A19884:117
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
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Secondly, for the matter of the answer; that it be true and satisfying. True, by a double conformity, both of the speech with the mind, that he speak as he thinketh, and of the mind ⟨p. 2⟩with the thing, that he think as the thing is. Also it must be satisfying, that, is sufficient clearly to take away the strength of all the allegations produced by the Plaintiff to prove him guilty: else it is not worthy to be called an answer to complaints.
Secondly, for the matter of the answer; that it be true and satisfying. True, by a double conformity, both of the speech with the mind, that he speake as he thinketh, and of the mind ⟨p. 2⟩with the thing, that he thinke as the thing is. Also it must be satisfying, that, is sufficient clearly to take away the strength of all the allegations produced by the Plaintiff to prove him guilty: else it is not worthy to be called an answer to complaints.
1Thirdly, for the manner of it; that the rule propounded by the Apostle be observed. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every one. Where it is enjoined, that our speech be well filled & well seasoned. It is well filled, when it expresseth the sanctifying graces of the Spirit, as the fruits of the earth are then full ripe when they have attained to the perfection of their kind. The best rise of a right answer is from a gracious heart, which is then declared to be a good treasure, when it sendeth forth good things, & to be full of goodness, when good speeches flow from the abundance within, & to be filled with the Spirit, when the words express the delightful,2 and amiable sweetness of those fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, and such like: