A19884:787
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.
For the fourth] The pretended reason, whereby the Answerer would justify this Act; taken from the very foundation of government, and institution of diverse judicatories, to take, away disagreement, strife, controversies, or different pleadings among men, will not help him in the cases questioned, unless he can prove, 1. that the Classes are of the same use, by Divine institution, for the help of Pastors which have the assistance of their Eldership,1 whereof that judicatory was for the help of Moses (who was not able alone to bear the cumbrances and strifes of the people) and of the Kings of Israel afterwards; which they deny. 2. that the causes in question, which he carried from the Consistory to the Classis,2 are of the same nature with those causes between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, which were deferred to the Levites, the Priests, and chief of the Fathers of Israel, that men might be warned by them, that they trespass not against the Lord. This also they deny, and may justly accuse him of misapplying the Scriptures noted by him in the margin.
For the fourth] The pretended reason, whereby the Answerer would justifye this Act; taken from the very foundation of government, and institution of diverse judicatories, to take, away disagreement, strife, controversies, or different pleadings among men, will not helpe him in the cases questioned, unlesse he can prove, 1. that the Classes are of the same use, by Divine institution, for the helpe of Pastors which have the assistance of their Eldership,1 whereof that judicatorye was for the helpe of Moses (who was not able alone to beare the cumbrances and strifes of the people) and of the Kings of Israel afterwards; which they deny. 2. that the causes in question, which he carryed from the Consistory to the Classis,2 are of the same nature with those causes betweene blood and blood, betweene law and commandment, statutes and judgments, which were deferred to the Levites, the Preists, and cheife of the Fathers of Israel, that men might be warned by them, that they trespasse not against the Lord. This also they deny, and may justly accuse him of misapplying the Scriptures noated by him in the margine.