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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.
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 ⟨p. 131⟩I judge unlawful. For, if a Christian surety may give right to an infant for baptism, whose parents are neither of them Christians, and such midwives, or nurses, or others as take no future care of the child may pass for sureties, and must be accounted manifest Christians, if they nod the head, or say yea, at the reading or pronouncing of the formalier by the minister, though no man knoweth what they are, nor themselves, it may be, understand a word that is said to them; who seeth not that the sacred ordinance of Baptism is hereby made common, and so to be promiscuously administered, according to this writing?
Secondly, that he would not yeeld any brotherly moderation unto me, and refused all meanes of accommodation. The truth hereof appeareth in the meanes which he embraced, or, rather put those Ministers upon to propound to me (having praepossessed them with causeles jealousyes) when it is required, that I should rest in a wrighting (which himselfe is loath to translate aright, that the Reader may know the wholl truth) wherein I am advised to aptize all children, whose parents, or suretyes are Christians, by which accomodation, I shall be brought to doe the thing which