
               relent
               from
               my
               Iealousie
               over
               you
               ,
               and
               I
               hope
               that
               God
               will
               give
               good
               successe
               .
               But
               if
               I
               finde
               you
               so
               incurable
               ,
               that
               you
               will
               not
               admit
               of
               the
               least
               meanes
               ,
               which
               tends
               to
               the
               cure
               of
               your
               soule
               ,
               but
               will
               still
               upon
               no
               grounds
               at
               all
               persist
               in
               your
               novelties
               ,
               and
               publish
               them
               for
               the
               seducing
               of
               others
               ,
               to
               the
               overthrow
               of
               Gods
               ttuth
               ,
               and
               the
               disturbance
               of
               the
               Church
               :
               I
               doe
               thinke
               my selfe
               bound
               in
               conscience
               to
               forbeare
               no
               longer
               ,
               but
               to
               publish
               your
               errours
               to
               the
               world
               ,
               that
               all
               may
               see
               those
               many
               errours
               ,
               blasphemies
               and
               contradictions
               ,
               which
               I
               have
               faithfully
               gathered
               out
               of
               your
               owne
               words
               and
               writings
               .
               And
               because
               you
               doe
               goe
               about
               by
               your
               disciple
               
                 Spencer
              
               to
               challenge
               me
               ,
               and
               to
               debase
               my
               calling
               and
               Ministery
               ,
               by
               laying
               false
               imputations
               upon
               me
               ,
               as
               ignorance
               ,
               slander
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               :
               I
               have
               resolved
               to
               draw
               articles
               against
               you
               ,
               and
               to
               collect
               your
               errours
               ,
               and
               misdemeanours
               into
               one
               supplication
               ,
               and
               to
               present
               it
               to
               the
               Lord
               Arch-bishop
               of
               
                 Canterbury
              
               his
               Grace
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               High
               Commission
               ,
               that
               there
               and
               before
               them
               it
               may
               be
               tryed
               and
               seene
               ,
               whether
               you
               doe
               not
               jumpe
               with
               
                 Socinus
              
               in
               his
               heresie
               .
               I
               know
               and
               have
               traced
               you
               in
               all
               your
               
                 Socinian
              
               and
               
                 Arminian
              
               trickes
               ,
               and
               distinctions
               ,
               and
               if
               you
               trust
               to
               them
               you
               are
               deceived
               .
               If
               you
               compell
               me
               to
               take
               this
               last
               ,
               and
               most
               desperate
               course
               with
               you
               ,
               and
               if
               it
               turne
               to
               the
               subversion
               and
               ruine
               of
               your
               whole
               estate
               ,
               and
               of
               your selfe
               and
               your
               disciples
               :
               blame
               your selfe
               ,
               and
               not
               me
               .
               For
               you
               see
               I
               admonish
               
               you
               first
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               in
               your
               owne
               hand
               to
               prevent
               it
               .
               I
               am
               loath
               to
               be
               a
               meanes
               of
               your
               open
               shame
               and
               confusion
               ;
               but
               if
               no
               better
               will
               be
               ,
               
                 Melius
                 est
                 ut
                 pereat
                 unus
                 ,
                 quam
                 unitas
                 .
              
               Our
               Saviour
               Christ
               (
               you
               know
               )
               gave
               this
               commandement
               ,
               that
               when
               you
               will
               not
               be
               privately
               admonished
               ,
               then
               we
               must
               tell
               the
               Church
               ,
               Sure
               I
               am
               ,
               that
               if
               you
               be
               once
               brought
               in
               publicke
               ,
               and
               persist
               in
               your
               errours
               ;
               you
               shall
               perish
               ,
               and
               your
               blood
               shall
               be
               on
               your
               owne
               head
               :
               But
               on
               them
               that
               put
               away
               shame
               from
               
                 Israel
                 ,
              
               and
               are
               instruments
               to
               roote
               out
               heresie
               from
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               on
               their
               seed
               ,
               and
               on
               their
               house
               shall
               be
               peace
               for
               ever
               from
               the
               Lord
               .
               The
               God
               of
               power
               and
               strength
               give
               you
               an
               heart
               to
               feare
               his
               judgements
               ,
               and
               to
               hearken
               to
               them
               that
               admonish
               you
               in
               his
               name
               ;
               And
               if
               it
               be
               his
               will
               I
               pray
               that
               you
               may
               be
               converted
               in
               his
               good
               time
               ,
               that
               the
               truth
               may
               flourish
               ,
               and
               the
               peace
               of
               our
               Church
               may
               be
               surely
               established
               unto
               the
               end
               of
               the
               world
               .
               Thus
               you
               see
               I
               have
               opened
               my
               minde
               freely
               unto
               you
               .
               If
               I
               be
               deceived
               in
               you
               ,
               it
               is
               
                 error
                 amoris
                 ,
                 non
                 amor
                 erroris
                 ,
              
               I
               will
               so
               soone
               as
               I
               perceive
               it
               ,
               change
               my
               stile
               ,
               and
               mine
               affection
               towards
               you
               .
               I
               pray
               you
               let
               me
               have
               your
               answer
               as
               shortly
               as
               you
               can
               ;
               if
               you
               send
               not
               quickly
               ,
               I
               will
               take
               it
               for
               granted
               that
               you
               scorne
               to
               hearken
               to
               me
               ,
               and
               despise
               my
               Christian
               admonitions
               ,
               as
               heretofore
               you
               seeme
               to
               have
               done
               ;
               and
               I
               will
               proceed
               in
               my
               resolution
               against
               you
               .
               God
               is
               my
               witnesse
               ,
               I
               desire
               your
               good
               ,
               and
               the
               good
               of
               his
               Church
               .
               If
               I
               were
               not
               carefull
               of
               your
               safety
               ,
               I
               would
               not
               steale
               this
               time
               from
               my
               nights
               rest
               and
               sleepe
               ,
               this
               Sabbath
               day
               at
               night
               ,
               after
               my
               body
               is
               wearyed
               with
               reading
               ,
               Preaching
               ,
               and
               administring
               the
               Lords
               Supper
               .
            
             
               
                 From
                 my
                 study
                 
                   this
                   second
                   of
                   
                     May
                     ,
                  
                   past
                   one
                   a
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   morning
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1614.
                   
                
              
               
                 Yours
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 be
                 Christs
                 ,
                 
                   George
                   Walker
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
         
           VPon
           the
           receipt
           and
           reading
           of
           this
           Letter
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           sent
           me
           a
           Letter
           of
           defiance
           ,
           and
           therein
           professed
           his
           scorne
           and
           disdaine
           of
           my
           threatnings
           :
           but
           the
           next
           day
           he
           sent
           me
           another
           ,
           wherein
           he
           promised
           to
           yeild
           to
           my
           motion
           .
           And
           yet
           to
           prevent
           our
           meeting
           ,
           he
           used
           meanes
           by
           Mr.
           
             Mason
             ,
          
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Londons
          
           Chaplaine
           ,
           an
           Arminian
           ,
           to
           make
           it
           knowne
           to
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           in
           hope
           that
           he
           would
           forbid
           our
           meeting
           :
           Notwithstanding
           the
           Bishop
           gave
           way
           ,
           and
           we
           did
           meete
           upon
           a
           day
           appointed
           ,
           before
           the
           eight
           Ministers
           named
           in
           Mr.
           
             Gatakers
          
           defence
           .
           I
           brought
           for
           me
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Stocke
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Downham
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Westfield
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Gouge
             ,
          
           now
           Doctors
           .
           He
           brought
           for
           him
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Balmeford
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Randall
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Hickes
             ,
          
           the
           last
           of
           which
           appeared
           to
           be
           already
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           minde
           in
           all
           points
           .
           And
           both
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           and
           be
           ,
           bare
           themselves
           towards
           me
           ,
           as
           towards
           an
           adversary
           ,
           and
           as
           advocates
           for
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             .
          
           Dr.
           
