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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. It seems so indeed by him, that supposals are enough to charge the Parliament, but with us supposals are not enough to charge ou• Prince.
Ans. It seems so indeed by him, that supposalls are enough to charg• the Parliament, but with us supposalls are not enough to charge ou• Prince.
2. The Dr. argues from 1 Sam. 8. 11. saying, there the people are let t• understand how they would be oppressed under Kings, yet all that violence and injustice that should be done unto them is no just cause of resistance, for they hav• no remedy left but crying to the Lord, vers. 18.
Ans. In this Scripture Samuel showed them what their King would do not what he should do; and when he saith at the 18. verse, You shall cry out in that day because of your King which ye shall have chosen you, and the Lor• will not hear you in that day, he telleth them not what should be their duty, but what should be their punishment, for he doth not say, then shall you cry unto the Lord and he shall hear you as is the manner of Scripture when it enjoineth a duty to annex a promise of acceptance. But he saith you shall cry in that day because of your King, and the Lord will not hear you in that day, setting forth the punishment of that thei• choice.