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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, in the primitive times the Christians indeed had none of this power of resistance, nor warrant for it (as Tertullian speaks) because the Roman State was not with them: but suppose that the Roman Senate or Parliament had stood up for them, and with them, the representative body of the whole Empire (and this is our case, not as the Doctor •ayes it) then would not the Christians have made resistance for their own defence? No question but they would, and would have known that they had warrant therein; who may not see that hath but half an eye, the vast difference between the condition of the Christians in the primitive times, and ours? they not having the State to join with them, they not being the representative body of the Empire, as it is now with us; yet this objection maketh a great outcry, and there is some thread of it runs through the Doctors book, but how easily it may be cut, let the world judge; there being no more likeness between our condition & the condition of the primitive Christians, then between the condition of private men whom the whole State doth move against, and the condition of people whom the State is with.
Secondly, in the primitive times the Christians indeed had none of this power of resistance, nor warrant for it (as Tertullian speaks) because the Roman State was not with them: but suppose that the Roman Senate or Parliament had stood up for them, and with them, the representative body of the whole Empire (and this is our case, not as the Doctor •ayes it) then would not the Christians have made resistance for their owne defence? No question but they would, and would have knowne that they had warrant therein; who may not see that hath but halfe an eye, the vast difference betweene the condition of the Christians in the primitive times, and ours? they not having the State to joyne with them, they not being the representative body of the Empire, as it is now with us; yet this objection maketh a great outcry, and there is some threed of it runnes through the Doctors booke, but how easily it may be cut, let the world judge; there being no more likenesse betweene our condition & the condition of the primitive Christians, then between the condition of private men whom the whole State doth move against, and the condition of people whom the State is with.