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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. These are sad charges, but how groundless God and the world knows; who may not see how tender the Parliament hath been of the Kings honour? Therefore they have not been willing to believe that those Declarations that came out in his name, are his own: Therefore they charge all that is done on his counsellors, not on himself; herein being fully like unto David, who though Saul came out against him, yet did he not impute that unnatural war unto Saul himself, so much as unto those that were about him, saying unto Saul, If the Lord hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering; but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord: for they have driven me out▪ this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, 1 Sam. 26. 19. Therefore also when the Parliament hath written any thing that might in the least measure reflect upon his Majesty, I have observed that they never did write so, but to vindicate and to clear themselves from some aspersions first cast upon them; and when they did write so, like Shem and Japheth, they took a garment and went backward; desiring rather to cover then to behold any nakedness in our dread Sovereign: And woe be unto them from the Lord, (but I will not curse them with the curse of Ham) who put his Majesty upon such actions, whereby any nakedness should be discovered.
Ans. These are sad charges, but how groundlesse God and the world knowes; who may not see how tender the Parliament hath been of the Kings honour? Therefore they have not beene willing to beleeve that those Declarations that came out in his name, are his owne: Therefore they charge all that is done on his counsellors, not on himselfe; herein being fully like unto David, who though Saul came out against him, yet did he not impute that unnaturall warre unto Saul himselfe, so much as unto those that were about him, saying unto Saul, If the Lord hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering; but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord: for they have driven mee out▪ this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, 1 Sam. 26. 19. Therefore also when the Parliament hath written any thing that might in the least measure reflect upon his Majesty, I have observed that they never did write so, but to vindicate and to cleare themselves from some aspersions first cast upon them; and when they did write so, like Shem and Japhet, they took a garment and went backward; desiring rather to cover then to behold any nakednesse in our dread Soveraigne: And woe be unto them from the Lord, (but I will not curse them with the curse of Cham) who put his Majesty upon such actions, whereby any nakednesse should bee discovered.