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The wounded conscience cured, the weak one strengthened, [sic] and the doubting satisfied By…The vvounded conscience cured, the weak one strengthned, [sic] and the doubting satisfied By…
The wounded conscience cured, the weak one strengthened, [sic] and the doubting satisfied By way of answer to Doctor Fearne. Where the main point is rightly stated, and objections throughly answered for the good of those who are willing not to be deceived. By William Bridge, preacher of Gods Word. It is ordered this 30. day of January, 1642. by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this answer to Dr. Fearne's book be printed. John White. The second edition, corrected and amended. Whereunto are added three sermons of the same author; 1. Of courage, preached to the volunteers. 2. Of stoppage in Gods mercies to England, with their [sic] remedies. 3. A preparation for suffering in these plundering times.The vvounded conscience cured, the weak one strengthned, [sic] and the doubting satisfied By way of answer to Doctor Fearne. Where the main point is rightly stated, and objections throughly answered for the good of those who are willing not to be deceived. By William Bridge, preacher of Gods Word. It is ordered this 30. day of January, 1642. by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this answer to Dr. Fearnes book be printed. John White. The second edition, correced and amended. Whereunto are added three sermons of the same author; 1. Of courage, preached to the voluntiers. 2. Of stoppage in Gods mercies to England, with their [sic] remedies. 3. A preparation for suffering in these plundering times.
London: printed for Benjamin Allen, 1643
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And so in this third argument where he saith to the same purpose, speak those other places, By me Kings reign, I have said ye are Gods, yet he confesseth, that the forms of government by Kings and Emperors, is an invention of man in the first argument.
And so in this third argument where he saith to the same purpose, speak those other places, By me Kings reigne, I have said ye are Gods, yet he confesseth, that the formes of government by Kings and Emperours, is an invention of man in the first argument.
But now suppose the Doctor had proved that the power abstractively considered, is of Gods institution, and had granted that the qualifications of this governing power in several forms of government, and the designation of the person thereto be of man, what hath he gotten from, or gained upon his imagined adversary? For suppose that his adversary should say that they may depose their Prince, if he neglect his trust (which is not our case) because that his power is originally from them, how doth that which the Dr. hath said, weaken this argument? For though he hath proved that the power of it self is from God, yet having granted that the forms of that government, and the designation of a person thereto, is from the people, they may as well urge and say therefore we may alter the government, and may depose the person because he was of our designing, as well as they might have argued so, if the power it self had been from themselves.
But now suppose the Doctor had proved that the power abstractively considered, is of Gods institution, and had granted that the qualifications of this governing power in severall formes of government, and the designation of the person thereto be of man, what hath he gotten from, or gain'd upon his imagin'd adversary? For suppose that his adversary should say that they may depose their Prince, if he neglect his trust (which is not our case) because that his power is originally from them, how doth that which the Dr. hath said, weaken this argument? For though he hath proved that the power of it selfe is from God, yet having granted that the formes of that government, and the designation of a person thereto, is from the people, they may as well urge and say therefore we may alter the government, and may depose the person because he was of our designing, as well as they might have argued so, if the power it self had been from themselves.