A19884:391
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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Two reasons are pretended by the Answerer against Mr, Forbes,1 for the justifying of his refusing him to be his Colleague. 1. His differing from him in judgment about the Declinatour, or appeal &c. 2. His refusal of referring that difference to an hearing of Ministers. And thence he proceedeth, in the third place, to show the issue of this difference, and Mr. F. refusal to refer it, ⟨p. 86⟩which was, that, not only he, but all the Elders, with one consent, refused to proceed in the calling of him. Reply. These we will examine severally, and briefly.
Two reasons are pretended by the Answerer against Mr, Forbes,1 for the justifying of his refusing him to be his Colleague. 1. His differing from him in judgment about the Declinatour, or appeale &c. 2. His refusall of referring that difference to an hearing of Ministers. And thence he proceedeth, in the third place, to shew the issue of this difference, and Mr. F. refusall to referr it, ⟨p. 86⟩which was, that, not only he, but all the Elders, with one consent, refused to proceed in the calling of him. Reply. These we will examine severally, and breifely.
- 1Ans. 5 A defence of Mr. Forbes.
To the first.] Herein may be noted. 1. The Answerers unequal dealing in publishing to the world these particulars against Mr. F. which, by his own confession, were, at least 24 years past,1 whereas he blameth the Complainants for unseasonable admonition, in that they complain now of matters done above 20 years agone, about Mr. Parker and Mr. Forbes. Was it unseasonable in them, and is it not so in him? Nor will it help, that he say, they compel him to it, seeing in the very next instance (viz speaking of Mr. Peters) he saith. I think it needles to give a reason here, why I gave not my voice for him. Why might not this answer as well have served in the former instances? 2. His policy is to be noted, in this passage, in his urging that appeal as a mean to keep out Mr. Forbes, well knowing that Mr. Forbes would not now pass from that, for procuring a Ministry in Amsterdam, for the which he had formerly taken his life in his hand, and, at that instant, endured banishment. 3. His disparaging of Mr. Forbes his judgment, when he saith, he sought to maintain his appeal, insinuating thereby an endeavour, without ability.