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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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He might upon as good reason have made a third sort of conversion from a scandalous and profane life to the external obedience of the will and commandments of God. But all this is to seek a knot in the rush; for there is but one sort of conversion which is a saving conversion, and that is a conversion from nature to grace, from sin to sanctification, from the power of Satan to God, whether it be from paganism, or from profaneness, or from an external formal profession. Now that conversion which Mr. Prynn ascribes to the Sacrament is a true sanctifying and saving conversion. The other conversion which he ascribes not to the Sacrament, is not a saving conversion, for the external conversion of men from Paganism or Gentilism to the external profession of the faith of Christ, without the other conversion to an inward spiritual embracing of Christ, doth but make men seven▪fold more the children of Hell. So that Mr. Prynn hath more opened his sore when he thought to cover and patch it.
He might upon as good reason have made a third sort of conversion from a scandalous and prophane life to the external obedience of the will and commandements of God. But all this is to seek a knot in the rush; for there is but one sort of conversion which is a saving conversion, and that is a conversion from nature to grace, from sin to sanctification, from the power of Sathan to God, whether it be from paganisme, or from prophanenesse, or from an external formal profession. Now that conversion which Mr. Prynn ascribes to the Sacrament is a true sanctifying and saving conversion. The other conversion which he ascribes not to the Sacrament, is not a saving conversion, for the external conversion of men from Paganisme or Gentilisme to the external profession of the faith of Christ, without the other conversion to an inward spiritual embracing of Christ, doth but make men seven▪fold more the children of Hell. So that Mr. Prynn hath more opened his sore when he thought to cover and patch it.
The other distinction which he gives us, is of a twofold sealing. But by the way he tells us that Baptism and the Lords Supper are termed Sacraments and Seals, without any Text of Scripture to warrant it. Hereby as he gratifieth