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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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AS there were some footsteps of public Confession among the Heathens, and namely among the Lacedaemonians: lwho made him that was deprehended in a crime, to compass the Altar, and there to express his own shame, and to pronounce some disgraceful words against himself. So, I make no doubt, they had this (as many other rites) from an imitation of the people of God, who had their own Exomologesis, and public testimonies of Repentance, which may thus appear.
AS there were some footsteps of publique Confession among the Heathens, and namely among the Lacedemonians: lwho made him that was deprehended in a crime, to compasse the Altar, and there to expresse his owne shame, and to pronounce some disgracefull words against himselfe. So, I make no doubt, they had this (as many other rites) from an imitation of the people of God, who had their owne Exomologesis, and publique testimonies of Repentance, which may thus appeare.
- lLorinus in Psal. 31. 5. ex Plutarcho.
First, a man was to put his hand upon the head of the Sacrifice which he brought, and so it was accepted to make atonement for him, Lev. 1. 4. and this was done in the Tabernacle publicly before the Priest. Genebrardus and Lorinus in Psalm 31. 5. tell us out of Aben Ezra and other Rabbinical Autors, and ex libro Siphri, that when he that brought the Sacrifice, did put his hands between the horns of the beast which was to be offered, he did distinctly commemorate that sin for which he did then repent, professing his detestation thereof, and promising to do▪ so no more. Mr Ainsworth on