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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 by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Or Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative; wherein the notorious mistakes and falshoods by them published, are detected. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
printed by S. Green, 1681
Brief Animadversions Upon the New England Anabaptists late Narrativ… › Section 10
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2. When he alleged his Opinion, the Teacher of the Church (though possibly some may think he did more than the rule required) declared to him, that if he were so weak as not to think it lawful to see a Child Baptized, his withdrawing when that Ordinance was Administered, should not be imputed as an offence: how is it then that his Judgement was the principal thing in that process?
2. When he alledged his Opinion, the Teacher of the Church (though possibly some may think he did more than the rule required) declared to him, that if he were so weak as not to think it lawful to see a Child Baptized, his withdrawing when that Ordinance was Administered, should not be imputed as an offence: how is it then that his Judgement was the principal thing in that process?
3. His offence for which he was dealt with, was many moral evils (and so a complicate offence) breaking forth at once: viz. 1. Renouncing Communion with the Church, contrary to Heb. 10. 24. 2. Holding familiarity with Excommunicate Persons, contrary to Math. 18 17. 2. Thess. 3. 6, 14. 3. Slanders against several holy and worthy men (now with Christ.) 4. That having been often reproved for these things he still persisted. When the Elders reproved him for these slanders he replied, that they might be offended at a thousand things, he cared not: and that there was never an Elder in New England was willing any should read the Scripture, but themselves: After this, he was called before the Church, tenderly dealt with, and those Scripture Rules which he had transgressed were applied to his Conscience: but in vain.
3. His offence for which he was dealt with, was many moral evils (and so a complicate offence) breaking forth at once: viz. 1. Renouncing Communion with the Church, contrary to