Walker, George
, an able mathematician, was born
about 1735 at Newcastle upon Tyne, and descended from
a family of considerable antiquity. He received the rudiments of his education at the grammar-school of Newcastle
under the care of the rev. Dr. Moises, a clergyman of the
church of England. At the age of ten he was removed
from Newcastle to Durham, that he might be under the
immediate direction of his uncle, a dissenting minister; and
having decided in favour of the ministry among the dissenters, he was in 1749 sent to one of their academies at Kendal. In 1751 he studied mathematics at Edinburgh under
the tuition of Dr. Matthew Stewart, and made a very great
progress in that science. In 1752 he studied theology for
two years at Glasgow. Returning home, he began to
preach, and in 1757 was ordained minister of a congregation of dissenters at Durham. While here he was a frequent contributor to the “Ladies’ Diary,” in which, as we
have recently had occasion to notice, most of the mathematicians of the last and present age, tried their skill; and
here also he finished his valuable work on the sphere, which
was not, however, published until 1775, when it appeared
under the title of the “Doctrine of the Sphere,” in 4to.
In the end of 1761, or the beginning of 1762, he accepted
of an invitation to become pastor at Great Yarmouth,
where he carried on his mathematical pursuits, and having
contributed some valuable papers to the Royal Society, he
was in 1771 elected a fellow of that learned body. In the
same year he accepted an invitation from a congregation at
Birmingham, but was induced to recede from this engagement, and accept the office of mathematical tutor to the
dissenting academy at Warrington, from which he again
removed in 1774 to Nottingham, being chosen one of the
ministers of a congregation in that town. Here he entered
with great zeal into all the political disputes of the times,
and always against the measures of government. After a
residence of twenty-four years at Nottingham, Mr. Walker
went to Manchester, where he undertook the office of theological tutor in the dissenting academy of that town, to
which the duties of mathematical and classical tutor being
| likewise added, he was soon obliged to resign the whole,
in consideration of his age and infirmities. He continued
after this to reside for nearly two years in the neighbourhood of Manchester, and was for some time president of
the Literary and Philosophical Society of that town, a society which has published several volumes of valuable memoirs, some contributed by Mr. Walker. He then removed to the village of Wavertree near Liverpool, and, in
the spring of 1S07, died in London, at the age of seventythree. He was a man of very considerable talents, which
appeared to most advantage in the departments of philosophy and the belles lettres, as may be seen in his “Essays
on Various Subjects,” published in 1809, 2 vols. 8vo, to
which a copious life is prefixed. Some volumes of his
“Sermons” have also been published, which probably were
suited to the congregations over which he presided, but
contain but a very small portion of doctrinal matter, and
that chiefly of what is called the liberal and rational kind. 1
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Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
The svmme of a dispvtation betweene Mr. VValker, pastor of St. Iohn Euanglists [sic] in Watling-street London, and a popish priest calling himselfe Mr. Smith, but indeed Norrice assisted by other priests and papists : held in the presence of some worthy knights, with other gentlemen of both religions. (1624) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
Fishers folly unfolded: or The vaunting Iesuites vanity discovered in a challenge of his (by him proudly made, but on his part poorely performed.) Vndertaken and answered by George Walker pastor of S. Iohn Euangelist in Watlingstreet London (1624) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A true report of the priuate colloquy betweene M. Smith, aliâs Norrice, and M. VValker held in the presence of two vvorthy knights, and of a few other gentlemen, some Catholikes, some Protestants : with a briefe confutation of the false, and adulterated summe, which M. Walker, pastour of S. Iohn Euangelist in Watling-streete, hath diuulged of the same. (1624) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
The doctrine of the Sabbath Wherein the first institution of the vveekly Sabbath, with the time thereof, the nature of the law binding man to keep it, the true ground, and necessity of the first institution, and of the observation of it, on the severall day in the Old Testament, and also of the moving of it to the first day under the Gospel, are laid open and proved out of the Holy Scriptures. Also besides the speciall dueties necessarily required for the due sanctification thereof, those two profitable points are proved by demonstrations out of Gods Word. First, that the Lord Christ God and man, is the Lord of the Sabbath, on whom the Sabbath was first founded...2. That the faithfull under the Gospell are as necessarily bound to keep the weekly Sabbath of the Lords day... Deliverd in divers sermons by George Walker B. of Divinity and pastor of St. Iohn Evangelists Church in London. (1638) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin. (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
