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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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Secondly, Their love to the Church stirreth up Zeal in them to promove the good thereof, by all possible endeavours, both for their brethren and companions sake, 1and because of the house of the Lord our God. Whence their grief is increased, if in deavours prove successes: especially, when they are denied those men, whom God seemeth to cast upon them, and the Church unanimously desireth, to the hinderance, of the Churches peace and edification, and when that is done, not against some one, but against many, nor once only, but often.
Secondly, Their love to the Church stirreth up Zeale in them to promove the good thereof, by all possible indeavours, both for their brethren and companions sake, 1and because of the house of the Lord our God. Whence their greife is increased, if in deavours prove successes: especially, when they are denyed those men, whom God seemeth to cast upon them, and the Church unanimously desireth, to the hinderance, of the Churches peace and aedification, and when that is done, not against some one, but against many, nor once only, but often.
Thirdly. Their love to their Nation and Country stirreth up emulation, & causeth much grief & discontentment in them at any thing that may reflect reproach or disgrace upon the same, ⟨p. 54⟩as Contentions amongst them (which by these actions are made unavoidable,) will do, especially in such a place, as Amsterdam, where so many nations, living in Concord amongst themselves, and with others, are observers, and admirers at the unnaturalness of some of ours to their own countrymen.