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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.
Answer. I think, never did Laban search so narrowly Jacobs stuff to find his Idols, as this Answerer doeth to find an untruth in my assertion. To what end is this brought in? If he think, or would persuade others, that I procured that friends letter that I might obtain the place, he is much deceived. For neither stands it with my judgment to seek a place (much less by such private recommendations) nor need I the letters of any private friend, having a more public testimony. And how little I minded that letter, may appear in this, that I know not that it was unsealed, and, if indeed it was unsealed, I know not at all what was written in it. It is likely, that, knowing the author of it to be my approved friend, and one that hath deserved well of the Answerer, I supposed, he would commend me to him affectionately, to be lovingly entertained, & used by him in a strange Country, and so took no further heed to it. But, what if that friend did entreat him to receive me for a fellow helper? Will it follow thence, that I sought it? who seeth not the vanity of these pretences?
Answer. I thinck, never did Laban search so narrowly Iacobs stuff to find his Idolls, as this Answerer doeth to find an untrueth in my assertion. To what end is this brought in? If he thinck, or would perswade others, that I procured that freinds letter that I might obtaine the place, he is much deceived. For neither stands it with my judgment to seeke a place (much lesse by such private recommendations) nor need I the letters of any private freind, having a more publick testimony. And how litle I minded that letter, may appeare in this, that I know not that it was unsealed, and, if indeed it was unsealed, I know not at all what was written in it. It is likely, that, knowing the authour of it to be my approved freind, and one that hath deserved well of the Answerer, I supposed, he would commend me to him affectionately, to be lovingly intertayned, & used by him in a strange Country, and so tooke no further heed to it. But, what if that freind did intreate him to receive me for a fellowhelper? Will it follow thence, that I saught it? who seeth not the vanity of these pretences?
To the fourth presumption. That it was not likely, that, ⟨p. 115⟩