             Westfield
          
           being
           the
           onely
           man
           with
           whom
           I
           then
           had
           any
           great
           familiarity
           ,
           did
           perceive
           a
           generall
           inclination
           in
           them
           all
           ,
           to
           favour
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           as
           much
           as
           they
           could
           ,
           being
           all
           his
           old
           familiar
           friends
           ,
           and
           I
           a
           stranger
           of
           two
           yeares
           residence
           in
           the
           City
           ;
           after
           our
           first
           meeting
           ,
           refused
           to
           meete
           any
           more
           ,
           fearing
           what
           followed
           ,
           and
           I
           chose
           Dr.
           
             Baylie
          
           in
           his
           place
           .
        
         
           I
           being
           the
           Plaintiffe
           and
           procurer
           of
           the
           meeting
           ,
           did
           first
           shew
           what
           I
           desired
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           have
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           writings
           ,
           which
           were
           come
           to
           my
           hands
           ,
           viewed
           ;
           and
           by
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           acknowledged
           ;
           which
           he
           could
           not
           deny
           ,
           but
           did
           confesse
           them
           to
           be
           his
           owne
           handy-worke
           .
           And
           that
           I
           having
           rehearsed
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           words
           out
           of
           his
           bookes
           and
           writings
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           in
           my
           Sermon
           confuted
           ,
           under
           the
           name
           of
           
             Socinian
          
           heresies
           ,
           and
           having
           paralleled
           them
           in
           writing
           ,
           with
           the
           words
           of
           
             Socinus
             ,
          
           and
           made
           them
           appeare
           to
           be
           the
           same
           ,
           by
           shewing
           and
           comparing
           the
           bookes
           and
           writing
           ;
           They
           would
           give
           me
           their
           hands
           to
           my
           parallell
           ,
           and
           subscribe
           
           that
           I
           had
           not
           either
           charged
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           with
           any
           opinions
           or
           words
           but
           his
           owne
           ,
           or
           confuted
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Socinianisme
           any
           words
           of
           his
           ,
           but
           onely
           those
           wherein
           he
           did
           concurre
           with
           
             Socinus
             .
          
           If
           I
           had
           either
           mis-related
           his
           words
           ,
           or
           confuted
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Socinianisme
           ,
           any
           point
           wherein
           he
           did
           not
           jumpe
           with
           
             Socinus
             ,
          
           I
           desired
           them
           to
           censure
           me
           .
           The
           Parallels
           being
           read
           and
           examined
           ,
           appeared
           to
           some
           of
           them
           so
           cleare
           ,
           and
           my
           charge
           so
           just
           ,
           that
           the
           same
           day
           at
           Mr.
           
             Randall
             Wetwoods
          
           table
           ,
           where
           Dr.
           
             Baylie
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Downham
          
           dined
           with
           me
           ,
           the
           Doctor
           did
           protest
           that
           I
           had
           discovered
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           to
           be
           as
           damned
           an
           hereticke
           as
           ever
           did
           tread
           on
           English
           ground
           :
           Mr.
           
             Downham
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Wetwood
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Taylor
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Hopkins
          
           were
           eare-witnesses
           of
           this
           ,
           and
           all
           yet
           living
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           my selfe
           .
           Mr.
           
             Wetwood
          
           asked
           why
           they
           did
           not
           justifie
           me
           and
           censure
           him
           without
           more
           adoe
           ,
           seeing
           that
           was
           the
           purpose
           of
           our
           meeting
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           judge
           of
           things
           accordingly
           as
           they
           were
           proved
           .
           They
           pretended
           that
           they
           desired
           to
           convert
           ,
           not
           to
           confound
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           that
           they
           perceived
           him
           to
           be
           afraid
           of
           shame
           like
           to
           fall
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           if
           I
           would
           yeeld
           to
           let
           him
           expound
           himselfe
           ,
           he
           would
           by
           a
           wrested
           exposition
           gaine-say
           ,
           and
           contradict
           his
           former
           words
           and
           opinions
           and
           run
           from
           them
           ,
           which
           being
           gotten
           from
           him
           under
           his
           hand
           ,
           they
           would
           either
           hold
           him
           to
           it
           ,
           or
           shame
           him
           for
           ever
           ,
           if
           he
           did
           fall
           backe
           againe
           .
           This
           course
           being
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           device
           ,
           I
           refused
           to
           yeeld
           unto
           ,
           because
           I
           had
           never
           opposed
           him
           ,
           but
           onely
           in
           opinions
           formerly
           published
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           future
           expositions
           ,
           and
           because
           I
           had
           fully
           proved
           my
           charge
           ,
           I
           desired
           their
           verdict
           and
           just
           judgement
           .
           But
           after
           much
           importunity
           I
           yeelded
           ,
           and
           so
           lost
           my
           cause
           ,
           and
           was
           drawne
           into
           a
           new
           businesse
           that
           was
           to
           contend
           with
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           not
           about
           his
           former
           opinions
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           formerly
           confuted
           ;
           but
           about
           new
           expositions
           ,
           which
           he
           would
           make
           in
           answer
           to
           my
           parallells
           .
           At
           another
           day
           appointed
           
           he
           brought
           his
           expositions
           ,
           which
           when
           they
           had
           read
           in
           my
           hearing
           ,
           I
           did
           except
           against
           divers
           passages
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           some
           contradictions
           ,
           which
           I
           desired
           to
           argue
           against
           ,
           with
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           face
           to
           face
           ,
           in
           strict
           syllogismes
           ;
           but
           he
           refused
           to
           answer
           me
           ,
           and
           our
           Judges
           refused
           to
           heare
           me
           ,
           or
           to
           suffer
           me
           to
           have
           a
           coppy
           of
           his
           expositions
           ,
           as
           he
           had
           of
           my
           parallels
           .
        
         
           Whereupon
           I
           protested
           against
           their
           unequall
           dealing
           ,
           and
           departed
           ,
           threatning
           to
           bring
           him
           and
           them
           before
           higher
           Judges
           .
           After
           that
           they
           had
           read
           the
           expositions
           which
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           did
           plead
           for
           most
           hotly
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           promised
           to
           make
           and
           publish
           a
           large
           declaration
           ,
           wherein
           he
           would
           free
           himselfe
           from
           all
           Socinian
           errors
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           he
           begg'd
           this
           favour
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           subscribe
           to
           his
           expositions
           ,
           that
           they
           found
           no
           heresie
           or
           blasphemy
           in
           them
           .
           Upon
           this
           promise
           and
           intreaty
           ,
           they
           did
           subscribe
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Howsoever
                   ,
                   we
                   whose
                   names
                   are
                   underwritten
                   ,
                   doe
                   differ
                   from
                   Mr.
                   
                     Wotton
                  
                   in
                   some
                   points
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   doctrine
                   of
                   Justification
                   ,
                   contained
                   in
                   these
                   his
                   expositions
                   :
                   yet
                   we
                   hold
                   not
                   the
                   difference
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   great
                   and
                   weighty
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   justly
                   condemned
                   of
                   heresie
                   and
                   blasphemy
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Lewes
                         Baylie
                         ,
                      
                       
                         James
                         Balmeford
                         ,
                      
                       
                         John
                         Randall
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Richard
                         Stocke
                         ,
                      
                       
                         John
                         Downham
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Thomas
                         Gataker
                         ,
                      
                       
                         William
                         Gouge
                         ,
                      
                       
                         William
                         Hickes
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           THE
           Expositions
           thus
           subscribed
           ,
           were
           commtited
           to
           Doctor
           
             Baylie
             ,
          
           with
           charge
           that
           he
           should
           keepe
           them
           close
           ,
           and
           not
           suffer
           me
           or
           any
           other
           man
           to
           see
           ,
           or
           read
           them
           ,
           untill
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           had
           made
           a
           larger
           Exposition
           ,
           and
           fully
           purged
           himselfe
           from
           Socinianisme
           .
           By
           which
           it
           appeared
           ,
           that
           they
           durst
           not
           openly
           justifie
           their
           subscription
           ,
           nor
           suffer
           it
           to
           come
           into
           my
           hands
           .
           And
           that
           it
           was
           a
           thing
           with
           much
           importunity
           wrung
           
           from
           them
           which
           the
           better
           part
           of
           them
           would
           never
           have
           yeelded
           unto
           ,
           but
           upon
           promise
           of
           a
           better
           and
           larger
           exposition
           ,
           and
           in
           hope
           to
           draw
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           wholly
           from
           his
           errors
           ;
           some
           of
           which
           he
           had
           allready
           contradicted
           ,
           and
           acknowledged
           to
           be
           hereticall
           and
           blasphemous
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           his
           denying
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           imputed
           for
           any
           use
           or
           end
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           Dr.
           
