A19884:865
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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11. Whether a particular Congregation have power to call a Minister without the approbation of the Classis, under which they stand? Neg:
Before I answer the Quaere, I would ask one thing, which might give a little light to that which shall be said afterwards, namely, how the first Classis that ever was upon the face of the earth came to be constituted? And, J conceive, it cannot be denied, but that it was made up by the combination of several ministers, and Elders, and of several Congregations. Whence it must needs follow, that those particular Congregations had power from Christ for to call, & so did, by that their power, choose & call their Ministers fully & completely before ⟨p. 248⟩there was a Classis, and therefore had their power not derived from a Classis, or by it, but from the direct ordinance and appointment of Christ, which power they may not give away, and none can take it away, being a legacy left them by the Lord Jesus, as Dr. Ames disputes and determines in his 4. book of his cases of conscience. pag. 165.
Before I answer the Quaere, I would aske one thing, which might give a litle light to that which shall be said afterwards, namely, how the first Classis that ever was upon the face of the earth came to be constituted? And, J conceive, it cannot be denyed, but that it was made up by the combination of severall ministers, and Elders, and of severall Congregations. Whence it must needs follow, that those particular Congregations had power from Christ for to call, & so did, by that their power, choose & call their Ministers fully & compleatly before ⟨p. 248⟩there was a Classis, and therefore had their power not derived from a Classis, or by it, but from the direct ordinance and appoyntment of Christ, which power they may not give away, and none can take it away, being a legacy left them by the Lord Iesus, as Dr. Ames disputes and determines in his 4. booke of his cases of conscience. pag. 165.