A19884:308
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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1Another pretended opposition is between Mr. Pet. and me, and this is grounded upon our different practise, or rather, upon ⟨p. 61⟩my not doing the same thing, which he did, in that particular to resorting to the Brownists.
1Another praetended opposition is betweene Mr. Pet. and me, and this is grounded upon our different practise, or rather, upon ⟨p. 61⟩my not doing the same thing, which he did, in that particular to resorting to the Brownists.
- 12. The pretended opposition between Mr. Peters & me examined.2. The pretended opposition betweene Mr. Peters & me examined.
1. To what use the declaring of this serveth, I know not, unless it be to cast some aspersion upon him, and, thorough his sides, to wound sundry of these Complainants, whom he chargeth in the same manner. How often Mr. Pet. hath resorted to those meetings, I know not, nor, upon what inducements. Only, I suppose, he thought it not simply unlawful for him to hear with them, upon some occasion, if it might be done, without offence, neither would he (J am persuaded) have done it, with offence to any, if he had been convinced thereof, These things the Answerer should have informed himself of, before he had exposed a brother, in print, to public censure for this matter. 2. If he sought the reformation, & not the disgrace of his brother, he should have laboured privately to convince Mr. Pet. by word or writing, and have published it thus to the world. 3. If he would publish it, in such a disorderly & unwarrantable manner, yet he should have declared the justness of his reproof, by showing what rule of the word was transgressed by Mr. Pet. in so doing; else he will be found guilty of adding to the word, and of making eleven Commandments. And for the Complainants, at whom he girdeth, I say the same thing, and do add, that the best way for his own account, and their comfort had been for him to have joined with them, in desiring the assistance of some faithful Minister, whom God should point out, by the earnest and joint desire of the Congregation, that so they might not have justly pleaded for themselves, that they have been constrained to seek abroad, through want of comfortable supply at home.