A19884:276
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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The assumption they prove in the following Section by instances, as we shall see, in due time. The Answerer hath said nothing hitherto that may serve to weaken the trueth of it. In the words following also, he rather evadeth it then maketh a direct answer. And his evasions are, by way of diversion. For.
The assumption they prove in the following Section by instances, as we shall see, in due time. The Answerer hath sayd nothing hitherto that may serve to weaken the trueth of it. In the words following also, he rather evadeth it then maketh a direct answer. And his evasions are, by way of diversion. For.
1. He diverteth his Reader from the particular subject of the complaint,1 telling him of the order of these Churches about this matter; whereas, for ought I have heard from themselves at any time, or now have read in their writings, that good correspondency with the Christian Magistrate, and foreknowledge, or advise of the Classis, which the Synods of these Churches describe, as the order to be observed in the calling of Ministers, are not contrary to that liberty and power in the free choice of their Pastor, which they claim, and the Answerer acknowledgeth to be due to the Church, by virtue of Christs ordinance. But, I suppose, it will be granted, on all sides, that the Synods do not acknowledge any power to be due to the Magistrates, or Classis, to deprive the Church of any power which Christ hath given it, which is the grievance they now complained of, and wherein the Answerer is accused, not for observing the order of the Synods, but for doing contrary to the intent of the Synods, in their orders,
1. He diverteth his Reader from the particular subject of the complaint,1 telling him of the order of these Churches about this matter; whereas, for ought I have heard from themselves at any time, or now have read in their wrightings, that good correspondency with the Christian Magistrate, and foreknowledge, or advise of the Classis, which the Synods of these Churches describe, as the order to be observed in the calling of Ministers, are not contrary to that liberty and power in the free choyse of their Pastor, which they clayme, and the Answerer acknowledgeth to be due to the Church, by vertue of Christs ordinance. But, I suppose, it will be granted, on all sides, that the Synods doe not acknowledge any power to be due to the Magistrates, or Classis, to deprive the Church of any power which Christ hath givē it, which is the greivance they now complained of, and wherein the Answerer is accused, not for observing the order of the Synods, but for doing contrary to the intent of the Synods, in their orders,