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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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Whereas he taketh occasion again, without provocation, to mention Mr. Jacob as an enemy to Classes and Synods, that I might speak a word in the cause of the dumb, and of the ⟨p. 236⟩dead, I have examined what he hath written concerning this point (more, upon this occasion, then formerly I had done, and, it may be,1 more then else I should have done) and do find that he professeth his agreement, (that I may use his own words) even to an hair; with Calvin and Beza, touching the substance of this matter, and that he acknowledgeth, with them, both the parishionall and Diocesan presbyteries: yea, the provincial, and larger too, if occasion serve. How he explaineth himself herein the diligent Reader will easily observe in other passages of the same book. And else where he acknowledgeth that there may be, and, on occasion, there ought to be, on earth, a consociation of Congregations, and Churches, and namely, by way of Synods, but not a subordination, or, surely, not a subjection of the Congregations under any higher spiritual authority absolute, save only Christs, and the holy Scriptures. Whereby it appeareth, that the single uncompounded policy, which Mr, I, required, is not contrary to the government of these reformed Churches, by Classes and Synods rightly ordered;2 nay rather he so far approveth of it, that he saith, it is Apostolical for many ordinary Congregations, consociating together, in their spiritual government, to have a Diocesan or larger Synod, or presbytery over them, for their better direction, and, he addeth, such the reformed Churches, at this day, do enjoy. But, if he think, by mentioning the name of Mr. Jacob, to leave the Complainants under the suspicion of adhering to some sect, or of depending upon the authority of man, & not upon the word of Christ, for their rule, about Church matters, he will be found to be injurious, not to them alone, but to Christ also,3 and to the truth.
Whereas he taketh occasion againe, without provocation, to mention Mr. Iacob as an enimy to Classes and Synods, that I might speake a word in the cause of the dumbe, and of the ⟨p. 236⟩