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A66526 VindiciƦ vindiciarum, or, A vindication of a late treatise, entituled, Infant-baptism asserted and vindicated by Scripture and antiquity in answer to Mr. Hen. D'Anvers his reply : to which is annexed, the Right Reverend Dr. Barlow (now Bishop-elect of Lincoln) his apologetical-letter : also An appeal to the Baptists (so called) against Mr. Danvers, for his strange forgeries, and misrepresentations of divers councils and authors, both antient and modern / by Obed Wills. Wills, Obed.; Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. Appeal to the Baptists against Henry D'Anvers, Esq. 1675 (1675) Wing W2868; ESTC R38662 92,093 163

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positive_o assert_v it_o nay_o do_v not_o mr._n danvers_n himself_o tell_v we_o we_o admit_v of_o plain_a consequence_n reply_v p._n 69._o though_o he_o will_v not_o
be_v not_o to_o be_v credit_v have_v abuse_v the_o world_n with_o such_o palpable_a falsehood_n neither_o be_v twisk_n another_o of_o they_o find_v to_o be_v a_o true_a chronologer_n all_o which_o we_o shall_v sudden_o make_v appear_v when_o we_o come_v to_o show_v their_o aberration_n 5._o yea_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o dutch_a martyrologie_n wherein_o we_o have_v such_o a_o collection_n of_o pretend_a martyr_n for_o anabaptism_n be_v design_o calculate_v for_o the_o meridian_n of_o anabaptistery_n which_o whether_o it_o be_v probable_a i_o leave_v to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_v when_o he_o have_v ponder_v the_o meaning_n of_o one_o passage_n which_o mr._n danvers_n have_v quote_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o baptism_n edit_n 2._o p._n 232._o viz._n sebastian_z frank_n one_o of_o the_o principal_a author_n frequent_o name_v in_o the_o martyrologie_n say_v that_o about_o the_o year_n 610_o childrens-baptism_n be_v hold_v in_o many_o place_n of_o little_a esteem_n by_o the_o learned_a endeavour_n of_o adrianus_n and_o other_o and_o therefore_o the_o pope_n set_v themselves_o to_o uphold_v it_o by_o the_o braceren-council_n that_o the_o vanity_n and_o falsehood_n hereof_o may_v appear_v let_v it_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o adrianus_n extant_a against_o infants-baptism_n in_o the_o century-writer_n but_o only_o the_o magdeburg_n say_v he_o be_v complain_v against_o by_o gregory_n to_z john_n bishop_n of_o larissa_n that_o he_o turn_v away_o young_a child_n from_o baptism_n but_o we_o have_v show_v before_o that_o he_o be_v not_o against_o their_o baptism_n but_o only_o remiss_a in_o look_v after_o the_o same_o in_o his_o diocese_n so_o that_o many_o child_n die_v unbaptise_v which_o be_v then_o judge_v dangerous_a and_o from_o hence_o he_o be_v report_v to_o have_v turn_v they_o away_o from_o baptism_n 2._o there_o be_v none_o else_o in_o this_o age_n so_o much_o as_o suspect_v against_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n mention_v by_o the_o century-writer_n and_o how_o gross_o then_o be_v it_o say_v of_o sebastian_n frank_n that_o the_o practice_n thereof_o be_v of_o little_a esteem_n in_o this_o century_n 3._o how_o weak_o and_o false_o be_v that_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n set_v themselves_o to_o uphold_v infant-baptism_n in_o the_o braceren_a council_n in_o the_o seven_o century_n because_o it_o be_v of_o so_o little_a esteem_n when_o the_o magdeburg_n make_v mention_n of_o so_o many_o for_o it_o in_o this_o century_n as_o maxentius_n gregory_n and_o bishop_n of_o larissa_n else_o gregory_n will_v not_o have_v complain_v to_o he_o about_o adrianus_n and_o beside_o particular_a person_n they_o mention_v the_o council_n of_o matiscon_n 3_o canon_n for_o it_o cent._n 6._o c._n 9_o p._n 613._o and_o by_o this_o we_o see_v what_o a_o false_a historian_n sebastian_n frank_n be_v and_o jacob_n mern_v who_o mr._n danvers_n bring_v as_o avouch_v the_o same_o quote_v the_o 204_o pag._n of_o the_o dutch_a martryology_n for_o it_o and_o as_o for_o sebastian_n frank_n osiander_n cent._n 16_o p._n 121._o tell_v we_o in_o plain_a term_n he_o be_v a_o ringleader_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n from_o who_o his_o follower_n be_v call_v frankists_n and_o they_o teach_v omnia_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la