A19884:775
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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Be it so. 1. Is not this alleged against himself? For, Reply. now it appeareth not to be the complaint of some members only, who might unjustly complain, thorough ignorance or misinformation, but even, the Elders who are eye witnesses of all that passeth in Consistory, have made the same complaint. Will not any man conclude, that matters are injuriously carried, indeed, when, not only some of the members, but the Elders themselves also complain thereof? As for the Classis judging of them parties; how easily may the Elders demand their grounds, and proof thereof, and, in case of want of sufficient evidence, appeal from their sentence, to the Scripture? And is it not ⟨p. 212⟩possible, may we think, to find partiality, as well in the Classis, as in the Consistory? I wish they had expressed more equanimity in the carriage of this business, for their own, and the Churches sake.
Be it so. 1. Is not this alleadged against himselfe? For, Reply. now it appeareth not to be the complaint of some members only, who might unjustly complaine, thorough ignorance or misinformation, but even, the Elders who are eye witnesses of all that passeth in Consistory, have made the same complaint. Will not any man conclude, that matters are injuriously carried, indeed, when, not only some of the members, but the Elders themselves also complaine thereof? As for the Classis judging of them parties; how easily may the Elders demand their grounds, and proofe thereof, and, in case of want of sufficient evidence, appeale from their sentence, to the Scripture? And is it not ⟨p. 212⟩possible, may we thinck, to find partiality, as well in the Classis, as in the Consistory? I wish they had expressed more aequanimity in the carriage of this buisenes, for their owne, and the Churches sake.
Ans. Thirdly. If that proof fail, he hath one more, which will hold, as he imagineth. Even the Elders themselves have acknowledged, that, when some such complaints as these have been brought unto them, they had no power to judge thereof.