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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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Reply. 1. Be it so; yet. 1. this will not prove him unfit to be chosen to that Church, seeing, it fell out long after the motion for his call thither, which motion also was before his settling at Franeker. 2. learned men may err in their judgments, and be mistaken in such questions (as the Answerer affirmeth) especially, when they understand not the reasons of those actions & intentions which they censure, in which cases it is more true, then in that wherein he affirmed it, that they may justly be corrected by others.
Reply. 1. Be it so; yet. 1. this will not prove him unfit to be chosen to that Church, seing, it fell out long after the motion for his call thither, which motion also was before his setling at Franeker. 2. learned men may erre in theyre judgments, and be mistaken in such questions (as the Answerer affirmeth) especially, when they understand not the reasons of those actions & intentions which they censure, in which cases it is more true, then in that wherein he affirmed it, that they may justly be corrected by others.
2. But, that it may appear, they erred, who disliked it, and, that all may be satisfied, concerning Dr. Ames his removal from Franeker to Rotterdam, I will briefly relate the story of it, from the testimony of one, who was an eye and ear-witness, and, upon knowledge, wrote to me the words following.
2. But, that it may appeare, they erred, who disliked it, and, that all may be satisfyed, concerning Dr. Ames his removeall from Franeker to Rotterdam, I will breifely relate the story of it, from the testimony of one, who was an eye and eare-witnes, and, upon knowledge, wrote to me the words following.