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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
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.
2. It is an injury to the Church: yea a threefold injury. ⟨p. 67⟩For, 1, It is a deluding of them, by pretending that he had just cause of opposing and rejecting those men, when he had not. 2. It is a defrauding of them of that power and liberty, which Christ hath given them (as himself confesseth) in the free choice of their Pastor, under pretence of seeking the advise of the Classis: himself calleth this sin Sacrilege. 3. It is a slander of them to say that matters are unjustly swayed against him in the Church, or Consistory, when they desire only such men as these are, against whom himself hath alleged no objection of weight sufficient to keep them out.
2. It is an injury to the Church: yea a threefold •njury. ⟨p. 67⟩For, 1, It is a deluding of them, by pretending that he had just cause of opposing and rejecting those men, when he had not. 2. It is a defrauding of them of that power and liberty, which Christ hath given them (as himselfe confesseth) in the free choyse of their Pastor, under pretence of seeking the advise of the Classis: himselfe calleth this sinne Sacriledge. 3. It is a slander of them to say that matters are unjustly swayed against him in the Church, or Consistory, when they desire only such men as these are, against whom himselfe hath alleadged no objection of weight sufficient to keepe them out.
Thirdly, It is an injury to the Classis: yea a threefold injury also. 1. It is a disturbing them and distracting them from better employments, to attend needles quarrels. 2. It is a misinforming them, both concerning these Ministers, and his Church and Consistory, whereby, through too much credulity, they are unjustly prejudiced against the innocent. 3. It is a misingaging them, by solicitations, and pretences, to be parties with him, in an injury. But the wrong to himself is the greatest of all, which I pray God, by his spirit, to convince him of! without which he will go on still to boast of a false peace.