             Bayly
          
           the
           first
           of
           the
           Subscribers
           had
           (
           upon
           the
           first
           reading
           of
           those
           speeches
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           which
           I
           shewed
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           writings
           ,
           and
           did
           parallell
           them
           with
           
             Socinus
             )
          
           condemned
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           for
           an
           heretike
           ,
           and
           his
           errors
           for
           blasphemie
           .
           Mr.
           
             Downham
          
           heard
           his
           censure
           uttered
           at
           Mr.
           
           
             Wetwoods
          
           table
           ,
           and
           by
           silence
           assented
           to
           it
           .
           Mr.
           
             Randall
          
           did
           argue
           verie
           hotly
           against
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           that
           same
           day
           that
           they
           subscribed
           ,
           and
           told
           him
           before
           as
           all
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           protested
           against
           them
           often
           in
           private
           ,
           and
           had
           disswaded
           him
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           for
           his
           part
           abhorred
           them
           .
           Dr.
           
             Gouge
          
           hath
           publikely
           confuted
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           pulpit
           condemned
           them
           under
           the
           name
           of
           
             Socianisme
             .
          
           Mr.
           
             Stocke
          
           did
           ever
           abhorre
           them
           ,
           as
           he
           often
           told
           me
           in
           private
           .
           And
           one
           time
           ,
           I
           by
           a
           prettie
           Stratageme
           brought
           him
           before
           other
           witnesse
           ,
           to
           condemne
           them
           for
           heresie
           and
           blasphemie
           .
           Mr.
           
             Wetwood
          
           mine
           host
           in
           whose
           house
           I
           then
           lodged
           ,
           having
           by
           much
           importunity
           obtained
           of
           Dr.
           
             Bayly
          
           the
           sight
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           expositions
           subscribed
           ,
           as
           you
           heard
           before
           ,
           and
           committed
           to
           his
           custodie
           ,
           did
           lend
           them
           to
           me
           for
           the
           space
           of
           two
           houres
           ,
           till
           I
           had
           copied
           out
           both
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           subscription
           word
           for
           word
           with
           the
           mens
           names
           ,
           which
           copie
           I
           have
           yet
           to
           shew
           .
        
         
           And
           one
           Sunday
           at
           night
           being
           invited
           to
           supper
           by
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Goodyeare
             ,
          
           my
           parishoner
           ,
           I
           brought
           it
           with
           me
           to
           shew
           it
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Goodyeare
             ,
          
           who
           was
           verie
           desirous
           to
           see
           and
           read
           it
           .
           Mr.
           
             Stocke
          
           and
           his
           wife
           being
           at
           the
           same
           time
           invited
           came
           in
           while
           we
           were
           reading
           it
           together
           And
           seeing
           me
           〈…〉
           in
           my
           hand
           ,
           asked
           what
           
           it
           was
           .
           I
           answered
           that
           it
           was
           a
           paper
           of
           new
           and
           strange
           opinions
           ,
           which
           when
           he
           desired
           to
           heare
           ,
           I
           did
           read
           to
           him
           that
           passage
           in
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           Expositions
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ;
           This
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           in
           this
           proposition
           (
           Faith
           is
           counted
           for
           Righteousnes
           ,
           )
           the
           word
           
             (
             Faith
             )
          
           is
           to
           be
           taken
           properly
           ,
           not
           tropically
           ;
           and
           I
           asked
           him
           what
           he
           thought
           of
           it
           :
           He
           not
           knowing
           that
           it
           was
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           Exposition
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           I
           read
           it
           ,
           did
           answer
           that
           it
           was
           Popery
           ,
           or
           worse
           .
           I
           asked
           him
           whether
           he
           did
           not
           thinke
           it
           to
           be
           the
           heresie
           and
           blasphemy
           of
           
             Socinus
             :
          
           he
           answered
           ,
           yes
           verily
           .
           I
           asked
           him
           then
           what
           hee
           thought
           of
           certaine
           learned
           Divines
           ,
           who
           had
           subscribed
           to
           this
           ,
           and
           other
           such
           speeches
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           neither
           heresie
           nor
           blasphemy
           :
           He
           said
           he
           thought
           none
           but
           mad
           men
           would
           doe
           it
           ,
           and
           asked
           who
           they
           were
           .
           I
           presently
           read
           the
           subscription
           and
           among
           the
           rest
           his
           owne
           name
           ,
           and
           withall
           shewed
           him
           the
           copy
           .
           Mr.
           
             Goodyeare
          
           laughed
           heartily
           ,
           and
           said
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Stocke
             ,
          
           O
           Master
           ,
           our
           Parson
           is
           too
           cunning
           for
           you
           ,
           I
           never
           saw
           any
           man
           so
           finely
           taken
           in
           a
           snare
           ,
           as
           hee
           hath
           taken
           you
           in
           your
           owne
           snare
           .
           I
           have
           ever
           told
           you
           ,
           that
           in
           this
           controversie
           you
           were
           too
           partiall
           for
           your
           old
           friend
           and
           familiar
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             .
          
           Mr.
           
             Stocke
          
           could
           plead
           nothing
           but
           this
           ,
           That
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           had
           promised
           them
           to
           silence
           himselfe
           and
           his
           disciples
           in
           these
           points
           ,
           and
           to
           write
           a
           large
           declaration
           ;
           whereby
           he
           would
           purge
           himselfe
           fully
           from
           Socinianisme
           .
           In
           hope
           whereof
           they
           did
           gratifie
           him
           with
           this
           subscription
           ,
           for
           the
           suppressing
           of
           clamours
           ,
           till
           he
           had
           further
           cleared
           himselfe
           .
           But
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           had
           broken
           his
           promise
           ,
           and
           boasted
           of
           that
           which
           made
           nothing
           for
           him
           in
           the
           maine
           cause
           ,
           but
           onely
           upon
           the
           by
           ;
           and
           had
           requited
           their
           favour
           towards
           him
           ,
           with
           disgrace
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           danger
           to
           himselfe
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           had
           beene
           better
           he
           had
           never
           beene
           borne
           ,
           then
           to
           trouble
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           with
           his
           false
           opinions
           .
           By
           this
           you
           see
           how
           dangerous
           a
           thing
           it
           is
           ,
           even
           for
           godly
           men
           ,
           to
           be
           judges
           in
           a
           cause
           of
           controversie
           betweene
           a
           
           familiar
           friend
           (
           as
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           was
           to
           these
           men
           )
           and
           a
           stranger
           ,
           as
           I
           at
           that
           time
           was
           to
           the
           most
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           other
           three
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Balmeford
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Hickes
             ,
          
           they
           were
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           advocates
           ,
           rather
           then
           equall
           Judges
           :
           Mr.
           
             Balmeford
          
           was
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           silenced
           brother
           ;
           Mr.
           
             Hickes
          
           was
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           disciple
           ,
           one
           who
           would
           
             jurare
             in
             verba
             Magistri
             ;
          
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           did
           more
           angrily
           and
           peevishly
           speake
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           snarle
           at
           me
           then
           my
           adversary
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           himselfe
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           was
           forced
           to
           challenge
           him
           as
           well
           as
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           to
           offer
           to
           dispute
           against
           them
           both
           .
        
         
           What
           Mr.
           
