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…

Thirdly. He produceth a Copy of the advise of the Dutch preachers set down in writing by themselves in his house, in Dutch, thence, by the appointment of the rest, one of them translated it into latin (which was sent to me) and now is by him out of latin translated into English. Now that the Reader may see how much he is abused, by this false translation of that writing, I will publish [Greek or Hebrew], the very writing it self verbatim, without alteration of a syllable as I received it from them, and then compare this translation with it.

Thirdly. He produceth a Copy of the advise of the Dutch preachers set downe in wrighting by themselves in his house, in Dutch, thence, by the appoyntment of the rest, one of them translated it into latine (which was sent to me) and now is by him out of latine translated into English. Now that the Reader may see how much he is abused, by this false translation of that wrighting, I will publish 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the very wrighting it selfe verbatim, without alteration of a syllable as I received it from them, and then compare this translation with it.

The Latin copy, word for word. Nos infra-scripti Pastores Ecclesiae Belgicae in civitate Amsteldamensi, a viro Reverendo D. Pageto, fiddly pastor in Ecclesiâ Anglicanâ ejusdem civitatis, nec non a venerandis fratribus Senioribus ac Diaconis ejusdem Ecclesiae Anglicanae, specialiter requisiti ac fraternè rogati, ut privatum nostrum judicium in causa vocationis (quae ab universâ Ecclesiâ praedictâ videtur expeti) Reverendi, Clarissimi, Doctissimique viri D. DAVENPORTII sincerè declarare, atque exponere non recusemus, idque in casu illo unico particularly, spectante Baptismum eorum. infantium, qui in Ecclesiâ Anglicanâ baptizandi offeruntur; Re totâ utrinque benè intellectâ, ritè perpensâ, et ad normam Verbi Dei, ordinemque receptum in Ecclesijs Reformatis harum Provinciarum, in quibus praedicta Ecclesia Anglicana sese membrum profiretur sub Class Amsteldamensi, probè examinatâ, ⟨p. 127⟩sincerè, ac coram Deo, in bonâ conscientiâ responsum damus, atque declaramus; Nihil magis nobis in votis esse, quam ut praedictus D. Davenportius cujus insignis eruditio, et singularis pietas ab omnibus fratribus Anglicanis apprime probatur; laudaturque quemque hoc ipso nomine, nec non ob alias virtutes ejus laudabiles, etiam ipsi D. Pageto charissimum esse intelligimus, ad ministerium Ecclesiae Anglicanae praedictae legitime promoveatur. Bonum insuper ipsius Zelum ac studium de parentum ac susccptorum istorum liberorum praeviô aliquô examine privatô in religione Christianâ instituendô, quam maximè quidem nobis probari, de re ipsâ tamen ita nos statuere, ut praedictum illud examen, quantum Ecclesiae Anglicanae ferret aedificatio, instituatur, sed si fortè vel parentes, susceptoresve istud accedere ac subire renuant, vel ob temporis brevitatem, aut alijs justis de causis fieri illud non queat, vel etiam qui accesserint, fratris vel fratrum examinantium judicio non videbuntur, pro isto tempore, satisfacere, ipse infans cujus parents, susceptoresve constat esse Christianos, quique Christianam religionem, ad lectionem liturgiae Sacramenti Baptismi publicè coram Ecclesia profitentur, a Baptismo propterea minime arceatur, aut baptizarì recusetur, sed ut ejusmodi ignorantes parents, susceptoresve, post infantem baptizatum ulterĭus postea, quoad fieri potest, edoceantur;