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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But say we this is more then Prayers and tears, which is th'only remedy allowed by the Doctor, to which he replieth, The Dr. had no where said, though Mr. Bridge makes him often say so, that Prayers and Tears is the only remedy left for Subjects, but besides their cries to God, he allows them intercessions, reproofs, denial of subsidies and aides.
But say wee this is more then Prayers and teares, which is th'only remedie allowed by the Doctor, to which he replieth, The Dr. had no where said, though Mr. Bridge makes him often say so, that Prayers and Teares is the only remedy left for Subjects, but besides their cries to God, he allowes them intercessions, reproofes, denyall of subsidies and aides.
1I will not search into the Doctors Book for every word, take what he granteth here, yet this soldierly boldness of rescuing is more then Prayers, tears, reproofs, or denials of subsidies and aids, which is all the remedy that he affordeth as he confesseth now: Yet the Doctor is so full of this sentence still, that in the 51. pag. of this book, he saith, that the Children of Israel being under the oppression of their Kings, had no remedy they had, was by crying to the Lord; And again in the same page saith, all the remedy they had, was by crying to the Lord; so also in his first book pag. 10. the people are let to understand, I Sam. 8. II. how they should be oppressed under Kings, and have no remedy left them but crying to the Lord. Thus do men forget themselves, and what they have said whilst they contend against truth.
1I will not search into the Doctors Booke for every word, take what he granteth here, yet this souldierly boldnes of rescuing is more then Prayers, teares, reproofes, or denialls of subsidies and aids, which is all the remedy that he affordeth as he confesseth now: Yet the Doctor is so full of this sentence still, that in the 51. pag. of this book, he saith, that the Children of Israel being under the oppression of their Kings, had no remedie they had, was by crying to the Lord; And againe in the same page saith, all the remedie they had, was by crying to the Lord; so also in his first booke pag. 10. the people are let to understand,