A19884:369
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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11. If this were a fault in the Complainants to rake into matters 20 years past concerning him, yet he is unfit to reprove it, who, in the very next page, raketh into a business concerning ⟨p. 77⟩Mr. F. about 30 years past,2 for which he was banished out of Scotland, whereof we shall speak in its place. 2. If it were so with him, about 2 years since, in my case, and 2 years before that, in Mr. H. and 2 years before that, in Mr. Pet. and I know not how long before that, in Dr. A. and 20 years since,3 in Mr. Par. and 24 years since, in Mr. F. his case, it seemeth to have been his constant course thus to injury the Church. 3. Personal and private evils past long since, and reformed, may not be raked into warrantably, when public grievances, still continued, may be raked into provided that they be not made more public then necessity requireth, and the aim be right, to seek reformation, not to cast reproach upon mens persons.
11. If this were a fault in the Complainants to rake into matters 20 yeares past concerning him, yet he is unfit to reprove it, who, in the very next page, raketh into a buisenes concerning ⟨p. 77⟩Mr. F. about 30 yeares past,2 for which he was banished out of Scotland, whereof we shall speake in its place. 2. If it were so with him, about 2 yeares since, in my case, and 2 yeares before that, in Mr. H. and 2 yeares before that, in Mr. Pet. and I know not how long before that, in Dr. A. and 20 yeares since,3 in Mr. Par. and 24 yeares since, in Mr. F. his case, it seemeth to have bene his constant course thus to injury the Church. 3. Personall and private evills past long since, and reformed, may not be raked into warrantably, when publick greivances, still continued, may be raked into provided that they be not made more publick then necessity requireth, and the ayme be right, to seeke reformation, not to cast reproach upon mens persons.