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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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2. If Dr. A, have occasioned many to rejoice justly, and thank God for his labours, because they have been of much good use, in the Church of God, I wish from my heart that the Answerer, instead of sharpening his stile, to cast reproach upon the memory of so worthy and learned a writer, had imitated his example, in publishing profitable things, that others might praise God for the fruits of his labours, and not such wrangling stuff, and unprofitable invectives, which serve only to grieve the hearts of Gods people, and, for my part, I would not have troubled my self to read, much less to answer, if I had not been thereunto compelled,
2. If Dr. A, have occasioned many to rejoyce justly, and thanck God for his labours, because they have bene of much good use, in the Church of God, I wish from my heart that the Answerer, instead of sharpening his stile, to cast reproach upon the memory of so worthy and learned a wrighter, had imitated his example, in publishing proffitable things, that others might prayse God for the fruits of his labours, and not such wrangling stuffe, and unproffitable invectives, which serve onely to greive the hearts of Gods people, and, for my part, I would not have troubled my selfe to reade, much lesse to answer, if I had not bene thereunto compelled,
Secondly. Was Dr. A. his judgement about the authority of ⟨p. 81⟩Synods and Classis such an offence,1 as all these worthy and learned treatises (for which so many praise God) could not expiate? Suppose they had differed in their opinions; could no accommodation have been thought of? Amongst good men it hath been easy to join them together, in one Church, notwithstanding greater differences. But what if Dr. Ames his judgement be sound in this matter? As it will, upon trial, be found to be. Will it not then be easy to determine, whose cause is most justifiable, whose case is most eligible? whether his, who persisteth in the truth, or his who resisteth it (though, I hope, not maliciously) in this particular?