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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…

Name: Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…
Author: George Gillespie

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 ...

George Gillespie 1613–1648London: printed by E.G. for Richard Whitaker, 1646

[64], 590 p. · 229k words · Wing G744 · ESTC R177416

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THE CONTENTS. › Book 3 › Chapter 12: Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting or regenerating Ordinance.

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CHAP. XII. Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting or regenerating Ordinance.

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Mr Prynne in this controversy joineth not only with the more rigid Lutherans, but with the Papists. The testimonies of Calvin, Bullinger, Ursinus, Musculus, Bucerus, Festus Honnius, Aretius, Vossius, Pareus, the Belgic confession, and form of administration, the Synod of Dort, Gerhardus, Walaeus, Chamierus, Polanus, Amesius, are produced against ⟨image 28⟩M. Prynne, all these and many others denying the Lords Supper to be a converting Ordinance. How both Lutherans and Papists state their controversy with Calvinists (as they call them) concerning the efficacy of the Sacraments. M. Prynnes distinctions of two sorts of conversion, and two sorts of sealing, being duly examined, do but the more open his error instead of covering it. Of the words Sacrament and Seal: concerning which M. Prynne as he leaneth toward the Socinian opinion, so he greatly calls in question that truth, without the knowledge whereof the Ordinance of Parliament appointeth men to be kept back from the Sacrament. Four distinctions of my own premised, that the true state of the Question may be rightly apprehended. The 1. Distinction between the absolute power of God, and the revealed will of God. 2. Between the Sacrament it self, and other Ordinances which do accompany it. 3. Between the first grace, and the following graces. 4. Between visible Saints and invisible Saints.

Mr Prynne in this controversie joyneth not onely with the more rigid Lutherans, but with the Papists. The testimonies of Calvin, Bullinger, Ursinus, Musculus, Bucerus, Festus Honnius, Aretius, Vossius, Pareus, the Belgicke confession, and forme of administration, the Synod of Dort, Gerhardus, Walaeus, Chamierus, Polanus, Amesius, are produced against

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George Gillespie 1613–1648

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1646

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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…

CHAP. XII. Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting or regenerating Ordinance.

CHAP. XIII. Twenty Arguments to prove that the Lords Supper is not a converting Ordinance.

CHAP. XIV. Master Prynne his twelve Arguments brought to prove that the Lords Supper is a converting Ordinance, discussed and answered.

CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, be a pollution and profanation of that holy Ordinance? And in what respects it may be so called?

CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, be a pollution and prophanation of that holy Ordinance? And in what respects it may be so called?

CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptism of John) against the excluding of scandalous sinners from the Lords Supper, examined.

CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptisme of John) against the excluding of scandalous sinners from the Lords Supper, examined.

CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the Suspension of all scandalous persons from the Sacrament, even such as were admitted to other public Ordinances.

CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the Suspension of all scandalous persons from the Sacrament, even such as were admitted to other publique Ordinances.

CHAP. XVIII. A discovery of the instability and looseness of M. Prynne his principles, even to the contradicting of himself in twelve particulars.

CHAP. XVIII. A discovery of the instability and loosenesse of M. Prynne his principles, even to the contradicting of himselfe in twelve particulars.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. XII. Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting or regenerating Ordinance.

CHAP. XIII. Twenty Arguments to prove that the Lords Supper is not a converting Ordinance.

CHAP. XIV. Master Prynne his twelve Arguments brought to prove that the Lords Supper is a converting Ordinance, discussed and answered.

CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, be a pollution and profanation of that holy Ordinance? And in what respects it may be so called?

CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, be a pollution and prophanation of that holy Ordinance? And in what respects it may be so called?

CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptism of John) against the excluding of scandalous sinners from the Lords Supper, examined.

CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptisme of John) against the excluding of scandalous sinners from the Lords Supper, examined.

CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the Suspension of all scandalous persons from the Sacrament, even such as were admitted to other public Ordinances.

CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the Suspension of all scandalous persons from the Sacrament, even such as were admitted to other publique Ordinances.

CHAP. XVIII. A discovery of the instability and looseness of M. Prynne his principles, even to the contradicting of himself in twelve particulars.

CHAP. XVIII. A discovery of the instability and loosenesse of M. Prynne his principles, even to the contradicting of himselfe in twelve particulars.

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