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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In the next place it is to be taken notice of, how palpably and grossly Mr. Prynn contradicteth himself in divers particulars: Which being observed, may peradventure make himself more attentive in writing, and others more attentive in reading such subitane lucubrations. The particulars are these which follow.
In the next place it is to be taken notice of, how palpably and grossely Mr. Prynn contradicteth himself in divers particulars: Which being observed, may peradventure make himself more attentive in writing, and others more attentive in reading such subitane lucubrations. The particulars are these which follow.
1. Vindicat, pag. 17. he saith, the Confession of sin which was made at the Trespass offerings, was not to the Priest, Classis, or Congregation, but to God alone. | 1. In the very same page he saith, None were kept off from making their atonement by a trespass offering, if they did first confess their sins to God, though perchance his confession was not cordial, or such as the Priests approved, but external only in show. I beseech you how could it be at all judged of, whether it was external and only in show, if it was made to God alone? Nay, if it was made to God alone, how could it be known whether he had confessed any sin at all; and so whether he was to be admitted to the trespass offering or not? 2. Vindic. pag. 50. He freely granteth That ALL scandalous, obstinate, peremptory, incorrigible, notorious sinners, who desperately and professedly persevere in their gross scandalous fins, to the dishonour of Christian Religion, the scandal of the Congregation, the ill example and infection of others, after several solemn previous public admonitions, reprehensions, rebukes, contemned or neglected, and full conviction of their scandal and | 2. Vindic. pag. 57. Certainly the speediest, BEST and ONLY WAY to suppress ALL kind of sins, schisms, to reform and purge our Churches from ALL SCANDALOUS OFFENCES, will be for Ministers NOT to draw out the sword of Excommunication and suspension against them, which will do little good, but the sword of the Spirit, the powerful preaching of Gods Word, and the sword of the Civil Magistrate. ⟨p. 578⟩