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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. First, here the Doctor grants that the people used a violence which is that that we would prove; but he doth not make it out by tha• Scripture that it was a loving violence, which is the thing he should prove: Neither is there any thing in that place which doth argue that he was delivered by love, for it is said that the people rescued him; and wha• is the rescue by men in arms but a violence? 2. According to the Doctors position they should not have rescued him, but only have defende• themselves by prayers and tears, and left Jonathan to suffer; and therefore though he grants but a rescue by loving violence, he gives away h• cause in the threshold of his work.
Ans. First, here the Doctor grants that the people used a violence which is that that we would prove; but hee doth not make it out by tha• Scripture that it was a loving violence, which is the thing hee shoul• prove: Neither is there any thing in that place which doth argue that he was delivered by love, for it is said that the people rescued him; and wha• is the rescue by men in armes but a violence? 2. According to the Doctors position they should not have rescued him, but onely have defende• themselves by prayers and teares, and left Ionathan to suffer; and therefore though he grants but a rescue by loving violence, he gives away h• cause in the threshold of his worke.
The second example alleged (saith the Doctor) is Davids resisting • Saul, to which he answers, that Davids guard which he had about him was on• ly to secure his person against the cruelty of Saul, who sent to take away his life.