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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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2. He diverteth his reader, from the question in hand,1 by propounding another question to be examined, which he pretendeth that some object out of Acts 6.3. viz. whether the people ought not to go before in seeking out officers for themselves? That this is a mere diversion, will appear to the indifferent Reader, if he examine their writing, in which he shall not find any word tending that way; but rather they complain that the Elders are too much neglected by the Answerer, as will appear in its place, So that the 20. p. is a laborious proving of that which is not in question.
2. He diverteth his reader, from the question in hand,1 by propounding another question to be examined, which he pretendeth that some object out of Acts 6.3. viz. whether the people ought not to goe before in seeking out officers for themselves? That this is a mere diversion, will appeare to the indifferent Reader, if he examine their wrighting, in which he shall not find any word tending that way; but rather they complaine that the Elders are too much neglected by the Answerer, as will appeare in its place, So that the 20. p. is a laborious proving of that which is not in question.
- 1Pag. 20. Ans. 5. Reply.
3. The pretended absurdities, in his sixth answer,1 are to the same purpose with his fifth Answer, and serve only to countenance a gird at some neighbour Minister: Cui-bono, he best knoweth.