incerta_fw-la dubia_fw-la &_o contradictoria_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o be_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v uncertain_a doubtful_a and_o contradictory_n which_o be_v a_o most_o horrid_a blaspheme_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o may_v be_v true_a when_o apply_v to_o his_o own_o history_n have_v thus_o find_v these_o dutch_a author_n so_o tardy_a we_o shall_v leave_v they_o for_o the_o present_a and_o conclude_v with_o what_o we_o find_v relate_v from_o our_o own_o countryman_n the_o famous_a bishop_n usher_n in_o his_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 7._o sect._n 23._o p._n 196._o be_v a_o say_n of_o windelstinus_n qui_fw-la hodie_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la protestant_n novi_fw-la sunt_fw-la waldenses_n they_o who_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v protestant_n be_v new_a waldenses_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o another_o say_n of_o poplinerus_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o albigensium_fw-la religionem_fw-la parum_fw-la admodum_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la discrepasse_n quam_fw-la hodie_fw-la profitentur_fw-la protestant_n etc._n etc._n the_o religion_n of_o the_o albigenses_n do_v very_o little_o differ_v from_o that_o which_o the_o protestant_n at_o this_o day_n profess_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o fragment_n and_o monument_n of_o history_n write_v in_o their_o ancient_a language_n and_o then_o he_o further_o say_v that_o it_o appear_v by_o very_o ancient_a manuscript_n that_o their_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v doctrinae_fw-la protestantium_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la conform_v tout_fw-fr conformez_fw-fr a_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr des_fw-fr protestans_fw-la altogether_o agree_v with_o the_o protestant_n usher_v succession_n chap._n 10._o sect._n 19_o p._n 308._o mr._n danvers_n pretend_a witness_n bear_v by_o the_o donatist_n against_o infants-baptism_n confute_v mr._n danvers_n be_v full_a of_o complaint_n of_o the_o great_a injury_n he_o have_v receive_v and_o among_o other_o this_o be_v one_o that_o i_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v nothing_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o baptism_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o donatist_n be_v against_o infants-baptism_n but_o his_o ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la whereas_o he_o say_v he_o have_v give_v we_o divers_a authority_n for_o it_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o say_n so_o be_v because_o the_o magdeburg_n that_o do_v in_o a_o particular_a manner_n set_v before_o we_o what_o the_o donatist_n hold_v from_o point_n to_o point_n do_v not_o charge_v they_o with_o antipedobaptism_n nor_o do_v any_o of_o the_o church-historian_n eusebius_n socrates_n theodoret_n sozomen_n or_o evagrius_n mention_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o of_o our_o modern_a writer_n give_v any_o hint_n of_o it_o further_o i_o tell_v he_o in_o my_o answer_n that_o danaeus_n who_o give_v we_o the_o sum_n of_o their_o tenant_n and_o of_o all_o augustine_n dispute_n with_o they_o in_o his_o opusculum_fw-la mention_n not_o one_o word_n of_o their_o deny_v infants-baptism_n neither_o do_v zanchy_a who_o treat_v of_o they_o and_o show_v what_o they_o hold_v in_o divers_a place_n of_o his_o work_n nor_o mr_n fox_n in_o his_o act._n and_o mon._n nor_o mr._n clark_n in_o his_o martyrology_n where_o there_o be_v a_o great_a story_n of_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o be_v against_o infants-baptism_n no_o nor_o any_o other_o that_o ever_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o but_o only_a mr._n danvers_n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v as_o i_o do_v and_o if_o our_o antagonist_n have_v not_o be_v extreme_o tenacious_a of_o his_o opinion_n this_o have_v be_v as_o be_v conceive_v enough_o to_o have_v take_v he_o off_o from_o his_o mistake_a conceit_n but_o all_o the_o thanks_o i_o have_v for_o endeavour_v to_o rectify_v he_o be_v still_o more_o and_o more_o 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infants-baptism_n but_o in_o the_o whole_a dispute_n between_o austin_n and_o