A19884:928
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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2. His second answer is, that the same thing may be alleged against any Pastor in the reformed Churches. But this is an injury to all reformed Churches and Pastors, unless he can ⟨p. 269⟩prove that, in the fame particulars, they subject their Churches to the same undue power of Classes, and in the same manner as he hath done. Which he never will be able to do. It is true, that Classical assemblies (or such like) are a special bond of union and sinew of government, in them all, but to argue, from the lawful use, to justify the unlawful abuse of them, is unsound reasoning.
2. His second answer is, that the same thing may be alleadged against any Pastor in the reformed Churches. But this is an injury to all reformed Churches and Pastors, unlesse he can ⟨p. 269⟩prove that, in the fame particulars, they subject their Churches to the same undue power of Classes, and in the same manner as he hath done. Which he never will be able to doe. It is true, that Classicall assemblies (or such like) are a speciall bond of union and sinew of government, in them all, but to argue, from the lawfull use, to justify the unlawfull abuse of them, is unsound reasoning.
3. His third answer is to their charging him with doing this under a pretence of asking, and taking advise of the Classis. Which he denieth, and saith that he professeth openly the authority and power of Synods and Classis to be lawful and necessary, as well as their counsel and advise. Neither do they deny the authority, and due power of Synods and Classes to be lawful, and necessary, but they complain of an undue power and authority ascribed to Classes by the Answerer, and they declare, by instances, what that power is which they account undue. Now, unless he can prove that power to be due, which they have affirmed to be undue, he hath not answered their complaint, which is, that, under pretence of asking and taking their advise, he subjecteth the Church under that power, which they affirm to be undue. That he doeth so subject them hath been showed, and that he pretendeth only to ask, and take their advise, his own expressions, both by speeches, at other times, and in diverse passages of this book, declare sufficiently.