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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. 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.
That John baptised none but such as confessed their sins, and did outwardly appear penitent. Tis a great question whether those Pharisees who came to his Baptism, Matth. 3. were baptised. The coincidency of that story Matth. 3. with the message of the Pharisees to John Baptist, Joh. 1. The Argument retorted.
THat Iohn baptised none but such as confessed their sinnes, and did outwardly appeare penitent. Tis a great question whether those Pharisees who came to his Baptisme, Matth. 3. were baptised. The coincidency of that story Matth. 3. with the message of the Pharisees to Iohn Baptist, Ioh. 1. The Argument retorted.