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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.
Thirdly. They say, that the Dutch Ministers have professed that they should have been glad that this difference might have been ended among our selves:] What saith the Answerer hereunto? Just nothing. And it was his wisdom to be silent here. For what could he say? He could not deny it, and the confession of it to be true would discover him to have been a greater impediment ⟨p. 262⟩of the Churches desire, and my accommodation, then he was willing should appear. And I wish, from my heart, he had been as silent in all the rest, that I might have passed by all these injuries in silence warrantably.
Thirdly. They say, that the Dutch Ministers have professed that they should have bene glad that this difference might have bene ended among our selves:] What sayth the Answerer hereunto? Iust nothing. And it was his wisdom to be silent here. For what could he say? He could not deny it, and the confession of it to be true would discover him to have bene a greater impediment ⟨p. 262⟩of the Churches desire, and my accommodation, then he was willing should appeare. And I wish, from my heart, he had bene as silent in all the rest, that I might have passed by all these injuryes in silence warrantably.
Fourthly. They say, that he hath required of the Elders that an order might be made in the Consistory, that whatsoever Minister shall hereafter be called to that Church, should conform to that writing of the five Ministers.] Hereunto he pretendeth to give five answers, but one good one were worth them all.
Fourthly. They say, that he hath required of the Elders that an order might be made in the Consistory, that whatsoever Minister shall hereafter be called to that Church, should conforme to that wrighting of the five Ministers.] Hereunto he pretendeth to give five answers, but one good one were worth them all.