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Ne suitor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrativeNe sutor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative
Ne suitor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative wherein the notorious mistakes and falsehoods [sic] by them published are detected / by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston in New England.Ne sutor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative wherein the notorious mistakes and falshoods [sic] by them published are detected / by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston in New England.
printed by S. Green upon assignment of S. Sewall, 1681
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2. That he first discovered his receding from that (formerly received) judgement, by disorderly carriage at the time of Administration of that Ordinance, and being reproved for it, he confessed he had carried unbecoming any person in any Christian Assembly; which gave satisfaction to the Church.
3. Though, (when about three months after this, he began, and thence continued to leave the meeting at the celebration of Baptism,) he was, at a private Church meeting given to understand that it grieved the Brethren, and that he had receded from his Covenant; and was advised solemnly and seriously to consider of it, yet he was not (as the Narrator asserts) laid under Admonition, or prohibited Communion: nor did the Church ever do any such thing in private to any, (which he knew) nor did they intend for this, to have debarred him of Communion.
4. That after this, he neglected the Church Assemblies; and frequented the Anabaptist meetings, and was there rebaptized: and being called by the Church at a meeting, at the Pastors house, to give an account of these proceedings; though at first he dissembled, yet at length acknowledged, and justified his actions, (if false charges may be accounted a justification:) For he told them;