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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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Reason. 2: The second Reason to prove it to be a sin, is, because it is an offence given to many thus promiscuously to baptise all that are brought, as that writing requireth.
Reason. 2: The second Reason to prove it to be a sinne, is, because it is an offence given to many thus promiscuously to baptise all that are brought, as that wrighting requireth.
To clear this, I am to declare two things, 1. that it is a sin to give offence. 2, that this practise doth give offence (or scandal) to many.
To cleare this, I am to declare two things, 1. that it is a sinne to give offence. 2, that this practise doth give offence (or scandall) to many.
First. That it is a sin to give offence,1 will appear by Scripture light, which forbideth it, & describeth it to be a putting an occasion to fall, or laying a stumbling block before a brother, a making him weak, a giving him cause to speak evil, or to think hardly of us, a pleasing our selves, with neglect of our brother, and it proceedeth from a despising and light regard of others in our hearts, and it tendeth to the destroying of him. And, to conclude, it is to sin against our brother, and to sin against Christ.
First. That it is a sinne to give offence,1 will appeare by Scripture light, which forbideth it, & describeth it to be a putting an occasion to fall, or laying a stumbling block before a brother, a making him weake, a giving him cause to speake evill, or to thinck hardly of us, a pleasing our selves, with neglect of our brother, and it propceedeth from a dispising and light regard of others in our hearts, and it tendeth to the destroying of him. And, to conclude, it is to sinne against our brother, and to sinne against Christ.