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…

Let us now see what he saith to the proofs of the justness of their laying the blame of this miscarriage upon him, rather then upon the Classis.

Let us now see what he sayth to the proofes of the justnes of their laying the blame of this miscarriage upō him, rather then upō the Classis.

First. They say, that some of the Dutch Ministers themselves are willing to cast off some of their customs, if the vastness of their Church did not force them thereunto. Hereunto he giveth two answers. 1. that things simply unlawful are as well to be cast off in a great Church as in a small.] Reply. True: it is a duty as necessary to be done in the one as in the other, yet, it may more easily be done in the smaller Churches, and therefore the sin of the smaller Churches is the greater, if they do not cast off such an unwarrantable custom. The vastness of their Churches doth only excuse them, a tanto, not a toto. 2. that, in the smaller Churches in the villages, the same order is observed.] But. 1. it hath not been expressly required of any of the Ministers of those Churches (as a condition of their admittance, as it was of me) that they should rest in such a writing, which bindeth them to baptize all that are brought. 2. It may be questioned, whether all the Ministers, in those smaller villages, do so promiscuously administer Baptism, as they do, in Amsterdam, seeing such different sorts of people are not in those villages as in that City.

First. They say, that some of the Dutch Ministers themselves are willing to cast off some of their customs, if the vastnes of theire Church did not force them thereunto. Hereunto he giveth two answers. 1. that things simply unlawfull are as well to be cast off in a great Church as in a small.] Reply. True: it is a duety as necessary to be done in the one as in the other, yet, it may more easily be done in the smaller Churches, and therefore the sinne of the smaller Churches is the greater, if they doe not cast off such an unwarrantable custom. The vastnes of their Churches doth only excuse them, a tanto, not a toto. 2. that, in the smaller Churches in the villages, the same order is observed.] But. 1. it hath not bene expresly required of any of the Ministers of those Churches (as a condition of their admittāce, as it was of me) that they should rest in such a wrighting, which bindeth them to baptize all that are brought. 2. It may be questioned, whether all the Ministers, in those smaller villages, doe so promiscuously administer Baptisme, as they doe, in Amsterdam, seing such different sorts of people are not in those villages as in that Citty.