God made visible in his workes, or, A treatise of the externall workes of God first, in generall, out of the words of the Psalmist, Psalm 35, 6 : secondly, in particular of the Creation, out of the words of Moses, Genesis, Chap. 1 and 2 : thirdly, of Gods actuall Providence / by George Walker ... (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
The manifold vvisedome of God In the divers dispensation of grace by Iesus Christ, In the Old New Testament. In the covenant of faith. workes. Their agreement and difference. By G. Walker, B.D. pastor of Saint Iohn the Evangelist in Watlingstreet. (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
Socinianisme in the fundamentall point of justification discovered, and confuted, or, An answer to a written pamphlet maintaining that faith is in a proper sense without a trope imputed to beleevers in justification wherein the Socinian fallacies are discovered and confuted, and the true Christian doctrine maintained, viz. that the righteousnesse by which true beleevers are justified before God is the perfect righteousnesse and obedience which the Lord Iesus Christ God and man did perform to the law of God, both in his life and death / by George Walker ... (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
The history of the creation as it is written by Moses in the first and second chapters of Genesis : plainly opened and expounded in severall sermons preached in London : whereunto is added a short treatise of Gods actuall Providence in ruling, ordering, and governing the world and all things therein / by G.W. (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
The key of saving knovvledge, opening out of the holy Scriptures, the right way, and straight passage to eternall life, or, A dialogue wherein the chiefe principles of the Christian religion are unfolded for the enabling of Christian people, to understand the Word of God ... composed by Geo. Walker ... (1641) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A sermon preached in London by a faithfvll minister of Christ, and perfected by him and now set forth to the publike view of all for the ivstification of the truth and clearing the innocencie of his long suffering for it. (1642) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
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. (1642) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemne monethly fast Januarie 29th, 1644 wherein these foure necessary considerations are plainly proved and demonstrated out of the holy Scriptures, viz ... / by George Walker ... (1645) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A brotherly and friendly censure of the errour of a dear friend and brother in Christian affection, in an answer to his four questions lately sent abroad in print to the view of the world. Published according to order. (1645) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A modell of the government of the church under the gospel, by presbyters, proved out of the holy scriptures, to be that one, onely uniform government of the universall visible church, and of all nationall, provinciall, classicall and congregationall churches: which is according to the will and appointment of Jesus Christ. Which may serve to stay such as are doubting, with hope of full satisfaction, and clear demonstration of this truth, shortly to be made by the reverend Assembly of Divines. / Composed by a Presbyterian minister of the city of London, and approved by divers of his learned brethren, and at their request published. (1646) by Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
A vindication of the true account of the siege of Derry in Ireland by Mr. George Walker, &c. ; published by authority. (1689) by Walker, George, 1645?-1690.
The Christian champion being the substance of a second discourse to the besieged soldiers in London-derry ... / by Col. W----. (1689) by Walker, George, 1645?-1690.
A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689. (1689) by Walker, George, 1645?-1690.
A true account of the siege of London-Derry by the Reverend Mr. George Walker ... (1689) by Walker, George, 1645?-1690.
A vindication of the Reverend Mr. Alexander Osborn, in reference to the affairs of the north of Ireland in which some mistakes concerning him (in the printed account of the siege of Derry, the observations on it, and Mr. Walker's vindication of it) are rectified : and a brief relation of those affairs is given so far as Mr. Osborn, and other n.c. ministers in the north, were concern'd in 'em / written at Mr. Osborn's request by his friend Mr. J. Boyse. (1690) by Walker, George, 1645?-1690.