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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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Fourthly, Mr. Prynn confirms his present Argument by the miracles of the Prophets, Christ and the Apostles, which (saith he) converted thousands without preaching, did convert and regenerate men by the eye without the ear. For proof whereof he cites abundance of Texts of Scripture which do not prove what he saith, nay some of them prove the contrary.
Some of the Scriptures cited, do not prove conversion and regeneration by miracles, but either confirmation as John 2. 11. after the miracle, it is added, and his Disciples believed on him. Or some preparatory initial work before regeneration, as that John 3. 2. Mr. Prynn will hardly prove that Nicodemus was already regenerated at that instant, when he knew not what regeneration was: Or that those John 2. 23. who believed on Christ ⟨p. 531⟩when they saw his miracles at the feast, had any more then a temporary faith, it being said of them, that Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men. Act. 2. 12. Luke 5. 25. 26. tell us of some who at the sight of miracles were stricken with fear and amazement, and gave glory to God, which proves not that miracles did convert, but convince. The like I say of 1 Kings 18. 38. 39. Other Texts cited by him make express mention of the Word as a mean of the conversion which was wrought, as John 4. 50. the man believed the Word that Jesus had spoken, and this was before the miracle.