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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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To this I answered, see the Prophet Elisha expressly calling on the Elders to imprison the Kings Messenger, 2 King •6. 32. The Doctor after he comes to himself out of a railing and jeering fit replies, What […] Elisha call upon those •laers for, to imprison the Messenger? that's more then the Text will bear, unless to shut the door against a man be to imprison him.
To this I answered, see the Propher Elisha expressely calling on the Elders to imprison the Kings Messenger, 2 King •6. 32. The Doctor after he comes to himselfe out of a rayling and jeering fit replyes, What 〈…〉 Elisha call upon those •laers for, to impreson the Messenger? that's more then the Text will beare, unlesse to shut the doore against a man be to imprison him.
Ans. But the Prophet Elisha, not only called upon them1 to shut the door, but to hold them fast. Shutting the door indeed doth not note imprisonment, but shut the door and hold him fast doth: for what is imprisonment, but arcta & violent a custodia, and these are the words of that Text, shut to the door and hold him fast at the door. But it's the Doctors manner to take part of the Text, and leave th'other part which makes against him; so he dealeth by our Answers; so he dealeth by Scriptures. At length the Doctor having left me to visit my fellow Answerers. as he calls us for the space of three or four leaves, he is pleased to return again to me about 13. Rom. and page 60. He takes it unkindly that I will not stand to the English Translation of the word ⟨p. 39⟩[Greek or Hebrew], damnation, but rather translate it so, They that resist shall receive to themselves judgement.