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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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These things being duly weighed, I leave it to the judgment of the indifferent Reader whether a man allowing such men to be received members with that Church, or others differing from them in judgement and practise, about Separation, to hear with ⟨p. 247⟩them occasionally, and extra casum scandali, without offence, and expressing himself in these points, with such interpretations, cautions, and suppositions, may justly be charged with schism?
These things being duely weighed, I leave it to the judgment of the indifferent Reader whether a man allowing such men to be received members with that Church, or others differing frō them in judgement and practise, about Seperation, to heare with ⟨p. 247⟩them occasionally, and extra casum scandali, without offence, and expressing himselfe in these points, with such interpretations, cautions, and suppositions, may justly be charged with schysme?
3. The third opinion which he held, and, the Answerer saith, tended to schism, was that private men might preach and expound the Scripture &c. In the 17. question propounded to him by the Answerer, he expresseth his judgment by a distinction of a double ground, from which this may be done, viz, either ex officio, or ex dono. i. e. by virtue of an office, (and this no man may do, without a calling thereunto from the Church,) or from the gift that Christ doeth dispense to several members, according to their measure, & the place they hold in the body, and that thus any Christian may privately do, as opportunity & expediency serve, he holdeth, and therein professeth his agreement with Dr. Ames in the 14. Book of cases of consc: cap. 25. who proveth it, both by Scripture and reason. And will any man say that this is an opinion or practise of Schism?
3. The third opinion which he held, and, the Answerer sayth, tended to schysme, was that private men might preach and expound the Scripture &c. In the 17. question propounded to him by the Answerer, he expresseth his judgment by a distinction of a double ground, from which this may be done, viz, either ex officio, or ex dono. i. e. by vertue of an office, (and this no man may doe, without a calling thereunto from the Church,) or from the gift that Christ doeth dispense to severall members, according to their measure, & the place they hold in the body, and that thus any Christian may privately doe, as opportunity & expediency serve, he holdeth, and therein professeth his agreement with Dr. Ames in the 14. Booke of cases of consc: cap. 25. who proveth it, both by Scripture and reason. And will any man say that this is an opinion or practise of Schysme?