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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
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How well he performeth his purpose of not doing the least wrong to those, against whom he writeth, will appear to the indifferent Reader, in the examination of the following Sections, in which, if he had dealt accordingly, I might have been happily freed from this unpleasing task, whereby I am now unwillingly detained from more profitable employments, being compelled hereunto, by necessity, for the justifying of the truth: wherein I do humbly beseech the God of trueth (who also is Love) to assist me with the spirit of trueth and of love, that I may be enabled in every passage to declare the trueth in love! To conclude: I leave it to the Read to judge, whether so to contend be worthy of such a censure, as this Answerer layeth upon it, or of any blame at all, for the matter of it, and the thing done, unless, in the manner of it, any unwarrantable distemper of affections or passions have appeared in the complainants, which, if it be found, I will not justify, neither will they, I hope, justify it in them selves. So much be noted for the vindication of their complaints.
How well he performeth his purpose of not doing the least wrong to those, against whom he wrighteth, will appeare to the indifferent Reader, in the examination of the following Sections, in which, if he had dealt accordingly, I might haue bene happily freed from this unpleasing taske, whereby I am now unwillingly detayned from more profitable imployments, being compelled hereunto, by necessity, for the justifying of the truth: wherein I doe humbly beseech the God of trueth (who also is Love) to assist me with the spirit of trueth and of love, that I may be inabled in every passage to declare the trueth in love! To conclude: I leaue it to the Reade to judge, whether so to contend be worthy of such a censure, as this Answerer layeth upon it, or of any blame at all, for the matter of it, and the thing done, unles, in the manner of it, any unwarrantable distemper of affections or passions have appeared in the complainants, which, if it be found, I will not justifye, neither will they, I hope, justify it in them selves. So much be noated for the vindication of theire complaints.
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