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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.
Therefore to baptise all that are brought promiscuously, as that writing requireth, is a sin.
Therefore to baptise all that are brought promiscuously, as that wrighting requireth, is a sinne.
Reason. 4 The fourth Reason, to prove it to be a sin, is because it is contrary to the good custom and practise of many Churches of Christ. Here J am to show two things.
Reason. 4 The fourth Reason, to prove it to be a sinne, is because it is contrary to the good custom and practise of many Churches of Christ. Here J am to shew two things.
First. That good customs, taken up by Churches upon good grounds should not lightly be broken & laid down. Wherein I do fully agree with the author of that elaborate commentary upon the fourth chapter of John, my reverend Countryman,1 who now resteth from his labours, who, to prove this, produceth Paul alleging the custom of the Churches, to stop the mouths of contentious men, & commending sundry truths to the people of God, by this Argument, they had received them, and making that a further bond unto their conscience, for which end also he propoundeth that general rule given unto us, walk in the ⟨p. 152⟩ways of good men, 2and keep the ways of the righteous, and a promise which God hath made to them that will learn the ways of his people,