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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.
Then the Doctor comes to answer a similitude of the body natural and politic, whereby it is argued that as the body natural, so the body politic may defend it self: to which the Doctor answers, as the natural body defends it self against an outward force, but strives not by schism or contention within it self, so may the body politic against an outward power, but not as now by one part of it set against the head, and another part of the same body.
Then the Doctor comes to answer a similitude of the body naturall and politicke, whereby it is argued that as the body naturall, so the body politicke may defend it selfe: to which the Doctor answers, as the naturall body defends it selfe against an outward force, but strives not by schisme or contention within it selfe, so may the body politicke against an outward power, but not as now by one part of it set against the head, and another part of the same body.
Answ. Now therefore here the Doctor granteth that it is lawful for the natural body to defend it self against an outward force, and what is the Militia for especially, but against foreigners?
Answ. Now therefore here the Doctor granteth that it is lawfull for the naturall body to defend it selfe against an outward force, and what is the Militia for especially, but against forrainers?
Then the Doctor distinguisheth betwixt a personal defence and a general resistance by arms. He saith, a personal defence may be without all offence, and doth not strike at the order and power that is over us, as general-resistance by arms doth, which doth immediately strike at that order which is the life of the Common-weal, which saith he makes a large difference betwixt Elisha's shutting of the door against the Kings messenger, and their resisting the King by armed men.