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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First. The general charge is, that he hath given them this undue power. Hereunto he pretendeth to make five Answers.
First. The generall charge is, that he hath given them this undue power. Hereunto he pretendeth to make five Answers.
1. He saith it is untrue. He only saith so, but doeth not show it to be untrue, by declaring that, either the Scriptures, or the National Synods, or the Church, or good reason hath given it them. And so seemeth to be content that the suspicion of usurping may lye upon the whole Classis, rather then he should be suspected to have given it them. But he will not so evade, if what was replied to the same answer, in the foregoing Section, be considered, and applied to this also.
1. He sayth it is untrue. He onely sayth so, but doeth not shew it to be untrue, by declaring that, either the Scriptures, or the Nationall Synods, or the Church, or good reason hath given it them. And so seemeth to be content that the suspicion of usurping may lye upon the wholl Classis, rather then he should be suspected to have given it them. But he will not so evade, if what was replyed to the same answer, in the foregoing Section, be considered, and applyed to this also.
2. In his second answer he seemeth so to deny his giving them this undue power, as withal secretly to confess that he gave them counsel to use this power. which he hath not proved to be due. That it is undue hath been proved already,, and that, it being so, he hath not behaved himself as a pastor in the government of the Church, in counselling them to use an undue power over his Church, needs no proof at all, the thing done being sufficient evidence against him.