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Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…
Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversy concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiastical government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlessness of the chief objections made against the Presbyterial government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversie concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiasticall government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlesnesse of the chief objections made against the Presbyteriall government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...
London: printed by E.G. for Richard Whitaker, 1646
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I proceed to his second conclusion, the strength whereof (so far as I am able to gather from his discourse) may be drawn together into this Argument. Such as in all ages, yea by the very Apostles themselves, have been deemed fit to receive, and could not be denied the Sacrament of Baptism, ought to be (being baptised and unexcommunicated, and willing to communicate) admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. But in all Churches from Christs time till this present, all external professors of Christ, even carnal persons, only upon a bare external profession of faith and repentance, were deemed fit to receive, and were never denied the Sacrament of Baptism (yea, saith he, we read in the very Apostles times that a mere external sleight confession of sin, and profession of the Christian faith, was ⟨p. 482⟩sufficient to enable sinners to be baptized Ergo, all external professors of Christ, &c. ought to be admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
I proceed to his second conclusion, the strength whereof (so farre as I am able to gather from his discourse) may be drawn together into this Argument. Such as in all ages, yea by the very Apostles themselves, have been deemed fit to receive, and could not be denied the Sacrament of Baptisme, ought to be (being baptised and unexcommunicated, and willing to communicate) admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. But in all Churches from Christs time till this present, all externall professors of Christ, even carnall persons, onely upon a bare externall profession of faith and repentance, were deemed fit to receive, and were never denied the Sacrament of Baptisme (yea, saith he, we read in the very Apostles times that a meere externall sleight confession of sinne, and profession of the Christian faith, was ⟨p. 482⟩sufficient to enable sinners to be baptized Ergo, all externall professors of Christ, &c. ought to be admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Answ. 1. I retort the Argument thus. Such as have been deemed by the Apostles and by all well constituted Churches, unworthy to be admitted to Baptism, ought also to be deemed unworthy though baptised) to be admitted to the Lords Supper. But all known wicked and profane livers, how able and willing so ever to make confession of the true Christian faith, have been by the Apostles and all wll conituted Churches deemed unworthy to be admitted to Baptism. Ergo, all known wicked, &c. More of this afterward Chap 13. and Chap 15.