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The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…
The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Ferns reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Ben. Allen, 1643
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 4AN INTRODVCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 4
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CHAP. 4.
The Dr. having spent some time upon his other Answers at the 49. pag. he is pleased to return to me, where he would prove that the people of Israel did not by any forcible resistance rescue Jonathan out of the hands of Saul, which work says he, was but set off with a soldier like boldness: Let the Doctor call this work what he please, Saul the King had sworn that Jonathan should die, and the people swear be should not dye and they being in Arms did rescue Jonathan saith the Text. This ⟨p. 33⟩rescue the Doctor calls in his first Book, a living violence, and in his reply, a setting off the matter with a Soldierly boldness (I hope the Doctor will give us leave to use the like terms, if a Prince swear the death of some Parliamentary men, who deserve not to die but to be preferred, and the people rise up in Arms and rescue their Jonathans, saying, as we live they shall not die that have wrought this great deliverance for us, this is no resistance, it is but a loving violence, and a setting off the matter with a Soldierly boldness, why may not we call this so, aswell as the Dr. That. But I appeal to all reason whether a rescue by men in Arms, from those that have sworn a mans death, be not forcible resistance.
THe Dr. having spent some time upon his other Answerres at the 49. pag. he is pleased to returne to me, where hee would prove that the people of Israel did not by any forceable resistance rescue Ionathan out of the hands of Saul, which worke saies he, was but set off with a souldier like boldnes: Let the Doctor call this work what he please, Saul the King had sworn that Jonathan should dre, and the people sweare be should not dye and they being in Arms did rescue Ionathan saith the Text. This ⟨p. 33⟩rescue the Doctor calls in his first Booke, a living violence, and in his reply, a setting off the matter with a Souldierly boldnes (I hope the Doctor will give us leave to use the like termes, if a Prince swear the death of some Parliamentary men, who deserve not to die but to be preferr'd, and the people rise up in Arms and rescue their Ionathans, saying, as we live they shall not die that have wrought this great deliverance for us, this is no resistance, it is but a loving violence, and a setting off the matter with a Souldierly boldnes, why may not we call this so, aswell as the Dr. That. But I appeale to all reason whether a rescue by men in Arms, from those that have swornea mans death, be not forceable resistance.