A brief answer to Doctor Ferns book tending to resolve conscience about the subjects…A briefe answer to Doctor Fernes booke tending to resolve conscience about the subjects…

2. The Church hath not a judicial power of interpreting the Law of God, but the Parliament hath a judicial power of interpreting the Law of the State, so as that is to be accounted Law, which they interpret to be so. I do not say that we are bound to believe, that whatsoever interpretation they make was the scope and intention of that Law when it was first made: But this I say, that their interpretation must be accounted as much binding to us for obedience, as the scope and intention of that Parliament that first made that Law.

2. The Church hath not a judiciall power of interpreting the Law of God, but the Parliament hath a judiciall power of interpreting the Law of the State, so as that is to be accounted Law, which they interpret to be so. I do not say that we are bound to beleeve, that whatsoever interpretation they make was the scope and intention of that Law when it was first made: But this I say, that their interpretation must be accounted as much binding to us for obedience, as the scope and intention of that Parliament that first made that Law.

Thus I have done with his Scriptures, and the rational part of his Book; and I hope others will have done with it too.

Thus I have done with his Scriptures, and the rationall part of his Book; and I hope others will have done with it too.

If mens consciences be satisfied in the lawfulness of the thing it self, Subjects taking up Arms against the will of the King: His other part, every one who understands how things are with us, that is willing to be satisfied, will be soon able to satisfy himself. The substance of all that follows is, suppose that Subjects may take up Arms? yet whether there be sufficient cause for us to do it.