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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, from Scripture: the Word of God saith expressly in 1 Chro §212. 19. That David went out against Saul to battle: yet he was Sau• subject at that time, for the Lord of the Philistines sent him away, saying he will fall to his Master Saul: which Text I bring not to prove that Subject may take up arms against the King person; but that the Subject may take up arms against those that are malignant about the Kings person, notwithstanding the Kings command to the contrary, which because this of David is said to be against Saul, and that Davids heart smote hi• for cutting off the lap of Sauls garment: the meaning therefore must nee• be that he went out in battle against those that attended upon Sau• strengthened by Sauls authority, notwithstanding Sauls command to th• contrary. And in the new Testament, Rom. 13. 1 We are commanded to subject to the higher Powers, now the Parliament being the highest Cou• of Justice in this Kingdom (as King James saith in his Basilicon Doron must needs be the higher powers of England, though the King be s• preme, yet they have the high power of declaring the law (as this Doct• Fearne confesseth) being most fit to judge what is law. They therefore declaring this to be the fundamental Law of the Kingdom for the su• jects to defend themselves by forcible resistance, notwithstanding t• Kings command to the contrary, it is the duty of all the subjects to be • bedient to these higher powers.
Secondly, from Scripture: the Word of God saith expressely in 1 Chr• §212. 19. That David went out against Saul to battaile: yet he was Sau• subject at that time, for the Lord of the Philistims sent him away, sayin he will fall to his Master Saul: which Text I bring not to prove that Subject may take up armes against the King person; but that the Subject may take up armes against those that are malignant about the Kings person, notwithstanding the Kings command to the contrary, which becaus this of David is said to be against Saul, and that Davids heart smote hi for cutting off the lap of Sauls garment: the meaning therefore must nee be that he went out in battell against those that attended upon Sau strengthned by Sauls authority, notwithstanding Sauls command to th contrary. And in the new Testament,