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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 3AN INTRODVCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 3
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.
CHAP. III.
Having showed the nature of power in general, in the first chapter, & the way & manner of Englands government in some measure in the second Chapter, I now come to the vindication of the truth, as opposed by Dr Fern in his last Book called Conscience satisfied, wherein he spends the 7 former chapters mostly in answer to a book called a Fuller answer. In his 8. Sect. he comes to examine such grounds as I premised for the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of Arms as now they do. That I may not weary the Reader in turning from book to book, I shall sometimes briefly set down what I had written, then his Reply, then give my answer unto it.
HAving shewed the nature of power in generall, in the first chapter, & the way & manner of Englands government in some measure in the second Chapter, I now come to the vindication of the truth, as opposed by Dr Fern in his last Book called Conscience satisfied, wherein he spends the 7 former chapters mostly in answer to a book called a Fuller answer. In his 8. Sect. he comes to examine such grounds as I premised for the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of Arms as now they do. That I may not weary the Reader in turning from book to book, I shall somtimes briefly set down what I had written, then his Reply, then give my answer unto it.
Mr. Bridge tells us, saith the Doctor, that there are three grounds of their proceeding by arms: to fetch in Delinquents to their trial, to secure the State from foreign invasion, to preserve themselves from Popish rebellion. Dr. Ferne replieth, Yet this must be done in an orderly and legal way; and if conscience would speak the truth, it could not say that any delinquents were denied, or withheld, till the Militia was seized, and a great delinquent, in the matter of Hull, was denied to be brought to trial at his Majesties instance.