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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.
They desired nothing more then to further the promotion of Mr. D. 1to the ministry of the English Church?
- 14. Ob.
Ans: 1. I do easily believe that the Dutch Ministers did really desire my settling there, and that, when they went to the Answerer, their purpose was to further it. And I am persuaded of them, that when they wrote to me, they did it, upon some encouraging intimations suggested by the Answerer, that a letter from them signifying the concurrence and consent of their judgment with him in this point would prevail to draw me to yield to it. I am also confident, they were the more apt to approve such courses of accommodation, as, they saw, would best please him, upon a conceit that the Answerer himself did much desire me, which also themselves did intimate in the writing subscribed by them. So that their miscarriage in this business was not from any disaffection to me, or desire of hindering my settling there, but from too much credulity and tractableness to comply with the Answerer, in his way, the issue of whose purpose, ⟨p. 174⟩they foresaw not. These things being premised, I proceed to show the reason, why I could not rest in their counsel, in this particular.
Ans: 1. I doe easily beleive that the Dutch Ministers did really desire my setling there, and that, when they went to the Answerer, their purpose was to further it. And I am perswaded of them, that when they wrote to me, they did it, upon some incouraging intimations suggested by the Answerer, that a letter from them signifying the concurrence and consent of theire judgment with him in this point would prevaile to draw me to yeeld to it. I am also confident, they were the more apt to approve such courses of accommodation, as, they saw, would best please him, vpon a conceit that the Answerer himselfe did much desire me, which also themselves did intimate in the wrighting subscribed by them. So that their miscarrage in this buisenes was not from any disaffection to me, or desire of hindring my settling there, but from too much credulity and tractablenes to complye with the Answerer, in his way, the issue of whose purpose,