A19884:684
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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4. The course, whereupon they agreed for accommodation, was not sufficient. For 1. many present their children to Baptism that acquaint not Th. A. with it before hand. The Answerer told me that they come many times in the sermon time, no man having knowledge thereof before. How shall Tho: A. send such to me? 2. They that do acquaint him with their purpose of presenting their children, what if they will not come to me, upon his persuasion? Who seeth not that I am, in such cases, and the like, as far to seek for accommodation, as if no order had been made? I told the Elders that this would not be sufficient, unless it were added, that, no infants should be presented in public to baptism, whose parents are not members of the Church, before the minister had received satisfaction concerning the parents, in private. To this purpose, I required that a firm order should be made in the Consistory, to secure me from further trouble about this point, which the Elders promised, and endeavoured to effect (as I was told) but the Answerer resisted it, refusing his consent thereunto, without the consent of the Classis.
4. The course, whereupon they agreed for accommodation, was not sufficient. For 1. many present their children to Baptisme that acquaint not Th. A. with it before hand. The Answerer told me that they come many times in the sermon time, no man having knowledge thereof before. How shall Tho: A. send such to me? 2. They that doe acquaint him with their purpose of presenting their children, what if they will not come to me, upon his persuasion? Who seeth not that I am, in such cases, and the like, as farr to seeke for accommodation, as if no order had bene made? I told the Elders that this would not be sufficient, unlesse it were added, that, no infants should be presented in publick to baptisme, whose parents are not members of the Church, before the minister had received satisfaction concerning the parents, in private. To this purpose, I required that a firme order should be made in the Consistory, to secure me from further trouble about this point, which the Elders promised, and indeavoured to effect (as I was told) but the Answerer resisted it, refusing his consent thereunto, without the consent of the Classis.