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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.
Secondly, the Doctor asks us this question by way of his second answer, If every State hath such means to provide for its safety, what means o• safety had the Christian Religion under the Roman Emperors, in or after the Apostles times, or the people then enslaved, what means had they for their liberty ⟨p. 47⟩had they this of resistance? Tertullian in his Apology, says thus, the Christians had number and force sufficient to withstand, but they had no warrant.
Secondly, the Doctor askes us this question by way of his second answer, If every State hath such meanes to provide for its safety, what meanes o• safety had the Christian Religion under the Roman Emperors, in or after the Apostles times, or the people then inslaved, what meanes had they for their liberty ⟨p. 47⟩had they this of resistance? Tertullian in his Apology, sayes thus, the Christians had number and force sufficient to withstand, but they had no warrant.
Ans. 1. The question is wrong stated, it should have been made thus, If any State hath such means to provide for its safety; what means of safety had the Roman State under the Roman Emperors, when as he doth say, what means of safety had the Christian Religion under the Roman Emperors? Christian Religion, and the State are two different things.
Ans. 1. The question is wrong stated, it should have been made thus, If any State hath such meanes to provide for its safety; what meanes of safety had the Roman State under the Roman Emperours, when as he doth say, what meanes of safety had the Christian Religion under the Roman Emperours? Christian Religion, and the State are two different things.