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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
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Fourthly, He blameth me for complaining that he dealt extremely with me, and rejected all my labour for a peaceable composing, prudent accommodating, and brotherly ending of matters between him and me privately, or by the counsel of the Elders of his own Church, nor would hearken to my advise without consent of the Classis. All these reports, he saith, are untruths. And this writing, he saith, witnesseth for him, &c. Three things I affirm in those writings, and they are all true.
Fourthly, He blameth me for complaining that he dealt extreamely with me, and rejected all my labour for a peaceable composing, prudent accommodating, and brotherly ending of matters betweene him and me privately, or by the counsail of the Elders of his owne Church, nor would hearken to my advise without consent of the Classis. All these reports, he sayth, are untruths. And this wrighting, he sayth, witnesseth for him, &c. Three things I affirme in those wrightings, and they are all true.
First, that he rejected my labour for accommodation. The truth of that appeareth in that himself said, in the beginning of this Section, that he offered, that if any other convenient way of accommodation could be found out, he would willingly hearken to it: Let it be noted that he saith, any other, and thereby plainly refused that which was propounded by me? else why is any other way sought.
First, that he rejected my labour for accommodation. The truth of that appeareth in that himselfe said, in the beginning of this Section, that he offered, that if any other convenient way of accommodation could be found out, he would willingly hearken to it: Let it be noated that he sayth, any other, and thereby plainly refused that which was propounded by me? else why is any other way saught.
Secondly, that he would not yield any brotherly moderation unto me, and refused all means of accommodation. The truth hereof appeareth in the means which he embraced, or, rather put those Ministers upon to propound to me (having prepossessed them with causeless jealousies) when it is required, that I should rest in a writing (which himself is loath to translate aright, that the Reader may know the whole truth) wherein I am advised to baptize all children, whose parents, or sureties are Christians, by which accommodation, I shall be brought to do the thing which