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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
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The seventh, and last pretence is, that he esteemed this agreement as an act of intrusion for me.] which he needed not to have feared, nor would have, by so injurious a course, prevented, if he had known me, as he might have done, by my whole carriage in this business. Himself reproacheth me for standing so much upon his desiring me, and now he feareth least I had some purpose of intruding my self. How will these stand together? One while he telleth the Reader that I would not accept the call, another while, that I will not be dismissed. A strange case, that I am so averse, that they can not get me in, and yet so intruding, that they cannot get me out. By this it may appear that his spirit was much distempered by needles Jealousies, and groundless surmises, which, in these passages, have caused much disquietment to himself, and disturbance to others.
The seventh, and last pretence is, that he esteemed this agreement as an act of intrusion for me.] which he needed not to have feared, nor would have, by so injurious a course, prevented, if he had knowne me, as he might have done, by my wholl carriage in this buisenes. Himselfe reproacheth me for standing so much upon his desiring me, and now he feareth least I had some purpose of intruding my selfe. How will these stand together? One while he telleth the Reader that I would not accept the call, another while, that I will not be dismissed. A strange case, that I am so averse, that they can not get me in, and yet so intruding, that they cannot get me out. By this it may appeare that his spirit was much distempered by needles Iealousyes, and groundles surmises, which, in these passages, have caused much disquietment to himselfe, and disturbance to others.
The 3. instance. And that it may appear that I wrong him not, in saying thus, his own words, about the third instance, which they bring to prove that he depriveth the Elders of their power in government for the good of the Church, declare the same. For, speaking of Mr. Weld, whom they accused him for hindering from preaching, without leave of the Classis, though he professed he had nothing against him, he telleth the Complainants that he had some thing against Mr. Weld. If they desire to know what, he readily telleth them, and all the world, that he had something against his behaviour, in general, which was an offence and trouble unto him. It had need to be some great matter, some will think, that so far set him off from Mr. Weld, as he there intimateth To prevent all wondering at the matter, he roundly relates more dislikes