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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 6AN INTRODVCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 6
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An. But not as the Papists: for we only press a necessity of Power in the body, to defend and save it self from the injury of Princes; they plead for a power in the Church, (& who that Church is you know) to depose Princes; but then saith the Drs. hath this Church a power of excommunication still; so it should be indeed, but since the Act which took away the High Commission; and (as the party you plead for would have it interpreted) all Ecclesiastical Censure too, where doth the exercise of that power rest, upon, whom now is the Argument turned? page 73.
An. But not as the Papists: for we onely presse a necessity of Power in the body, to defend and save it selfe from the injury of Princes; they plead for a power in the Church, (& who that Church is you know) to depose Princes; but then saith the Drs. hath this Church a power of excōmunication still; so it should be indeed, but since the Act which tooke away the High Commission; and (as the party you plead for would have it interpreted) all Ecclesiasticall Censure too, where doth the exercise of that power rest, upon, whom now is the Argument turned? page 73.
An. Surely upon your self, for there is no Church of Christ, but whilst it remains a Church hath a power left in it (though the exercise may be long suspended) to see to it self, and its own preservation, I say a power from Christ to excommunicate, though it should be denied from men; and it seems a strange thing to me, that the Churches of England have no power left, because the High Commission ⟨p. 50⟩is down, as if that Court were set up by Christ himself. The body natural hath power to disburden it self saith the Doctor, so hath the Common-wealth too; but will you have the natural body disburden it self of the head, or work without it.
An. Surely upon your selfe, for there is no Church of Christ, but whil'st it remaines a Church hath a power left in it (though the exercise may be long suspended) to see to it selfe, and its owne preservation, I say a power from Christ to excommunicate, though it should bee denied from men; and it seemes a strange thing to mee, that the Churches of England have no power left, because the High Commission