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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.
It is more disputable, how far forth Excommunication did deprive a man of the liberty of access into the Temple. The Talmudists hold, that of old an Excommunicate person might enter into the Temple, yet so as he might be known that he was Excommunicate. It is said in Pirke Rabb. Elieser cap. 17. that Solomon built two Gates, one for Bride-grooms, another for Mourners and Excommunicated persons; and when the Children of Israel, sitting between these two Gates, upon the Sabbath-days and Holy-days, did see a Bride-groom come in, they knew him, and did congratulate with him: but when they saw one come in at the door of the mourners, having his Lips covered, they knew him to be a mourner, and said, He that dwells in this house, comfort thee. But when they saw one come in at the door of mourners, with his Lips not covered, they knew him to be Excommunicated, and spake to him on this manner. He that dwells in this house comfort thee, and put into thy mind, to hearken unto thy Neighbours. The like you have in codice Middoth cap. 2. Sect. 2. where it is said that ordinarily, all that came into the Temple, did enter upon the right hand; and they went out upon the left hand, those excepted to whom some sad thing had befallen; and when it was asked of such a one, why dost thou enter upon the left hand, he either answered, that he was a mourner, and then it was said to him, He that dwells in this house comfort thee, or he answered, because I am Excommunicate (so readeth Buxtorf) or quia ego contaminatus rejicior (so readeth l' Empereur) and then it was said to him, He that dwells in this house, put into thy mind, to hearken to the words of thy companions, that they may restore thee. The same ⟨p. 50⟩thing is cited e libro Musar by Drusius praeter. lib. 4. in Jo. 9. 22. His opinion is that [Greek or Hebrew] those that were separate and excommunicate by the lesser excommunication, were admitted into the Temple, in the manner aforesaid: but that they were not admitted into the Synagogue: because its added in libro Musar, (which I find also added in the fore-mentioned place of Pirke R Elies.) that after the temple was destroyed, it was decreed, that Bride-grooms and Mourners should come into the Synagogues, and that they in the Synagogue, should congratulate with the one, & condole with the other.
It is more disputable, how farre forth Excommunication did deprive a man of the liberty of accesse into the Temple. The Talmudists hold, that of old an Excommunicate person might enter into the Temple, yet so as he might be known that he was Excommunicate. It is said in Pirke Rabb. Elieser cap. 17. that Solomon built two Gates, one for Bride-grooms, another for Mourners and Excommunicated persons; and when the Children of Israel, sitting between these two Gates, upon the Sabbath-dayes and Holy-dayes, did see a Bride-groome come in, they knew him, and did congratulate with him: but when they saw one come in at the doore of the mourners, having his Lips covered, they knew him to be a mourner, and said, He that dwells in this house, comfort thee. But when they saw one come in at the doore of mourners, with his Lips not covered, they knew him to be Excommunicated, and spake to him on this manner. He that dwells in this house comfort thee, and put into thy minde, to hearken unto thy Neighbours. The like you have in codice Middoth cap. 2. Sect. 2. where it is said that ordinarily, all that came into the Temple, did enter upon the right hand; and they went out upon the left hand, those excepted to whom some sad thing had befallen; and when it was asked of such a one, why dost thou enter upon the left hand, he either answered, that he was a mourner, and then it was said to him, He that dwells in this house comfort thee, or he answered, because I am Excommunicate (so readeth Buxtorf) or quia ego contaminatus rejicior (so readeth l' Empereur) and then it was said to him, He that dwells in this house, put into thy minde, to hearken to the words of thy companions, that they may restore thee. The same