A19884:807
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.
Fourthly. That, hereby the calling of another minister would be hindered.] But 1. the event showeth the contrary. For, that convenient time, which the Elders would have given me, was but 12 months. Now, though, upon this pretence, the Answerer opposed that, yet those 12 months were spent before they had any, and 9▪ months more, before one was settled with them. 2. My purpose, in that proposition, was, to work, in that time, for the peaceable settling of any faithful man, whom they should make choice of, if I saw not greater likelihood of my comfortable settling there, then hitherto had appeared. Wherein my true intent was to prevent the trouble, and procure the peace of the Church, as much as in me lay.
Fourthly. That, hereby the calling of another minister would be hindred.] But 1. the event sheweth the contrary. For, that convenient time, which the Elders would have given me, was but 12 moneths. Now, though, upon this pretence, the Answerer opposed that, yet those 12 moneths were spent before they had any, and 9▪ moneths more, before one was setled with them. 2. My purpose, in that proposition, was, to worke, in that time, for the peaceable setling of any faithfull man, whom they should make choyse of, if I saw not greater likelihood of my comfortable setling there, then hitherto had appeared. Wherein my true intent was to prevent the trouble, and procure the peace of the Church, as much as in me lay.
The fifth pretence is coincident with the fourth, and answered in that.
The fifth pretenc• is coincident with the fourth, and answered in that.