             Wottons
          
           intent
           was
           in
           begging
           such
           a
           beggerly
           subscription
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           in
           procuring
           it
           from
           the
           rest
           ,
           the
           event
           hath
           shewed
           .
           For
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           and
           his
           disciples
           did
           presently
           report
           through
           
             London
             ,
          
           that
           I
           could
           prove
           nothing
           against
           him
           ,
           nor
           bring
           any
           thing
           out
           of
           his
           bookes
           ,
           or
           writings
           to
           convince
           him
           of
           Socinianisme
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           eight
           learned
           Ministers
           had
           justified
           him
           ,
           and
           condemned
           me
           for
           a
           false
           accuser
           .
           And
           upon
           this
           he
           grew
           more
           bold
           ,
           and
           wrote
           certaine
           Essaies
           concerning
           Justification
           ,
           a
           copy
           whereof
           I
           have
           to
           shew
           ,
           wherein
           he
           denies
           the
           true
           ,
           reall
           ,
           and
           spirituall
           union
           of
           the
           faithfull
           with
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Chrits
           meriting
           of
           justification
           ,
           and
           salvation
           for
           them
           ;
           he
           affirmes
           that
           when
           they
           are
           said
           to
           be
           one
           with
           Christ
           ,
           the
           speech
           is
           Metaphoricall
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           of
           Christs
           merits
           in
           all
           the
           Scripture
           .
           By
           which
           his
           violent
           breaking
           out
           ,
           and
           going
           on
           from
           evill
           to
           worse
           ,
           I
           was
           forced
           to
           write
           my
           
             Antithesis
             Wottonismi
             ,
             &
             Christianismi
             ;
          
           wherein
           I
           discovered
           more
           of
           his
           errors
           ,
           and
           his
           factious
           and
           Schismaticall
           behaviour
           :
           This
           I
           presented
           to
           the
           then
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           who
           committed
           it
           to
           Doctor
           
             Nidd●
          
           his
           Chaplaine
           ,
           who
           being
           himselfe
           a
           favourer
           of
           Arminians
           ,
           neglected
           to
           make
           report
           of
           it
           to
           his
           Lord
           .
           And
           indeed
           I
           never
           called
           upon
           him
           ,
           because
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           having
           intelligence
           of
           it
           ,
           silenced
           himselfe
           and
           all
           his
           disciples
           ,
           being
           admonished
           by
           
           his
           friends
           of
           the
           danger
           in
           which
           he
           was
           ,
           unlesse
           hee
           and
           they
           did
           forbeare
           to
           justifie
           and
           maintaine
           his
           errors
           ,
           and
           further
           to
           provoke
           me
           by
           their
           false
           reports
           and
           calumnies
           .
        
         
           Thus
           was
           the
           fire
           quenched
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           opened
           his
           mouth
           to
           defend
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           ;
           though
           I
           with
           many
           others
           ,
           did
           often
           (
           as
           occasion
           was
           offered
           by
           the
           Scriptures
           which
           we
           expounded
           )
           confute
           and
           condemne
           them
           :
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           wrote
           his
           booke
           
             De
             Reconciliatione
          
           in
           Latine
           ,
           wherein
           he
           seemed
           to
           recant
           and
           to
           contradict
           divers
           of
           his
           former
           writings
           ;
           but
           yet
           he
           vented
           so
           much
           poyson
           in
           it
           ;
           that
           when
           it
           was
           sent
           over
           to
           
             Leiden
          
           to
           be
           Printed
           ,
           the
           Professors
           there
           rejected
           it
           ,
           as
           being
           full
           of
           Socinian
           errours
           ;
           and
           (
           as
           I
           have
           beene
           informed
           )
           did
           also
           send
           to
           
             Amsterdam
          
           to
           stop
           the
           Printing
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           was
           there
           attempted
           also
           ;
           So
           that
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           disciples
           were
           forced
           to
           Print
           it
           at
           their
           owne
           charge
           by
           stealth
           ,
           in
           some
           further
           place
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           ,
           and
           to
           disperse
           the
           copies
           here
           in
           
             England
             .
          
           Upon
           one
           of
           which
           Mr.
           
             Goodwin
             ,
          
           a
           lover
           of
           novelties
           ,
           and
           strange
           doctrines
           unhappily
           stumbled
           ;
           and
           thence
           stole
           his
           opinions
           ,
           which
           his
           foolish
           followers
           receive
           ,
           and
           admire
           ,
           as
           new
           revelations
           from
           heaven
           ,
           never
           heard
           of
           before
           .
        
         
           Thus
           have
           I
           briefly
           related
           the
           chiefe
           passages
           betweene
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           and
           my selfe
           .
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           others
           also
           ,
           who
           did
           privately
           oppose
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           especially
           Master
           
             Woodcocke
             ,
          
           a
           grave
           Preacher
           ,
           Parson
           or
           Vicar
           of
           
             Chessam
             ,
          
           who
           did
           in
           writing
           confute
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           admonished
           him
           to
           forsake
           his
           errours
           .
           One
           thing
           I
           cannot
           omit
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           strong
           motive
           to
           move
           divers
           godly
           people
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           abhorre
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           ;
           that
           was
           the
           sharpe
           censure
           which
           that
           holy
           man
           of
           God
           ,
           Master
           
             Alexander
             Richardson
          
           gave
           against
           them
           on
           his
           death
           bed
           ,
           and
           which
           Mr.
           
             John
             Barlow
          
           an
           eare-witnesse
           thereof
           ,
           did
           report
           to
           divers
           from
           his
           mouth
           .
           Mr.
           
             Richardson
          
           being
           ready
           to
           leave
           this
           world
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Barlow
          
           who
           had
           often
           
           before
           resorted
           to
           him
           for
           direction
           in
           his
           study
           ,
           and
           resolution
           of
           doubts
           ,
           in
           many
           points
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           was
           at
           that
           time
           present
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           told
           him
           that
           hee
           had
           heard
           me
           the
           Sabbath
           before
           ,
           propounding
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Justification
           ,
           to
           be
           laid
           open
           out
           of
           the
           fifth
           Chapter
           of
           the
           Epistle
           to
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
          
           and
           to
           be
           maintained
           against
           Papists
           ,
           Socinians
           ,
           and
           other
           Heretiques
           ,
           some
           of
           which
           were
           of
           late
           revived
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           withall
           desired
           to
           know
           his
           judgement
           concerning
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinion
           ,
           who
           denyed
           Christs
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           for
           justification
           of
           beleevers
           ,
           and
           the
           imputation
           of
           his
           Righteousnesse
           ;
           and
           held
           faith
           to
           be
           imputed
           in
           a
           proper
           sense
           without
           a
           trope
           :
           Mr.
           
             Richardson
          
           answered
           and
           said
           ,
           Take
           these
           words
           of
           me
           a
           dying
           man
           .
           I
           have
           read
           and
           well
           weighed
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           papers
           ,
           and
           opinions
           ,
           and
           I
           know
           them
           to
           be
           so
           pestilent
           and
           dangerous
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           liveth
           and
           dyeth
           in
           the
           beleefe
           of
           them
           ,
           shall
           never
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           heaven
           .
           Commend
           me
           to
           Mr.
           
             Walker
             ,
          
           and
           desire
           him
           from
           me
           ,
           (
           as
           being
           my
           last
           request
           to
           him
           )
           to
           be
           couragious
           in
           the
           cause
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           saving
           truth
           which
           he
           hath
           undertaken
           to
           maintaine
           against
           those
           dangerous
           and
           deadly
           errours
           ,
           lately
           set
           on
           foote
           by
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             .
          
           This
           message
           being
           delivered
           unto
           me
           before
           diverse
           witnesses
           ,
           some
           of
           which
           are
           alive
           to
           testifie
           it
           ,
           did
           much
           encourage
           me
           ,
           and
           made
           me
           more
           bold
           to
           lay
           open
           the
           abomination
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           opinions
           publickely
           in
           my
           Sermons
           ,
           without
           feare
           or
           regard
           of
           the
           slanders
           and
           revilings
           of
           his
           factious
           and
           furious
           disciples
           .
           This
           was
           in
           the
           yeare
           1613.
           
