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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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Secondly, Suppose they could produce more examples and consent of writers, in defence of it, then they can; (though in matter of Suffrages, where matters pass by number, not by weight, this plea would hold, yet) in the disquisition of truth, not the names of men, but the weight of argument will carry the cause.1 Sozomen reporteth, that when all the rest of the Nicene Council had concluded that no Bishop &c. should, after that time, enjoy the wives which they had formerly married, Paphnutius alone spake against that decree, and showing marriage to be honourable, and accompanying with a mans own wife to be true Chastity, brought all the rest to be of his mind. And Theodoret witnesseth,2 that, when Constantius had objected to Liberius, that he alone withstood the condemnation of Athanasius, saying to him, What a part of the world art thou, who alone sidest with a wicked man, and doest dissolve the peace of the whole world? Liberius answered him. The word of faith is not diminished by my solitariness, for even heretofore also only 3 were found which resisted the edict. To conclude. might not Arianism of old, Papism of latter times, yea Turkism, at this day, weigh down truth it self, if examples should be looked upon, and the rule be neglected,
Secondly, Suppose they could produce more examples and consent of wrighters, in defense of it, then they can; (though in matter of Suffrages, where matters passe by number, not by weight, this plea would hold, yet) in the disquisition of truth, not the names of men, but the weight of argument will carry the cause.1 Sozomen reporteth, that when all the rest of the Nicene Councill had concluded that no Bishop &c. should, after that time, injoy the wives which they had formerly marryed, Paphnutius alone spake against that decree, and shewing marriage to be honourable, and accompaning with a mans owne wife to be true Chastity, brought all the rest to be of his mind. And Theodoret witnesseth,2 that, when Constantius had objected to Liberius, that he alone withstood the condemnation of Athanasius, saying to him, What a part of the world art thou, who alone sidest with a wicked man, and doest dissolve the peace of the wholl world? Liberius answered him. The word of fayth is not diminished by my solitarines, for even heretofore also only 3 were found which resisted the edict. To conclude. might not Arianisme of old, Papisme of latter times, yea Turcisme, at this day, weigh downe truth it selfe, if examples should be looked upon, and the rule be neglected,