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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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Now it is to be observed, that the seventy Elders chosen and called Exod. 24. were also invested with hauthority in judging controversies, wherein Aaron or Hur were to preside vers. 14. They are joined with Aaron, Nadad, and Abihu, and are called up as a Representative of the whole Church, when God was making a Covenant with his people. Tis after the Judicial laws, Exod. 21. & 22. & 23. and that 24 Chapter is a transition to the ceremonial laws concerning the worship of God, and structure of the Tabernacle, which are to follow. Neither had the seventy Elders (of which now I speak) any share of the Supreme civill Government, to judge hard Civill causes, and to receive appeals concerning those things from the inferior Judges; for all this did still lie upon Moses ⟨p. 11⟩alone, Num. 11. 14. Furthermore they saw the glory of the Lord, and were admitted to a sacred banquet, and to eat of the Sacrifices in his presence Exod. 24. 5, 10, 11. and were thereby confirmed in their calling. All which laid together may seem to amount to no less then a solemn interesting and investing of them into an Ecclesiastical authority.
Now it is to be observed, that the seventy Elders chosen and called Exod. 24. were also invested with hauthority in judging controversies, wherein Aaron or Hur were to preside vers. 14. They are joyned with Aaron, Nadad, and Abihu, and are called up as a Representative of the whole Church, when God was making a Covenant with his people. Tis after the Judiciall lawes, Exod. 21. & 22. & 23. and that 24 Chapter is a transition to the ceremoniall lawes concerning the worship of God, and structure of the Tabernacle, which are to follow. Neither had the seventy Elders (of which now I speake) any share of the Supreme civill Government, to judge hard Civill causes, and to receive appeals concerning those things from the inferiour Judges; for all this did still lie upon Moses