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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.
I shall now close with four Counter-Queries to Mr. Prynne.
I shall now close with four Counter-Quaeries to Mr. Prynne.
1. Since diu deliberandum quod semel statuendum, which is a received maxim, approved by prudent men, and God himself, as his Epistle to the Reader saith; whether was it well done to publish his subitane lucubrations (as himself in that preface calls them) and upon so short deliberation to engage in this public and litigious manner against the desires of the Reverend and Learned Assembly, especially in a business wherein it is well known the hearts of godly people do generally go along with them?
1. Since diu deliberandum quod semel statuendum, which is a received maxime, approved by prudent men, and God himself, as his Epistle to the Reader saith; whether was it well done to publish his subitane lucubrations (as himself in that preface calls them) and upon so short deliberation to ingage in this publike and litigious manner against the desires of the Reverend and Learned Assembly, especially in a businesse wherein it is well known the hearts of godly people do generally go along with them?
2. Whether Mr. Prynne's language be not very much changed from what it was in the Prelates times: seeing Vindic. pag. 7. he hath these words, our opposites generally grant, &c. citing only Cartwright? And are the old non Conformists of blessed memory, now Opposites? Where are we? I confess as he now stands affected, he is opposite to the old non-Conformists, and they to him. For instance. Mr. Hildersham Lect. 5. on