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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.
Or, secondly, Would he intimate that I sought the place, or went about to intrude my self, for continuance? 1. Himself knoweth, that, when he, with one of the Elders, presented to me a call from the Consistory, I did not suddenly accept it (which I would have done, if I had so desired the place, as he insinuateth) but took time to consider of it, being not satisfied about the lawfulness of the conditions propounded to me. 2, Himself hath reported that I might have had the place, but I refused it: which is true, being understood in that sense, wherein it is said of those worthies, 1that they would not be delivered, viz, not upon unwarrantable, and ill conditions. But this is sufficient to clear me of that imputation of inordinately desiring that place.
Or, secondly, Would he intimate that I saught the place, or went about to intrude my selfe, for continuance? 1. Himselfe knoweth, that, when he, with one of the Elders, presented to me a call from the Consistory, I did not suddenly accept it (which I would have done, if I had so desired the place, as he insinuateth) but tooke time to consider of it, being not satisfyed about the lawfullnes of the conditions propounded to me. 2, Himselfe hath reported that I might have had the place, but I refused it: which is true, being understood in that sense, wherein it is sayd of those worthyes, 1that they would not be delivered, viz, not upon unwarrantable, and ill conditions. But this is sufficient to cleare me of that imputation of inordinately desiring that place.
Or, thirdly, Would he have his credulous Reader to suspect my trueth, when I say that I came over but for 3 or 4 months? ⟨p. 113⟩