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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
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2. This further may be collected out of the concession of these five Ministers, that the judgment of the English presbytery is sufficient, in some cases which may fall out and cause doubts in the Minister about baptizing some that are brought, and that in those cases it is to be heard and rested in, if it can be obtained, without the judgment of the Classis, which the Minister is not bound to seek, but when it is needful, through his not obtaining the other. Herein they contradict the Answerer, who concludeth the Elders to be insufficient for this, and that,1 not by a common insufficiency that is in all men for holy administrations 1. Cor. 2.16. but by a special insufficiency in cases of this nature. Which is the rather to be observed, because there he saith that the Classis hath already judged and determined it, and therefore they are insufficient: but here he saith, the five Ministers have referred me to the judgment of the English presbytery, & elsewhere he saith,2 that this writing of the five Ministers was by all the ministers of the Classis, with one consent, approved and confirmed. If this be so; then the Classis have not judged the Elders to be insufficient in cases of this nature. Thus he may be found not only contradicted by the Classis, but also contradictory to himself.
2. This further may be collected out of the concession of these five Ministers, that the judgment of the English presbytery is sufficient, in some cases which may fall out and cause doubts in the Minister about baptizing some that are brought, and that in those cases it is to be heard and rested in, if it can be obtayned, without the judgment of the Classis, which the Minister is not bound to seeke, but when it is needfull, through his not obtayning the other. Herein they contradict the Answerer, who concludeth the Elders to be insufficient for this, and that,1 not by a common insufficiency that is in all men for holy administrations 1. Cor. 2.16. but by a speciall insufficiency in cases of this nature. Which is the rather to be observed, because there he sayth that the Classis hath already judged and determined it, and therefore they are insufficient: but here he sayth, the five Ministers have referred me to the judgment of the English presbytery, & elsewhere he sayth,