A19884:502
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.
Secondly, About his desire of having the question in writing discussed between us, seeing J have said some thing in answer to the third Section I will say no more, but this, the motion was not equal, nor did any propound it to me.
Secondly, About his desire of having the question in wrighting discussed betweene us, seing J have sayd some thing in answer to the third Section I wil say no more, but this, the motion was not aequall, nor did any propound it to me.
Thirdly, where as he saith, that he remembereth not that ever I propounded any Argument, in maintenance of mine opinion, the Reader may see how little his memory is to be trusted in these reports, unless the profaning of Gods ordinance, and the encouragement of Libertines, be not unlawful, which I showed to be inseparably joined with this promiscuous baptising.
Thirdly, where as he sayth, that he remembreth not that ever I propounded any Argument, in maintenance of myne opinion, the Reader may see how litle his memory is to be trusted in these reports, unles the profaning of Gods ordinance, and the incouragement of Libertines, be not unlawfull, which I shewed to be inseperably joyned with this promiscuous baptising.
Fourthly, Whereas he loadeth me with reproaches, for ⟨p. 124⟩writing down, when I came home to my lodging, the speeches between us, without his knowledge, I am so far from conceiving my self to be guilty of any fault therein, that I wish heartily he had taken the same course, and then, I hope, the Reader should not have been abused with so many misreports, as now he is, by the fault of his memory. As for me; foreseeing to what issue things might come, and distrusting my memory, that I might be able to report the truth, I wrote down passages, as I could remember, whilst things were yet fresh in memory, and kept the writing, to this day, secret, having never shown it to any man, nor have, at this time, related some things which, I think, the Answerer would be loath to hear of in print, and those which he compelleth me to utter, I report sparingly. Let the Godly Reader judge what offence I have committed herein, or what injury he hath done in such expressions, as he useth upon this occasion, yea, whether it be not plain railing.