A77374:152
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.
Ans. Herein the Doctor mistakes us: for though we acknowledge a covenant, yet we cannot be so weak as to think that any breach of the covenant is a forfeiture of the Kings power, for then the best man could not be King long; but we first affirm a Covenant, for though the Kings of Israel were Monarchs, and immediately designed by God himself to their office, and so one would think there should be no need of their coming to the Crown by a covenant, yet to show the necessity of this oath and covenant when they came to their Crowns, they also took an oath, and entered into covenant with the people to protect their rights and persons, 1 Chro. 11. 3. 2. We say that this mutual covenant betwixt the King and the people, binds the King to the people, as well as the people to the King, and that therefore it is as well unlawful for a King by force to oppress his subjects, and to take up arms against them, as for the subjects to take up arms against him.
Ans. Herein the Doctor mistakes us: for though we aknowledge a covenant, yet we cannot be so weake as to thinke that any breach of the covenant is a forfeiture of the Kings power, for then the best man could not be King long; but we first affirme a Covenant, for though the Kings of Israel were Monarchs, and immediately designed by God himselfe to their office, and so one would thinke there should be no need of their comming to the Crowne by a covenant, yet to shew the necessity of this oath and covenant when they came to their Crowns, they also took an oath, and entred into covenant with the people to protect their rights and persons, 1 Chro. 11. 3. 2. We say that this mutuall covenant betwixt the King and the people, binds the King to the people, as well as the people to the King, and that therefore it is as well unlawfull for a King by force to oppresse his subjects, and to take up armes against them, as for the subjects to take up armes against him.
Thirdly, that hence it follows that the Kings power is limited.