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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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3. It was for a Spiritual and Ecclesiastical end, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord. Its not said against one another, but against the Lord, for two reasons. 1. Because mention had been made of the Commandments, Statutes, and Judgements, after the general word Law, V. 10. by which names Interpreters use to understand (both in this and many other places of Scripture) the Laws moral, Ceremonial and Judicial. Now the case to be judged might be part of the Ceremonial Law, having reference to God and his Ordinances; and not part of the Judicial law, or any injury done by a man to his neighbour. And in reference to the moral Law it might •e a trespass against the first Table, not against the second. 2. Even in the case of a personal or civill injury, or whatsoever the controversy was that was brought before them, they were to warn the Judges in the Cities not to trespass against the Lord by mistaking or mis-understanding the Law, or by righting mens wrongs so as to wrong Divine right. And for that end they were to determine the Jus, and ⟨p. 17⟩the intendment of the law, when it was controverted.
3. It was for a Spirituall and Ecclesiasticall end, ye shall even warne them that they trespasse not against the Lord. Its not said against one another, but against the Lord, for two reasons. 1. Because mention had been made of the Commandements, Statutes, and Iudgements, after the generall word Law, V. 10. by which names Interpreters use to understand (both in this and many other places of Scripture) the Lawes morall, Ceremoniall and Judiciall. Now the case to be judged might be part of the Ceremoniall Law, having reference to God and his Ordinances; and not part of the Judiciall law, or any injury done by a man to his neighbour. And in refer•nce to the morall Law it might •e a trespasse against the first Table, not against the second. 2. Even in the case of a personall or civill injury, or whatso•ver the controversie was that was brought before them, they were to warn the Judges in the Cities not to trespasse against the Lord by mistaking or mis-understanding the Law, or by righting mens wrongs so as to wrong Divine right. And for that end they were to determine the Ius, and ⟨p. 17⟩