           And
           I
           praise
           God
           ,
           I
           am
           constant
           in
           the
           same
           minde
           ,
           and
           doe
           pray
           and
           hope
           that
           God
           will
           give
           me
           grace
           to
           persevere
           in
           this
           beleefe
           to
           the
           end
           .
           As
           for
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           invective
           against
           me
           in
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           defence
           ,
           I
           doe
           as
           little
           regard
           it
           ,
           as
           Mr.
           
           
             Goodwins
          
           rayling
           Libell
           ,
           which
           (
           some
           say
           )
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           counselled
           him
           to
           write
           against
           me
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           were
           not
           vaine
           expence
           of
           precious
           time
           ,
           I
           could
           
           produce
           Socinianisme
           out
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           Printed
           workes
           ,
           and
           prove
           him
           a
           party
           .
           I
           could
           prove
           him
           to
           be
           
             Thomas
          
           of
           all
           sides
           .
           Sometimes
           holding
           that
           the
           elect
           and
           faithfull
           are
           cloathed
           with
           the
           garment
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           againe
           ,
           disputing
           against
           their
           communion
           and
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           .
           But
           I
           pray
           God
           to
           give
           him
           a
           more
           setled
           judgement
           in
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           charitable
           heart
           to
           his
           laborious
           neighbours
           ,
           who
           spend
           their
           time
           in
           better
           studies
           then
           writing
           of
           Treatises
           for
           unlawfull
           gaming
           and
           card-playing
           ,
           and
           bedawbing
           Margents
           with
           many
           quotations
           to
           small
           purpose
           ,
           but
           onely
           for
           ostentation
           of
           much
           reading
           .
        
         
           Yet
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           aske
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           a
           few
           questions
           ,
           which
           if
           he
           cannot
           answer
           with
           any
           credit
           ,
           let
           him
           for
           shame
           hold
           his
           peace
           ,
           and
           blush
           to
           thinke
           of
           his
           defence
           of
           Master
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           to
           the
           accusing
           and
           defaming
           of
           himselfe
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             Question
             ,
          
           Whether
           is
           it
           truth
           and
           honesty
           ,
           to
           say
           that
           all
           the
           eight
           Ministers
           ,
           with
           unanimous
           consent
           ,
           generally
           resolved
           and
           pronounced
           ,
           that
           there
           appeared
           not
           to
           them
           either
           heresie
           or
           blasphemy
           ,
           in
           ought
           that
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           was
           by
           me
           convinced
           to
           have
           delivered
           or
           maintained
           ?
           When
           their
           subscription
           shewes
           ,
           that
           they
           medled
           onely
           with
           his
           Expositions
           ,
           and
           not
           with
           his
           hereticall
           and
           blasphemous
           speeches
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           paralleled
           him
           with
           
             Socinus
          
           the
           Hereticke
           .
        
         
           2
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           doth
           thinke
           that
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           renouncing
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           righteousnesse
           thereof
           performed
           by
           Christ
           in
           our
           stead
           for
           our
           justification
           ,
           doth
           not
           in
           so
           doing
           deny
           Christ
           his
           ransome
           paid
           ,
           and
           satisfaction
           made
           to
           Gods
           just
           Law
           ,
           for
           our
           redemption
           and
           for
           remission
           of
           our
           sins
           ?
        
         
           3
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           mans
           perfect
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           under
           the
           covenant
           of
           workes
           ,
           was
           not
           formall
           inherent
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           made
           man
           worthy
           of
           life
           :
           And
           if
           so
           ,
           how
           he
           can
           excuse
           
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           from
           making
           faith
           the
           formall
           inherent
           righteousnesse
           of
           beleevers
           ,
           in
           the
           covenant
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           are
           worthy
           of
           justification
           ,
           and
           eternall
           life
           ,
           seeing
           he
           saith
           that
           faith
           under
           the
           Gospell
           serves
           to
           all
           purposes
           ,
           for
           obtaining
           eternall
           life
           ,
           as
           mans
           perfect
           fullfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           did
           in
           the
           covenant
           of
           workes
           ?
        
         
           4
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           professing
           his
           dissent
           from
           
             Socinus
          
           in
           those
           things
           which
           are
           Orthodox
           and
           true
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           That
           faith
           is
           obedience
           to
           Christs
           Commandements
           ,
           who
           commands
           us
           to
           beleeve
           and
           repent
           ;
           That
           repentance
           which
           commeth
           not
           but
           by
           faith
           ,
           is
           the
           meanes
           to
           obtaine
           forgivenesse
           of
           sins
           which
           Christ
           hath
           brought
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           get
           the
           sense
           and
           assurance
           of
           forgivenesse
           ;
           And
           that
           faith
           is
           a
           beleeving
           of
           that
           which
           Christ
           taught
           ,
           and
           an
           assurance
           of
           obtaining
           that
           he
           promised
           upon
           our
           repentance
           and
           obedience
           :
           can
           therefore
           be
           justified
           from
           the
           heresies
           of
           
             Socinus
             ,
          
           in
           the
           point
           of
           justification
           ,
           when
           he
           holds
           other
           things
           which
           are
           condemned
           in
           
             Socinus
          
           for
           heresie
           ,
           as
           that
           faith
           used
           in
           a
           proper
           sense
           ,
           not
           tropically
           ,
           is
           said
           to
           be
           imputed
           for
           righteousnesse
           to
           justification
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           righteousnesse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           apprehended
           and
           applied
           by
           faith
           ;
           And
           that
           Christ
           hath
           not
           redeemed
           us
           ,
           and
           satisfied
           for
           our
           sinnes
           ,
           and
           procured
           our
           pardon
           and
           justification
           ,
           by
           fulfilling
           the
           Law
           in
           our
           stead
           ;
           And
           that
           faith
           ,
           though
           not
           for
           the
           merit
           ,
           worth
           and
           vertue
           of
           it
           ,
           yet
           by
           the
           place
           and
           office
           which
           the
           Lord
           of
           his
           mercy
           hath
           assigned
           ,
           is
           the
           condition
           upon
           which
           God
           doth
           justifie
           and
           adopt
           us
           ,
           and
           is
           accepted
           of
           God
           and
           counted
           for
           righteousnesse
           ?
        
         
           5
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           doth
           not
           deny
           the
           free
           covenant
           of
           Grace
           ,
           when
           he
           holds
           that
           God
           doth
           not
           covenant
           to
           justifie
           and
           give
           life
           ,
           but
           upon
           a
           condition
           ,
           performed
           on
           our
           part
           ,
           equivalent
           for
           all
           purposes
           ,
           to
           a
           mans
           perfect
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           under
           the
           covenant
           of
           workes
           ?
        
         
           6
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           affirming
           that
           if
           we
           be
           
           freely
           pardoned
           ,
           then
           our
           sinnes
           were
           not
           punished
           in
           Christ
           our
           head
           and
           surety
           ,
           doth
           not
           deny
           Christs
           satisfaction
           for
           sinne
           ?
        
         
           7.
           
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           be
           not
           guilty
           of
           hereticall
           tergiversation
           ,
           and
           grosse
           contradiction
           in
           these
           passages
           .
           First
           ,
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           end
           or
           use
           of
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           pag.
           12.
           of
           Mr.
           
             Gatakers
          
           defence
           .
           And
           againe
           ,
           pag.
           21.
           
           That
           it
           is
           hereticall
           and
           blasphemous
           ,
           to
           say
           that
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           is
           not
           imputed
           as
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           of
           Justification
           .
           And
           againe
           ,
           in
           his
           Essayes
           saith
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           of
           the
           merit
           of
           Christ
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           That
           Faith
           doth
           not
           justifie
           us
           ,
           
             per
             se
             ,
          
           by
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           yet
           is
           said
           properly
           ,
           and
           not
           tropically
           ,
           to
           be
           imputed
           to
           us
           for
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           pag.
           27.
           of
           the
           Defence
           ;
           and
           is
           the
           onely
           condition
           which
           God
           requires
           on
           our
           part
           for
           Justification
           ,
           pag.
           13.
           
