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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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Ans. Will not his imagined adversaries easily deny the sequel? indeed if he had proved that neither the power nor the qualification, nor the d• signation were of man but of God, and cleared that first, then he had t• ken that argument from his adversaries: but seeing he hath granted th• the ways of government and designation of persons to be of m• (though he hath proved the power it self of God) sure he hath no w•• stopped the course of their arguments, or practice against whom he d•• putes.
Ans. Will not his imagined adversaries easily deny the sequell? indee• if he had proved that neither the power nor the qualification, nor the d• signation were of man but of God, and cleared that first, then hee had t• ken that argument from his adversaries: but seeing he hath granted th• the wayes of government and designation of persons to bee of m• (though he hath proved the power it selfe of God) sure he hath no w•• stopped the course of their arguments, or practice against whom he d•• putes.
The•• he comes to show the inconsequence, and saith. If the people should gi•• the power ••absolutely ••they would have it, leaving nothing to God in it but approbation, yet could they not therefore have right to take that power away, for many things which are altogether in our disposing before we part ith the are not afterward i our power to recall them.