A19884:380
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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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?
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 prayse God) could not expiate? Suppose they had differed in theyr opinions; could no accommodation haue bene thought of? Amongst good men it hath bene easy to joyne them together, in one Church, notwithstanding greater differences. But what if Dr. Ames his judgement be sound in this matter? As it will, upon tryall, be found to be. Will it not then be easy to determine, whose cause is most justifyable, whose case is most eligible? whether his, who persiseth in the truth, or his who resisteth it (though, I hope, not maliciously) in this particular?
- 1Non eadem sentire bonos de rebus ijsdem, Incolumi licuit semper amicitiâ.