           Also
           ,
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           That
           Faith
           doth
           not
           justifie
           us
           ,
           but
           onely
           as
           it
           apprehendeth
           and
           applyeth
           Christ
           and
           his
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           pag.
           27.
           
           And
           yet
           denyeth
           that
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           is
           so
           apprehended
           and
           applyed
           by
           Faith
           ,
           that
           God
           counts
           it
           our
           Righteousnesse
           to
           Justification
           ,
           pag.
           12.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           when
           he
           renounceth
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           performed
           by
           our selves
           or
           any
           other
           in
           our
           stead
           ,
           for
           the
           justifying
           of
           us
           before
           God
           ,
           pag.
           12.
           
           And
           denyeth
           that
           we
           are
           punished
           for
           our
           sinnes
           ,
           in
           Christ
           our
           head
           and
           surety
           ,
           for
           the
           satisfying
           of
           Gods
           just
           wrath
           ,
           pag.
           29.
           
           And
           yet
           pag.
           34.
           saith
           ,
           I
           acknowledge
           and
           professe
           that
           Christ
           hath
           made
           satisfaction
           for
           us
           ,
           by
           paying
           a
           true
           price
           to
           God
           his
           Father
           .
           Is
           not
           this
           the
           same
           tergiversation
           ,
           which
           the
           Hereticke
           
             Socinus
          
           useth
           ?
           Who
           in
           some
           places
           confesseth
           in
           the
           Scripture
           phrases
           ,
           that
           Christ
           is
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           our
           Ransome
           ,
           and
           the
           propitiation
           for
           our
           sinnes
           :
           And
           in
           other
           places
           denyeth
           Christs
           satisfying
           and
           paying
           of
           a
           ransome
           to
           God
           for
           our
           Redemption
           and
           justification
           .
        
         
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           accounted
           to
           be
           formally
           righteous
           ,
           by
           fulfilling
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           satisfying
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           yet
           saith
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           accepted
           of
           God
           as
           Righteous
           for
           Christs
           obedience
           no
           lesse
           then
           if
           wee
           had
           indeed
           performed
           those
           things
           ,
           pag.
           32.
           and
           pag.
           26.
           
           For
           ought
           I
           hold
           of
           Faith
           ,
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           may
           be
           even
           the
           formall
           cause
           of
           our
           Justification
           .
           But
           pag.
           22.
           
           He
           confesseth
           that
           he
           denyeth
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           to
           be
           imputed
           as
           the
           formall
           cause
           whereby
           we
           are
           made
           formally
           Righteous
           ;
           which
           is
           a
           flat
           contradiction
           of
           the
           Apostles
           words
           ,
           
             Rom.
             5.
             19.
             
             By
             the
             obedience
             of
             one
             many
             shall
             be
             made
             righteous
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           constituted
           and
           made
           formally
           righteous
           ,
           for
           so
           the
           Greeke
           word
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           doth
           signifie
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           can
           with
           a
           good
           conscience
           by
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           be
           justified
           and
           proclaimed
           free
           from
           heresie
           ,
           when
           he
           wil
           fully
           and
           perversely
           denyeth
           the
           very
           forme
           ,
           essence
           ,
           and
           being
           of
           Justification
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           which
           he
           first
           simply
           rejecteth
           ,
           as
           being
           of
           no
           use
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           as
           the
           formall
           cause
           of
           justification
           ,
           seeing
           he
           (
           the
           said
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
             )
          
           hath
           publickely
           extolled
           ,
           and
           commended
           for
           Orthodox
           ,
           the
           like
           Treatise
           of
           Mr.
           
             William
             Bradshaw
             ,
          
           wherein
           he
           makes
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           the
           forme
           of
           Justification
           ,
           and
           inveighed
           against
           some
           ,
           (
           meaning
           me
           ,
           who
           had
           opposed
           some
           errours
           and
           contradictions
           which
           are
           in
           that
           Booke
           )
           in
           his
           funerall
           Sermon
           ,
           Preached
           at
           Mr.
           
             Bradshawes
          
           buryall
           ?
        
         
           9.
           
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           the
           faithfull
           being
           by
           one
           spirit
           united
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           made
           one
           spirituall
           body
           ,
           and
           partakers
           of
           his
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           whole
           obedience
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           thereby
           constituted
           righteous
           before
           God
           ,
           can
           without
           hereticall
           perversenesse
           be
           denyed
           againe
           and
           againe
           to
           be
           formally
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           truely
           and
           really
           righteous
           ,
           by
           that
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           though
           not
           inherent
           in
           every
           beleever
           ,
           but
           onely
           spiritually
           communicated
           from
           the
           head
           to
           every
           member
           of
           the
           body
           ?
        
         
         
           10.
           
           
             Quest
             .
          
           Whether
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           might
           not
           justly
           be
           judged
           to
           be
           possessed
           with
           the
           spirit
           of
           Socinian
           blindnesse
           ,
           and
           giddinesse
           ,
           when
           he
           derides
           Orthodox
           Divines
           ,
           For
           making
           every
           beleever
           justifyed
           by
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           satisfactory
           obedience
           ,
           a
           Redeemer
           and
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           satisfyer
           for
           all
           the
           elect
           and
           faithfull
           (
           for
           thus
           he
           argues
           .
           If
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           and
           satisfaction
           ,
           be
           imputed
           to
           every
           beleever
           ,
           then
           must
           every
           beleever
           be
           counted
           a
           Redeemer
           ,
           Justifyer
           ,
           &
           Satisfyer
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           Elect
           :
           But
           this
           is
           absurd
           ,
           
             Ergo
          
           the
           Antecedent
           is
           false
           .
           In
           one
           of
           his
           written
           pamphlets
           )
           though
           they
           doe
           not
           hold
           that
           Gods
           imputing
           of
           Christs
           obedience
           and
           satisfaction
           ,
           is
           an
           accounting
           of
           it
           to
           be
           performed
           by
           them
           in
           their
           owne
           persons
           ,
           or
           imputed
           as
           a
           meritorious
           efficient
           cause
           ;
           but
           onely
           his
           accounting
           it
           theirs
           by
           communion
           from
           Christ
           the
           head
           to
           every
           member
           so
           farre
           as
           to
           make
           him
           formally
           righteous
           .
           And
           yet
           he
           himselfe
           contradicting
           his
           former
           absolute
           denyall
           of
           imputation
           ,
           pag.
           12.
           doth
           hold
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           as
           a
           meritorious
           ,
           and
           efficient
           cause
           of
           Justification
           ,
           pag.
           21.
           
           Which
           is
           a
           manifest
           falling
           into
           that
           absurdity
           ,
           which
           he
           would
           pin
           upon
           others
           .
           For
           if
           it
           be
           counted
           ours
           ,
           as
           a
           meritorious
           efficient
           cause
           ,
           then
           are
           we
           all
           counted
           justifyers
           ,
           who
           doe
           justifie
           the
           Elect
           ,
           and
           merit
           their
           justification
           .
        
         
           I
           could
           propound
           divers
           other
           Questions
           ,
           but
           when
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           sees
           himselfe
           seriously
           to
           answer
           these
           ,
           I
           hope
           he
           shall
           perceive
           (
           if
           he
           hath
           ever
           an
           eye
           left
           to
           see
           )
           that
           his
           defence
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           is
           worse
           then
           standing
           at
           his
           backe
           ,
           till
           his
           head
           be
           broken
           ,
           even
           a
           breaking
           of
           his
           head
           ,
           and
           a
           defaming
           of
           him
           by
           going
           about
           to
           defame
           me
           unjustly
           in
           this
           pretended
           Defence
           ,
           the
           issue
           whereof
           is
           ,
           That
           by
           publishing
           in
           Print
           ,
           those
           damnable
           hereticall
           speeches
           ,
           which
           I
           in
           private
           objected
           against
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           writings
           (
           not
           one
           word
           whereof
           he
           could
           deny
           )
           he
           hath
           made
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           name
           to
           
           stinke
           ,
           like
           the
           issue
           of
           a
           running
           Cancer
           in
           a
           most
           foule
           body
           ,
           and
           like
           those
           Sepulchres
           dogges
           ,
           which
           scratch
           rotten
           carkasses
           out
           of
           their
           graves
           ,
           hee
           hath
           raked
           up
           Mr.
           
