A19884:647
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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Ans:] This concession of the five Ministers, which is used for a pretence against me, is really and indeed much against themselves. For.
1. Their judgment is, that I should be left free, in any other case, to order my practise in admitting infants to baptism, by the advice of the English presbytery, without requiring the counsel of the Classis, or observing, the custom of that place therein. If so, why not in this case also? The case whereat I stuck, was to be free not to baptise those infants, whose parents, being no members of that Church, are altogether unknown. For which purpose I insisted upon this demand (which I still think to be equal, and, in that place, necessary) that none such should present their children in public to be baptised by me, till I had before received satisfaction concerning them, by private conference with them, or otherwise. Yet, to prevent all offence, I freely offered, in any difficult case that might fall out, to acquaint the English presbytery with it, and to seek their advise.
1. Their judgment is, that I should be left free, in any other case, to order my practise in admitting infants to baptisme, by the advice of the English presbytery, without requiring the counsail of the Classis, or observing, the custom of that place therein. If so, why not in this case also? The case whereat I stuck, was to be free not to baptise those infants, whose parents, being no members of that Church, are altogether unknowne. For which purpose I insisted upon this demand (which I still thinck to be aequall, and, in that place, necessary) that none such should present their children in publick to be baptised by me, till I had before received satisfaction concerning them, by private conference with them, or otherwise. Yet, to prevent all offence, I freely offered, in any difficult case that might fall out, to acquaint the English presbytery with it, and to seeke their advise.