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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
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.
Then the Doctor saith, concerning the derivation of power, we answer, first▪ if it be not from the people, as they will have it, and as before it was cleared, the• can there be no re-assuming of this power by the people.
Ans. How doth this follow? for all that the Doctor had cleared before, was this; that power abstractively considered was from God, no• from the people; now let us see whether the clearing of that will brin• in such a consequence as this, that there can be no re-assuming of this power by the people: if it will enforce such a consequence, then the syllogism is this; •f power and magistracy and authority it self be of God and the forms of government and designation of persons be of man, the• there can be no re-assuming of this power by the people. But the power itself and magistracy is of God, the forms of government and designation of persons is of man (saith the Doctor Sect. 3.) Therefore there ca• be no re-assuming this power by the people, saith the Doctor, Sect. 4.
Ans. How doth this follow? for all that the Doctor had cleared before, was this; that power abstractively considered was from God, no• from the people; now let us see whether the clearing of that will brin• in such a consequence as this, that there can bee no re-assuming of this power by the people: if it will enforce such a consequence, then the syllogisme is this; •f power and magistracy and authority it selfe be of God and the forms of government and designation of persons be of man, the• there can be no re-assuming of this power by the people. But the powe• itselfe and magistracy is of God, the formes of government and designation of persons is of man (saith the Doctor Sect. 3.) Therefore there ca be no re-assuming this power by the people, saith the Doctor, Sect. 4.