A19884:262
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Having thus declared what we hold, de jure populi, concerning the Churches right, in the choice of their Ministers. Now we come to enquire, de facto, whether their complaint be just, concerning the injury, wherewith they charge the Answerer, in this particular, taking the rise of ensuing passages from those words wherein he mentioneth my name, after a provoking manner, in this Section.
Having thus declared what we hold, de jure populi, concerning the Churches right, in the choyse of their Ministers. Now we come to enquire, de facto, whether their complaint be just, concerning the injury, wherewith they charge the Answerer, in this particular, taking the rise of ensuing passages from those words wherein he mentioneth my name, after a provoking manner, in this Section.
I leave it to their consciences to consider, 1whether now also they would not have kept silence, if they could have brought in Mr. D. even according to this corrupt order used by us, as they complain of it.
I leave it to their consciences to consider, 1whether now also they would not have kept silence, if they could have brought in Mr. D. even according to this corrupt order used by us, as they complaine of it.
- 1Ans. pag. 19.3:
To prove that the Answerer doth not behave himself as becometh a Pastor in government, their first evidence is, Reply. that he depriveth the Church of that liberty and power, which Christ hath given it, in the free choice of their Pastor. Now a Church is as well deprived of their liberty in choosing, when the men,