A19884:793
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.
3. He saith, If such an order had been peremptorily resolved upon, there had been just reason for him to have protested against it seeing the Consistory hath no power &c.] 1But herein he opposeth Mr. Traverse who, in his elaborate treatise, de disciplinâ Ecclesiasticâ, speaking of the office, of the Elders (whom he fitly calleth [Greek or Hebrew] he saith, it belongs to them to see that all things in the Church of God, be honestly, godlily, and orderly done. And therefore they are to signify to the ministers, if any from ⟨p. 217⟩other parts come to dwell amongst them, concerning whose Religion they are not satisfied, that they may be dealt with, before they come to the Lords table: Also IF ANY INFANTS ARE TO BE BAPTISED, and if there be any thing, of that kind, which appertaineth to the knowledge of the Overseers, for the profitable and decent administration of the Church. Neither is the Answerer only against Mr. Traverse in this, but reason it self is against him, taken from the very foundation of that office in the Church, as appeareth in what is already said concerning them in the 23. Section compared with what hath been by me declared against the disorder of promiscuous baptising in the 12. Section.
3. He sayth, If such an order had bene peremptorily resolved upon, there had bene just reason for him to have protested against it seing the Consistory hath no power &c.] 1But herein he opposeth Mr. Traverse who, in his elaborate treatise, de disciplinâ Ecclesiasticâ, speaking of the office, of the Elders (whom he fitly calleth 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he sayth, it belongs to them to see that all things in the Church of God, be honestly, godlily, and orderly done. And therefore they are to signifye to the ministers, if any from ⟨p. 217⟩other parts come to dwell amongst them, concerning whose Religion they are not satisfyed, that they may be dealt with, before they come to the Lords table: Also IF ANY INFANTS ARE TO BE BAPTISED, and if there be any thing, of that kind, which appertaineth to the knowledge of the Overseers, for the proffitable and decent administration of the Church. Neither is the Answerer only against Mr. Traverse in this, but reason it selfe is against him, taken from the very foundation of that office in the Church, as appeareth in what is already sayd concerning them in the 23. Section compared with what hath bene by me declared against the disorder of promiscuous baptising in the 12. Section.