A19884:372
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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To the first. 1. The Answerers memory hath not been so faithful a record, in passages between him and me, Reply. that I should, from his not remembering it, conclude the thing never was, especially, when it is so waveringly expressed, as if he did remember that his name was propounded, but not so propounded as that voices were asked and gathered: which might be, and yet the complaint of the members just, if, upon the proposal of his name, the Answerer stiffly opposed it, saying, I think ⟨p. 78⟩him not fit for us, and I cannot give my consent, whereby the voting of it might easily be hindered, though the Church had generally desired him.
To the first. 1. The Answerers memory hath not bene so faythfull a record, in passages betweene him and me, Reply. that I should, from his not remembring it, conclude the thing never was, especially, when it is so waveringly expressed, as if he did remember that his name was propounded, but not so propounded as that voyces were asked and gathered: which might be, and yet the complaint of the members just, if, upon the proposall of his name, the Answerer stifly opposed it, saying, I thinck ⟨p. 78⟩him not fit for us, and I cannot give my consent, whereby the voting of it might easily be hindred, though the Church had generally desired him.
2. That experience which I have of the ill setting down of the acts of the Consistory in mine own case (which I shall discover in its place) causeth me the less to regard their records of propositions, of agreements, in that meeting, & to account them insufficient evidences for proof of the doing, or not doing any thing in question.
2. That experience which I have of the ill setting downe of the acts of the Consistory in myne owne case (which I shall discover in its place) causeth me the lesse to regard theyre records of propositions, of agreements, in that meeting, & to account them insufficient evidences for proofe of the doing, or not doing any thing in question.