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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.
Answ. To which I answer, That it doth not appear that our fears were vain, because foreign invasion hath been prevented; for we may rather think that therefore we have not been invaded by foreigners, because the Parliament hath been vigilant both by sea and land to prevent them. But who doth not see that so far as lies in the Doctor, he doth invite foreign forces into the land, and so stir up other Princes for to send them, and our King for to use them? Whether this be agreeable to an English Divine, or an English Subject, I leave to be judged.
Answ. To which I answer, That it doth not appeare that our fears were vaine, because forraigne invasion hath been prevented; for we may rather thinke that therefore we have not been invaded by forraigners, because the Parliament hath beene vigilant both by sea and land to prevent them. But who doth not see that so far as lies in the Doctor, he doth invite forraigne forces into the land, and so stir up other Princes for to send them, and our King for to use them? Whether this be agreeable to an English Divine, or an English Subject, I leave to be judged.
Then he saith, The Queens religion is no new cause.
Answ. To this I say nothing but leave it (being matter of fact) to the judgement of eyes that have seen actions, whether there be no more cause of jealousy now then at her first entrance.
Answ. To this I say nothing but leave it (being matter of fact) to the judgement of eyes that have seene actions, whether there be no more cause of jealousie now then at her first entrance.