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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 9
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Ans.. This is indeed the charge, from the just imputation […] all their tergiversations, excuses, suppressions of the truth, and suggestions of falsehood, shall never acquit them. I find not that he denies the first proposition, viz. that those who do such things (adding the word justly to the first part of the charge) are to be reputed scandalous. That they have so done remains to be proved.
Ans.. This is indeed the charge, from the just imputation 〈…〉 all their tergiversations, excuses, suppressions of the truth, and suggestions of falshood, shall never acquit them. I find not that he denies the first proposition, viz. that those who do such things (adding the word justly to the first part of the charge) are to be reputed scandalous. That they have so done remains to be proved.
1. Their Foundation was laid with persons excommunicated, and that for scandal: for this it may be considered.
1. Thomas Gold was not admonished for his Opinion (nor doth it appear that ever he should, if he had carried humbly) but for opprobrious words and carriages against an Ordinance. Which he himself had before professedly reverenced and highly esteemed and which he knew that Church he walked with had still in the like esteem. And Thomas Osborne, by relinquishing public Worship directly violated his Covenant, not so much as pretending (at first) any doubt about infant Baptism.
1. Thomas Gold was not admonished for his Opinion (nor doth it appear that ever he should, if he had carried humbly) but for opprobrious words and carriages against an Ordinance. Which he himself had before professedly reverenced and highly esteemed and which he knew that Church he walked with had still in the like esteem. And Thomas Osborne, by relinquishing publick Worship directly violated his Covenant, not so much as pretending (at first) any doubt about infant Baptisme.