           
             Wottons
          
           rotten
           body
           of
           errours
           out
           of
           his
           grave
           ;
           (
           as
           some
           godly
           Divines
           have
           said
           ,
           upon
           the
           reading
           of
           his
           defence
           .
           )
           For
           what
           true
           Christian
           ,
           when
           he
           reades
           those
           desperate
           speeches
           which
           I
           objected
           in
           my
           parallel
           ,
           now
           Printed
           by
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
             ,
             (
             viz.
          
           That
           there
           is
           no
           end
           or
           use
           whatsoever
           of
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           obedience
           ,
           active
           or
           passive
           ,
           for
           the
           justification
           of
           sinners
           ;
           That
           Faith
           ,
           taken
           in
           a
           proper
           sense
           ,
           is
           by
           God
           counted
           for
           Righteousnesse
           :
           And
           is
           for
           all
           purposes
           ,
           as
           sufficient
           to
           justification
           under
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           as
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           by
           a
           man
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           was
           in
           the
           covenant
           of
           workes
           ;
           that
           he
           renounceth
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Law
           by
           Christ
           for
           our
           Justification
           :
           And
           that
           our
           sinnes
           are
           not
           punished
           in
           Christ
           ,
           nor
           Gods
           wrath
           satisfyed
           thereby
           )
           is
           not
           so
           offended
           with
           the
           ill
           savour
           of
           those
           rotten
           heresies
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           forced
           to
           stoppe
           his
           nose
           at
           the
           reading
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           passengers
           doe
           ,
           when
           they
           passe
           by
           the
           valley
           of
           
             Hamon
             Gog
             ?
             Ezech.
          
           29.
           11.
           
        
         
           If
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           be
           so
           profuse
           and
           prodigall
           of
           his
           Reputation
           ,
           as
           to
           subscribe
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           heresie
           or
           blasphemy
           in
           them
           ;
           when
           
             Beza
             ,
             Paraeus
             ,
             Lubertus
          
           and
           others
           ,
           our
           betters
           ,
           have
           ,
           before
           me
           ,
           so
           proclaymed
           them
           to
           be
           :
           Yet
           he
           hath
           with
           breach
           of
           piety
           and
           charity
           ,
           and
           with
           greater
           virulency
           and
           defect
           of
           humanity
           ,
           and
           common
           honesty
           than
           he
           hath
           proved
           to
           be
           in
           me
           ;
           most
           falsely
           fathered
           on
           those
           dead
           Saints
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Randall
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
           
             Stocke
             ,
          
           and
           on
           those
           living
           pious
           men
           ,
           Doctor
           
             Gouge
             ,
          
           and
           Master
           
             Downham
             ,
          
           a
           subscription
           to
           those
           errours
           ;
           that
           they
           saw
           no
           heresie
           ,
           or
           blasphemy
           in
           them
           .
           Whereas
           ,
           indeed
           and
           in
           truth
           ,
           I
           have
           to
           shew
           in
           writing
           ,
           that
           their
           subscription
           was
           not
           to
           all
           or
           any
           thing
           ,
           which
           I
           produced
           out
           of
           his
           writings
           against
           him
           ;
           but
           onely
           to
           his
           Expositions
           ,
           wherein
           he
           denyed
           many
           of
           his
           errours
           ,
           and
           set
           a
           false
           glosse
           on
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
         
           Indeed
           some
           things
           in
           those
           Expositions
           ,
           I
           did
           then
           shew
           to
           be
           already
           condemned
           for
           heresie
           and
           blasphemy
           ,
           by
           the
           learned
           before
           named
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           I
           did
           blame
           their
           subscription
           ,
           and
           protested
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           desired
           to
           dispute
           with
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           and
           prove
           those
           points
           heresie
           ;
           but
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           interposed
           and
           prevailed
           so
           with
           the
           rest
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           not
           be
           heard
           ,
           neither
           could
           I
           by
           any
           intreaty
           obtaine
           a
           copy
           of
           those
           Expositions
           ;
           but
           they
           were
           committed
           to
           Doctor
           
             Baylie
          
           to
           be
           kept
           ;
           till
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           had
           more
           fully
           in
           writing
           purged
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           the
           Doctor
           durst
           never
           suffer
           me
           once
           to
           read
           them
           ,
           fearing
           lest
           I
           should
           write
           a
           publike
           confutation
           of
           them
           .
           Howbeit
           I
           wrote
           a
           confutation
           of
           so
           much
           as
           I
           could
           remember
           ,
           by
           hearing
           them
           once
           read
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           when
           they
           were
           subscribed
           ,
           and
           on
           Wednesday
           ,
           being
           the
           second
           day
           after
           ,
           did
           shew
           it
           to
           Doctor
           
             Gouge
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Downham
          
           after
           the
           Sermon
           at
           Blackfryers
           .
           And
           a
           long
           time
           after
           ,
           I
           with
           much
           adoe
           ,
           by
           Mr.
           
           
             Wetwoods
          
           meanes
           ,
           obtained
           the
           sight
           of
           them
           ,
           for
           two
           houres
           ,
           in
           which
           space
           I
           copyed
           them
           out
           ,
           as
           is
           before
           related
           ;
           so
           farre
           was
           I
           from
           pressing
           Doctor
           
             Baylie
          
           to
           conceale
           them
           ,
           (
           as
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           would
           intimate
           ,
           pag.
           37
           )
           that
           I
           never
           laboured
           for
           any
           thing
           more
           earnestly
           ,
           then
           to
           have
           them
           published
           for
           the
           freeing
           of
           my selfe
           from
           the
           crimes
           which
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           then
           ,
           and
           now
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
          
           by
           false
           reports
           would
           lay
           and
           fasten
           on
           me
           ,
           pag.
           39.
           of
           his
           Defence
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           that
           testification
           rehearsed
           ,
           pag.
           38.
           and
           subscribed
           by
           
             John
             Downham
             ,
          
           and
           
             William
             Gouge
             ,
          
           it
           was
           gotten
           by
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           seven
           yeares
           after
           ,
           when
           the
           businesse
           was
           almost
           forgotten
           :
           And
           (
           as
           Mr.
           
             Downham
          
           told
           me
           )
           it
           was
           upon
           this
           occasion
           .
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           having
           written
           his
           Booke
           
             de
             Reconciliatione
             ,
          
           came
           to
           him
           and
           told
           him
           ,
           that
           now
           he
           had
           fully
           purged
           himselfe
           from
           Socinianisme
           ,
           (
           as
           he
           promised
           )
           in
           a
           Booke
           which
           Mr.
           
             Mason
          
           the
           Bishops
           Chaplaine
           would
           licence
           for
           the
           Presse
           ,
           if
           two
           or
           more
           of
           them
           who
           heard
           the
           Controversie
           ,
           betweene
           
           him
           and
           me
           ,
           would
           testifie
           that
           I
           did
           not
           convince
           him
           of
           heresie
           before
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           all
           had
           so
           subscribed
           .
           And
           upon
           this
           suggestion
           ,
           which
           was
           false
           ,
           they
           two
           onely
           gave
           that
           attestation
           ,
           which
           Mr.
           
             Stocke
             ,
          
           and
           Dr.
           
             Baylie
             ,
          
           abhorred
           to
           doe
           ,
           repenting
           of
           what
           favour
           they
           had
           shewed
           him
           at
           the
           first
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           be
           not
           so
           ,
           let
           Mr.
           
