A19884:581
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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2. That the persons there spoken of were the Church of Israel, whom he calleth our fathers, because from them the Jews sprang which were the visible Church of God, whose children also the Corinthians and all the visible Churches of believers are amongst the Gentiles, who have received from them the privileges of the word, Sacraments, Covenant, and other spiritual good things, as their inheritance. But what are these to those Libertines and others, who cast off all communion with the Churches of Christ? To conclude this Argument in one Syllogism,
2. That the persons there spoken of were the Church of Israel, whom he calleth our fathers, because from them the Jewes sprang which were the visible Church of God, whose children also the Corinthians and all the visible Churches of beleivers are amongst the Gentiles, who have received from them the priviledges of the word, Sacraments, Covenant, and other spirituall good things, as their inheritance. But what are these to those Libertines and others, who cast off all communion whith the Churches of Christ? To conclude this Argument in one Syllogisme,
To build again those errors which the doctrine and profession of these Churches, according to the Scripture, have destroyed, is a sin.
To build againe those errours which the doctrine and profession of these Churches, according to the Scripture, have destroyed, is a sinne.
But this practise of promiscuous baptising all that are brought, with out difference, buildeth again those errors, which the Doctrine and profession of these Churches, according to the Scriptures, have destroyed, as appeareth in those six particulars.