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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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Ans. 1 It is not sufficient that learned and prudent men approve of a thing, unless the grounds, whereupon they do it, be declared, and approved to be sufficient. Tertullian was a learned man. ⟨p. 172⟩Yet Jerome taxeth him for an error about monogamy, 1or the unlawfulness of second marriages. Origen was a learned man: Yet Augustine accuseth him of an error about the salvation of the Devils, at last. Hierom was a learned man: yet he erred in holding the merit of the minister to be necessary to the making of the Sacrament. Augustine was a learned man: yet he erred about the absolute necessity of baptism to salvation. And Chrysostom was a learned m••: Yet he erred when he hold, that where spiritual books are, the Devils have no power. These 5 Ancients, all men will confess, are not inferior in learning or prudence to the five Dutch ministers who subscribed that writing, yet they erred.
Ans. 1 It is not sufficient that learned and prudent men approve of a thing, unles the grounds, whereupon they doe it, be delared, and approved to be sufficient. Tertullian was a learned man. ⟨p. 172⟩Yet Ierom taxeth him for an errour about monogamy, 1or the unlawfullnes of second marriages. Origen was a learned man: Yet Augustine accuseth him of an errour about the salvation of the Devills, at last. Hierom was a learned man: yet he erred in holding the merit of the minister to be necessary to the making of the Sacrament. Augustine was a learned man: yet he erred about the absolute necessity of baptisme to salvation. And Chrysostom was a learned m••: Yet he erred when he hold, that where spirituall bookes are, the Devills have no power. These 5 Ancients, all men will confesse, are not inferiour in learning or prudence to the five Dutch ministers who subscribed that wrighting, yet they erred.
- 1Hieron in Tit. Cap. 1 Aug: de Civit. dei. lib. 21. Cap. 17. Hieron in Zep: 3. Aug: Epist 28. Chrisost: Hom: 3. de Lazaro.