A19884:738
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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His Answer to the 21. Section examined, concerning some of the members withdrawing themselves from the Lords supper.
AS one absurdity usually follows another, so was it with the Answerer in penning this treatise. For, having taken liberty to cast the suspicion of all other miscarriages, which have happened in others, upon me, (though most injuriously) he now continueth the same note, saying that howsoever I do mislike & speak against Separation and Schism, and reprove the same, yet can I not altogether clear my self of being some occasion of Division amongst them, whilst I maintain such practises so different from them.
AS one absurdity usually followes another, so was it with the Answerer in penning this treatise. For, having taken liberty to cast the suspicion of all other miscarriages, which have happened in others, upon me, (though most injuriously) he now continueth the same noate, saying that howsoever I doe mislike & speake against Seperation and Schysme, and reprove the same, yet can I not altogether cleare my selfe of being some occasion of Division amongst them, whilest I maintaine such practises so different from them.
Ans: 1. It is well that his pen doeth clear me from inclining to Schism or Separation, whose tongue hath unjustly raised suspicions thereof against me in the minds of some. Yea, that his own hand writing, in this Section,1 hath cleared me of those contrary aspersions, and imputations, by himself cast upon me, and written and printed against me in other Sections 2. What need is there, that I should go about to clear my self from that which is not a fault? For, if to be some occasion of division among men, by maintaining a practise different from others be blame-worthy, then Paul and Barnabas were to be blamed for that practise of theirs different from those believers