A19884:944
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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In his fourth answer, to make good his public reproaching me, he quarrelleth the name given to that exercise, when it is called catechising a family, which he calleth a mockery, but produceth nothing to prove that name to be unfit for that action, ⟨p. 277⟩nor that action so done, to be unlawful, but venteth his passion, because he wanteth Arguments against it.
In his fourth answer, to make good his publick reproaching me, he quarrelleth the name given to that excercise, when it is called catechising a family, which he calleth a mockery, but produceth nothing to prove that name to be unfit for that action, ⟨p. 277⟩nor that action so done, to be unlawfull, but venteth his passion, because he wanteth Arguments against it.
In his fifth answer he saith, that, not he, but the Classis deprived them of those meetings, whereas I acknowledge no such power to be due to the Classis, nor ever did they speak with, me about it, nor did I cease for any message left by them with Mr. Wh. nor would I have given place, by subjection to them, to have desisted from that work, in acknowledgement of their jurisdiction, in such cases: but when I heard that the Answerer took offence at it, and traduced it, by private whisperings, as tending to schism, and when I saw that my staying in that place was a burden to him, that I might not seem to give offence to him, only, for peace sake, I removed my dwelling to another part of the country, where I might be quiet, and so, not the Classis, but he only was the cause of the cessation of that meeting.
In his fifth answer he sayth, that, not he, but the Classis deprived them of those meetings, whereas I acknowledge no such power to be due to the Classis, nor ever did they speake with, me about it, nor did I cease for any message left by them with Mr. Wh. nor would I have given place, by subjection to them, to have desisted from that worke, in acknowledgment of their jurisdiction, in such cases: but when I heard that the Answerer tooke offence at it, and traduced it, by private whisperings, as tending to schysme, and when I saw that my staying in that place was a burthen to him, that I might not seeme to give offence to him, onely, for peace sake, I removed my dwelling to another part of the country, where I might be quiet, and so, not the Classis, but he onely was the cause of the cessation of that meeting.