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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.
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 Levit. 1. 4. to the same purpose citeth out of Maimeny in treat. of offering Sacrifices, cap. 3. these words. He layeth his hands between the two horns, and confesseth upon the same offering, the iniquity of sin, and upon the trespass-offering, the iniquity of trespass: and upon the burnt offering he confesseth the iniquity of doing that which he should not▪ and not doing that he ought, &c. Now that confession of sin was joined with the laying on of hands upon the Sacrifice, is not only proved by the judgement of the Hebrews, understanding the Law in that sense, but by the Law it self, Lev. 16. 21. where Aaron is commanded to lay his hands upon the head of the live Goat, and confess over him all the iniquities ⟨p. 74⟩of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the Goat. Secondly, the Law appointeth confession to be made at the bringing of Trespass-offerings Levit. 5. and that in three kinds of trespasses.
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 publiquely before the Priest. Genebrardus and Lorinus in