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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
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.
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;
1. That they had laid him under sin, whereas he thought he had not done amiss; but they had not so done judicially; though they told him his carriage was a grief to his Brethren: nor (as I have said before) had intended it; so far is the Narration from speaking truth, when it saith nothing but matter of Conscience was (or could be) laid to his charge.
2. That they denied him Baptism: whereas they owned him for Baptized, and if he was not it was wickedness in him (an unbaptized person) to come to the Lords Table.
2. That they denied him Baptisme: whereas they owned him for Baptized, and if he was not it was wickedness in him (an unbaptized person) to come to the Lords Table.