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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.
Ans. No, but therefore we are afflicted with civill war, because some people are mis-led from their own natures, to take up arms against their own Country: Civill war is from the cause thereof, now the Parliament calls for arms only to defend the Country: thes• make the civill war that are against the Countries defence.
Ans. No, but therefore we are afflicted with civill warre, becaus• some people are mis-led from their own natures, to take up armes against their own Country: Civill war is from the cause thereof, now the Parliament calls for armes only to defend the Country: thes• make the civill war that are against the Countries defence.
Thirdly, he saith, There is danger in this power of resistance: for the if the people be discontented, and have gotten power, they may say, the Members of the two Houses do not discharge their trust, and so by this rule, tak• up the power to themselves, and so all rapine and confusion brought into th• Kingdom.
Thirdly, he saith, There is danger in this power of resistance: for the if the people be discontented, and have gotten power, they may say, the Members of the two Houses doe not discharge their trust, and so by this rule, tak• up the power to themselves, and so all rapine and confusion brought into th• Kingdome.
Ans. There can be no such inference made from this principle o• ours: for the people do all acknowledge, that we are to be governed by Laws, and that (as the Doctor saith) the Parliament is th