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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.
Not our English Divines, whose judgement Dr. Willet was acquainted with as well as our present Dr. who saith thus: Touching the point of resistance certain differences are to be observed: for when there is an extraordinary calling (as in the time of the Judges) or when the Kingdom is usurped without any right, as by Athalia, or when the land is invaded by foreign enemies, as▪ in the time of Maccabees, or when the government is altogether elective as the Empire of Germany, in all these cases then is least question of resistance to be made by the general Council of the States, yet where none of these concur, God forbid that the Church and Common-wealth should be left without remedy, the former conditions (viz. those alleged by Pareus) observed, when havoc is made of the Common-wealth, or the Church and Religion. Thus also Doctor Bilson (whose book was allowed by public authority and printed at Oxford) speaks: If a Prince should go about to subject his Kingdom to a foreign Realm, or change the form of the Common-weal from Empery to Tyranny, or neglect the laws established by common consent of Pr. and people to execute his own pleasure in these and other cases which might be named: if the Nobles and Commons join together to defend their ancient and accustomed liberties, regiments and laws, they may not well be accounted rebels. And the title of that page is, the Law sometimes permits resistance; and the margin is, in some cases the Nobles and Commons may stand for their public regiment and laws of their Kingdom.
Not our English Divines, whose judgement Dr. Willet was acquainted with as well as our present Dr. who saith thus: Touching the point of resistance certaine differences are to be observed: for when there is an extraordinary calling (as in the time of the Judges) or when the Kingdome is usurped without any right, as by Athalia, or when the land is invaded by forraigne enemies, as▪ in the time of Maccabees, or when the government is altogether elective as the Empire of Germany, in all these cases then is least question of resistance to be made by the generall Councell of the States, yet where none of these concur, God forbid that the Church and Common-wealth should be left without remedy, the former conditions (viz. those alledged by Pareus) observed, when havock is made of the Common-wealth, or the Church and Religion. Thus also Doctor Bilson (whose booke was allowed by publicke authority and printed at Oxford) speakes: If a Prince should goe about to subject his Kingdome to a forraigne Realme, or change the forme of the Common-weale from Empery to Tyranny, or neglect the lawes established by common consent of Pr. and people to execute his owne pleasure in these and other cases which might be named: if the Nobles and Commons joyne together to defend their ancient and acoustomed liberties, regiments and lawes, they may not well be accounted rebells. And the title of that page is, the Law sometimes permits resistance; and the margent is, in some cases the Nobles and Commons may stand for their publicke regiment and laws of their Kingdome.