A19884:1022
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.
Reply. Seeing the question is only of the power of the Classis in binding a minister, according to the tenor of that writing of the five ministers, and seeing I acknowledge it to be lawful, and profess my readiness, to baptise those that are not members of this Church, if they are members of any true Church, I see not how this exception is of any validity against any thing said by me, in that writing, unless he will accuse ⟨p. 299⟩the Apostles of unreasonableness in not making some order for that Classical authority which he fancieth.
Reply. Seing the question is onely of the power of the Classis in binding a minister, according to the tenour of that wrighting of the five ministers, and seing I acknowledge it to be lawfull, and professe my readines, to baptise those that are not members of this Church, if they are members of any true Church, I see not how this exception is of any validity against any thing said by me, in that wrighting, unlesse he will accuse ⟨p. 299⟩the Apostles of unreasonablenes in not making some order for that Classicall authority which he fancyeth.
4. His fourth answer is of no use, in this question, the premises being considered.
Another place of Scripture, Rom: 14.5.23. was alleged by me to show, that they might not warrantably bind me to the thing in question, seeing I could not do it with persuasion of the lawfulness of it, and feared that, in doing it, I should sin against Christ.
Another place of Scripture, Rom: 14.5.23. was alleadged by me to shew, that they might not warrantably bind me to the thing in question, seing I could not doe it with persuasion of the lawfullnes of it, and feared that, in doing it, I should sinne against Christ.