A19884:642
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.
Pretence. 4 Fourth pretence] The infants should not bear the punishment of their fathers sin?
Pretence. 4 Fourth pretence] The infants should not beare the punishment of their fathers sinne?
Ans: 1. If they ground this Assertion upon Ezek: 18.14;1 it is impertinent, it being there spoken of a son forsaking his fathers sins, and doing the contrary, with whom the Lord dealeth not in the course of his justice, but of mercy. Such were Abijah & Josiah: otherwise, it will not hold in all cases. For, were not infants drowned in the old world, burnt in Sodom, swallowed up of the earth with Corah, plagued in Egypt (especially in the death of the first borne) stoned with Achan, destroyed with the Canaanites and Amalekites, rooted out by judgements upon the families of Eli, Jeroboam, Baashan &c. with their parents?
Ans: 1. If they ground this Assertion upon Ezek: 18.14;1 it is impertinent, it being there spoken of a sonne forsaking his fathers sinnes, and doing the contrary, with whom the Lord dealeth not in the course of his justice, but of mercy. Such were Abijah & Iosiah: otherwise, it will not hold in all cases. For, were not infants drowned in the old world, burnt in Sodom, swallowed up of the earth with Corah, plagued in Aegipt (especially in the death of the first borne) stoned with Achan, destroyed with the Cananites and Amalekites, rooted out by judgements upon the familyes of Eli, Ieroboam, Baashan &c. with their parents?