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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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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?
4. The fourth opinion, which he held, and for which the Answerer accuseth him of schism, is, that Churches combined with the Classis might choose a Minister, either without, or against the consent of the Classis, under which they stood. Let his ans. were to the 11. Quest: be examined, which we will transcribe word for word out of the written copy.
4. The fourth opinion, which he held, and for which the Answerer accuseth him of schysme, is, that Churches combined with the Classis might choose a Minister, either without, or against the consent of the Classis, under which they stood. Let his ans. wer to the 11. Quest: be examined, which we will transcribe word for word out of the written copy.