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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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Thirdly, The trouble which he hath already brought upon his ⟨p. 34⟩friends, and others, in the Classis, needlessly, might seem enough, that he should not put them upon more work, to answer my writing, which I intended only for their private use. But, if any one will undertake it, I doubt not, with Gods assistance, to be able to reply, and, in the mean space, I pray the reader, that, if any such treatise be published, he will be so equal to me as to suspend his censure, till my reply may come forth, and I will assure him he shall have no cause to repent of that equanimity, in the end.
Thirdly, The trouble which he hath already brought upon his ⟨p. 34⟩freinds, and others, in the Classis, needlesly, might seeme enough, that he should not put them upon more worke, to answer my wrighting, which I intended only for their private use. But, if any one will undertake it, I doubt not, with Gods assistance, to be able to reply, and, in the meane space, I pray the reader, that, if any such treatise be published, he will be so aequall to me as to suspend his censure, till my reply may come forth, and I will assure him he shall have no cause to repent of that aequanimity, in the end.
Fourthly, If my allegations to the Classis may not serve to convince him of injurious dealing; let him show their insufficiency for that purpose: else he cannot so easily rub off the guilt of obstinacy, as he imagineth. And, if, in private discourse with him, I answered all his allegations and pretences in defence of promiscuous baptizing all that are brought, so as his replies were silenced in that point, let him take heed that he have not contracted the guilt of a double obstinacy.
Fourthly, If my allegations to the Classis may not serve to convince him of injurious dealing; let him shew their insufficiency for that purpose: else he cannot so easily rubb off the guilt of obstinacy, as he imagineth. And, if, in private discourse with him, I answered all his allegations and praetences in defense of promiscuous baptizing all that are brought, so as his replyes were silenced in that point, let him take heed that he have not contracted the guilt of a double obstinacy.