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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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His third reason pag. 33. is the same which was used by zErastus as one of his arguments against Excommunication, that the Apostle saith, Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 1 Cor. 11. 28. Therefore a mans fitness or unfitness for the Sacrament, is not to be judged by others, but by himself only, and if he judge himself fit, the Eldership hath no power to exclude him. The same Scripture is here pressed against us by Mr Prynne to prove, that if a man judge himself fitly prepared, joins with others in the public confession of his sins, and promiseth newness of life, the Minister (he should say the Eldership) ought in point of charity to deem him so, and hath no commission from Christ to exclude him, &c. Let a man therefore examine himself, not others, or others him.
His third reason pag. 33. is the same which was used by zErastus as one of his arguments against Excommunication, that the Apostle saith, Let a man examine himselfe, and so let him eate of that bread, and drink of that cup. 1 Cor. 11. 28. Therefore a mans fitnesse or unfitnesse for the Sacrament, is not to be judged by others, but by himselfe onely, and if he judge himselfe fit, the Eldership hath no power to exclude him. The same Scripture is here pressed against us by Mr Prynne to prove, that if a man judge himselfe fitly prepared, joynes with others in the publique confession of his sinnes, and promiseth newnesse of life, the Minister (he should say the Eldership) ought in point of charity to deem him so, and hath no commission from Christ to exclude him, &c. Let a man therefore examine himselfe, not others, or others him.
- zConfirm, Thes. p•g. 120.C•nfirm, Thes. p•g. 120.