A19884:557
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. That this practise doth give scandal to many. This we will declare by induction, and instances.
Secondly. That this practise doth give scandall to many. This we will declare by induction, and instances.
First. To the Jews it is an offence that we affirm our baptism to be in stead of their circumcision, and of the same use and worth, and yet we communicate it to those who are not in the Covenant, so much as visibly and outwardly: which they know to be contrary to the law given to their fathers concerning circumcision.
First. To the Iewes it is an offence that we affirme our baptisme to be in stead of their circumcision, and of the same use and worth, and yet we communicate it to those who are not in the Covenant, so much as visibly and outwardly: which they know to be contrary to the law given to their fathers concerning circumsion.
Secondly. To the Papists it is an offence that we,1 professing reformation, do admit those to baptism whom they would refuse (though they err grossly in many points about baptisme, & de suscipientibus baptismum also) for they hold it unlawful to baptise the infants or infidels that are brought, without their parents consent: but such cases may often fall out, in that place, by this course, and the minister and Church be ignorant of it. Dr. Whittaker addeth, that they do absurdly, who baptise the children of unbelievers, though the parents should desire it, as if (saith he) the Church might give baptism to whom they please. For then they might be baptised, even without the parents consent.