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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
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The other things in this Section are mostly matter of fact, and therefore I must refer them to mens sense, only I cannot but observe how in all things the Doctor clears the King, and casts dirt upon the Parliament, but still with this cunning; when he hath laid the greatest aspersion upon them, he retracts in these words: I speak not this to cast any blemish upon the wisdom of the great Council, ⟨p. 61⟩like as before, when he had said what he could, (or happily dared) for the Kings ruling by conquest, he comes oft with this kind of speech, This I speak not as if the Kings of the land might rule as Conquerors; and this is an ordinary sleight when men have preached against purity and holiness with as much bitterness as they can, then they think to come off in this or the like manner, God forbid that I should speak against purity and holiness: But let him in Gods name, clear the King in what he may, (as we are all bound to do as far as we can) but can he not clear his Majesty without such foul aspersions cast on the Parliament? of whom he saith thus page 30. Men are highly concerned to consider whether they also that are the main directors of this resistance do discharge this trust they are called to, whether to divest the King of the power of Arms, and to use them, be to defend his Person, Right and Dignity? Whether the forcing of the Subjects property to the advancing of this resistance, and the imprisoning of their persons for denial, be the maintaining of the right and privilege of the subjects? Whether the suffering of so many Sects to vent their Doctrines, and to commit such unsufferable outrages upon the worship of God with such licentiousness, be a defending of Religion, and the established worship of this Church?
The other things in this Section are mostly matter of fact, and therefore I must referre them to mens sense, onely I cannot but observe how in all things the Doctor cleares the King, and casts dirt upon the Parliament, but still with this cunning; when he hath laid the greatest aspertion upon them, he retracts in these words: I speake not this to cast any blemish upon the wisdom of the great Councell, ⟨p. 61⟩like as before, when he had said what he could, (or happily dar'd) for the Kings ruling by conquest, he comes oft with this kinde of speech, This I speak not as if the Kings of the land might rule as Conquerours; and this is an ordinary sleight when men have preached against purity and holinesse with as much bitternesse as they can, then they thinke to come off in this or the like manner, God forbid that I should speak against purity and holinesse: But let him in Gods name, cleare the King in what he may, (as wee are all bound to doe as farre as we can) but can he not cleare his Majesty without such foule aspertions cast on the Parliament? of whom he saith thus page 30. Men are higly concerned to consider whether they also that are the maine directors of this resistance doe discharge this trust they are called to, whether to divest the King of the power of Armes, and to use them, be to defend his Person, Right and Dignity? Whether the forcing of the Subjects property to the advancing of this resistance, and the imprisoning of their persons for deniall, be the maintaining of the right and priviledge of the subjects? Whether the suffering of so many Sects to vent their Doctrines, and to commit such unsufferable outrages upon the worship of God with such licentiousnesse, be a defending of Religion, and the established worship of this Church?