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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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Fifthly, Suppose the members (whom J mean) had only,1 in a fair way, sought their dimission, seeing no hope of the redress of their grievances, & so joined themselves (without casting off communion with that, as no true Church) to some other Church, where they might be satisfied in their lawful desires; would ⟨p. 28⟩such a joining with some other true Church in that City, or a peaceable removing of themselves, & their families to some other place, where they might be, with more satisfaction & content, still professing and holding communion with that as a true Church, would such an action have been judged Schismatical? This was that which I meant, & some spake. And, is this to accuse the Church of a Schismatical disposition? Let the Reader judge.
Fifthly, Suppose the members (whom J meane) had only,1 in a fayre way, sought their dimission, seeing no hope of the redresse of their greivances, & so joyned themselves (without casting off cōmunion with that, as no true Church) to some other Church, where they might be satisfyed in their lawfull desires; would ⟨p. 28⟩such a joyning with some other true Church in that City, or a peaceable removing of themselves, & their families to some other place, where they might be, with more satisfaction & content, still professing and holding communion with that as a true Church, would such an action have bene judged Schysmaticall? This was that which I meant, & some spake. And, is this to accuse the Church of a Schysmaticall disposition? Let the Reader judge.
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