Investigation of Truth on Baptism and Consociation of Churches, Title page
ANOTHER ESSAY For Inveſtigation of the Truth, IN ANSVVER TO TWO QUESTIONS, Concerning
I. THE SƲBJECT of BAPTISM.
II. THE CONSOCIATION of CHƲRCHES.
By JOHN DAVENPORT B. of D. and Paſtor of the Church of Chriſt, at New-Haven, in NEW-ENGLAND.
Matth. 17.5. This is my beloved Son: …e…r h…m.
2 Cor. 13.8. We can do nothi…g …gainſt the Truth; but for the Tru…h.
1 Theſſ. 5.21. Pr…ve all things▪ hol… faſt that w…i… is good.
Tertul. de Vel. Virg.
Veritati nemo praeſcribere poteſt; non ſpatium temporum, non P…trocinium Pe…ſonarum, non Privilegium Regionum: ex his enim fere Conſuetudo initium, ab aliqua ignorantia vel ſimplicitate, ſortita, in uſum, per ſucceſſi…ne…, …r…oboratur, & ita adverſus v…ritatem vindicatur. Sed Dominus noſter Chr…ſt… Ver… tem ſe, non conſu…tudinem, C…gnominavit. Si ſemper Chriſtus & prior omnibu…, aeque veritas ſempiterna & antiqua res eſt. Viderint ergo quibus novum eſt, quod ſibi vetus eſt
Cypr. Caecilio. Epiſt…la.
Si ſolus Chriſtus audiendus eſt; non debemus attendere quid aliquis artenes f…ciendum putaverit, ſed quid, qui ante omnes eſt, Chriſtus Prior fecerit, & fa…i…dum praeceperit.
I…em & caeteri in Concil. Carthag. Stephano.
Scimus quoſdam quod ſemel in biberint nolle dep…n…re, nec propoſitum ſuum ſ…cil… mutare, ſed ſalv… inter Collegas pacis, & concordie vinculo, quaeda …ro ri… q…e apud ſe ſemel ſint uſurpata, retinere. Q…á in re nec nos cuiqu… f …imus aut legem damus, cum habeat in Eccleſiae ad…iniſtratione v…luntat…s ſuae arbitrium li e rum unuſquiſque Pr…epo…itus r…tion…m a…tus ſ…i Do…ino redditurus.
Amicus S…rates, a…icus …lato, magis amica Veritas.
Non eadem ſentire bone… de rebus i…ſdem
in…clumi l …uit ſemper ami…t…â
CAMBRIDGE: Printed by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnſon. 1663.