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An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of…An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of…
An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of VV.B. Also an answer to Mr. I.D. touching his report of some passages. His allegation of Scriptures against the baptising of some kind of infants. His protestation about the publishing of his writings. By John Davenport BD.An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of VV.B. Also an answer to Mr. I.D. touching his report of some passages. His allegation of Scriptures against the baptising of some kind of infants. His protestation about the publishing of his wrightings. By Iohn Davenporte BD.
Rotterdam: printed by Isaac van Waesberghe, 1636Rotterdam: printed by Isaack van Waesberghe, 1636
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ans: The Answerer saith, the answer made to the former allegation may serve for answer of this.
Ans: The Answerer sayth, the answer made to the former allegation may serve for answer of this.
Reply. It may so, even as fitly as for that, that is, not at all, as hath been showed in the examination of those Answers, only one thing more we will add, from hence, to what hath been said. That as the Apostles took no such power to themselves, to bind ministers to do the work of their ministry to those who are not of their Church; So the Church also hath not power to require any more of them, and therefore the Classis cannot, who have no more power then is given them by the Churches in that combination.
Reply. It may so, even as fitly as for that, that is, not at all, as hath bene shewed in the examination of those Answers, onely one thing more we will add, from hence, to what hath bene said. That as the Apostles tooke no such power to themselves, to bind ministers to doe the worke of their ministry to those who are not of their Church; So the Church also hath not power to require any more of them, and therefore the Classis cannot, who have no more power then is given them by the Churches in that combination.
Ans. 1. Yet from hence also diverse things are to be observed. 1. that, if the ministry aught to be fulfilled, then not to be lightly forsaken &c.
Ans. 1. Yet from hence also diverse things are to be observed. 1. that, if the ministry aught to be fullfilled, then not to be lightly forsaken &c.