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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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Ans. Thirdly, whereas he would have me set down any reasons from Scripture for maintenance of my opinion.
Ans. Thirdly, whereas he would haue me set downe any reasons from Scripture for maintenance of my opinion.
Reply. 11 It shall appear, in due time & place, that it is not my singular opinion, and that it is sufficiently warranted by Scripture, with Gods assistance. 2 Yet the Answerers demand is unequal, and against the rule of all Courts, as well as Schools. For it belongs to him,2 not to me to prove: 1 Because he, affirmeth it to be lawful so promiscuously to administer baptism; therefore he must prove it to be so. 2 He preacheth that my tenet is erroneous: Therefore he must prove it to be so. Let him show the text, the ⟨image 31⟩truth, from which it erreth, as Apollos mightily convinced the Jews by the Scriptures, 3. He practiseth it: therefore he must produce the rule which warranteth that practise, that it may appear, he hath done it in faith. 4, Lastly, he presseth it upon me to do it, and that as a condition, without which my calling is void, and telleth the people, that, with a good conscience he keepeth me out, and hath much peace in what he hath done to me, and others, for this cause. Doeth it not much concern him to prove this to be a duty, by some precept, or rule, in the Scripture, seeing I profess that I see no warrant for it? Else will not every one question the goodness of his conscience, and the truth of his peace in this particular?
Reply. 11 It shall appeare, in due time & place, that it is not my singular opinion, and that it is sufficiently warranted by Scripture, with Gods assistance. 2 Yet the Answerers demand is unaequall, and against the rule of all Courts, as well as Schooles. For it belongs to him,