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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 Baptism of John) •gainst the excluding of scandalous sinners from the Lords Supper, •xamined.
The strongest Arguments of Erastus drawn from the Old Testament, I have before discussed. Another Argument of his which deserveth an Answer (for I take him in his greatest strength) is this. John Baptist (saith he) did baptize all, none excepted, who came to him to be baptized; yea, even the Pharisees and Sadducees, whom yet he called a generation of Vipers.
THe strongest Arguments of Erastus drawn from the Old Testament, I have before discussed. Another Argument of his which deserveth an Answer (for I take him in his greatest strength) is this. Iohn Baptist (saith he) did baptize all, none excepted, who came to him to be baptized; yea, even the Pharisees and Sadduces, whom yet he called a generation of Vipers.
Answer. 1. They that were baptized by John, did confess their sins, and profess Repentance; andl Erastus himself brings in John Baptist speaking to those Pharisees on this manner. I do not see into your hearts, but he that cometh after me, hath his fan in his hand, and will separate the chaff from the wheat: so that though ye may deceive me with a feigned repentance, yet you cannot deceive him. Hereupon Erastus concludeth, that the Ministers of the Gospel ought not to deny the Sacraments to those that profess repentance, and ought not take upon them to judge of mens hearts whether they do truly and unfeignedly repent.