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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.
Secondly. In stead of answering,1 he recriminateth those that divulge the secret affairs of the Eldership, and that untruly.] Reply. The former reply showeth that the report is not untrue. And that the Elders have unlawfully divulged this, they put him to prove: for they deny that it is unlawful to acquaint the members with passages of this nature, which are not to be kept secret in the Consistory, when they tend to the injury of the whole Church.
Secondly. In stead of answering,1 he recriminateth those that divulge the secret affayres of the Eldership, and that untruely.] Reply. The former reply sheweth that the report is not untrue. And that the Elders have unlawfully divulged this, they put him to prove: for they deny that it is unlawfull to acquaint the members with passages of this nature, which are not to be kept secret in the Consistory, when they tend to the injury of the wholl Church.
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Thirdly. His third answer is a mere evasion,1 by putting off the fault from himself upon the Classis, Reply. the vanity of which pretence hath been so often shown already, that I may well pretermit it here.
Thirdly. His third answer is a mere evasion,1 by putting off the fault from himselfe upon the Classis, Reply. the vanity of which pretence hath bene so often shewen already, that I may well praetermit it here.
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