             Downham
             ,
          
           and
           Dr.
           
             Gouge
             ,
          
           speake
           for
           themselves
           :
           As
           for
           the
           rest
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           defence
           ,
           it
           is
           so
           frivolous
           ,
           that
           a
           short
           answer
           will
           serve
           .
           His
           maine
           charge
           against
           me
           is
           ,
           that
           I
           make
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           to
           hold
           the
           same
           things
           which
           have
           formerly
           been
           condemned
           for
           heresie
           in
           
             Abailard
             ,
             Servetus
             ,
          
           and
           
             Socinus
             ;
          
           for
           this
           he
           accuseth
           me
           of
           iniquity
           ,
           but
           the
           iniquity
           returnes
           upon
           his
           owne
           head
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           for
           
             Peter
             Abailard
             ,
          
           he
           held
           that
           our
           sins
           are
           not
           punished
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           had
           beene
           injustice
           in
           God
           to
           punish
           one
           for
           another
           ,
           and
           to
           impute
           the
           obedience
           of
           one
           to
           others
           :
           And
           against
           him
           Saint
           
             Bernard
          
           disputes
           
             Epist.
          
           190.
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           
             It
             was
             man
             who
             was
             indebted
             ,
             and
             man
             satisfyed
             .
          
           If
           one
           dyed
           for
           all
           ,
           then
           all
           dyed
           in
           him
           ,
           that
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           one
           may
           be
           imputed
           to
           all
           ;
           for
           he
           who
           offended
           and
           forfeited
           was
           not
           one
           ,
           and
           he
           who
           satisfyed
           ,
           another
           ;
           the
           head
           and
           the
           body
           are
           one
           Christ
           .
           And
           a
           little
           after
           .
           I
           call
           my selfe
           righteous
           ,
           but
           by
           his
           Righteousnesse
           .
           Which
           is
           that
           ?
           Christ
           ,
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Law
           for
           Righteousnesse
           to
           every
           beleever
           .
           And
           againe
           ,
           Man
           is
           mercifully
           redeemed
           ,
           or
           delivered
           ,
           yet
           so
           as
           that
           there
           Justice
           executed
           even
           in
           the
           deliverance
           .
           If
           the
           heresie
           of
           
             Abailard
             ,
          
           thus
           confuted
           by
           
             Bernard
             ,
          
           be
           not
           the
           same
           which
           I
           proved
           to
           be
           held
           by
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           let
           the
           Reader
           judge
           .
           If
           
             Abailard
          
           did
           deny
           in
           plaine
           words
           the
           eternall
           Deity
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           after
           him
           
             Servetus
          
           and
           
             Socinus
          
           also
           :
           so
           also
           did
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           in
           effect
           ,
           though
           in
           words
           he
           professed
           the
           contrary
           .
           For
           he
           held
           that
           Christs
           obedience
           did
           serve
           onely
           to
           justifie
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           him
           into
           high
           favour
           with
           God
           ,
           so
           that
           God
           justifies
           us
           by
           him
           as
           by
           a
           favourite
           ,
           onely
           upon
           condition
           
           of
           our
           trusting
           in
           him
           .
           Now
           where
           is
           the
           infi●●●●
           value
           of
           his
           Deity
           ,
           if
           he
           needed
           justification
           and
           favour
           for
           himselfe
           ?
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           
             Servetus
          
           and
           
             Socinus
          
           were
           in
           the
           same
           errour
           ,
           and
           that
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
          
           in
           the
           points
           of
           justification
           holds
           with
           them
           ,
           I
           have
           proved
           out
           of
           his
           owne
           words
           .
           It
           is
           a
           poore
           defence
           for
           Mr.
           
             Gataker
             ,
          
           to
           excuse
           him
           by
           naming
           other
           heresies
           of
           theirs
           which
           he
           professed
           not
           ;
           neither
           did
           I
           charge
           him
           with
           them
           ;
           And
           to
           plead
           ,
           that
           because
           they
           were
           condemned
           for
           other
           heresies
           ,
           more
           then
           this
           ;
           therefore
           this
           was
           no
           heresie
           .
           I
           know
           it
           to
           be
           heresie
           and
           blasphemie
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           learned
           before
           named
           do
           proclame
           it
           to
           be
           so
           .
           Yea
           Mr.
           
             Wottons
          
           owne
           conscience
           told
           him
           that
           his
           opinions
           were
           condemned
           for
           heresie
           and
           blasphemy
           ,
           and
           for
           feare
           of
           shame
           ,
           denyed
           them
           at
           sometimes
           ;
           and
           most
           frequently
           contradicted
           himselfe
           ,
           saying
           and
           unsaying
           ,
           as
           
             Socinus
          
           his
           Master
           often
           did
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           loath
           to
           spend
           more
           time
           ,
           to
           answer
           to
           this
           last
           part
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Gatakers
          
           defence
           ,
           which
           one
           short
           breath
           is
           sufficient
           to
           blow
           away
           .
           If
           he
           be
           forward
           to
           breake
           out
           into
           a
           further
           defence
           of
           these
           errors
           ,
           and
           of
           Mr.
           
             Wotton
             ,
          
           (
           who
           in
           his
           first
           paper
           speaking
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           justification
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           held
           and
           maintained
           by
           all
           Orthodox
           Divines
           of
           the
           reformed
           Church
           ,
           did
           not
           blush
           to
           say
           ,
           I
           am
           enforced
           to
           dissent
           from
           them
           all
           ;
           what
           spirit
           enforced
           him
           ,
           I
           cannot
           conceive
           unlesse
           it
           was
           the
           spirit
           of
           
             Abailard
             ,
          
           who
           is
           condemned
           by
           Saint
           
             Bernard
          
           for
           saying
           ,
           
             Omnes
             doctores
             nostri
             post
             Apostolos
             in
             hoc
             conveniunt
             ,
             &c
          
           All
           our
           Doctors
           or
           teachers
           since
           the
           Apostles
           agree
           in
           this
           point
           ;
           but
           I
           am
           of
           another
           opinion
           :
           
             sic
             omnes
             ,
             non
             sie
             ego
             ,
          
           all
           other
           thinke
           so
           ,
           but
           I
           doe
           not
           think
           so
           )
           I
           shall
           by
           Gods
           grace
           be
           as
           ready
           to
           resist
           him
           still
           .
           And
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           hand
           of
           all
           Orthodox
           Divines
           wil
           be
           against
           him
           who
           takes
           part
           with
           one
           against
           all
           ;
           yea
           against
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           the
           holy
           Pen-men
           of
           them
           .
           My
           faith
           ,
           by
           which
           I
           beleeve
           that
           I
           shall
           be
           saved
           ,
           is
           a
           firme
           beleife
           that
           
           Christ
           is
           my
           head
           and
           surety
           ,
           who
           fulfilled
           the
           whole
           Law
           for
           me
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           thereby
           ,
           redeeme
           ,
           reconcile
           ,
           and
           justifie
           me
           ,
           and
           that
           my
           sins
           were
           punnished
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           righteousnesse
           ,
           is
           my
           righteousnesse
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           stand
           righteous
           before
           God
           .
           I
           know
           whom
           I
           have
           beleeved
           .
           I
           feare
           not
           what
           any
           man
           can
           say
           against
           me
           .
           If
           God
           be
           with
           me
           ,
           I
           care
           not
           who
           be
           against
           me
           .
           If
           he
           justifie
           me
           ,
           who
           can
           condemne
           ?
           I
           will
           therefore
           rest
           on
           that
           promise
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             Esay
             54.
             17.
             
             No
             weapon
             that
             is
             formed
             against
             thee
             shall
             prosper
             ,
             and
             every
             tongue
             that
             riseth
             up
             against
             thee
             in
             judgement
             thou
             shalt
             condemne
             .
             This
             is
             the
             heritage
             of
             the
             servants
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             and
             their
             righteousnesse
             is
             of
             me
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .