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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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The answer to the 15. Section examined, concerning their going to the Magistrate
This Section is begun, and ended with misreports, and filled up with causeless reproaches, in the intercurrent passages. ⟨p. 183⟩For. 1. he saith, in the beginning, that, upon my consent to the writing of the five ministers, considered with the order above mentioned, it was thereupon resolved &c. The untruth of this report is manifested to the Reader in the two former Sections, 2. In the conclusion of this Section, he chargeth me with reproaching him, when I said in my writing, to prove that he did not desire to have me with him, that the conditions, whereunto he held me, showed it to be so, and added, upon which terms, he is content to have others, whom he hath no cause to desire for Colleagues with him. This he saith, is a great untruth. But I know it to be true, and can demonstrate it, if I would fall into his vein of disparaging men in print, and diverse of his Congregation will witness it to be true. 3. For the intercurrent reproachful passages, the Reader may note more then a good many. But I let these things pass, & will relate the story of this passage also, as it was. The Answerer (in all probability) by the help of this writing of the five Minister, thought that he had me now fast in his lurch, which way soever I resolved upon. If I should rest in it; then the question was yielded & I had bound my self to baptise promiscuously all that should be brought, according to their custom: which I could not do, without sin against my conscience. If I should refuse to conform thereunto; he had the five Ministers now engaged to assist him, both with the Magistrates, and with the Classis, to hinder my settling there. This ground-work being thus laid, it was no hard matter to persuade him to go to either of them. Hereupon, at the entreaty of the Elders, he accompanied them to the Burgomasters, whom, when they made their address to them, they found praepossest with a false information, about the cause of my coming into those countries, concerning which they desired to be satisfied. For they had been told that it was not for matters Ecclesiastical, but for some offence against the civill Magistrate. which when I understood, I desired the Elders, that they would not prosecute their request any further, till this matter were cleared.