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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.
These are new crimes, which former ages have not heard of, Reply. and after times will wonder at, if all things be considered.
For the first. Is it the sin of partiality, in the Elders, to hold with any man in disliking, and witnessing against evil customs, as this promiscuous administration of baptism is declared to be? or to join, without scandal or Schism, in a private exercise, after the public are ended? or to make an act for a mans preaching amongst them as an assistant, the public necessity requiring it, and the Church generally desiring it, for a convenient time, that he might understand those orders and customs of the Dutch Church, whereunto his conformity is expected, before he bind himself thereunto? If so; then to hold the truth, to join in a peaceable and inoffensive use of private helps for edification, and to provide for the public good & peace is an argument of partiality in an Elder. The vanity of this pretence is manifest. Let us see his second proof.
For the first. Is it the sinne of partiality, in the Elders, to hold with any man in disliking, and witnessing against evill customs, as this promiscuous administration of baptisme is declared to be? or to joyne, without scandall or Schysme, in a private excercise, after the publick are ended? or to make an act for a mans preaching amongst them as an assistant, the publick necessity requiring it, and the Church generally desiring it, for a convenient time, that he might understand those orders and customs of the Dutch Church, whereunto his conformity is expected, before he bind himselfe thereunto? If so; then to hold the truth, to joyne in a peaceable and inoffencive use of private helpes for aedifycation, and to provide for the publick good & peace is an argument of partiality in an Elder. The vanity of this pretence is manifest. Let us see his second proofe.