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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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How ⟨p. 82⟩fit was for the service of any Church, whether in a Pastoral or Doctoral way, let his works testify, which declare him to have been a man well fitted to edify the Church, by words of knowledge, which is the Doctoral way (witness those worthy disputes, and Systems published by him) and by words of wisdom also, which is the Pastoral way, (witness his exposition of the Psalms, and of both the Epistles of Peter, and his book of conscience, wherein he doeth that in divinity, which Socrates is said to have done in Philosophy, viz, to bring it from heaven into mens houses, by reducing all into practise, which also he doeth in his uses or applications of Doctrine, in his expositions of Scripture, and in his practical resolutions of cases, in that book. All which, being considered, will evince this suggestion of unfitness, to be a vain pretence, that I say no worse. 2. How ever, whilst he continued fixed in his Academical employment, thorough continual scholastic exercises and disuse of public preaching, he had been formerly less dexterous therein, yet two things showed him to be called unto the service of the Church, in that work. 1. the strong inclination of his own spirit thereunto, even when his whole time was taken up in the other task. For he hath often been heard to profess, that he would willingly travail many miles to preach a sermon; being (as it seemeth) like a nurse, who is in pain of the fullness of her breasts, for want of some to suck them. 2. He no sooner was resolved to join himself to a Church, where he might employ that talent, for the best advantage, but it appeared, to the admiration of those that knew him, than God was with him, to fit his spirit, and increase his gifts, for that service. A trial whereof is yet fresh in the memories of those in Amsterdam, who heard his excellent and profitable sermons upon Psal. 65.4. and Psal. 133. the last fruits of his labour in that places Likewise in Rotterdam are many witnesses of his worthy and fruitful sermons upon the 17. of John. Their sorrow for their Churches loss, in his translation thence, continued to this day, showeth what experience they had of his fitness for that work.
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