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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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CHAP. XIIII. Mr. Prynne his twelve Arguments brought to prove that the Lords Supper is a converting Ordinance, discussed and answered.
IT shall be now no hard business to answer Mr. Prynns twelve Arguments, brought by him to refute my assertion, that that the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is no converting Ordinance. See Vindic. pag. 41. to 45.
IT shall be now no hard businesse to answer Mr. Prynns twelve Arguments, brought by him to refute my assertion, that that the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is no converting Ordinance. See Vindic. pag. 41. to 45.
First he tells us we grant that moral carnal Christians, and all such as are not convicted of scandalous sins, are to be admitted to the Sacrament. Therefore doubtless (saith he) it is and was intended by Christ for a converting Ordinance to all such as these, to turn them from their evil ways, and work saving grace within their hearts, since it can have no other proper primary effect in such. Certainly God and Christ bestow no Ordinances upon men in vain; therefore their intentions in instituting this Supper, even for such visible, moral, unregenerate Christian, as well as real Saints, must necessarily be for their conversion, not their confirmation and sealing only.
First he tells us we grant that moral carnal Christians, and all such as are not convicted of scandalous sins, are to be admitted to the Sacrament. Thrrefore doubtlesse (saith he) it is and was intended by Christ for a converting Ordinance to all such as these, to turn them from their evil waies, and work saving grace within their hearts, since it can have no other proper primary effect in such. Certainly God and Christ bestow no Ordinances upon men in vain; therefore their intentions in instituting this Supper, even for such visible, moral, unregenerate Christian, as well as real Saints, must necessarily be for their conversion, not their confirmation and sealing onely.