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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The seventh Section examined, whereunto this title is prefixed, The story of some proceedings about the calling of Mr. D.
The seaventh Section examined, whereunto this title is praefixed, The story of some proceedings about the calling of Mr. D.
The Answerer, purposing to expose me to all the reproach he can, in the 16 following Sections; to draw the eyes of passengers (as it were) & to fix the mind of the Reader upon the ensuing discourse, he prefixeth a title written in a larger character then the rest, and my name in capital letters. To what special purpose▪ his own heart knoweth, and God, who is greater then his heart, knoweth much better. As for me: The good will of the Lord be done! If he deliver me up to be buffeted ⟨p. 98⟩by the frowardness of a Masterly spirit, and that, when I do well, his grace, I hope, will enable me to submit to my Fathers good pleasure, in the smitings of my fellow servant; because Christ my Lord hath also suffered for me, leaving me an example. And, it may be, in the answer of these particulars, whereby he thought to blemish me, my innocency and his injury shall more fully appear to all men (by the overruling hand of the only wise God) then any other way it could have done. This the Lord hath done in Josephs case, and others, but specially, in the crucifying of our Lord, whose superscription in great letters upon the cross, proclaimed to all the world, both his glory, and their shame. As for the Answerer, I wish his age may be crowned with the honour of righteousness, upon his unfeigned repentance of these injuries, the guilt whereof he hath been plunged into, I hope, by the violence of temptation, and not by a settled, and habitual evil bent of his spirit, out of which my prayer is unfeignedly, that God would recover him speedily. And so I proceed to examine his answer, in this Section, and the conclusion of the former, against which I have diverse exceptions.