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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.
AN INTRODUCTION Unto the Treatise necessary for all good Subjects to understand, &c.
AN INTRODVCTION Vnto the Treatise necessary for all good Subjects to understand, &c.
I Have perused Doctor Fearne his book entitled, The resolving of Conscience, wherein I find that he hath exceedingly mistaken the question; the question in truth is, whether the Parliament now hath justly taken up arms; we affirm it, he denies it, and withal slips into another question, whether it be lawful for the Subjects to take • arms against their King: But if he will so propound the question, •en I must preface these two or three distinctions, and one caution, First, §1at the subject is considered two ways, either unitivè, conjunctively, OR divisivè divisively.
I Have perused Doctor Fearne his booke intituled, The resolving of Conscience, wherein I finde that he hath exceedingly mistaken the question; the question in truth is, whether the Parliament now hath justly taken up arms; we affirme it, he denies it, and withall slips into another question, whether it be lawfull for the Subjects to take • armes against their King: But if he will so propound the question, •en I must preface these two or three distinctions, and one caution, First, §1at the subject is considered two waies, either unitivè, conjunctively, OR divisivè divisively.
The Subject considered divisively hath always applied himself to prayers and tears, using no her remedy; and of this we speak not: but conjunctively considered ate-wise, so he now doth, and 'tis lawful for him thus to take up arms. condly, the Subject may be said to take up arms either as an act of